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Responses to “Ten Plagues Defined by Adventism”

You Never Prove Anything

Are you talking about the seven last plagues? Ex-Adventists never just go away; they have something to prove, but they never prove anything. They have their ideas and philosophies.

—VIA YOUTUBE

Response: Did you watch the video? The question of “which plagues” is clear in the podcast. I challenge you to watch the whole thing. You may understand then what this podcast is addressing.

Issues with Your Jewelry

Did you leave Seventh-day Adventism because of issues with your jewelry?

—VIA YOUTUBE

Response from a viewer: It’s so sad how Satan distracts us from salvation by issues of our freedom in Christ.

Response from the editor: Jewelry is not worth risking eternity for the privilege of wearing it. The Lord Jesus and His finished atonement are worth all the loss of leaving Adventism. Staying in Adventism would have meant betraying the Lord Jesus who died to save me.

No Trance Needed

Every Adventist watching this  message of absolute truth should be extremely thankful for this greater  light that lights every person that lives on this planet. Thanks, Colleen, for your expression of truth —and  you didn’t need a trance or a vision to do it.

—VIA YOUTUBE

 Changing Hearts One Verse At a Time

Thank you for thoughtful and insightful tribute to Pastor John MacArthur. I never knew about the connection you and Richard had with him. I, too, had the privilege of hearing him speak in person many years ago at my former Calvary Chapel church. At the time, many Calvary Chapels kept their distance from him because his theology didn’t quite align with theirs—imagine that!

I purchased a cassette of his sermon that day, but sadly, I lost it over the years. Even more disappointing, my church eventually stopped offering it due to the controversy it stirred. I wish I could find a copy now.

All that to say, I’m also deeply grateful for Pastor MacArthur’s faithful teaching, his books, and his sermons available for free online. He will be missed, but the Word of God he so faithfully preached will continue to change hearts—one verse at a time.

—VIA EMAIL

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Colleen Tinker

Colleen Tinker, the editor of Proclamation! magazine, and her husband Richard left Adventism in 1998 with their two sons, Roy and Nathanael, who were in grades six and ten. They have co-led the Former Adventist Fellowship since 1999. Colleen, a graduate of Walla Walla University, is a former high school English teacher and also the former managing editor of Adventist Today magazine. Colleen became the stepmother of Roy and Nathanael in 1989, and in 2008 she adopted them. Romans 8:15-17 has assumed new depth and significance for her and Richard since she and her sons chose to claim each other legally and permanently. She and Richard share an office and a commitment to sharing the gospel of the true Jesus with all of those seeking a way out of the bondage of the false gospel of Adventism.

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