- Nov 10, 2016
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I still have some spiritual holes from past experiences, I remember I was warned at the beginning to stay away from these new denominations coming out I wasn't well versed and slipped.
Here are the spiritual differences.
At the SDA my spirit was constantly in fear, I absolutely hated it, the prophecies made no sense the way they interpreted it but scared me enough to the point I thought I wasn't a true Christian or God's elect because I don't follow the commandments of their Church. I was shamed for having a cross, and my old Church was shamed for having icons. I was fearful if I committed idolatry as they claimed. Some other things they would throw at me is small stuff like having a priest instead of a pastor, calling the priest, Father. They hated the council of Nicaea for some reason.
At my old Orthodox Church, I am relaxed and at peace as I always was. Nobody was legalistic about anything, and we enjoy our service. There was more love instead of strict law keeping.
I am not well versed in the scriptures, I am learning more overtime and becoming more confident. A good verse I found is beware of false prophets who come in sheep's clothing. And be wise as a serpent and harmless as doves. When I came back to the Orthodox Church I had dreams of it being with my family there with joy. They definitely were worried about me, I was scared to tell them about the SDA because I didn't know if what they were telling me was true or not or what they would think about it.
Here are the spiritual differences.
At the SDA my spirit was constantly in fear, I absolutely hated it, the prophecies made no sense the way they interpreted it but scared me enough to the point I thought I wasn't a true Christian or God's elect because I don't follow the commandments of their Church. I was shamed for having a cross, and my old Church was shamed for having icons. I was fearful if I committed idolatry as they claimed. Some other things they would throw at me is small stuff like having a priest instead of a pastor, calling the priest, Father. They hated the council of Nicaea for some reason.
At my old Orthodox Church, I am relaxed and at peace as I always was. Nobody was legalistic about anything, and we enjoy our service. There was more love instead of strict law keeping.
I am not well versed in the scriptures, I am learning more overtime and becoming more confident. A good verse I found is beware of false prophets who come in sheep's clothing. And be wise as a serpent and harmless as doves. When I came back to the Orthodox Church I had dreams of it being with my family there with joy. They definitely were worried about me, I was scared to tell them about the SDA because I didn't know if what they were telling me was true or not or what they would think about it.
