Why I Left the SDA Church | KerryTerry

For the last 40 days I have been battling making this video. This video has been on my heart for 1 year and I have been putting it off. Today is the day I be obedient to God and share my story of why I have left the SDA church. This video was really hard to make but I trust God will use it for His glory!

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[kerryterry]

Thank you so very much for your kind words of encouragement. God truly is faithful and I am persuaded that He who began a good work in me is faithful to see it to its completion. God bless you all immensely. ❤️

[memesangmasartwork]

I was a catholic ive entered the sda last year
Nobody from sda came teaching us about sda
It was we who read the bible on our own n found out that sda teaching are more truthful than any other churches

[LethoHali]

You shouldn’t lose true friends just because you have left the church. I’m Adventist. My friend left. We are still friends and I respect her dearly for the stand she took for the reasons she did it for! She and her family are 💯 % dedicated to serving God!

[violetmulongo]

No matter what happens I'll never leave the Ark, there's storm outside.
This is where God Has told me to be

[sdasisterscare]

I’m 30 years in and have experienced ALL that you discussed. But NO ONE and NOTHING will make me leave. I questioned all of these and studied for myself.

[avelez]

Hi sister, I am a SDA Adventist member since I was 16 years old. I have seen many flaws in the members of the church, which has not have taken me by surprise as the word of God warns us about false teachers, sinners being his priority and false followers ultimately joining the church. I have taken a masters in religious education and I have not found another worldview with the logistics that satisfy as it is theism and specifically Christianity and among those many Christian denominations, adventismos. As I was studying I asked my Lord if there is another church out there that has His truth, Bible truth, to lead me and show it to me. I had not problem leaving the previous denomination I belonged to and the Lord knows I’ll follow where He leads. But dear sister, Biblically speaking, I find no lies or heresy in SDA teaching. The SDA teach Sola Scritura.” Therefore, I respect if you left the church for what you found in the members, but you must be convinced that it was not because you found any false biblical teaching. I’ll pray for the Lord to show you whether He talked you or someone pretending to be him. Remember, Jesus first followers were full of imperfections, but it was Jesus the one to deal with them to (with time) transform them. Peter was impetuous, John and James sons of thunder, Judas was a thief and traitor, etc. SD members, We are not different and it is the Lord’s promise to give us His Holy Spirit to restore God’s image in us. God bless sister and I pray God will grant you further wisdom and guidance in this matter.

[frazierwoods]

This isn't against the Biblical teaching as I guessed/assumed from the title. This is about those members who attempted to replicate their personal views onto others. I trust that the beliefs are there and that you have found a church home where you're loved and encouraged to live as God would have you to live.

[ChristsChemist]

I know exactly what you're going through, I too left a church that I was apart of for many years. Though I never got into the SDA religion, I attended a couple non-denominational congregations that I later discovered were deeply rooted in the prosperity gospel. Which also has its affiliations with the New Age or Scientology. To know that I fell into deception, after leaving the Pentecostal church I grew up in, was a hard pill to swallow. Every church leader I ever knew had alterior motives and manipulative tendencies, up until that point in my life.

So after being in the church for over 30 years I left the organized church altogether and began to go through this process of detoxing, a transformative process that involved allowing God to rebuild my foundation. God led me to unfollow and end partnerships with other ministries I had followed online around that time as well. Which is understandable since my judgment was obviously suspect but the great thing is I was able to find some solid teachers that answered questions I have had for years. It has now been 2 years since I left the organized church and I don't have any friends other than my mother but I'm hopeful that God will bring some solid people into my life in the years to come. Since I now have better discernment about what is of God and what isn't. Also by the grace of God, my mom ended up leaving the Pentecostal church that our family used to attend when my siblings and I were growing up and its been a year for her of being out of that church. Please pray for us that my dad will join us in this journey.

Every time I used to hear about the great falling away it was always spoken of in a negative context. However, as someone who doesn't have a church home, and hasn't had one for a couple years now, I see it more as a positive thing. In the sense that it seems God is separating the wheat from the tare in preparation for the return of Christ. There's a difference between falling away from the church that is represented by the building, and falling away from the faith, the true body of Christ (which is represented by those who are God's children) or from God himself.

