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aww what a testimony. I miss old Aaron...but I *totally* get where he's at now with everything he's been through, so...still, found this and old UnderOath SOOOO inspiring, thanks for sharing Aaron my brother!
Such an encouragement for me as a believer (gave my life to Christ 2 years ago) to see that he's a believer who stands firm to biblical conviction. I'm so glad he lives missionally for the gospel amongst unbelieving bands. It's even cooler for me to see he's a believer after I listened to The Almost in high school (never realizing he was) and only just recently became a believer. There really is a veil over our eyes until we receive Christ.
***** If you are referring to Leviticus 19:28 that says: "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.", then you should know that Leviticus 19:27 says: "Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.", and Luke 6:37 says: "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven." You should read Leviticus chapter 19 and you will understand the tattoo thing a little better.
john 7 verse 25 judge rightously,not by appearance 1 corinthians 5:3 judge within matthew 7 judge by a correct standard www.equip.org dont forsake the assembly of the saints
Wow all these years I had been listening to his music, i never knew he was Christian. Given, I hadnt really listened to too much but this is an awesome full circle it has made in my life. All these years I had been struggling with my faith, so have my favorite artists that helped me get through my times. God works in some mysterious ways!
Isn't it strange that all of the people who portray the persona you describe always look beautiful !? There has got to be something that makes all these people beautiful. Most musicians are like that! Right !?
It is really sad to come back to these videos and see how many people are hating on his faith. Every single one of you have had faith in something or someone at some point in time. Let them believe what they wish to believe in. Normally you wouldn't bash people for believing in Santa or the tooth fairy. He is a really great guy and many people have stopped cutting and stopped doing drugs because of his message. He has saved so many lives. Is your opinion worth more than their lives? Don't trash someone who has made more of à difference than you.
1. Santa and The Toothfairy is something one lets a child believe in, and for me it's like Harry Potter, when you're 11 and the letter doesn't come, you figure it out for yourself. 2. It's not that I personally hate his faith, I hate that 2 minutes of this video was actual story and that I actually had to sit through a harmonisation of "Jesus there is something about your name" to hear it. Yes, most atheists or agnostics were part of some faith at some point, but most atheists and agnostics know from getting out just how toxic it is. We've gotten away. And it's still hammered into our faces every day. Sometimes we have to remind the world of our existence. And that not all of us think that the bloke everyone else is not sleeping in on a Sunday for is a stand up guy. So no, if there are people not of faith disappointed at the lack of substance here, voice it by all means.
+Matthew Stevens So what you are saying is: you decided to watch the video that had clearly been religious (the description says he talks about his faith) and you did NOT have the ability to leave that video at any given time? You couldn't even mute it and close your eyes???? Oh you poor thing. You watched the video, so religion isn't being shoved in your face, it is a video about religion, you don't have to watch it. As I said before, Aaron has helped so many people and prevented so many suicides. Would you rather those people have died? Would you like it if they lived their lives cutting and hurting themselves? I want to know if you think that he and the lives he has saved are worth so little that you complain about him believing in something you don't believe in. Every person is beautiful and amazing and they can show love and life to orphans and people in prison and people in poverty, no matter their religion. You can show love to others, if you forget about their beliefs, because they are worth love
I'm not going to talk about the fact that not everyone of those kids made it, the graveyards full of kids who actually did commit suicide BECAUSE of religious indoctrination. And I really only watched it because I liked a good few Underoath songs and wanted to know more about their formation, no other reason, like I'm sure many other people did. And it'd have been fine if there was a minute and a half narrative saying "I used to play in a church band, some bloke called me up and thought I was top notch, and then I joined Underoath, he just told me to play to honor my chosen deity". Cool. Great story. Wonder which kits you've played on. I'd even have sat through another four minute tirade on how Jesus saved him like most Christian metalcore bands do in their sets anyway, and really, I kinda don't even get surprised by that kind of thing anymore. However, as one of those kids who was on the receiving end of the bullying, I'll tell you straight up, I think it's great that he's people look up to him and they found something they can believe in, but I will hold every apologist personally accountable for every kid who still ends up being bullied by religious organisations. Every kid that is put at risk of walking in front of a bus for not being accepted because of who they are. This is the problem, Christianity is not above criticism. And if my criticism can demean every life saved by that poisonous institution, then have they honestly been saved? When that kid finally wakes up in the middle of the night and figures out it's their parents putting the money under the pillow, you know what? It sucks. It does. But then you kind of realise, your parents are awesome. That what's right in front of you is better than what you can fabricate. And I do love people, I wish the best in life to everyone, and I hope if you have a history of mental illness that you actually go seek professional help because if it were arthritis or gout you'd do it in a heartbeat, mental illnesses aren't anything to be ashamed of, they aren't some radical contagious disease. But tell me that my life has any meaning other than what I give it, and we're going to have a problem. Tell me someone else makes my destiny, especially a bigoted baby blood fetishizing megalomaniacal mass murderer and we're going to have a problem.
