| Author | Message | ||
| Sparrow Registered user Username: Sparrow Post Number: 38 Registered: 10-2008  |
I probably have not opened this book (The Adventist Home) in over 15 years, but because I am clearing a bookshelf of my EGW books, I thought it best to erase some of the light pencil notes I jotted in the margins of some pages. My notes now reveal to me how the Holy Spirit was working in me even when I was still active SDA. I want to share a particular note with you. In The Adventist home, chapter 24 titled Size of Family, EGW writes (page 166): QUOTE: “God has blessed women with talents to be used to His glory in bringing many sons and daughters to God; but many who might be efficient laborers are kept at home to care for their little ones.” “We want missionaries who are missionaries in the fullest sense of the word; who will put aside selfish considerations and let the cause of God come first; and who, working with an eye single to His glory, will keep themselves as minutemen to go where He shall bid and to work in any capacity to spread the knowledge of the truth.” On this page I had underlined the words “selfish considerations” and in the margin I wrote: “A child is a selfish consideration? What a lie!” I see a few more of my notes similar to this one in some of the margins. I have now decided to not erase them and will pray that whoever gets this book will also have his or her eyes opened. | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 6379 Registered: 3-2004  |
You might want to keep it for future reference. Diana L | ||
| Randyg Registered user Username: Randyg Post Number: 1107 Registered: 12-2004  |
I agree with Diana. Save it for future reference... | ||
| Surfy Registered user Username: Surfy Post Number: 477 Registered: 11-2007 |
Children are a blessing from the Lord. I glanced thru that book last month. My mom passed away and we were cleaning out her things. The stack of egw books were on the table and that one was on top so I randomly read a few pages. A few was enough. Does anyone really want to have a home like that? Surfy | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 6383 Registered: 3-2004 |
The pastor that married me and my ex gave us two books for a wedding present. One was the Adventist Home and I forget the other one. I read both of them. My ex, fiance at the time, would not. I was so dysfunctional that only made me angry, but I married him anyway. I lent the books out to an adventist couple I met in church and never got them back. Right now I could say I do not care, but I do care as I hope and pray they did not cause trouble in their marriage like EGW caused in mine. Diana L | ||
| Lindylou Registered user Username: Lindylou Post Number: 233 Registered: 1-2005  |
It IS actually a good thing to keep a stash of some of those older EGW books hidden away somewhere. The reason is that most SDA's don't know what their prophet actually said and there may come a time when you'll have to pull out a book to show someone proof. Just a thought. | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 6388 Registered: 3-2004 |
A very good thought. Diana L | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 4033 Registered: 9-2006  |
I got "Bible readings for the home" which if translated means "Proof text for idiots". I did have the clear weird till somebody on here wanted to borrow one, then dressed everyone down for not volunteering to send her one, I sent it at my own expense and she didn't even send it back. She better be dead or awful apologetic, not that I care about the clear weird, but because I kept it for reference. So if you need it for reference it might be a good idea to keep it. River | ||
| Sharonc Registered user Username: Sharonc Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2009 |
Some may be able to keep her stuff around, others may not want the clutter. Still others may actually feel an evil spirit lurking on their shelves. A lot of "her" writings are on disc now, which take up a lot less room (this would allow room for a Clear Weird / Word book.) Keep praying for truth. | ||
| 8thday Registered user Username: 8thday Post Number: 640 Registered: 11-2007  |
I still have a Great Controversy which takes an honored place, shelved upside down, in my cult section. I have a fat file of quotes, printed off this forum and other sites. Always good to have something handy! That attitude about children explains alot. Many in the church I know have sacrificed the children they did have on the altar of "the work". Children are an AMAZING blessing - and Jesus said so much about them, I noticed recently, as I was reading through the gospels again. | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 9315 Registered: 12-2003  |
Sondra, that is actually profoundly, sadly true: "Many in the church I know have sacrificed the children they did have on the altar of "the work"." Adventism is a huge imitation of reality. It is not true; it is not actually REAL. Everything is deception, a quarter-turn off from "true north". Praise God He redeems our deceptions and saves our children! Colleen | ||
| Angelcat Registered user Username: Angelcat Post Number: 48 Registered: 11-2008 |
Sharon C. said: "Still others may actually feel an evil spirit lurking on their shelves." That's why I couldn't keep mine. I had a good firend of mine haul them away and put htem in recycling. Then we annointed my doorposts and prayed. | ||
| Spudw Registered user Username: Spudw Post Number: 55 Registered: 8-2008  |
Dear Sparrow, If you ever have a yard sale, I can only hope that you won't put that or any of those other literary gems out where some unsuspecting soul might be tempted to pick them up. That would not be unlike leaving rat poison or a loaded gun where one of your selfish considerations could get their little hands on them. Spud | ||
| Sparrow Registered user Username: Sparrow Post Number: 41 Registered: 10-2008 |
There will be no yard sale. In fact, I will keep this small book as it will be valuable reference material having my notes of skepticism in the margins. I appreciate 8thday's method of shelving such books upside down. Thanks all. | ||
| Martinc Registered user Username: Martinc Post Number: 74 Registered: 9-2006 |
Like 8thday, I have a Cult/Heresy section on my bookshelf for reference. There I have a 1911 Great Controversy with many margin notes, and the reader had been rather devout. This sits next the Robert Wieland, other SDA books and JW literature. In fact, tonight I made sure proper respects have been paid: they are now all together, and upside-down. Thanks Sparrow. Martin C | ||
| Martinc Registered user Username: Martinc Post Number: 75 Registered: 9-2006 |
By the way, part of the reason I put the aforementioned books together and upside down is to demonstrate to our 7 year old "selfish consideration" that certain things have their place, separate. He understands what we mean by it. | ||
| Gcfrankie Registered user Username: Gcfrankie Post Number: 304 Registered: 1-2007 |
We have an old mobile home on our property that we use for storage and I have put all sda/adventist books down there in a big plastic container so I have to go down there if I want a reference book to the writings and that gives me time to think thru as to whether I really want to look up the misquotes, etc. Most of the time I don't bother to go down and get anything because that means I go back down to return it and I am lazy haha. I know when I packed up the books and moved them there came a peace and calm over the room where I did have them. Gail | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 9321 Registered: 12-2003 |
Martinc, I love it! Thanks for sharing that! Colleen | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 6400 Registered: 3-2004 |
When I removed my EGW and other SDA books, there was a palpable difference in what I felt in my den. I am glad I threw them away where no one can get a hold of them. Diana L |
