Arthur Ujlaki-Nagy
Hey, how are you? My name is Arthur Ujlaki-Nagy. I was born in New York City to immigrant parents that escaped from the clutches of communism. I was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I grew up in the suburbs of New York City and attended public school and public university. My first degree was in Biology from SUNY Binghamton. I love science, and I was heading towards a career in medicine, however, God had other plans for me and called me to help save the souls of the lost, and in the process, He helps me to be saved as well! I’m sorry but if you want more details you will simply have to come to church to hear about it!
For those of you asking, why am I an Adventist? When I was younger, it was because of my parents, but as I grew older, I truly began to appreciate the Truths of the Scriptures, the Holy Oracles of God, and how in harmony the Church is with them. A few elements that draw me to God (in no specific order) are His gifts of 1) the freedom of will 2) prophetic gift of what will happen in this world 3) The Comfort and Strength of the Holy Spirit 4) Intelligent Design and Creation 5) The Unlimited Love that God the Father pours out upon us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
If you are still here and haven’t gotten bored yet, you might be asking yourself “Why should I come to this church as opposed to another church?” Or you might be asking “Why should I go to church at all?” Let’s start with the second one first. Two beings are fighting over you at this moment, and it isn’t a fair fight. The forces of evil are under the control of Satan and on the other side, Jehovah God, with the forces of good. Satan will use every single evil tactic to hurt you, break you down, ruin you, and bring about your destruction through lies, deceitfully addicting pleasures, and anything and everything to attain his aim. God, on the other hand, will not force Himself upon you. He says, “Come let us reason together, though your sins are as scarlet, let them be washed as white as snow.” Why should you come to church? God wants to reason with you. God wants to build you up. He wants to redeem you. He wants you to experience the kind of everlasting Love that is not possible to be experienced outside of His Grace.
Why should you come to this church? That’s a good question. To this day there are hundreds if not thousands of Christian denominations, each with its unique beliefs. So why this one? Well, if you made it this far into my long, plodding essay, you might as well come and talk to us to see for yourself! But if you were to ask me as a New Yorker, “Arthur, why do you go to the Seventh-day Adventist church?” I would honestly tell you that it is here that no human philosophy, no human tradition, no human speculation, stands between me and the Word of God. That’s what I believe.
Email: pastorarthursda@gmail.com