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Carol_2
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Username: Carol_2
Post Number: 139
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 4:48 am: |     |
God bless you Rey! And please continue to share information. I have to drive my daughter to Arizona State University this summer, early August. Will possibly be able to arrrange it so I can go through TX at the right time. (I'm in Georgia.)
Love you all!
Carol |
Dennis
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Username: Dennis
Post Number: 33
Registered: 4-2000
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 6:20 am: | |
Rey,
It is early morning here in Lincoln, Nebraska, your post has made my day! What a powerful testimony you bear! Thank you for sharing your journey with Jesus.
Your brother in Christ,
Dennis J. Fischer |
Colleentinker
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Username: Colleentinker
Post Number: 84
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 10:41 am: | |
Thanks for your story, Rey. Knowing you're saved is the most freeing, astonishing experience imaginable! Many things will become more and more "in focus" as time passes. Spend time in the Scriptures; your discoveries are just beginning. As Richard now says, he has discovered that everything he had been taught was twisted in some way. The freedom just grows!
Rey, do have a place where you can worship with other believers? That is such an important part of becoming grounded in this new walk with Jesus alone!
I'm praying for you!
Colleen |
Madelia
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Username: Madelia
Post Number: 51
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 12:02 pm: | |
Rey,
Thanks so much for sharing your story. My husband attended Southwest (or is it Southwestern?) College in Keene Texas in the early 1990s. You said there is a former SDA church in Cleburne? I'm curious, what is the name of the church? |
Susan_2
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Username: Susan_2
Post Number: 500
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 4:39 pm: | |
Rey, I just finished reading your story. Very interesting and best wishes as you journey on with your ministry. My daughter-in-law is Puerto Rican. I attended the local SDA church yesterday. The minister told us that we will be accountable before God for every sin we ever did at the time of judgement, when the books are opened and read. That even though we have confessed and asked forgiveness and have been forgiven we will still be held accountable for our every action. After the service I told the SDA pastor that my Bible says, "I remember their sin no more", or something like that. The minister says yes, that is so and God does not remember our sins now in this time of our lives but at the judgement when the books are opened we will still have to show acountability for those sins. I told him I think it's time he starts teaching the Apostile's Creed and the Nicine Creed so the people of his congreation will know for sure they are forgiven, both for known and unknown sins. He told me to stop by his office sometime during the week and he'll explain it to me so i can have the understanding from the truth (the SDA understanding). I'll skip the office visit. |
Pheeki
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Username: Pheeki
Post Number: 280
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 12:00 pm: | |
I too attended SWAU in the 1990's...I live near Keene at this present time but haven't heard of any former churches...I did hear of sort of an "off shoot" one that meets on Sat. in a metal building...is that the one? |
Rey_cantu
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Username: Rey_cantu
Post Number: 18
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 12:50 pm: | |
I am back from a very rewarded trip into south texas and mexico.
fresh news.
I went to south texas and Mexico to give one of my motivational seminars and promote my book on "eliminate depression and be happy" and video:"I was born to win"
Being there one of my partners from Mexico told me that there were to Medical Doctors from Montemorlos ,Mexico that wanted to meet with me. I rush to the place. It happened that we knew each other and that we had gone to Montemorelos in 1979.
they told me that for the past 3 years they had been out of the church. They have felt lonley. they taught they were the only ones in this planet. (another reason I believe we need to get together and send the message:WE ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!)
the problem dr. Lopez or his sin was doing home schooling and not using adventist schools or programs or books. oh, and going to a work shop on saturday about how to be a home school teacher.
he was confronted and ask to change or be kicked out.
he decided to resigned from the church board.
than somebody share the video: the spirit behind the sda.
There were super happy to know about all of us.
We are having a seminar in the heart of the Meca of Adventist in Mexico in March 30. We are going to start a group of former sda in Montemorelos.
I dont have a doubt in my mind, this message is moving into the spanish world.
Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we have rised the flag in texas and mexico, here we come. We are saved in Jesus!!!!!!!!!
Even the MOntemorelos News Paper is giving us support: He is publishing , front page every week:
"get to know your friends the sda"
where we write about all the truth we have discover. FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!LIBERTAD!!!!!!!
april 17, we are having another seminar in south texas. title :"Why did I stop being an sda"
we are having this in the tv, radio, newpaper.
by a former adventist pastor: rey cantu.
(I know some people like me alot) sorry, here we are and somebody has to tell the truth. Like John the baptist. We are not Nicodemus.We are not in the shadows of the night.
Another thing was, that some of this pastors in the valley of texas, have "Proclamation" congr. to Dale and Colleen and every body that makes this magazine possible. It is working. Pators in south texas who are bilingual have it.
we need to do that magazine in spanish in the near future. (Like this Fall) Gods Knows how much I wish i had alot of money to dedicate all my time to this message. I love to share this gospel.