+Matthew Stevens That isn't what Christianity is about. What you see alot of people and organisations portray, isn't how it is supposed to be. Christians are supposed to love others with all of their hearts and show others how to love others. Christians are supposed to be helpful, selfless, peaceful, kind, patient optimistic and internally beautiful and spread that love through the world and to God. That is the purpose God has set for us. Is that really such a bad thing? Would it really be a bad world? I, whether I was a Christian or not, would want that. A concept of universal love.
Jeremiah Cuntlips *Religious people are responsible for millions of deaths. True Christianity is built on a standard of morals and relationships with people and God, loving and caring for people. Many people misinterpreted the Bible and created an untrue idea of what religion was. People became extreme, believing that if you do something wrong you have to pay for it. The truth of the matter is that: Christianity is a following of Jesus Christ, who loved every single person and cared for them. Yes, you have to reap the consequences of your actions, but what you do, if you decide to not do it again and ask to be forgiven, will have no lasting affect on your life. Those people that killed others, didn't realize that. And my argument IS valid, because I said how it is SUPPOSED to be, not how it actually is in the world. And just because you rarely see people passionate about Christianity, doesn't mean there aren't any. I have known many people who were raised Muslim or atheist that are incredibly passionate Christians. I myself, was raised in a Christian home, but I believe in the fact and logic of Christianity. And I have faith that it is true. I have seen many things in my life, and none of them disqualify the existence of God, most facts enforce that the world was not an accident. As for brainwashing, if I was brainwashed I would only believe it because I was told it was factual. However, that is not the case. I believe in it because I find nothing more real to believe in. I was not guilted into believing anything, I chose what I wanted to believe in.
Aaron is a huge inspiration to me and im just about the same way with my family and being huge chirstians..everytime i listen to his music i just fall in love with it and his talent and inspiration.. and his songs say so much and he spreads his religon and his word of christ to MANY people.. I dream all the time and pray and wish i would be a musician like him..and when i play drums im not dying to be in a band i like to play on my own and make my own things and just love to have fun playing
I got saved at 19. The first church I went to kicked me out just for going to another church one night. 2 cheeting wives later, a custody battle with my own mother. 2 year long failed relationships. The second because of a pastors email. In "04" I found myself where none of my friends and family would ever have thought I would go. Prison.... for 2 1/2 yrs. While there, Say This Sooner and all the bands on Tooth n Nail and Solid State helped keep my faith alive. Yes, I continue falling and falling, but my salvation means more than sick judgmental pastors and so called Christians, but I failed because I stopped attending church. There is always a pastor or church out there that can apply to our growth at any age and no matter how bad you think you've been or no matter how bad the church hurt you. It's not worth your salvation. As a Christian musician you should be careful what you project into the public don't hate on God.
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Wow, I've always been a fan of him, but for some reason I'd never watched an interview/video with him talking in it. I knew he's a Christian, but I always kinda assumed he wasn't a very committed Christian. I'm glad I was wrong, he's one of the best Christians in this genre! :)
wow i admire this guy so much for sharing his story, and for admitting he's not perfect. i'm so happy i got to meet him yesterday, hes so nice and humble. and his set was so extremely inspiring, i can't even put into words how happy i was to be there to see it
Aaron you are absolutely AWESOME! No other words to describe it. I never knew who you were until I was searching through videos and saw where Paramore had a new drummer and I just figured ahhh another guy with mediocre skills with an endorsement with Truth. I have never been so wrong in my life. God Bless you and yours man. With your words you make it all possible and by being true to you, God and what you believe and stand for!
