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		<title>Comment on Trials and blessings from God by Eimii (Amy)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eimii (Amy)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Pastor Ben Anderson,
 I hope that you are still a pastor, and that you check up on your comments page. Glow website says they have lost track of you since 2010, I am assuming,  so I just wanted to comment on your story, &quot;Trials and Blessings from God&quot;. There is hope for us gay people, and we must continue our faith in Him (God). We are not a lost cause, there is a chance for us to continue on, but we must not give into gay sexual activities. 

I am proud to say I am an Seventh day Adventist, but I am also proud to say that God has given me a Husband for 19 years now, who accepts that I&#039;m a non-sexually active Lesbian. I too struggled as a child with the fact I had to accept I am a lesbian, but I prayed to Him, believing that he could help me be a non-sexually active lesbian, by giving him the reins on my life. My husband is not a christian, but he has accepted me fully, and has never cheated on me all this time. I am so GLAD I asked God to send him into my life during my high school years! 

Keep up your faith, Ben, God is surely with you in your deepest struggles, as He is with me!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Pastor Ben Anderson,<br />
 I hope that you are still a pastor, and that you check up on your comments page. Glow website says they have lost track of you since 2010, I am assuming,  so I just wanted to comment on your story, &#8220;Trials and Blessings from God&#8221;. There is hope for us gay people, and we must continue our faith in Him (God). We are not a lost cause, there is a chance for us to continue on, but we must not give into gay sexual activities. </p>
<p>I am proud to say I am an Seventh day Adventist, but I am also proud to say that God has given me a Husband for 19 years now, who accepts that I&#8217;m a non-sexually active Lesbian. I too struggled as a child with the fact I had to accept I am a lesbian, but I prayed to Him, believing that he could help me be a non-sexually active lesbian, by giving him the reins on my life. My husband is not a christian, but he has accepted me fully, and has never cheated on me all this time. I am so GLAD I asked God to send him into my life during my high school years! </p>
<p>Keep up your faith, Ben, God is surely with you in your deepest struggles, as He is with me!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Redeeming our sad gay situation by Abrena Mc Collin</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/blake-homosexuality-awareness/comment-page-1/#comment-26</link>
		<dc:creator>Abrena Mc Collin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Name is Abrena Mc Collin-Alexander and I am a Seventh Day Adventist, grew up in the church but left and God called me back home. Here is my testimony. I cannot keep the goodness of God to myself.

&lt;strong&gt;Here is what My Life use to be like before I met Jesus&lt;/strong&gt;
I thank Christ Jesus my Lord who called me from darkness into marvelous light for I was formerly an adulterer, bisexual since I knew myself as a child, a liar and thief going from bad to worse, but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

&lt;strong&gt;Here is what happened…how I Met Jesus&lt;/strong&gt;
It was one afternoon in my bed at home, suddenly a bright light shone before me like the sun and in the midst an image of God seated on His thrown, wearing a golden crown, crown with glory, shining in His glory, surrounded by His celestial host of angels standing on His left and on His right, shining all so bright. Then days later the Lord said to me “You will become religious”. Jesus introduced Himself anew to me, and just like the woman at the well the Lord told me all about my life.
&lt;strong&gt;
My life after I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior:&lt;/strong&gt;
1Timothy 1:14 say “And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” This is so true, today my life after I have accepted Jesus as my personal Savior, after a terrible life of sin running into dead ends out there…Jesus converted me by using His rod of correction/affliction. He give me deliverance from the sins that had me bound, no longer I’m I controlled by these sins/devil’s influence. My life today is full of joy, peace from a corruptible life, full of hope and the best part I’m no longer attracted to the same sex or anyone else but my husband and Jesus. I thank God for reuniting me with my husband and with Christ in the middle it is way better than before, full of peace and quiet, happiness and love. 

Today I am set free and I give God Praise. Paul said in 1Timothy 1:15 “This is a faithful saying and worthy of acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. However, for this reason I obtain mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all long-suffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life”…I was blessed by a young lady testimony who received deliverance from a life very similar to my past life, she too was attracted to the same sex and had a relationship with the same sex, she was my witness of the love and power of Christ. It had such a powerful impact on me and today she is an Evangelist for God, she preaches and speaks on 103 FM and there is where I heard her bold testimony to the world. 

