helooooooooooooo,
god is no where. god is inside u, in ur hearts, no where else. thats y u cn feel his presence. belive in ur self n no one else. its my view to see god. thats all

No one was allowed to work during the Sabbath, but ppl now work on saturdays. Alsowhen Jesus Christ Died on the Cross, he put an end to the Law and people could be saved only through the grace that Christ gave

Praise God for there is no such thing as accident in Him. Everything is well-planned. But sometimes, we humans often went first before God just like Jacob did in the past. I am happy to find you guys, this is not an accident: from the division of the SDA church world wide until I found this site, it's all God's plan.

Before I met Christ, sabbath is a burden, it seems like an obligation for me to go to church every Saturday, though I sing a hymn and pray inside the church but my heart never there. I am too excited for a sunset during saturdays so that I can watch movies or even download my favorite anime. I mean sabbath for me was used to be a burden.

But after I met Christ, sabbath is not a burden just like as our Master Jesus said: "Come who are weary and burden and I will give you rest, for My yolk is easy and my burden is light" so as when Jesus said "I am the Lord of the Sabbath". Now, I feel like sabbath is not enough for my communication with God. Seems like I would be sad for a sundown during Sabbath for literal sabbath is not enough for me. Seems like I am boastful or bossy to those who don't understand this feeling, for those who don't, please don't get me wrong, but I am literally addicted to God, I mean literally in-love with God.

Guys, I hope that you won't mind. I know that your in-love with God same as me for this site wont be created without your passion for God. Guys, don't get mad at me or please don't get this statement funny but I want to share this experience of happiness with God to you. After I surrender everything to God, all of my sins, from my vices to even my knowledge in the bible, I humble myself down and feel like I know nothing about the law or the 10 commandments and ask God to teach directly in my heart His law. I experienced the those literal events on Acts 2 (like the room shakes and the strong wind and afterwards I felt like drunk but not of wine but of God's love). If you guys have already experienced it, you would understand me. I know Mrs White had experienced this too just like the Apostles did in the past and so as what we called heroes of faith like Martin Luther.

I pray for your God's blessings and I pray for God's peace be always be with you.

Franco~

To start with, I'm a struggling Christian too but with God's love I am becoming stronger in His word.

I read your message. It seems you are in great turmoil with so much confusion. If you are trying to find truth, you must continue to pray and study your Bible. Also, reading articles and taking the Bible studies from WLC will help.

If you are still trying to appease your peers by doing witchcraft, smoking, drinking and drugs, you definitely need to find a new group of friends! These people will continue to drag you down into the pits of hell. They do not know God's love although inside they may be groaning for redemption. After you are strong with God's truth you could share it with them but hanging around them in your state is weakening you.

Don't take man's opinions, excuses or explanations about eating unclean meat, idols, or worshipping on Sunday rather than the Sabbath. Along with many other subjects, MOST of the world is following the doctrines of man and Satan's work rather than what God wants us to do! Stay away from temptation. Pray for guidance. Read God's Word EVERY day for in the Bible you will find your answers.

Satan's path is wide and curved, allowing you to stray, going here and there for sampling a little of everything. It will lead you astray with all the tempting, worldly ways.

God's path is straight and narrow. It's not hard to be a good Christian if your heart is in the right place. It is a joy to have a complete Sabbath with God. Prepare your last hours of Friday by cleaning your house the best you can even if it's doing the dishes and straightening up the livingroom, making your bed and wiping down the bathroom sink! Then light a candle to remind you of God's light. Get your Bible and sit down to just pray, talking to God. Tell Him of your week, thank Him for His love and Jesus' sacrifice. Pray for strength and be thankful in all things. Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide you and end your prayer in Jesus' name. Sit in quietness and read something in your Bible even if you start with Matthew. Eventually it would be best if you read your entire Bible. If you can't focus on your Bible and remember what you're reading, put it away and have more prayer. Just talk to God as if he were in the same room. Tell him everything, focus on Him and don't let your mind stray to daily troubles. God is there to lift you out of sin. You have a great reward planned just for you and Satan doesn't want to let you go.