Makes me pretty upset to see all these negative comments about the “new” Aaron because this “new” Aaron is how he’s always been. Aaron was always the way he is now it was just behind the scenes, he was a huge Christian artist so he had to hold up a front of being this perfect Christian role model and it was making him miserable, Christianity is all about being a flawed human and Aaron is no different, he’s not perfect and he felt that he couldn’t truly connect with people because he had to be fake and have a certain image. Aaron is a very genuine and honest guy, he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve met, very funny and down to earth and he always keeps it real, he’s definitely been through some hardships in the past few years and he wanted to be open about his experiences and he couldn’t do that if he was still trying to hold up the image that the Christian music scene put onto him. And yes, he’s still a Christian, he still holds his same beliefs and most important, he’s still a great person!!
This almost brought me to tears. I struggle with almost everything aaron named but I know Jesus loves me no less and will help me through all of them to reach a higher love and relationship with him
I'm not a christian, but I'm a huge fan of Underoath and The Almost. I have lots of respect for Aaron, and I think it's so great that he wants to bring hope to people, and help them. I can't relate to the christian thing, but I can relate to feeling really strongly about something, and I'm really interested to hear what Aaron says in interviews about life and his view on things and stuff. Would be cool to sit down and discuss life with him, I think he has a lot of interesting things to say =)
Thank you for your kind words I'm glad I could help i a small way.And now I thank God everyday for leading me to this video I have a whole new look on life now before I saw it as a curse but now It's a true blessing.
I watch this and I wanna freaking cry...knowing where Aaron is now, at least from what I can see... I'm no freaking better than him, like at all, but it hurts so bad... Jesus is so, so, so good, even thru the ugly parts of our lives...and Aaron is missing out on Him, as far as I'm aware. I pray and plead with Jesus that He makes Himself real to Aaron again and meets him right where he's at. Same with Spencer and the rest of the Underoath cats.
Ephesians 2:8-9 is one of my favorite bible verses. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, least any man should boast." It's not who you are or what you do, It's what you believe.
i agree-this guy is my hero. Everytime he shares something it really relates to me or something my daughter is going through. he is so genuinely caring. he even said a prayer with my daughter.
Some people say it's soooo preachy, but I guess, for me, in my own opinion, The Bible said in Matthew 28:16-20. And this is "maybe" his own way on how to do it. :) Peace out. :)
huge inspiration, Christians have the hardest battle, we are not ignorant of what this world is all about and God's original purpose for humanity. Encouraging to see real Christians speaking the truth especially in the music industry. God Bless!
+JesusAdonai I would hardly agree with the statement that "Christians have the hardest battle".. smh.. If anything the disabled have a way harder battle. I am a double amputee and live in immense physical pain 24/7 while raising my daughter by myself so I am pretty sure I have it harder than most christians. That is one of the thing that makes me the most sick when it comes to you preachy fucks. Always feel so damn persecuted and that only you know the truth. Actually, no one knows the real truth. All we have to go by is faith. faith does not equal fact.
We fight a spiritual battle. Also ever looked at history and what is going on each day? Millions of Christians are killed for their faith in Christ. The papacy murdered millions, islam has murdered millions. You do not have to be worried about being murdered for being disabled. Also many Christians are disabled, so your comment is irrelevant, you are just butthurt. Christ came and died for your sin, that is fact. Repent bro. God wants you to know Him, and He can and will forgive you of your sins if you humble yourself and are sincere. Don't know why you are wasting your time commenting on Christian videos if you think its nonsense. obviously something has been stirred up in your spirit if you are spending time looking at this stuff.
JesusAdonai if you looked in history you would also see that christians have murdered millions upon millions in the name of your twisted god. And the reason why I even watched this video was because I listen to some Underoath but I never knew this guy was such a preachy fuck. Good thing the rest of the band doesn't consider themselves to be a "christian" band anymore. Guess they are starting to wake up just like the guys from Zao.
in the making a person that believes in magic such as turning water to wine, feeding shitloads of people with one fish, walking on water, raising the dead, being born of a virgin, and someone who is too stupid to realize that fictional story has been told several times before Jesus supposedly existed, and almost exactly. Ever heard of Buddha, Krishna, Odysseus, Romulus, Dionysus, Glycon, Zoroaster, or Horus??
I don't even believe in God. Or any God. But this was truly from his heart. I've never seen anyone more passion than this guy. This makes me want to almost believe in it all.
