Abstract
This study aims to explore Adventists’ understanding of the doctrine of salvation by comparing and contrasting the views of Ford and LaRondelle with Olson’s evangelical synergism to better understand the various views of salvation that exist within the Seventh-Day Adventist
 Church, many of which are inconsistent with arguments against perfectionism and Pelagianism. Olson’s evangelical synergism is an Arminian understanding of salvation that some conservative Reformed theologians consider to be outside of the Reformation, but Olson proposes a broader Protestant view of salvation that he calls “evangelical” in that human will and participation are initiated and completed by the grace of God. Ford does not accept predestination but is similar to monergists who emphasize the sovereignty of God, especially justificationcentered Reformed ideas, whereas LaRondelle reveals a Wesleyan view of salvation that emphasizes the connection between justification, sanctification, and human participation, a type of what Olson calls evangelical synergism. These two ideas persist among Adventist scholars. Nevertheless, studying these two scholars will alleviate some of the misunderstandings and tensions that arise both internally and externally from the Adventist view of salvation.
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