Just stay strong, my brother. Don't give up and give into temptations. God is good, he WILL deliver you if you persist in focusing on Him alone!

hi,

As our SDA church here in the Davao city, Philippines was closed by reason of money dispute, I was so desperate to ask question to our Lord and Master why such thing is happening. I have been to different denomination finding someone who has the same belief or culture the same as mine. Before anything else, let me tell you my story:

I was born with SDA religion, grew up of such born religion and practices the same. When I was 12, a group of American missionary conducted a seminar in our church and after such seminar, my friends convinced me to be baptised for baptism is a must according to scriptures and no one can enter into the kingdom of God without having baptised, thus I was convinced to be baptised.

I grew up as a hippocrite, I know about sabbath and food laws however I practice witchcraft, I go into vices such as smoking, drinking and do even drugs inorder to be cool with my peers. I discriminates those who are Sunday worshipper for Sunday is a sign of those who worship the beast and those who pork and other unclean foods according the scriptures, I even called them the worshipper of the beast.

Not until our church was closed by reason of money dispute, the Mission closes our church and have it padlocked. Right now, our former church was divided into 5, some of them have changes on their doctrine however, our group decided not to change any of the fundamental doctrines laid down by our founder.

I was too confused on such event and meditates that there is something wrong with these events. I've found out that it's not only SDA that are breaking down but so as other of the religion such as Islam (which is now 78 of them), Judism (which is now 4 of them), Catholics, Baptists, Born Again, Armstrong Group, etc..

As I searched the scriptures, I found out that it is not only the food laws are should be observed but there are several laws in the scriptures that was never abolished such as menstration laws and the laws of burial. So, I asked one of knowledgable SDA regarding such thing and he told me that "such laws is of the old testament and was cleasned by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ and moreover, in the old there is no napkin and no formalin, we are now on the modern age", not contended with his answer, I ask different question regarding sabbath and food laws to the group of protestant and he told me that "Sabbath and food laws are of the old testament and were cleansed by the blood of our Lord, as Jesus said "Matthew 15:11 (NIV) What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.'", thus its ok to eat pork and as to sabbath it was changed from saturday to sunday as Mary Magdalene worship God on Sunday". Again, not contended with his answer, I've asked a Catholic with another question regarding the graven image and he told me that "We are not worshiping such idols, we worship God that is in heaven, such image is only a decoration that we hold no value". In all these three, somethings not right, yes, they justified themselves.

Until one day, I've met a group of people comming from different denomination holding no doctrine but rather stronghold of a relationship with God through the bible not the doctrine laid down with men. As i was looking at their actions, they observe sabbath literaly without them knowing that they observe sabbath. Mondays to Fridays they went onto their own work or schools and during saturdays they held a mini worship group which usually compose of 12 or less people(though it can be held any day of the week) or if not they just stay on their homes and during Sundays they go into their own churches whereever they belong not as worship as we defined but a social gathering and these groups multiplies on numbers. So i've asked myself relying on the pure wisdom from God that if these guys are of men, how come they grew so fast and how come many of the pastors and priest get mad of them? and how come the effect of their ministry can make the most bad person to worship God and start ministering witnessing how God change his life.

in this post I pray, to open our hearts and open our mind what is the meaning on all of the events happening to us. there no such thing as accident in God for He chose us when He planned creation.

I pray for your blessings and peace.

I really like to thank you for the gift you had just send to me. I just receive it yesterday and we are so excited to open what is inside. I was very surprise that it was a books from the writings of Ellen white... I am so bless to have it. I showed it to my husband and he was very happy hesaid that it can be useful as reference for a sermon... what I really like best is the health book I can use it to share to the member of our chrch for sharing... Again thank you very much for the gift you send to me. Good day and God bless

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