I was force fed religion at a young age. As it usually does, drove me away from God. Only when I was 18 (even being forced to go to church) did I experience the tangible presence of Jesus. There is no denying that He's real once you've experienced God firsthand. The difference was when my family started going to a church that wasn't about religion. They weren't focused on offering and attendance numbers, they were focused on people. There is a fine line between religion and legit Christianity. Religion is spewing things like "God hates gays" and judging people when you have no place to judge at all. Christianity is loving people through whatever they're going through, whether you believe what they believe is right or wrong. God is love, and people have such a tainted view of Him because of how bible-beating hell-preaching religious nuts literally scare people or are just downright obnoxious. Aaron is a real inspiration to stand by the truth even when it's toughest. You're awesome dude. And you're a sick drummer.
Butch Coolidge The world is messed up. I could engage in a useless internet debate with you, attempting to explain how the world became a perverted, sinful place when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. But it's 100% always proven to be a waste of time. Do you plan on changing your mind because of what I could explain to you now? Probably not. All I know is I was a different person years ago, and had a life changing experience that led to an overall life change. You can choose to believe it, or you can make yourself believe that your life is perfectly fine without the love of God in it. God doesn't "allow" children to be raped by priests, children are just raped by priests. Because priests are people. People are humans, with free will, to sin, or not to sin. Priests are not puppets of God.
it's not that original sin doesn't explain the evil in the world. it does in a way. but if God allowed children to get raped because of what some people did thousands years ago, than God would be evil. i'm amazed how you christian accept that explanation and can still with serious face tell me that God loves us. and don't give me the free will explanation. if you're honest you'd look it up. it just doesn't hold up to scrutiny. basically, the argument is this: what about the free will of the victim? the free will of the victim to not get raped is seriously violated. so basically what you're saying is that god is giving free will to the rapist just so the rapist could deny the free will to the victim. and in the end, god will take the rapist's free will in the worst way possible - by sending him to hell. so all i'm asking is, if the bad people are gonna be punished why wait? why wait till he rapes another person? why wait till Hitler kills all 50 million people? I guess for God, the free will of Hitler to kill as much he can, is more important than suffering of all those people. is that what you're saying? since when we are not "puppets" of God?? according to bible, God already decided how it all will end, he already planned it all out (not that he could accomplish that if people really had free will). and of course there are stories in Bible where God punished wicked people, he stopped them from sinning any more, he took all those lives in the Flood and took free will from all those people. so in principle, God is not against violation free will of people. killed even all infants in the Flood but i guess free will of serial rapist can't be violated for some reason. -- you got basically 2 choices as I see it: 1) either you discard original sin explanation for evil in the world. or 2) you accept that your god is not a loving god. Christian who are seriously and honestly thinking about it have to choose 1) and to the question "why god allows bad things to happen to good people" you have to honestly answer "I don't know". Why do so many Christians feel like they have to have find excuses for God? It somehow smells of insecurity about the strength of your faith.
they should had put songs from Act Of Depression and Cries Of The Past in the background because that's what Underoath really was about in the beginning
i love how he mentions that "if your afraid of that and you think thats wierd your feelings are normal" :) so nice of him. so nice to know hes not just with his own religion hes with others that might not believe letting them know its normal but god still loves them
Such an amazing man. His music has pulled me through so much for so many years and continues to do so. I haven't had much faith lately but when I listen to this and when I listen to his music it reminds me to keep staying strong
I just saw a video of him now and it's sad to see because he looks like he has no joy, he cusses now and I would bet he has walked away from the Lord completely because no one who is growing in the Lord starts cussing when they didn't before! I truly hope his faith is restored .
I'm jewish and Underoath and espicelly Aaron gillespie's songs touched me so much through the years,The passion he has for jesus is something i could relate to. It really dosent matter to me which religion is it directed to. love you aaron
Man, I'm not sure he ever existed tbh. I listened to the interview on the Bad Christian podcast right after his divorce (which is only I think 4 years after this video) and I was shocked: he was completely off the rail on some Biblical principles like he had never heard anything of Christian theology. And I thought, what the heck was he preaching and/or standing for in the 2000s-2010s? In the podcast, among other stuff, he says for example that he's been cussing ever since he was 18 or something but he "couldn't do it in public", or something like that. I can't help thinking that he was sort of playing a script back then, at least partially
His beliefs don't affect you. Don't hate on him for them. Whether someone's religious or not, it isn't your place to criticize them. He's happy. He makes others happy. Don't rain on his parade and be disrespectful. That's common sense. You talk of how toxic something is, yet you only make the situation more toxic by trashing it.
