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| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 1944 Registered: 3-2004  |
Today is Saturday, October 22. I had not noticed that until a few mintues ago and you know what?? All I want to do is praise God for Jesus. Jesus is all I need and for that I am so thankful. I no longer have to be scared out of my wits about my salvation, the IJ and other non Biblical teachings. So, God, thank you SO MUCH FOR JESUS. THANK YOU FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT, FOR THE ANGELS. YOU ARE SO AWESOME. | ||
| Blacksheep Registered user Username: Blacksheep Post Number: 20 Registered: 3-2005 |
Looks like a good place to post my thoughts. I left adventism many years ago, but wasn't grounded into why... I was just uncomfortable, and things didn't seem right, EGW was questionable, etc. I spent many years with doubts wondering if I was wrong in leaving the church and frequently would go into a panic that maybe they were right. But little by little, I know my conscience wouldn't let me go back. After finding FAF, and doing much lurking here, I can say my panic attacks are gone, and I am comfortable in being a Non_SDA.  Thanks All | ||
| Lynne Registered user Username: Lynne Post Number: 39 Registered: 10-2005 |
Thank you Blacksheep. I wondered where my panic attacks came from. The holy spirit is just consuming me now and I haven't had any panic attacks. I keep reading Romans as I was told to in this forum, especially Romans 10, 9 and 10. I want to know I am saved, I believe that I am now and I must pray with this verse many times each day. I know I'm not to blame for having lost faith. This church is to blame and it is evil. Your story is exactly like mine but I only recently, over the last month, came to the realization that this church is a cult. It is from satan. It brings people to Christ ready to be saved and then keeps deceiving them until you find out what the cultish truth is. And that is the EGW message. Fear other Christians, they will hurt, kill us bible prophecy. You don't entirely believe it, but you somehow do because it has been placed in your soul where you find rest in God. This week I came to the realization that I wasn't saved but I am now. I've come a long way with my thoughts in a short amount of time. Jesus hears my prayers and is giving me the holy spirit to remove all doubt that has been so deeply ingrained in me. I pray that many of the former adventists here will find a way to help inform other evangical christians the truth of this church so that they won't be deceived either because I have seen other churches in my community deceived by them. | ||
| Jwd Registered user Username: Jwd Post Number: 126 Registered: 4-2005 |
Blacksheep and Lynne, Flyinglady is "on course" with her expression of joy and gratitude for Jesus. There is a TON of "guilt and fear" saturating Adventist teachings; especially in all those "church standards" whereby everyone ends up judging one another; which either leads you to discouragement or self-righteousness. Moments of uncertainty, even fear, may crop up from time to time. I think it does with everyone who leaves these sectarian teachings and the powerful control they wield over one's mind and emotions; but those will fade over time, so long as we focus upon Jesus. Study the Gospel, Gospel, Gospel. The focal point of Christianity is knowing God and glorifying Father by reflecting the life of His Son in our own lives, through the daily molding of the Holy Spirit upon our minds and spirits, transforming us into His likeness. Doctrines are important, but one can become super religious in learning doctrines and not know God personally. It's about transforming union first and foremost. Jesus said "perfect love casts out fear." And God IS love. So the more we saturate our thoughts with God the quicker all doubts and fear will dissolve away. Soli Deo Gloria Jess | ||
| Pauls Registered user Username: Pauls Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2005 |
what a day of paradoxes.... october 22, 1844 the great disapointment which launched adventism--in the sense that had the great disappointment not occured, there would have been no searching for another explanation--and the "discovery" of the ij....which led to the formation of Adventism yet, also today, our pastor preached on the completed work of Christ on the cross from Ephesians 1:3-14 which shows all the great spiritual blessings we receive in Christ ...he stressed that Christ was not only our substitute in taking the penalty of sin, but He was also our life-in that He lived out a perfect life on our behalf that we could never live, (that's why He went to the wilderness 40 days to be tempted--one day for each year of Israelite wandering in the wilderness and HE overcame where they/we failed!), and of course, He is our example--and the indwelling Spirit now leads us to live like Him because we are adopted into His family as sons and daughters. He also showed how the Holy Spirit was our seal of salvation (not the Sabbath!) Eph 1:13-14 what a wonderful message and what a day of contrasts! | ||
| Jeremy Registered user Username: Jeremy Post Number: 1004 Registered: 10-2004  |
Lynne, welcome to the forum--and praise God for revealing the truth and reality to you! I agree that the SDA church is a satanic cult. Pauls, welcome to the forum! We're glad to have you here. Hey everyone, what will the SDAs do next year when October 22 falls on a Sunday? Would they get the mark of the beast if they celebrate October 22 on a Sunday?  Jeremy (Message edited by Jeremy on October 23, 2005) | ||
| Blacksheep Registered user Username: Blacksheep Post Number: 21 Registered: 3-2005 |
I wonder how many SDAs even were aware that their big day came and went. Very few can really explain the IJ, and if they think they can it's so not doctrinely sound, so there's no way they can understand it, except in their little SDA pat answer routine. For many it's too scary too think about it too much. I remember all too well when I first realized that my judgement may have come and gone...and I didn't have a chance to try to get right. Talk about panic! Fear is why I left the church. Fear tried to make me go back. LOVE CASTS OUT ALL FEAR. Thank God for this healing forum. | ||
| Riverfonz Registered user Username: Riverfonz Post Number: 955 Registered: 3-2005 |
In the spirit of Diana's first post above, I would like to share the words of a hymn that I came across in my devotional reading this AM while enjoying God's grace and goodness to Marti and I while we are vacationing. It is anonymous but reflects so mightily what so many of us have experienced since we found our true rest in Christ. "On the Lamb our souls are resting, What His love no tongue can say; All our sins, so great, so many, In His blood are washed away." Soli Deo Gloria, Stan | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 2806 Registered: 12-2003  |
Wonderful verse, Stan! I'm so glad you and Marti are having some relaxing time away! Colleen |
