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Friends Colleen Tinker and Nikki Stevenson sip coffee and talk about life after Adventism. They discuss their journey to truth including eating pork, going to church on Sunday, and learning to trust the real Jesus. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries: https://www.facebook.com/ProclamationMagazine/ #sda #adventist #sabbath © 2019–2024 Life Assurance Ministries, Inc.
Episodes
The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 10:5–13. Did you know that this passage clearly tells us exactly who will be saved? Are you one of the blessed ones? If not, how can you become saved?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 10:1–4. Did you know that the Bible actually states that the end of the law, including the Ten Commandments, has come?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 9:25–33. This passage calls a group of people "Not my people" and later calls them "My people." Are Adventists in this group? Are evangelical Christians included?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 9:14–24. The Potter is in charge of the clay, and His will determines the use of His creation. Does that mean that we have no choices that matter?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 9:6–13. Is your free will or God's sovereign plan the determiner of your life. Is it both?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 9:1–5. Adventism, along with many Christians, teach that the Christian Church replaces all the promises and covenants given to Israel. Is this true? What does the Bible say?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 8:31–39. Did you know that this passage teaches that a believer is never separated from the love of God, even in death? No created thing can separate us from Christ Jesus, the uncreated one.
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 8:26–30. This passage contains the well-known—by Christians—"Golden Chain". What is in the unbreakable chain, and why is predestination included in that chain?
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 8:18–25. Adventism teaches that thorns and death are from Satan because of humans sin in the Garden of Eden.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 8:12–17. Did you know that when you trust Jesus, you are adopted permanently by the God of the universe and you are in His family? Colleen and Nikki also discuss Andrew Farley and his non-biblical teaching of hyper-grace.
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 8:5–11. You can be alive in your spirit even while your flesh still sins. How can this be possible?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 8:1–4. Do you feel like you are under God's judgment and He is out to make sure you are in hell? Listen to this wonderful scripture that seals the deal that you can be forever safe from God's wrath!
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Nikki and Colleen answer the questions that many Adventists ask by answering an email from a never-been Adventist wife containing questions from her Adventist husband.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 7:13–25. This scripture passage is where Paul walks through the laws that are present in the life of a believer—the law of God and the law of sin. The answer to the question, "Who will deliver me?", is given in the last verse: "Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 7:7–12. As an Adventist, the goal of perfect law keeping was preached and taught to our hosts as the end-game of the believer before they were ready for heaven. The Bible says that through the law sin kills.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 7:1–6. As a Christian you can only be married to one spouse at a time—are you committing spiritual adultery by being under both the Ten Commandments and Jesus Christ?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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Nikki and Colleen were recorded live at the 2025 Former Adventist Conference in February, 2025, where they talked about Adventism and the Sabbath. They also answered questions from the conference audience. You can view all the conference videos on the FormerAdventist channel. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.)
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Nikki and Colleen talk about this podcast including the foundational values and practices of Former Adventist Podcast. One request that we often receive is for Nikki and Colleen to debate someone from the Adventist organization. Why don't they do it? (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.)
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Former Adventist Conference, February 14-16, 2025: Nikki and Colleen talk about this year's Former Adventist Conference and the theme, "Sabbath in Christ". Do you still wonder about whether you need to keep a Sabbath as a Christian? Why do some Christians call Sunday "the Sabbath"? What does it mean to have "Sabbath in Christ"? Don't miss this conference. You can register at: http://proclamat...
The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 6:15–23. To what are you a slave? Is it a good thing to be a "slave to God"? (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.)
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