How many years have you been an Adventist?

[IntoTheCrimsonSky]

My first actual contact with a Adventist beyond the internet was one I met at the ABC bookstore (after walking for over an hour in windchill to get there. Rofl. That was an adventure). She took me to church a few Sabbaths later, for my very first time. That was about a year and a half ago.

I had lunch at her place, and was totally amazed at the lifestyle difference. Who she was, what she'd grown up into..how her parents were. She once told me that she was so thankful that we met because she found out she was taking it for granted..untill she saw the fire in my eyes as a newbie.

I find it really hard to relate to those who have been within it their whole lives on certain things.

 

[NightEternal]

I think this poll is still open for anyone else who wants to add to it.

 

[Lebesgue]

And to be honest I intitally converted to Adventism just to make my wife happy. Probably the wrong reason.

Shalom,

Lebesgue

 

[Lebesgue]

I was an Adventist for 14 years before I left.

Shalom,

Lebesgue

 

[redhorse]

And to be honest I intitally converted to Adventism just to make my wife happy. Probably the wrong reason.

Shalom,

Lebesgue

Yup, its very wrong. Im not surprise ur out. Have u ever think the reason why God puts u in an adventist church?

14 good years as adventist. formerly RC. thats me.

 

[Lebesgue]

Yup, its very wrong. Im not surprise ur out. Have u ever think the reason why God puts u in an adventist church?

14 good years as adventist. formerly RC. thats me.

I think G-d put me there for a reason. At least I found Y'shua there as I was into Eastern religions before I became an SDA.

I had really wanted to become a Baptist when I decided I wanted to be a Christian but my wife would just not allow it and I caved in to keep unity in the family.

I think the SDA church at least exposed me to the idea of Shabbat(which as a Messianic I observe and enjoy and appreciate more than ever) and the SDA church exposed me to the idea that the Torah has not been done away with, even though SDAs do not keep the whole Torah.

I think the truth that is in the SDA church(and there is some I will admit) prepared me for the more truth I have found as a Messianic.

G-d knows what He is doing and yes there was a reason why I spent 14 years as an Adventist, even if they were 14 rather sprititually unfulling years as I just could never accept many of the Adventist doctrines like the state of the dead and it made me feel bad when I had to pretend to in order to avoid being disfellowshipped.

Honestly, I saw no hope or joy or peace in Adventism. The sermons were little or nothing about Y'shua or from the Word but more like "Ellen said this and Ellen said that" or how wonderful it is to be an Adventist or how Adventists are better than everyone else or the "Sunday Laws are coming" or "hiw wonderful the Adventist State of the dead doctrine is" or how " the Adventist church is the ONLY ark of safety and don't you dare leave", etc., etc. etc.

I don't mean to offend, this WAS my experience as an Adventist. I HATED going to Adventist Church but I love my wife so much and just wanted to make her happy.

But after the 3Q 2006 Adult Sabbath School Quarterly when I found out the IJ was a complete sham I could no longer pretend.

Fortunately, my dear wife has accepted my leaving the SDA Church and becoming Messianic and even listens to things I tell her about my beliefs(but I don't push them on her). We focus on the things we have in common; Y'shua, Shabbat, and the food laws and things are great.

I realise I converted to Adventism back then for completely the wrong reasons but I wanted to leave the Eastern religion I was involved in (Baha'i) and accept Y'shua as L-rd and Saviour and be a Christian but my wife would not allow me to be a Baptist like I really wanted to be at that time.

Shalom,

Lebesgue

 

[DRL]

I was born into adventism. My name was taken off the church books somewhere around 1983. I was baptized in 1953. So, that makes about 30 years for me. I was about to be rebaptized into the SDA church, but God had other plans for me and I was not. I was baptized, at the non denominational church I now attend , into the body of Christ.
DRL