Former Adventist
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
Questions and Answers—Part 1: Colleen and Nikki invite show producer Richard Tinker to join them in answering random questions about living life as Adventists. This is part one of a three-part series discussing Adventist lifestyle, doctrine, and advice for those who have left Adventism.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen discuss Romans 11:16–18. According to this passage, all Israelites are set apart for God's purposes—even the unbelieving ones. Gentiles must not boast against these natural branches.
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen discuss Romans 11:11–15. Did you know that the Bible says that by the transgression of the Jews, salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make the Jews jealous? This passage also covers the statement that the acceptance of the Jews will be life from the dead.
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki discuss Romans 11:7–10. This scripture passage says that God hardened everyone who is not part of His chosen people. Does that include the Israelites and the Adventists?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen discuss Romans 11:1–6. God has a remnant of believers among the Jewish people that began at the founding of the church on Pentecost and continues today!
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 10:18–21. Did you know that God says that he will make the Jews jealous? He even says that He will make them angry! But through it all, God continues to stretch out His hands to them.
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 10:14–17. This passage tells us where we get our faith. And the only way to hear the word of Christ is to have a someone teach. And that person has beautiful feet!
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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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?
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Colleen and Nikki talk through Romans 8:18–25. Adventism teaches that thorns and death are from Satan because of humans sin in the Garden of Eden.
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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The Book of Romans Series: Nikki and Colleen talk through Romans 8:12–17. 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!
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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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.
Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.
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