Why I LEFT Adventism | Former SDA Pastor Haroldo Camacho | For the Record: Ep. 1

"For the Record" is a documentary-like interview series that allows former Adventist's to share why they left the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and where they are now.

What happens when a devoted Seventh-Day Adventist pastor and conference secretary stumbles upon the true meaning of the gospel? Join Dr. Haroldo Camacho (‪@haroldocamacho8593‬) as he recounts his eye-opening journey from a life steeped in Adventist doctrine to discovering the liberating truth of Christ's finished work.

Born into an Adventist family in Cartagena, Colombia, Haroldo was groomed for ministry, witnessing his father's fervent preaching and the church's emphasis on their special mission. However, his academic pursuits and deep dives into Greek biblical texts began to unravel the long-held beliefs he once cherished. From a rigorous exegesis of Hebrews 3-4 and Isaiah 53 to the profound realization that faith in Jesus Christ is the true Sabbath rest, Haroldo's story is a testament to the transformative power of the gospel.

Dr. Haroldo Camacho is a former Seventh-Day Adventist pastor turned Lutheran. He is retired and lives with his wife, Mercedes, and son, Orlando, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He obtained his doctorate from the School of Theology at Claremont in 1991 and served many years as a Certified Court Interpreter with the Judicial Council of California. He has translated Luther’s Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535) to both Spanish and English. The English commentary is available through 1517 Publishing.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Who is Haroldo Camacho?
6:19 - Haroldo's Father Didn't Want Him to Be a Pastor
12:24 - Haroldo's Time at Atlantic Union College
15:39 - Haroldo's Time at the Adventist Seminary
22:05 - The Assignment
29:25 - The Paper
42:00 - Haroldo’s Missionary Experience in Peru
51:00 - The Gospel and the Investigative Judgment
53:00 - The Gospel and the Sabbath
57:35 - It's Easier to Fool Someone Than to Convince Them They've Been Fooled
1:02:45 - Discovering Robert Brinsmead
1:09:00 - What Was Your Experience as a Conference Secretary?
1:40:24 - The Devil's Doctrine in Disguise
1:44:57 - A Call to Seventh-Day Adventists
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ:
Man is a sinner (Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8) and our sin has separated us from our Maker (Isaiah 59:2). In His grace, God entered into His own creation in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:1-14; Col. 1:19), born of a virgin (Matt. 1:23), and lived a perfect and sinless life, fulfilling all the Law’s demands (2 Cor. 5:21; Matt. 5:17), on a mission by God the Father to save sinners from condemnation (John 3:16-18, 6:37-40). He paid the penalty for sin which is death (Romans 6:23) and bore the sins of His people in His body on a cross (1 Peter 2:24), making propitiation by His blood (Romans 3:25). He died, was buried, and resurrected in the same body He died in on the third day for our justification (1 Cor. 15, Romans 4:25; Luke 24:39). By a living faith (James 2:18) in the Person and Work of Jesus (Romans 10:9-10), God graciously declares a person righteous (Romans 4:5), they are reconciled to their Creator (Romans 5:10-11), given Christ’s righteousness in full (Phil. 3:8-9), sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13), and have peace with God (Romans 5:1). They are born again of the Spirit (1 John 5:1, Titus 3:5), adopted into His family (Eph. 4:5–7), and are granted eternal resurrection life in Jesus Christ (1 John 5:11), set free to do good works that please Him (Eph. 2:10; 1 John 2:3-4). Jesus will physically return one day to judge the living and the dead (1 Peter 4:5; Acts 24:15; John 5:24-5), throwing the wicked out of His Kingdom (Matt. 13:41-3), but His people will be spared from the wrath to come (1 Thess. 1:10) to dwell in union with God forever (Rev. 21:3).

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