[straighttalkwithprovylynd]

Hi sis. I'm SDA myself. And I've noticed the things you pointing out in my church too and really whenever I saw the whole puppet show going on I'd really feel like walking away too but I had to go back to why I God brought me into the church in the first place. I read the fundamental beliefs and more importantly the Bible itself and I'm on journey of my own as well tryna seek the Lord for clarity but he keeps sending me back despite the ruckus going on there and it's almost always as if Jesus is saying "don't look at who's beside you. Look up to Me" most SDAs dont practise the truth they preach and it's the pitfall of many. We need to keep seeking the Lord and He will reveal His will to us. I wish you all the best on your journey. I know the Lord will always be with you and shine His light in your path. Much love 💕

[hloimollo]

I lost everyone and everything when I left SDA. But God gave me a new family

[juniorkuri]

We all left churches that we used to be in. But I think our relationship with God is more important than our relationship with the church. A person has to repent, baptize and receive God's spirit in order to see and enter God's Kingdom, Mark 16:16. That's the only thing missing in an unsaved person's life. Religion won't save us but God can.

[MicaelaJazmin]

I'm a new SDA member and also a teenager. So I had a lot of problems dealing with it. I completely understand what you're saying, I also have met people like that and it makes me really sad. Fortunately I've found good friends here in my church in Peru. It's really important to just don't look up at the other's actions, but at the Jesus example. Cause in the end we're humans. Let's keep on praying for them too.
I really wish you all the best. The most important thing is to have Jesus by our side.💕

[strawberriesblueberries]

I left the SDA religion, I’m now a seventh day non-denominational Christian. Most of my family left the SDA church also.

[faithmatemavi]

I am SDA. I hope you are able to keep some of your SDA family. I hope they are understanding of the path you feel led to. If they are not understanding, God will send you others to walk this journey with you. This is your journey & its between you & God.

[chidiadimadumere]

I am not SDA but I am a Prophet. In a vision last year, the Lord took me to an SDA Church. We stood at the door looking into the church and He left me there. I was puzzled for a while in the dream because I was raised in an inter-faith household (Anglican and Judaism) but at this point I was just winging it with the protestants. I believe SDA as a denomination is doing something right and they have the full approval of the Lord.

[ayomidefolajimi]

Even if you have left, we SDA members still love you. And I pray you find the truth one day. God bless you

[chelkeerong]

I was raise an Adventist but left the church for many years . In 2001, the Lord called me back but He impressed me to keep the Sabbath . I must go back to SDA church. Though the church is not perfect and there's too much of apostasies even the leaders apostatize, yet still I'm very blessed . It's through present truth messages that I was truly blessed and still blessed until today . The Lord had blessed me because I focused on Him and not in humans even leaders. Often times, I watch a video like this ... " why I left the SDA church, people are leaving because of the condition of the church cause by leaders and fellow members, it's not because of the teachings. People who easily shaken and decided to leave have some issues about themselves too. If our faith is anchored in the Word of God and reaching towards maturity, we will not leave the church but stay and be a blessing to the church, help edify the church instead of being critical . We forgotten that the condition of the church is lukewarm, it's like a hospital with too many sick people. Christ is the head and we are His body . People who leave and without church is like Christ is the head without the body . So sad.

[gilberthenry]

I am a seventh day Adventist and I fully feel your pain.
Don't worry about the people who walk away from you for your decision. You feel God leading you so do what God is saying to you..

[ovfcvmfvev]

There is no perfect religion yet I'm so happy to be part of the SDA family. I have seen and observed the people as well inside the church but I am focused to God, to Jesus, his messages and the truth. Because if I focused my sight towards the man, I might stumble. I'm unto religion and beliefs and not unto people. I hope God will be with you throughout your journey in life. God bless sister ☺️

[joeverduzco]

Great Move. I met My Wife in HS. She was a SDA. I didn't Know what a SDA was. We Married, and Had Two Sons. I am an Alcoholic, after Returning From Viet Nam. I started to attend the SDA with her and my Kids. Had some nice times and attended every Sabbath Day. I started thinking of the Does and Don;t of the Church . Most of the Members were Non Combat Vets, and or Zero Service. Wife was getting sick of the Does and Don'ts. We left the Church, the Boys were Happy and We were Free. Saved by Grace Amen.