Jesus Worked in the Tomb
MYLES CHRISTIAN One doesn’t need to interact with a Seventh-day Adventist for very long before running into the claim that Jesus was “resting in the tomb on the seventh day […]
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Letters of Resignation Show Faith
ROLAANT McKENZIE Resignation from Membership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturday, May 13, 1995 Don Weikum, Head ElderSaginaw Seventh-day Adventist Church2755 North Center RoadSaginaw, MI 48603 Dear Elder Weikum: Greetings! […]
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9. The Clear Word on Death and the Afterlife
STEPHEN PITCHER Within Adventism death and the afterlife are explained in one way: the dead, both the saved and the unsaved, remain in an unconscious state from the moment of […]
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October 7–13, 2023
Lesson 2: “God’s Mission to Us: Part 2” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This lesson is another frustrating piece that uses normal-sounding Christian words, such as “mission” and “disciples” […]
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We Got Mail
I Can’t Reconcile “Once Saved, Always Saved” Another sleepless night. I’m still trying to deprogram even though I was only in Adventism for about one to two years. I’ve been […]
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Are New Covenant Commandments Different?
Adventists have been taught that, wherever the Bible uses the word “commandments”, the word applies to the Decalogue. The Ten Commandments, they argue, are eternal, and what God gave to […]
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To My Brothers and Sisters in Christ
SABRA M. REED I know the Lord has sent you here. If you love the Lord you already know that all things work together for good for those who love […]
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September 30–October 6, 2023
Lesson 1: “God’s Mission to Us: Part 1” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This quarter’s focus is encouraging individual proselytizing. The lesson is based on the paradigm of […]
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We Got Mail
Are You Still Meeting on Saturdays? I am confused. After your leaving the Adventist cult, are you still meeting on Saturdays? Or are you preparing programs for Sabbath School for […]
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What Is the [True] Church?
RICHARD FOSTER A very important issue that comes up for those transitioning out of Adventism is the question of the church. Where should I go to church when there are […]
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Our Journey From Law to Grace
DANE AND NANCY REHIL My wife Nancy and I left Adventism in 1982 after years of study and soul-searching. We still have family and friends in the “church” and so […]
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7. The Clear Word On the Sabbath
The seventh-day Sabbath is one of the distinguishing marks of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In fact, Sabbath-keeping has been at the heart of the “Adventist message” since the 1840’s after […]
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September 23–29, 2023
Lesson 14: “Ephesians In the Heart” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The lesson diminishes the point of Ephesians by overlooking the place of the cross in God’s creating one […]
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We Got Mail
What To Do With “Jesus Is Lord Of the Sabbath”? First of all, I want to say, thank you for sharing God’s words and history through the podcast. Every Tuesday […]
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Our Glorious Christ Revealed
NICOLE STEVENSON As Colleen Tinker and I have been working our way through Daniel and Revelation for the Former Adventist Podcast, I’ve noticed my heart changing in unexpected ways. I […]
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