Manna and Sabbath Pointed to Jesus
Thanks for helping me make the connection to John 6:32 [in the conference talk The Sabbath]. What a gem! The manna was a faith lesson (John 6:31-33) just as the Sabbath was a faith lesson that required the Israelites to stop something they did and trust that God’s provision was all they needed.
The lessons all pointed to Jesus in whom we place our faith for all we need for LIFE. The lessons served their purpose and passed away. Thanks, Colleen.
—VIA EMAIL
You’re Quite the Drama Queen
You titled your recent editorial “Adventism Just Gets More Horrifying”.
No, actually, your weekly Proclamation! gets more “horrifying” with each edition. It amounts to another pathetic gripe session that clearly reveals you are a bitter, angry, miserably unhappy, fake Christian…
You’re quite the drama queen. It’s all about you and your experiences. Boasting in self-righteous tones about how fortunate you feel to have “escaped the bondages of Adventism”. And let’s not forget your outrageous, unfounded, fictitious claim that Adventists are not Cristians, are a false religion with a false Jesus and false prophet.
You mock the holy Sabbath and reduce Jesus, who CREATED the Sabbath and is the Savior, Redeemer and King of the Universe, to a rest day. That is unbiblical!
Your answers to Letters to the Editor offer dangerous advice to vulnerable, confused people who foolishly ask your opinions. You’re guilty of gossip, slander, and fake claims about SDAs And others have noticed that you’re too proud and stubborn to admit you are ever wrong when corrected.
You and your spouse Richard and the Ratzlafffs are all HYPOCRITES who are GUILTY of the same accusations you hurl at Adventists. You are NOT true Christians, or you would just go away and live at peace, instead of waging WAR and evil attempts to defeat Adventism. You claim you were guided by the Holy spirit to leave the church. NO, you were led by another spirit, one that is demonic! You just don’t recognize it or refuse to admit it. You and your group are disgraceful, and I curse LAM Publications, your magazine, website, and your FAF meetings because you show yourselves to be FALSE TEACHERS that the Bible warns about…
—POENIX, AZ
Response: Obviously we are not apostles, but the Lord has given us a unique ministry based on our experience within Adventism and with knowing Him. Because of this work He has given us, we resonate with Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 10:13–18:
But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you. For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another’s area of influence. “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends (2 Cor. 10:13–18).
I’m Blown Away
I am a former baptized Adventist. I left in 2017, officially , because of some concerns I had at the local church. I contacted the conference, and nothing happened to help with those issues, so I left.
Although there was “pull” every once in a while from well-meaning Adventist friends, I never returned. So church since then has been non-existent for me. It didn’t help when “Covid flu” hit—and we all know what’s happened since.
I’m watching your 2022 conference for the first time, and I’m BLOWN AWAY!
I’ve watched the ones on the Trinity (a really sticky one for me), the law, and of course the one on the Sabbath! WOW!
Because of JUST three talks, my eyes, my mind, and most definitely my heart, has a renewed feeling that I NEVER, EVER felt being involved with the Adventist in the 80’s and then again in the mid 2000’s.
I’m a NEW COVENANT believer!!
Please pray that I be lead to the right church to praise Gods holy name!! If it’s not to be found, then your work with videos and emails, are the next best thing. YOU ARE AWESOME!!
Than you for all you do.
—VIA EMAIL
Response: Thank you for writing! And praise God for how He opens our eyes! I am praying now that He will lead you to a place where you can learn and grow in His word.
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