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01/17/11--17:39: Comment on Dale Ratzlaff responds about the Sabbath . . . by Jeff Burnette (chan 2180196)

Dale is getting a lot of attention by leaving the church. This may have been his problem to start with. Lets pray for Dale and God will take care of the rest.


02/07/11--07:01: Comment on Website sdaforme.com featured in November Adventist World magazine! by Beryl (chan 2180196)

Yield yourself to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Look to Jesus and He will guide you. Happy are they who listen to His servants the prophets.


05/25/11--04:47: Comment on Connecting with Adventist students on secular campuses by Emmanuel KALU (chan 2180196)

please can somebody help me comment on this topic "REACHING ADVENTIST COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS ON PUBLIC CAMPUSES"


07/12/11--17:14: Comment on Dale Ratzlaff responds about the Sabbath . . . by Lynn Golden (chan 2180196)

I have recently left the SDA church. You know I was never told I was deceived or lost or going to hell til I left this church. Hummm..... I remember Jesus saying, "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life". Our salvation is all about Jesus and what He has accomplished for us and our "work" is to believe in Jesus. If we believe, we will not perish but we have eternal life. Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, the Life". Truth is not EGW. Truth is not the SDA church. Truth is JESUS. Life is JESUS. The Way is Jesus. It's all about Jesus. Let's get back to the basics. Let's get back to the true New Covenant Gospel. It's about JESUS JESUS JESUS...... and ONLY HIM! Jesus also stated that "they will know you are My disciples by your love for one another". SDA's teach that God's true people will be known for what day they keep as the sabbath. They have replaced Jesus with a day....the 7th day. They have replaced the salvation by faith in Jesus with keeping the sabbath. SDAism is all about itself. It is an arrogant, boastful, prideful, judgmental, and bigoted religious system. I would know. I was a sixth generation SDA. Was educated in their system from grades 1-college. Went to many, many, many prophecy seminars. Did several SDA bible correspondence courses. I was very very indocrinated. I thank God every day for setting me free from a church that really would be more accurately described as a para-cult. Now I can just bring people to Jesus and let the Holy Spirit do "the cleaning". It's all about relationship not rules (our ministry is a ministry of reconcilation 2 Cor 5). "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus." Rm8:1 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, OLD things have passed away, behold all things have become NEW." 2 Cor 5:17 "Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God." 1 Jn15 "you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise..." Eph 1:13 "Beloved do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." 1Jn 4:1 I have tested EGW with the Word....she has failed. I have found that several of her teachings go directly against the scriptures and actually demean the work of Christ that He did at the cross and is doing right now in heaven. It's time to take off your SDA/EGW reading glasses and give the Holy Spirit a chance to teach you all things for Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth..... not EGW...the Holy Spirit!! Oh Lord please set the captives FREE!!


09/13/11--14:12: Comment on www.sdaforme.com–a new website defending Adventist truth by Israel Alarcon (chan 2180196)

They all fight against the Lord and his church, will not prevail...even though ,they depend on God´s mercy, too. Lamentations 3:22, 23


10/06/11--07:51: Comment on www.sdaforme.com–a new website defending Adventist truth by Mantoa Semonyo (chan 2180196)

I am so happy about this site and may God richly bless everyone who put this site together because we really need it! Mantoa Semonyo South Africa


01/13/12--11:06: Comment on Dale Ratzlaff responds about the Sabbath . . . by Hubert Cisneros (chan 2180196)

I regret that Lynn was told that he/she (so sorry - I am not sure if Lynn is a male or female name) was going to hell by leaving the SDA Church. And I am pleased to hear that he/she has found freedom outside of the church now. The church is not for everyone. I hope for you the very best as you go forward in your journey of faith. It is true that all to often SDA's have made EGW their source of salvation rather than the Bible and Jesus Himself. From what I have read from her books - she would be the last person to offer herself as the final word on salvation. Using the ten commandments as a means of salvation is an impossibility. Only the life and blood of Jesus can do that. As an SDA minister I try to help people to understand that most important of all truths. Too bad that someone people still do not receive that understanding but we continue to try and lift up Jesus our ONLY hope. I am enjoying reading how ministers and authors of other faith are coming to appreciate the Sabbath and what it means. The most recent is a book written by Pastor Peter Scarzerro, "The Emotionally Healthy Church." In it he describes the importance of embracing grief and loss. Sabbath was the day in-between crisis and victory. His point is the value of embracing our pain and let that experience bring healing. The Sabbath, therefore, is a symbol for healing and wholeness. It seems to me that the great critics of the Sabbath are former members who have experienced hurt and pain at the hands of people who inflict hurt and pain. Perhaps it isn't the Sabbath that should receive the focus. I believe it is true that - hurt people in turn hurt people. My vote is with Pastor Scarzerro, a minister of a faith other than my own, let's see how the true meaning and application of Sabbath can bring healing and reconciliation.


01/13/12--19:30: Comment on Dale Ratzlaff responds about the Sabbath . . . by martinoutlook (chan 2180196)

Well thank you, brother HC. Kind comments from a gentleman and a scholar! Martin


01/26/12--08:21: Comment on “David Koresh versus Ellen G. White” by Emily (chan 2180196)

Thank you so much for allowing God to use you! This was incredible encouraging to me. Things that I've been feeling and seeing, but couldn't completely explain. This very things are what ultimately let my dear friend to completely leave the church. I'm hoping I can share this with him and it may help him. Please pray for him. I would love to see these things preached more.


02/01/12--12:09: Comment on Connecting with Adventist students on secular campuses by Luis F. Acosta (chan 2180196)

Hello, Martin. Wow, it's been forever. Of course, it's highly unlikely that you remember me. I think we met while I was at CUC back in 1987-1989. So, yeah, a long time ago. I think we met through Richard Fredericks. Anyway, I got an e-mail from Gary Councell telling about your DMin project and found your blog. So I was reading the intro and started searching the pdf document for a definition of legalism. I don't mean a dictionary definition, but a theological one. Since legalism or any of its forms are not in the Bible, it's easy to use broadly or vaguely. Like people who use OCD or depression (even professionals) referring to individual behavior in non-clinical ways, even though these terms have specific clinical definitions. I wasn't sure how you were using legalism. I mean, by the dictionary definition, God is the ultraleglalist. (As in, "you eat this fruit, and you're dead!"). :-) Anyway, I trust all is well with you and my hope is that your kids are among the Lamb's best friends. Grace and Peace. ---Luis