Jesus Christ affirmed the dignity of all human beings and reached out compassionately to them. He offered caring ministry and words of solace, while differentiating His love for sinners from His teaching about sinful practice.

Is the Seventh-day Adventist Church able to mirror this attitude?

Seventh-day Adventists believe sexual intimacy belongs only within the marital relationship of a man and a woman, as designed by God during Creation.

The Bible declares: "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24, NIV). It affirms this pattern throughout the rest of the Scriptures.

The Bible also forbids sexual acts that occur outside a heterosexual marriage. It declares that the "sexually immoral" will inherit the kingdom of God only if "washed", "sanctified" and "justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 6:9-12, NIV).

Seventh-day Adventists endeavour to follow the instruction and example of Jesus by seeking to minister to all because we recognise that every human being is valuable. We also believe that by God's grace and through the encouragement of a community faith, a person may live in harmony with biblical principles.Our church offers fellowship to any person, regardless of sexual orientation.

The worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church has released a statement on homosexuality.