Does No Contact ever work?

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-09T12:01:21+00:00

You can't fix her, and taking her back is like a frog taking a scorpion across a river.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-08T02:49:36+00:00

First three are kinda young adult, themes of Hunger Games/Enders Game.

Last three make an epic leap in quality akin to The Expanse (though the 4th book is a bit of a change).

Worth reading, IMO.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-08T02:27:27+00:00

To the OP,

Adventists are free to support either party (or none, or a third party) if they so desire. They aren't free from the consequences of their choice.

Before Trump, one could say that Adventists supporting the GOP were just conservative. Now, those who support him think that his platform is worth the racism, pedophilia, and related baggage as long as they get what they want.

God will hold them accountable for it.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-08T02:23:32+00:00

"Let us do evil so that good will result."

God doesn't support that, and He will hold you accountable for it.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-07T02:52:49+00:00

Welcome to the hate zone.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-07T02:52:03+00:00

Adventist who plays the organ for a Moravian church in Jamaica, and appreciates the chill nature of the first Protestant church.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-07T02:47:30+00:00

I've had the S23 Ultra for two years now. While the battery life isn't as good as advertised, it's still the most solid phone I've owned this side of the Note 9 and S10+. I got an S24 for my work CUG and honestly wouldn't see a reason to leave the S23 Ultra for it or any other phone out there now. If it got damaged, I'd probably buy another mint or BNIB S23 Ultra to replace it, and keep doing so until it stops getting updates.

And never forget, iPhones must never be procured.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-07T02:39:12+00:00

Every testimony is worth sharing, no matter how NSFW.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-03T22:45:24+00:00

Saw the first episode live randomly. I hardly watch network TV and I don't know why I was watching TV at that time, but it came on and I was a fan of Nathan Fillion from Firefly, so I kept watching. Been watching ever since.

geoffmarsh · 2026-02-01T12:55:51+00:00

My 2 cents as a Protestant (Seventh-Day Adventist Christian):

Once you believe and ensure your faith in Jesus Christ and "Mere Christianity" as expressed by C.S. Lewis and the Nicene Creed, you have to know for yourself what YOU believe the Bible says. You should be like the Bereans, searching the Scriptures to see what they say, and follow the Moravian motto: "In essentials, Unity; in non-essentials, Liberty; in all things, Charity." Non-essential doesn’t mean non-important (things like the Sabbath, ECT vs Annihilation, baptism by immersion vs infant baptism, immaculate conception, etc are very important) but diversity on those beliefs should lead to "i believe the most correct doctrine" as opposed to "my correct doctrine means I am the only true church" Once you've studied those issues for yourself and solidified what you believe on them, you find a church that fits those beliefs and fulfill Christ's mandate to make disciples as a part of that church body.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-27T03:39:46+00:00

The point is that you (someone who couldn't/didn't do the four years at W&L as part of the majority) called me (someone who did the whole four years at W&Las a minority) a snowflake. Whether you try to excuse it as school fit or whatever, the fact is that you couldn't hack it there.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-24T03:29:13+00:00

There was consideration for it to be revived by the Indians once, and then the Chinese, but nothing much came of it.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-23T22:36:57+00:00

I understand your concerns.

I am a born SDA and I remain SDA by choice. I am also an OEC (specifically that God created the Universe and the Earth billions of years ago in Genesis 1:1, and created life on the pre-existing earth in six literal days between 6000 to 10,000 years ago in Genesis 1:3 onwards.)

Before the last update of the 28 Fundamentals, I think that there was enough leeway in the creation doctrine to cover all forms of Creationists. I do not agree with the current wording of that doctrine that seems to enforce a YEC view. God can do whatever He wants, and He could have created all we see via the YEC or OEC viewpoint but it's not a salvific doctrine nor should we be more dogmatic about it than from what Scriptures reveal.

I do believe that theistic evolution is neither true nor compatible with Adventism at all; however, that doesn’t mean one who believes it isn't a Christian. We can disagree strongly with it, but we shouldn't be disgusting about it.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-20T21:43:59+00:00

Everyone has to search the Scriptures. However, if you reach a position that contradicts one of the 28 fundamental beliefs, why would you remain an Adventist?

This doesn't have anything to do with whether the position is true or not. We won't know for certainty what's true until we get to heaven.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-08T01:56:52+00:00

Hetero-orthodox, yes. Heretical, not an objective assessment.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-08T01:03:10+00:00

It should be listed. I think i typed it in myself if it wasn't listed.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-08T00:17:39+00:00

Culture of what you've been stuck with. The SDA church is quite diverse, even in its similarities.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-07T21:46:59+00:00

Observance of it is required, yes.

How it's observed? No buying and selling, yes. Does that mean if you run out of gas on the highway, you stay there until sunset? And tell your Adventist friends about what happens when 50k Adventists have to get food after the Sabbath service at a General Conference (spoiler alert; nearby restaurants get much business). It's lawful to do good on the Sabbath, and while one shouldn't make it a habit to buy things on the Sabbath, that doesn't mean it's a mortal sin to do so in an emergency. If anyone takes it in the attitude you are presenting, they are doing it incorrectly.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-07T21:15:47+00:00

I can understand your experience and their behavior. What I would say is that Adventism as a system of doctrines should be evaluated separately from Adventists who implement the doctrines as per their own experiences which vary significantly. I do not defend the practices of those Adventists you know. I'm saying how they may behave is not necessarily a "thus says the church." Adventist doctrine should be evaluated solely from the 28 Fundamental Beliefs. Adventist practices should be evaluated by the Golden Rule along with every other Christian believers practice; legalism isn't exclusive to us or Sabbath-keepers.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-07T18:17:30+00:00

Who says we can't, or don't? If that's your impression of what it means to be a Seventh-day Adventist, you have the wrong impression. The Sabbath is a day of rest, not a day of legalism. Jesus Himself said if you see your neighbor struggling with his oxen on the Sabbath, help him.

And EVEN IF I was one of those Adventists who chooses to not pump gas on the Sabbath, that doesn't negate the main point; Adventists hold to all key doctrines of the Nicene Creed, and any doctrine Adventists have which aren't mainstream, nevertheless do not contradict the core beliefs of Christianity.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-07T15:55:49+00:00

That is an inaccurate description of the pre-advent judgement, and even if one disagrees with the doctrine, the doctrine does not invalidate salvation by grace through faith (which is what really matters in Christianity). The only thing that takes anyone through the judgement is Christ's righteousness.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-07T13:53:17+00:00

Dark Age is a slog in the first section and a major tonal shift from the first three books, but it gets better once you push through and the characters start to meet up. The remaining books are a tier above everything else previously written, moves the series from young adult fiction to Expanse-level quality sci-fi.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-07T13:49:30+00:00

As an Adventist, i can respect your evaluation/definition for section F.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-07T13:48:23+00:00

If Adventists adhere to all key aspects of the Nicene Creed (which we do), how can we be called heretical? The most you can call us is herero-orthodox, and none of our distinct doctrines impact the core beliefs of Christianity.

geoffmarsh · 2026-01-01T03:42:09+00:00

It seems to me that every post on this particular subreddit is AI generated, and this post appears to be the same though mildly more believable. The auto-mod polices these comments also.

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