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My sister and I turned on Twilight while my parents were at the gym. Both of us are adults and we never watched it growing up. Honestly some of the acting is cringe, kinda reminds me of the exaggerated expressions you see on Disney channel movies lol, but it’s great!

My parents came back from the gym while we were watching the movie and my mom was making lunch while we played the movie. She overheard them mentioning vampires and she was like you’re watching a movie about vampires? And I said the stupidest thing, thinking she didn’t know what twilight is, and told her the movie title. She got disturbed by that and said that’s not right to watch. She kept giving us a disapproving look and finally told us to turn it off. Later says it’s satanic and says if we watch that in this house we will be desensitized to things that are bad.

Because of a few vampires that makes a movie satanic? We have watched things with worse stuff, bloody and gory full of fantasy creatures. Sometimes she’ll get a random conviction, and as it is both of my parents are crazy about Adventism, repeatedly quoting EGW to us.

I watch whatever I want on my own, they would flip out to know shows I’ve watched recently lol.

I was reading another post on here about Adam and Eve’s height that EGW claimed to be true with no backing evidence whatsoever. It made me realize this whole time I have been thinking her description of the serpent was also another false idea ingrained into my mind as a result of Adventist lies. She said:

“The serpent was then one of the wisest and most beautiful creatures on the earth. It had wings, and while flying through the air presented an appearance of dazzling brightness, having the color and brilliancy of burnished gold.” From Patriarchs and Prophets

The only description the Bible gives of this is that it was cunning and deceptive and later on we can conclude that it has wings or legs or some other mechanism that allowed it to move above the ground, since God cursed it to crawl on its belly. I’ve researched it a bit to find any believable evidence that the serpent could remotely fit EGWs description and you will find none.

I wish my mind wasn’t poisoned by their nonsense, it just gives me false ideas about the Bible and makes me sound like a lunatic if I were to say it to someone who never grew up SDA!

Did anyone else here grow up being told that Daniel and his friends were vegans that’s why they didn’t eat the king’s food? I was told that they were vegan like me (how I was raised to eat, that is) and that’s why they looked healthier because of veganism. Little did I know that they refused his food because it was unclean meat that Jews didn’t eat lol.

My dad is struggling with gout, he’s been bed ridden for 2 weeks and family and I have been fervently praying every day. Well my mom quoted to me Psalms 103:3 which says “Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.” And also the 3 instances recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke where Jesus forgives the paralytic of his sin before healing him. She said that Psalms puts forgiveness before healing, meaning we must be cleansed of our sins first before we want to be healed. She then proceeded to say that if we are praying for healing for another person, God can’t answer our prayer if we have unconfessed sins when we come before Him with our request. She started confessing her sins, and my dad is confessing his sins while he is in bed so he can receive healing.

Someone tell me if this concept is accurate or not?

For the past two weeks my dad has not been well. He has severe gout and was on prednisone and naproxen to deal with the pain, so that it could be at a manageable level. For the past 18yrs he’s been dealing with this condition. Two weeks ago he had a GI bleed from the pain meds and was in the hospital to get a blood transfusion, since then his gout has been terrible. He barely could walk and now he is bed ridden again because of the pain. Please please lift him up in prayer, pray for his healing and relief of this pain so he can be back on his feet! Claim Gods promises!

This weekend I started reading Galatians, as I've just finished Matthew. Galatians has me saying AMEN!! through every chapter! This morning I was reading Galatians 3 and came across verse 13: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law". I did a quick google search to break down what this meant. Was Paul calling the law itself a curse or is there a "curse of the law".

Sure enough, I was pointed to Deuteronomy 21:22 which states: "And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree." Well then you go onto verse 23: "His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed to God;) that thy land be no defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance". Hm, does that sound a little bit familiar?

Lets jump up to verse 19 which says: "Then shall his father and mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of the city, and unto the gate of his place".

The title of this section (verse 18-23) is called "A Stubborn Son Shall Be Stoned to Death", so you may not think much of it just glancing over and reading the title. But notice this is talking about a son, committing a sin worthy of death, and being hung on a tree and buried for this crime.

Jesus. the Son of God, was a spotless Lamb, the just as the Israelites used to offer as a sacrifice before the plan of salvation was fulfilled. He committed no sin worthy of death, but he was falsely accused of blasphemy, a sin worthy of death in those times. He was taken before the elders of the city, or the Sadducees and Pharisees, and tried (21:19). He was hung on a cross, made from a tree (21:22) and they did not leave Him hanging on the cross all night. He was taken down several hours later and buried in a tomb (21:23).

Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 also predict how Jesus will be sacrificed for us. Now of course the plan of salvation was already laid out before the Law was written. God knows the end from the beginning, He says He already knows the plans for us in Jeremiah 29:11. But I feel like this may be a huge reason why Jesus was required to be crucified in order to save us and fulfill the law.

Maybe a lot of you guys here already knew about this, but I got so excited and just amazed when I found this connection! If you guys know of any more verses talking about this, specifically in the OT, please add it here!

I recently read a post on here mentioning Dr. Clinton Baldwin. I never knew about him till reading how he challenged Adventist theology and proved how Christ fulfilled the Sabbath as well as the law.

I’ve been researching this and I would love to read up about his findings on this. Do you guys know where I can find his stuff. Also if there’s anyone here who is still a Christian, could you point me to how Jesus fulfilled the law through his death. I believe He did but I want proof for a debate to back up my research more!

Would love to know yalls thoughts on this! I’ve left Adventism now for many reasons including the misalignment of scriptures and the denomination’s teachings (deeply rooted in EGW’s teachings). Still a believer of Christ.

I found this online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day\_Adventist\_Church\_in\_Germany

I agree it was a strategic plan for the church to essentially support Nazism to help it survive but imagine siding with evil to preserve your church. Imagine praising leaders simply because they seem to follow the eating habits your denomination promotes! I wonder if this could ever happen again? History always repeats itself as they say.

Could Adventist leaders side with an evil or destructive government one day to preserve their church, possibly from the supposed “Sunday law” that is believed to occur one day? Who knows.

It also intrigues me how a nation who is now aligning with a Jewish nation is supposed to be the leader in this so called Sunday law movement? Thats just me thinking though.

I’ve been with my bf (24) since I was 18, I turn 22 now. We’ve never met irl since we started dating, and we still have not even once. We discuss the idea of it but never plan to anytime soon. We decided let’s wait till I finish school so now I will be graduating after my summer semester is over this year. Previously he could not get a job, the market for tech jobs especially is so bad and it was worse 1-2yrs ago. He got a job not in his field, says it doesn’t pay enough for him to save up for retirement fund and he wants to buy a car but if he does he’s gonna end up going back to square one and having to save up all over again. He’s constantly studying and studying to get certifications, working on projects too outside of work to add to his resume in hopes it will get him a job that pays better and is in his field. He has a masters in his field as well, so this just makes him feel even worse about this. I understand how he feels and i just feel so bad for him.

I always try to tell him to be hopeful and try to sound that way, but he is just down about it and honestly I’m loosing hope as well.

He doesn’t want to meet till he gets a better job and a car which can take months to another year to wait till we can just meet.

We’re grown adults, I’m a woman, I need love and I get so depressed seeing everyone else get love. I don’t care for material things, I’ve told him so many times do not buy stuff, the minimum amount of dates we should have when we visit is one and that’s it.

For me to come there I probably have to pay the same amount for a date, or more, because I have to take the train to him and also the bus to get there. And yes I’m coming to him because I live in the middle of nowhere, there is nothing to do and we would be stuck at my house with zero privacy from my family in my small home. It’s better for me to come there since he lives in a city area, close to NYC. I don’t even want him paying for me to travel like one date in a weekend and gas or charge and that’s it. Idk exactly how much he makes but he wants to save up and ig to pay for a date that’s a lot which I understand.

I’m just so down, I’ve waited over 3 years for this to happen. He makes me happy but at the same time I’ve never been more depressed than thru these years I’ve been dating him. He motivated me and he is so loving and kind to me, he puts me before himself but I just don’t know.

I’ve tried so hard to be unselfish and think of his feelings, put his feelings and all before me but sometimes I have to think about myself and I am. It’s just so hard when you love someone so deeply and you can’t even have them.

Like maybe if I was in the hospital that’s what it would take for him to finally be able to see me idk. I just feel like meeting up won’t even happen, I lost hope.

So my bf of almost 4yrs and I are really close, we understand each other and he loves me he really shows it, nobody define what love is bc I see it thru his actions and how kind he treats me. He is extremely loyal, never have I had to question him or check his phone, and if I felt the need to trust me I would. He lets me be me, lets me be independent and free as well (never controlled or manipulated me once), he never is pushy with anything on me, always puts me before him. Everything is great, but I just wonder one thing.