NOW TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
Terry: Lets plan for next year in the East Coast. or brother why not make another reunion in the Fall. Why not ? We are family and family get together. Lets do it!!!!!!! This is the whole purpose to have this meetings or camp meetings in different parts of the USA and the world in the future. In my own experencie I thought I was the only one . I felt frome another planet. I know in my heart we need to get together. People need to know. WE ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carol_2 : Sure, I will be looking for you. I will be giving directions and phones numbers.
my ph. is 817-903 6731 any body can call me.
Callen: Right now we are planning to start a group in Arlington,Tex. Metroplex. We should start the first saturday of April.
Madelia: Yes , southwesternAdventistunivesity, in Keene, Texas. I went there from 82-85. In the 90, I was in Puerto Rico as Missionary. Came back in June 91.
My wife is from Puerto Rico. I am from south texas. Harlingen.
the former church here in cleaburne is called:
The "Ware House"
the pastor is former sda pastor: Mike Holland.
About the pastor wanted to talk to you......about Judgement Day.
Be prepare and if you dont know something..tell him I will study that verse or concept and I will be back. Try to take someone with you, to have a witness and to help you. Or tell the pastor to Email me or talk to me. You can give me his phone number and I will be my pleasure to talk to my friend.
Pheeki: You live near Keene? where at?
the metal bldg. They use to be there but moved to Cleaburne. Is called the "Ware House"
at this time I herd there is another group that is about to start.
I told them, lets make it bilingual.
The cleburne bilingual bible church.
they were going to call me back.
because I am going to Arlington to start. Because there where I know alot of people. I work as a spanish teacher in Arlington.
Call me. |
Rey_cantu
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Username: Rey_cantu
Post Number: 19
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 12:59 pm: | |
Some of goals in our reunion are:
1. To feel :"we are not alone"
2. Tell the world the truth :we are saved threw Jesus right now.!!!!!
3. Expose all the truth about the cults.
4. Exchange bussiness cards.
5. Create a federation, or committe, its purpose:
a. to plan our twice a year meetings.
b. to see what are the needs of our former sda.
c. create tools to share with adv. who dont know what to do in coming out.
d. Create a Support group (bilingual) to brothers who are traped in the cults.
6. Get , echange new, ideas from one another.
7. Create a FAMILY that are spread every where.
WE ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hallanvaara
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Username: Hallanvaara
Post Number: 31
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 1:18 am: | |
I read last week a writing about that Goldsteins book in finnish SDA netsite and it was written by very high-ranking finnish SDA leader. He has read that book and thanked and recommended it warmly. He pitied Ratzlaff for going astray and losing truth and "...we need persons like Goldstein to keep truth straight and clear..."
Well, what did you expect then? What else a church leader can say?
Tuija
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Agapetos
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Username: Agapetos
Post Number: 8
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 7:12 am: | |
Much earlier, Melissa wrote: "Disclaimer: I am not Hebrew scholar, fortunately I know my salvation is not based upon my ability to perfectly comprehend ever nuance of this or any other passage. But I do trust God to explain his own visions. Thank you, Jesus!"
Awesome!!!!
Today as I came home from work, I scribbled down a few texts about God's faithfulness and willingness to explain everything we need! Take them personally! (^_^)
(sometimes paraphrased)
"The Lord confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them." (Ps.25:14)
"The true light gives light to every person who comes into the world." (Jn.1:9)
"...I will love you and show Myself to you... My Father and I will love you ... we will come to you and make Our home in you." (Jn.14,21,23)
"I will ask the Father and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever... the Holy Spirit will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you... He will testify about Me." (Jn. 14:16,26,15:26)
"I have made the Father known to you, and will continue to make Him known to you, so that the love He has for Me may be in you, and that I Myself may be in you." (Jn.17:26)
"I will declare His name to My brothers (you!), and in the midst of their (your) meeting I will sing His praises." (Heb.2:12)
"Where two or three come together in My name, there am I with them." (Matt.18:20)
These last two beg me to excitedly ask: Why don't we simply wait in His presence more often, and gather *expecting* Him to fulfill what He promised and is waiting to do among us? His joy in living is to come and be with us and reveal His Father to us!
Samuel Medley penned these verses from the beautiful hymn, "I know that my Redeemer lives"...
He lives to bless me with His love,
He lives to plead for me above.
He lives my hungry soul to feed,
He lives to help in time of need.
He lives to grant me rich supply,
He lives to guide me with His eye,
He lives to comfort me when faint,
He lives to hear my soul's complaint.
He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to wipe away my tears
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart.
He lives and grants me daily breath;
He lives, and I shall conquer death:
He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.
He lives, all glory to His Name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
What joy the blessed assurance gives,
I know that my Redeemer lives!
(Tommy Walker added this chorus)
He lives, He lives,
For you and me He now lives!
It was the power of His love--
His love for us--that raised Him up!
He wants to bless and heal,
Our hearts and lives now to fill;
He rose victorious for our sins,
Now our Redeemer lives!
Take Him at His word, and take Him personally!
Blessings in Jesus,
Ramone |
Colleentinker
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Username: Colleentinker
Post Number: 348
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 10:21 am: | |
Wonderful texts, Ramone! |
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