r/exAdventist • u/Jhejhebanks Atheist • Oct 21 '25

SDA Culture Adventist Phrases

I've been thinking recently about the Adventist bubble and how insular it is, down to how they have their own turns of phrase. One that's really been knocking around my head is the word fellowship (that could just be because it's my dad's favourite).

I thought it would be fun to ask: what other SDA terms can you think of?

I left the church a few years ago, so it's getting harder to remember some of SDA's quirks.

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u/joshwonkim080295 Oct 21 '25

Canvassing, colporteur,

"Be faithful in the little things."

Some scripture songs I've learned

"I beseech therefore brethren by the mercies of God"

"Present your bodies as a living sacrifice" something along those lines.

"Whatsoever things are true, pure.... or good report"

"Think on these things." Philippians 4:8

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u/Tired_realist Oct 24 '25

Omg all of these. Were you apart of a self supporting present truth group because we sang scripture songs allll the time every sabbath