Ping Bob Ryan

[Gary K]

I remember you from the now defunct forum, ClubAdventist and speaking about God giving you the victory over your drinking problem. So, you don't think of it in terms if RxF or sanctification by faith alone, but you have experienced it in your life. I know never did as I had never heard of the term when God first gave me the victory over my drinking and drug habits in my mid twenties.

Because of the abuse I went through as a kid and on into my adult life from my family my addiction was really severe. I deliberately tried to destroy myself with drugs. I wanted all the pain to just go away and not be able to remember it anymore.

God used a friend of mine who had a real drinking problem to make a major change in me. He was busted for drunk driving and as part of his sentence he had to go to NA as part of his treatment program. He invited me to a meeting on a Friday night and I went just to be polite. This was after falling and failing several times after God had first given me the victory. I went into that meeting and it was like coming home. I had always felt completely alone before but that meeting showed me that there were other people who had the same experiences I did. I never used drugs again. Ironically my friend died of his alcoholism. He literally drank himself to death.

I tell you this, not to brag, but to give you more hope.

 

[BobRyan]

I remember you from the now defunct forum, ClubAdventist and speaking about God giving you the victory over your drinking problem. So, you don't think of it in terms if RxF or sanctification by faith alone, but you have experienced it in your life. I know never did as I had never heard of the term when God first gave me the victory over my drinking and drug habits in my mid twenties.

I think you have me confused with someone else, but for sure I was active over at ClubAventist at one time. I will check my log file for my user name over at ClubAdventist

Because of the abuse I went through as a kid and on into my adult life from my family my addiction was really severe. I deliberately tried to destroy myself with drugs. I wanted all the pain to just go away and not be able to remember it anymore.

God used a friend of mine who had a real drinking problem to make a major change in me. He was busted for drunk driving and as part of his sentence he had to go to NA as part of his treatment program. He invited me to a meeting on a Friday night and I went just to be polite. This was after falling and failing several times after God had first given me the victory. I went into that meeting and it was like coming home. I had always felt completely alone before but that meeting showed me that there were other people who had the same experiences I did. I never used drugs again.

Praise God for that Gary. My grandfather was seriously addicted to alcohol and then gave his life to Christ . Through Christ he too got the victory over drinking and became a very active member of the SDA local church that he attended.

Ironically my friend died of his alcoholism. He literally drank himself to death.

I tell you this, not to brag, but to give you more hope.

I thank you for your concern for me and others. In this case it must be another person but I like that you are the kind of person that reaches out and shares your testimony for the good of others. May God bless you my friend.

 

[BobRyan]

My logfile says that I was BobRyan on ClubAdventist - but I never had issues with drugs or alcohol. My grandfather did and one of my brothers did however. Neither of them were ever on ClubAdventist however

 

[reddogs]

I remember you from the now defunct forum, ClubAdventist and speaking about God giving you the victory over your drinking problem. So, you don't think of it in terms if RxF or sanctification by faith alone, but you have experienced it in your life. I know never did as I had never heard of the term when God first gave me the victory over my drinking and drug habits in my mid twenties.

Because of the abuse I went through as a kid and on into my adult life from my family my addiction was really severe. I deliberately tried to destroy myself with drugs. I wanted all the pain to just go away and not be able to remember it anymore.

God used a friend of mine who had a real drinking problem to make a major change in me. He was busted for drunk driving and as part of his sentence he had to go to NA as part of his treatment program. He invited me to a meeting on a Friday night and I went just to be polite. This was after falling and failing several times after God had first given me the victory. I went into that meeting and it was like coming home. I had always felt completely alone before but that meeting showed me that there were other people who had the same experiences I did. I never used drugs again. Ironically my friend died of his alcoholism. He literally drank himself to death.

I tell you this, not to brag, but to give you more hope.

The old defunct forum has somehow reappeared... ClubAdventist is back!

 

[BobRyan]

The old defunct forum has somehow reappeared... ClubAdventist is back!

Thanks !

I logged in and sure enough it let me in with my old User name and password.

 

[DarylFawcett]

Since when was it defunct and why???

 

[Gary O']

I tried to join.
Rather cumbersome for me

 

[BobRyan]

Since when was it defunct and why???

My old link to it no longer works - but as noted in this post -- #5 the new link you see in that post - does work for it.

 

[Gary K]

My logfile says that I was BobRyan on ClubAdventist - but I never had issues with drugs or alcohol. My grandfather did and one of my brothers did however. Neither of them were ever on ClubAdventist however

I guess I'll just have to chalk it up to a faulty memory then. I could have sworn it was you though.

 

[Gary K]

Since when was it defunct and why???

It was shut down a few years ago as the socialists who owned and ran the site ran it into the ground, Toward the last there were only maybe a dozen or so people posting there regularly.

It's the only forum I've ever been kicked out of. They didn't like my theology, at all. The end for me was they locked me out by changing my password.

 

[pasifika]

I guess I'll just have to chalk it up to a faulty memory then. I could have sworn it was you though.

If it the same name used then must be the same person.

 

[DarylFawcett]

It was shut down a few years ago as the socialists who owned and ran the site ran it into the ground, Toward the last there were only maybe a dozen or so people posting there regularly.

It's the only forum I've ever been kicked out of. They didn't like my theology, at all. The end for me was they locked me out by changing my password.

Is the same person still the owner/administrator of it?

 

[Gary K]

Is the same person still the owner/administrator of it?

O don't know. The site looks the same way it usef to. It has the same forums as it used to at least the rhe way I remember them. It looks like someone
One just restored a backup

 

[Gary K]

O don't know. The site looks the same way it usef to. It has the same forums as it used to at least the rhe way I remember them. It looks like someone
One just restored a backup

I hat posting with my wife's phone. We get intermittent reception and it makes my posts look retarded.

 

[BobRyan]

If it the same name used then must be the same person.

If someone has a post there with my screen name on it and it says something like that which was posted here - I would sure love to know about it.

 

[pasifika]

If someone has a post there with my screen name on it and it says something like that which was posted here - I would sure love to know about it.

I don’t think anyone on that club Adventist forum will do such thing to its own member.

 

[BobRyan]

I don’t think anyone on that club Adventist forum will do such thing to its own member.

I agree. It must have been a bobRyan777 or BobRyan123 etc and not mine.