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.)
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Episodes
324 episodes
Advice About Adventism with Guest Richard Tinker | 324
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, an...
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Episode 324
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No Boasting Against Israel | Romans 11:16–18 | 323
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: Fa...
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Episode 323
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Are You Making Israel Jealous? | Romans 11:11–15 | 322
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 ...
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Episode 322
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Did God Harden Adventists? | Romans 11:7–10 | 321
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 Advent...
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Episode 321
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Remnant: Israelites Not Adventists | Romans 11:1–6 | 320
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...
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Episode 320
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God Makes Israel Jealous | Romans 10:18–21 | 319
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 cont...
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Episode 319
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Do You Have Beautiful Feet? | Romans 10:14–17 | 318
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 ...
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Episode 318
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Who Will Be Saved? | Romans 10:5–13 | 317
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 ...
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Episode 317
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End of the Law | Romans 10:1–4 | 316
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: Fallin...
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Episode 316
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Adventism Not My People? | Romans 9:25–33 | 315
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 Ch...
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Episode 315
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In the Potter's Hands | Romans 9:14–24 | 314
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 matte...
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Episode 314
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God Does the Choosing? | Romans 9:6–13 | 313
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. U...
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Episode 313
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Replacement Theology Examined | Romans 9:1–5 | 312
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 t...
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Episode 312
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Death Can't Separate Us From God | Romans 8:31–39 | 311
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 sep...
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Episode 311
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Predestination—Is It In the Bible? | Romans 8:26–30 | 310
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...
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Episode 310
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Satan Didn't Create Thorns | Romans 8:18–25 | 309
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 © ...
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Episode 309
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Adopted by God | Romans 8:12–17 | 308
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 N...
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Episode 308
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You Are Flesh and Spirit | Romans 8:5–11 | 307
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 ...
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Episode 307
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You're Not Condemned | Romans 8:1–4 | 306
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 t...
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Episode 306
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Adventist's Sabbath Questions Answered | 305
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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Who Will Deliver Me? | Romans 7:13–25 | 304
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 si...
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Episode 304
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Ten Commandments Bring Death | Romans 7:7–12 | 303
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 r...
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Are You Committing Spiritual Adultery? | Romans 7:1–6 | 302
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 Commandm...
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Episode 302
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Your Sabbath Questions Answered—Live at FAF Conference | 301
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...
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All About This Podcast: Why We Don't Debate | 300
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 ...
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