God’s personal appearance and His Living Word has the greatest impact on my life today and forever. Believe on God for deliverance, repent and sincerely ask Him for deliverance, this nightmare of Homosexuality from ever since I know myself as a child is over. God brought down those stronghold, broke those chains and set me free. I owe my life to Him. 

He never made a mistake when He made male and female, the earth is curse and the devil is behind the corruption hence why Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. To God be the glory, it was not easy but God didn’t give up on me I had to walk it out and I rejoice today because He really helped me in all of this. 

Don’t accept this ugly life no one was born like that the earth is curse after Adam but Jesus save, seek deliverance beg God for help because Hell fire is not for you, God is a Holy God, pure no sin and He wants to help us live the very same life and I give Him glory today because it God who is carry me today and forever. Cry out for help don’t live that miserable life get the help from God that you need. I am a Seventh day Adventist I live in Brooklyn, NY and I want you to know there is freedom from sin through the blood of Jesus. It requires a lot of prayer and separating yourself from the evil crowd/evil vice itself. 

There is Hope and Victory and Freedom in Christ Jesus.

God Bless]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My Name is Abrena Mc Collin-Alexander and I am a Seventh Day Adventist, grew up in the church but left and God called me back home. Here is my testimony. I cannot keep the goodness of God to myself.</p>
<p><strong>Here is what My Life use to be like before I met Jesus</strong><br />
I thank Christ Jesus my Lord who called me from darkness into marvelous light for I was formerly an adulterer, bisexual since I knew myself as a child, a liar and thief going from bad to worse, but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.</p>
<p><strong>Here is what happened…how I Met Jesus</strong><br />
It was one afternoon in my bed at home, suddenly a bright light shone before me like the sun and in the midst an image of God seated on His thrown, wearing a golden crown, crown with glory, shining in His glory, surrounded by His celestial host of angels standing on His left and on His right, shining all so bright. Then days later the Lord said to me “You will become religious”. Jesus introduced Himself anew to me, and just like the woman at the well the Lord told me all about my life.<br />
<strong><br />
My life after I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior:</strong><br />
1Timothy 1:14 say “And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” This is so true, today my life after I have accepted Jesus as my personal Savior, after a terrible life of sin running into dead ends out there…Jesus converted me by using His rod of correction/affliction. He give me deliverance from the sins that had me bound, no longer I’m I controlled by these sins/devil’s influence. My life today is full of joy, peace from a corruptible life, full of hope and the best part I’m no longer attracted to the same sex or anyone else but my husband and Jesus. I thank God for reuniting me with my husband and with Christ in the middle it is way better than before, full of peace and quiet, happiness and love. </p>
<p>Today I am set free and I give God Praise. Paul said in 1Timothy 1:15 “This is a faithful saying and worthy of acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. However, for this reason I obtain mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all long-suffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life”…I was blessed by a young lady testimony who received deliverance from a life very similar to my past life, she too was attracted to the same sex and had a relationship with the same sex, she was my witness of the love and power of Christ. It had such a powerful impact on me and today she is an Evangelist for God, she preaches and speaks on 103 FM and there is where I heard her bold testimony to the world. </p>
<p>God’s personal appearance and His Living Word has the greatest impact on my life today and forever. Believe on God for deliverance, repent and sincerely ask Him for deliverance, this nightmare of Homosexuality from ever since I know myself as a child is over. God brought down those stronghold, broke those chains and set me free. I owe my life to Him. </p>
<p>He never made a mistake when He made male and female, the earth is curse and the devil is behind the corruption hence why Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. To God be the glory, it was not easy but God didn’t give up on me I had to walk it out and I rejoice today because He really helped me in all of this. </p>
<p>Don’t accept this ugly life no one was born like that the earth is curse after Adam but Jesus save, seek deliverance beg God for help because Hell fire is not for you, God is a Holy God, pure no sin and He wants to help us live the very same life and I give Him glory today because it God who is carry me today and forever. Cry out for help don’t live that miserable life get the help from God that you need. I am a Seventh day Adventist I live in Brooklyn, NY and I want you to know there is freedom from sin through the blood of Jesus. It requires a lot of prayer and separating yourself from the evil crowd/evil vice itself. </p>
<p>There is Hope and Victory and Freedom in Christ Jesus.</p>
<p>God Bless</p>
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		<title>Comment on My gay experience (John) by Eno</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/john-edwards-gay-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-24</link>
		<dc:creator>Eno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing your life.  It is an unselfish act indeed.  I appreciate your honesty.  It was enlightening]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for sharing your life.  It is an unselfish act indeed.  I appreciate your honesty.  It was enlightening</p>
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		<title>Comment on My gay experience and God by Greg</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/benjamin-my-gay-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-23</link>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sin is sin and the Lord loves the sinner and sent His Son to die for us so that we might live with Him forever.  He gives us the power to overcome and man was given a companion that was of the opposite sex.