When we FaceTime, for some reason he never can compliment me. He did it once, a long time ago, he said “oh you look good”. Basically every call we have, I compliment him and tell him he looks good, I point out like his gym gains too, bc it’s genuine and he’s the most attractive person on this earth bc I love him. He tries to nod it off and say he’s not or it’s no big deal, he isn’t exactly satisfied with where he is at physically even tho I think he’s hot, so idk if compliments may not be a good thing for him personally bc he can’t take them or doesn’t take them seriously? But that shouldn’t affect the way he compliments me right?

I dont expect him to bow at my feet and compliment me and shower me everyday with affirmations, that’s creepy lol. Yes he does compliment me every day, but he cycles through the same 3 compliments every week when I send him a selfie every day. Is that normal? Okay sometimes he’ll point out something he loves on me physically but idk. He basically never compliments me on FaceTime, and I try to always look pretty for him. He’s made me feel pretty enough to stop wearing makeup and my skin has gotten so beautiful and clear now, I don’t need makeup so I don’t wear it except for eyebrow filler and lip gloss before. I make sure my hair looks pretty and neat as possible, shower before, I don’t put the phone at angles that will make my face look funny, my skin is freshly moisturized and glowy looking.

Last week I wore a cute silk robe and a little tank under it, he didn’t mention anything. Am I being too self-centered??

The week before I had thrown my hair up into a bun and thought I looked bad, the whole time he didn’t compliment me as usual, but we were texting after we called later and only then he says I looked great, 2x, over text. He can compliment me over text but not over the phone, that’s what I’m taking from this. Why is that?

A little more detail, this may help, but I’m his first girlfriend ever, he’s my first boyfriend, but he’s not stupid we all have the internet, dudes been waiting years for the right woman and been learning how to treat a woman and such.

Sometimes I find myself complimenting him more to just see if he might reciprocate a little (I hope that’s not wrong of me but can’t a girl enjoy hearing her bf compliment her?), he never does he just denies my compliment and says no I’m not or no it’s not, just smirks and that’s it.

Also he rarely saves my selfies in chat, one time I was kinda offended bc I took sm time to take the pic for him and dressed up more to take it for him and he didn’t even save it, just complimented with something different at least and I had to say like if it’s pretty why not save it then added “jkk” at the end to make it seem more lighthearted.

Am I doing something wrong, should I just stop complimenting him maybe that would make a difference, maybe I should just minimally compliment him when he sends selfies. I come up with all different compliments, meanwhile he cycles thru the same 3-4 lines.

Also I guess it would be appropriate to mention that every time we FaceTime, I take a pic of him with his knowledge. Except for one time 2yrs ago, he’s never taken one pic of me on a call. I’ve asked him before and he said he doesn’t do it so that way I’ll hopefully forget to take a pic of him, in a sense he thinks it’s a way to discourage me from taking pics from what he said but that doesn’t make much sense to me. He said he doesn’t like pics, he can always say no if he wanted to so I don’t understand the whole thing with discouraging me, possibly, from taking a pic by not taking a pic of me.

This ain’t break up worthy but I just think maybe it’s weird, girls are your bfs like this too or similar?

GUYS GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS IS THIS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR A MAN WHO LOVES HIS GF A LOT

My friend, 14, has invited me to attend her dance performance, and I’m not sure what most people wear to this. I have this georgette lavender Salwar, it’s simple and elegant. Is that perfect, or do most people wear Western clothes but dress up more? I live in America also

I just don’t want to be too underdressed or overdressed!

I just found out this week that a very good friend of mine is pregnant, we’re only 21, neither of us are married. The guy denies that the baby is his, so she is on her own now. She lives at home with her dad and brother so this is gonna be hard to cover up after a while. My heart just hurts for her, I can only feel sorry for her.
I’ve spent a few sleepless nights worrying about her because she has sickle cell diseases, putting her at a high risk as someone who is expecting and putting her baby at risk as well.
She was about to get an abortion, she wanted to kill it because she can’t take care of it, but I tried my best to tell her how it’s murder and it’s wrong and she understands and said I’m right. I just can only hope this means she won’t abort it.
Please pray for her health during this time, pray for a healthy pregnancy and that this baby is healthy, pray that she will make the right decisions.