Article adapted from the doctoral dissertation entitled "A study of the doctrine of trinity in Seventh Adventist theology and Roman Catholic theology".
Abstract
The study of the doctrine of God has been at the very center of Christian theology. This is one of the reasons why the Trinity has been, historically, the subject of some of Christianity’s most intense and protracted theological controversies, even in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For this reason, it has always been the most difficult doctrine to understand in theological discussions. The current debate in Adventist circles involving the Adventist position on Trinity has gained more and more prominence and the current Adventist position on the Trinity has been questioned, because there is a difficulty in grasping the concept of God as a triune being. Some critics argue that, by adopting the Trinity, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has moved away from the position of the Seventh- day Adventist pioneers in the understanding of the nature of God and closeer to the Roman Catholic position. Thus, the main goal of this article is to present and analyze, in a systematic and comprehensive way, the Seventh-day Adventist position on the Trinity in light of the Roman Catholic theological position on its trinitarian dogma, in order to present the real Adventist theological approach on God.