The Lord was pleased with this last and noblest of all His creatures, and designed that he should be the perfect inhabitant of a perfect world. But it was not His purpose that man should live in solitude. He said: &quot;It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.&quot;  {AH 25.2}  
     God Himself gave Adam a companion. He provided &quot;an help meet for him&quot;--a helper corresponding to him--one who was fitted to be his companion, and who could be one with him in love and sympathy. Eve was created from a rib taken from the side of Adam, signifying that she was not to control him as the head, nor to be trampled under his feet as an inferior, but to stand by his side as an equal, to be loved and protected by him. A part of man, bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh, she was his second self; showing the close union and the affectionate attachment that should exist in this relation. &quot;For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it.&quot; &quot;Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one.&quot;  {AH 25.3}]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sin is sin and the Lord loves the sinner and sent His Son to die for us so that we might live with Him forever.  He gives us the power to overcome and man was given a companion that was of the opposite sex.</p>
<p>The Lord was pleased with this last and noblest of all His creatures, and designed that he should be the perfect inhabitant of a perfect world. But it was not His purpose that man should live in solitude. He said: &#8220;It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.&#8221;  {AH 25.2}<br />
     God Himself gave Adam a companion. He provided &#8220;an help meet for him&#8221;&#8211;a helper corresponding to him&#8211;one who was fitted to be his companion, and who could be one with him in love and sympathy. Eve was created from a rib taken from the side of Adam, signifying that she was not to control him as the head, nor to be trampled under his feet as an inferior, but to stand by his side as an equal, to be loved and protected by him. A part of man, bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh, she was his second self; showing the close union and the affectionate attachment that should exist in this relation. &#8220;For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it.&#8221; &#8220;Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one.&#8221;  {AH 25.3}</p>
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		<title>Comment on Welcome to our new GLAdventist blog by Andy</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-19</link>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was hungry..
was thirsty
was naked
was homeless
was gay and you ministered unto me?

Was on SDAkinship and ended up here!
Thankful for Love first for Jesus&#039;s and then yours.
For loving a wretched Sinner like me!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was hungry..<br />
was thirsty<br />
was naked<br />
was homeless<br />
was gay and you ministered unto me?</p>
<p>Was on SDAkinship and ended up here!<br />
Thankful for Love first for Jesus&#8217;s and then yours.<br />
For loving a wretched Sinner like me!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Welcome to our new GLAdventist blog by Willian</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18</link>
		<dc:creator>Willian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a lovely initiative in creating this site. May God bless you.
it is certain that there are many gays who want to follow Jesus, but they are so anxious ... and this site came to make a difference]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a lovely initiative in creating this site. May God bless you.<br />
it is certain that there are many gays who want to follow Jesus, but they are so anxious &#8230; and this site came to make a difference</p>
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		<title>Comment on A Matter of Identity by Lester</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/who-am-i-really/comment-page-1/#comment-16</link>
		<dc:creator>Lester</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree with much of what was said. I&#039;m a Bible believing E.G. White quoting SDA but when it comes to the topic of sexuality ...I&#039;ve often been confused. Many heterosexuals I know appear comfortable in their own skins whereas I always have to be on the look out to guard against unChristian thoughts and acts. It seems that rather I want it or not...a major part of my identity is &quot;the man who constantly wars with himself battling sexual demons&quot;. For 4 months I might be on top of the world in Christ having disavowed all homosexual acts and relationships but then later I&#039;m a fallen warrior or once again a jusitifier of my unbiblical acts. I wish I had an identity outside that of titles like homosexual, husband, father, and the like. These are all use to describe people but who is the actual person? Who am I apart from these titles? I wish I knew who I am in God&#039;s eyes? What or who am I suppose to be? I know that the one title I want more than anything is that of &quot;Christian&quot; but this title is often the hardest one to obtain for it means modifying all others. No longer am I a husband but a Christian husband. No longer a father but a Christian father. I feel its not possible to put Christian with some titles like &quot;Christian homosexual&quot;. I guess life is about choosing titles for yourself. Thanks for being there to talk too and for the article. Hopefully, God will equip me to get the title to be desired above all else. I would love to sit down and talk with God and ask him how I became what I am? Who did you create me to be? If I&#039;m not what was intended...what is the path I should take to get there? I have many questions and I wish he were here to ask directly apart from all the &quot;experts&quot; and &quot;biblical scholars&quot; with differing opinions? It would be power for me to do it just to hear it right from his lips...the lips of the creator.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with much of what was said. I&#8217;m a Bible believing E.G. White quoting SDA but when it comes to the topic of sexuality &#8230;I&#8217;ve often been confused. Many heterosexuals I know appear comfortable in their own skins whereas I always have to be on the look out to guard against unChristian thoughts and acts. It seems that rather I want it or not&#8230;a major part of my identity is &#8220;the man who constantly wars with himself battling sexual demons&#8221;. For 4 months I might be on top of the world in Christ having disavowed all homosexual acts and relationships but then later I&#8217;m a fallen warrior or once again a jusitifier of my unbiblical acts. I wish I had an identity outside that of titles like homosexual, husband, father, and the like. These are all use to describe people but who is the actual person? Who am I apart from these titles? I wish I knew who I am in God&#8217;s eyes? What or who am I suppose to be? I know that the one title I want more than anything is that of &#8220;Christian&#8221; but this title is often the hardest one to obtain for it means modifying all others. No longer am I a husband but a Christian husband. No longer a father but a Christian father. I feel its not possible to put Christian with some titles like &#8220;Christian homosexual&#8221;. I guess life is about choosing titles for yourself. Thanks for being there to talk too and for the article. Hopefully, God will equip me to get the title to be desired above all else. I would love to sit down and talk with God and ask him how I became what I am? Who did you create me to be? If I&#8217;m not what was intended&#8230;what is the path I should take to get there? I have many questions and I wish he were here to ask directly apart from all the &#8220;experts&#8221; and &#8220;biblical scholars&#8221; with differing opinions? It would be power for me to do it just to hear it right from his lips&#8230;the lips of the creator.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Trials and blessings from God by John Edwards</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/benjamin-gay-experience-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12</link>
		<dc:creator>John Edwards</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, Ben,  I&#039;m just learing about how to use this blog!  Great article.  I identified with it on many levels.  I have had one lover for 7 yrs, one 1 and one 6. My last partner was a wonderful guy.  We were still in love when I had a dream from God and we broke up.  I cried for fours days straight repenting and breaking up.  I have been living alone now for 16 years.  I still would prefer to have a roomate but I&#039;m extremely picky.  You are on the right track.  Stay close to Jesus.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, Ben,  I&#8217;m just learing about how to use this blog!  Great article.  I identified with it on many levels.  I have had one lover for 7 yrs, one 1 and one 6. My last partner was a wonderful guy.  We were still in love when I had a dream from God and we broke up.  I cried for fours days straight repenting and breaking up.  I have been living alone now for 16 years.  I still would prefer to have a roomate but I&#8217;m extremely picky.  You are on the right track.  Stay close to Jesus.</p>
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		<title>Comment on My gay experience (John) by Enash</title>
		<link>http://gladventist.org/blog/john-edwards-gay-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-7</link>
		<dc:creator>Enash</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 04:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just want to say how much I appreciated reading the story by John Edwards: &quot;Homosexuality, Politics and my gay experience.&quot; I could relate to so much of it on many levels. I thought it was wonderfully written and I aspire to be able to contribute something as effective as that in the near future. &#039;John&#039; thank you for sharing. May God continue to bless you and guide you until He returns to take us home.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just want to say how much I appreciated reading the story by John Edwards: &#8220;Homosexuality, Politics and my gay experience.&#8221; I could relate to so much of it on many levels. I thought it was wonderfully written and I aspire to be able to contribute something as effective as that in the near future. &#8216;John&#8217; thank you for sharing. May God continue to bless you and guide you until He returns to take us home.</p>
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