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Convicted Out of Adventism

Hi Colleen! I’ve been listening to your podcast with Nikki as I’ve been listening to the Holy Spirit convict me out of Adventism. Thanks for the work you guys are doing!

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Naively married an Adventist

Thank you so much for all you do. Your podcast is very encouraging. 

I grew up basically in an Adventist environment (community, church, school) and then, when I was in my teen years, my mother started going to an evangelical church. As you said, most evangelicals don’t know the dangers of a wrong doctrine. I got married to an Adventist man without knowing what I was getting myself into. Now, he doesn’t want to have children and holds Ellen White’s teachings very close to himself.  

I have decided to study on my own and to be good to him. I have understood grace, and now I am a Christian myself. I don’t know where my marriage is going, but I know I love the Lord, and I believe in His goodness. Thank you again for what you do!

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Liberated from Adventist burden

Thank you so much for your liberating ministry! I always enjoy reading Proclamation! for all the info and praise and enlightenment and encouragement!

I really appreciate the weekly installments of books that are illuminating. I have not read Canright before, and he does a great job assembling and presenting the true information on the Sabbath/Sunday debate. I was so curious about this that I got From Sabbath to Sunday on Kindle. 

I’ve only made a quick perusal of that book, but it’s readily evident that Bacchiocchi does not establish a pagan origin of Sunday observance. It’s interesting that he and Canright quote the same early fathers to support their positions. So in a way I’m reminded of the Adventist proof-text method. 

But Canright irrefutably establishes that there was no pagan tradition of Sunday observance, and that the Eastern Church was the dominant force in Christianity for the first several hundred years… 

Bacchiocchi many times uses phrases such as, “It would appear that” and “It would seem plausible to suppose.” I really like that Canright uses concrete examples and associations and not suppositions and plausible links. 

Bacchiocchi’s main case for Rome is that Christians wanted to separate themselves from the Jews who were disfavored by the Caesars. Canright clearly shows that Sunday was a longstanding tradition from day one. 

As an Adventist, Sabbath was never very enjoyable for me, especially as a kid. I’m so glad to be liberated from that burden!

Thank you again for your inspiring ministry!

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Adventist despair

Hello there! I will never forget what was said to us in a Sabbath School Class for the young people back in 1980. The adult leading the class said this : “I believe that it is possible to serve the Lord faithfully, make it through the time of trouble, and be rejoicing when Jesus returns, and still be left behind and not make it to Heaven.” That statement floored me, and you could sense the despair in the room amongst those young people. One girl actually berated him for this statement. I wish that I had never heard about the Seventh-day Adventist church.

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Response: What a dreadful and even wicked statement that class leader made! It is so antithetical to the Bible truth of Jesus and His finished work. Adventism breeds despair. I praise God for leading us to Himself!!