al ▁Research ▁Committee . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁three ▁aff irm ations : ▁▁ 1 . ▁Do ▁you ▁accept ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁as ▁your ▁personal ▁Sav ior ▁and ▁Lord , ▁▁ 2 . ▁Do ▁you ▁accept ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁as ▁expressed ▁in ▁the ▁Stat ement ▁of ▁Fund amental ▁Bel ief s ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church ▁and ▁do ▁you ▁p ledge ▁by ▁God ’ s ▁grace ▁to ▁live ▁your ▁life ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁these ▁teach ings ? ▁ 3 . ▁Do ▁you ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁bapt ized ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁expression ▁of ▁your ▁belief ▁in ▁Jesus ▁Christ , ▁to ▁be ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church , ▁and ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁its ▁mission ▁as ▁a ▁faithful ▁ste ward ▁by ▁your ▁personal ▁influence , ▁t ith es ▁and ▁offer ings , ▁and ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁service ? ▁ ▁A ▁ca ution ▁was ▁expressed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Brian ▁Bull ▁on ▁the ological ▁grounds , ▁where ▁he ▁states ▁" who ▁wor ried ▁that ▁placing ▁the ▁word ing ▁' as ▁expressed ▁in ▁the ▁Stat ement ▁of ▁Fund amental ▁Bel ief s ' ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁turning ▁the ▁fund ament als ▁into ▁a ▁cre ed ." ▁Other ▁deleg ates ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁alternative ▁v ow ▁is ▁not ▁detailed ▁enough , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁passed ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁optional ▁nature . ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁which ▁v ow ▁to ▁use ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁dis cret