Recent content by E Hess

Before anyone gets the wrong idea I'm not advocating doing this. This is designed to expose how the process works. This little ditty is, in particular, in reference to Satan and his attempts to get people to stray from the path of righteousness. Step 1 This is probably one of the devil's...

This is something that bothered my for a long time because the Bible says that nothing can exist without God. So did God create sin? Because nothing exists without him. The problem is this is a complicated answer that a simple yes or no won't fit. It is true that nothing comes into existence...

This one is for me personally rather than general discussion. I've had a problem for a long time and it's kept me out of the church. I'm also going to take a 'leap of faith' here because I don't really know the people here, but this is extremely personal. This will probably be a long post...

Any church, regardless of denomination, that treats someone like that really needs to re-evaluate what they're even doing. God came to preach to the sinner, not the righteous. Those that don't question faith and just do as they're told will be led astray. SDA or not even I'd condemn a church for...

I won't deny there are people like that in the SDA church, but doesn't every denomination have their own negative cliques that do this? I can't speak for everyone because I'm not everyone. I just know the church I grew up in, and one that my mother and I used to visit regularly. They were both...

I don't believe salvation is eternal no matter what you do. I simply can't believe that someone can be saved, then later lose faith and return to a sinful life and still go to heaven. People do change and not always for the better. I know this better than anyone. I've battled for a long time...

Jesus not being equal to God is an old SDA belief that did exist when the church was founded, but it's not longer held to in modern times. Having grown up in the SDA church I can attest to the fact that I was taught the Holy Trinity is God existing simultaneously as three separate, yet equal...

I'm undecided on the matter. Ellen G. White herself said she did make mistakes and if something she said conflicted with the Bible, discard it and keep to the word of God. Now I know people will say that if she was wrong about something she wasn't a prophet, because everything they say comes...

The SDA Church This is something that I've not been able to understand personally. Why do many people consider SDA to be a cult? I grew up in the church and the beliefs are different, though many people have different beliefs hence why we have so many different denominations. Although I do...

One thing that I've never understood is why people think science and religion can't mix. I don't see them as mutually exclusive. My point of view on science and religion is this. I apply the scientific method to everything as much as I can even the bible. What I can't explain I take on faith...

I'm new to the forum, but I don't have much of a social life or friends, so I don't really have anywhere to turn. The problem that I have is my daughter Ashlynne. She hasn't done anything wrong persay, in fact I doubt she even knows I exist. Ashlynne was conceived during a failed relationship 20...