Wow, I love his honesty. I struggle with anxiety too, this is so comforting. Christ has totally gotten me through it all. What a smart guy. What a truly inspiring and passionate guy.
You really don't need to fear lyrics of religious bands. Underoath (the band Aaron used to be a part of) have among the most powerful lyrics that I as an atheist can appreciate and relate to. I don't know what Aaron is doing now but you might be missing out by not checking the lyrics out.
I had the opportunity to see Aaron perform and meet him last night- so amazing! Such a talented dude. I was super awkward around him because I look up to him so much, but he was cool about it. He's so gifted and just an all-around awesome guy.
Azan B. Aaron is still a Christian, he just doesn’t connect with the front that a lot of Christian’s put on, he felt like he was being fake and trying to act perfect for everyone. Aaron is a very genuine, honest guy and he wants people to know the real him so they can connect with him better, Christianity is all about being a flawed person and Aaron is far from perfect and he wants people to see that, because it allows people to relate to him and his music better.
Good on you Aaron...God has blessed you, and you arnt afraid to share the Hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ...i wish more Christian band members were more honset and open about their faith!!!! Praying for you and your ministry mate!!
whow it hurt to watch this and know were he is now... i trully hope that he finds peace with his deforce and everthing. He was trully a role model, but now seems to have fallen becease of it
I agree- in this video, he just looks happier, healthier, and warmer than the defensive, colder, and calloused person he appears to be in Underoath 2018 interviews.
Aaron Gillespie it is amazing how you show your love through jesus to us. It has truly opened my heart and i want you to know that Jesus loves you too. He is always with you and is proud of what your doing. Just keep believing in him and just know that he wants to know you more. For the people that persecute you, just ignore them and thank everything in his name. God bless and i hope to hear wonderful things from you mate!
I loathe people that try to undermine any religious person. I don't call myself a Christian any more after going to church as a child, but I believe in a higher power. My higher power / vision of him doesn't matter. It's the values of God (a higher power of thought and understanding ) that has given me a conscious when someone says here do a line of cocaine, or let's go to the strip club and get wasted. I know wrong and right and I try the best I can . Will I burn for all eternity in hell ? Who knows , but i'll try my best not to.
Reading your comment made me think you should take a look at C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity." if you haven't already. In the first couple chapters he elaborates on the concept of moral law like you've described, and the book doesn't really work its way up to talking about Christianity until another few chapters in. He was a former atheist so he is very cognizant of how he delivers. Just throwing it out there in case you are interested; you should be able to preview that first part of the book that I'm talking about on amazon.
Arron iv always been a huge fan of yours. and like many others, no matter what you do we will all support you. youve been a hero of mine for a long time now. we both grew up and played music for our churchs. and god has gifted us both with music and drumming. i wish you the best. -nathan warner
He is an incredible musician, he sounds like a real nice guy and I'm glad he is doing what he wants with faith but (And I'm sorry guys and gals) I just find it uncomfortable when someone is that preachy.
Would you rather be more comfortable about him talking about sleeping around with all his groupies and be waisted after every concert ??? He's talking about his personal life experience and that's what makes him so relevant not just as an artist but as a person too. It's just so refreshing to finally see somebody who WILL NOT CONFORM to the norms of today's so-called music industry. To me this guy is a TRUE REBEL.
A rebal with a conformist religion, and all I'm saying is I've had a few bad experiences with preachy people. I already said he's a sound guy but hey I guess we all have our own opinions.
deadonarrival909 I almost agree with you. But Jesus never conformed to the establishment. He would always challenge the religious leaders of his time and befriend the misfits and the broken people.
I don't feel that he was being overly preachy. There is a huge difference in someone being preachy and simply stating their beliefs. I'm no Christian by any stretch of the imagination, but I have no problem with what he was saying. In fact, I have great respect for what he says between 4:55 - 5:05. To doubt the Christian belief system is normal. I can't count the number of so-called "Christians" who have treated me like a no good dirtbag because I didn't share their "faith".
He wasn't being preachy, he was sharing his personal story. Just bc you don't believe doesn't mean him speaking of Jesus are truth is preachy. That is HIS truth, his entire life and everyday. He just said he plays music for God and God alone. You just shut your ears off because he was talking about Jesus.
Saw him and Underoath and they took a break for a couple of minutes to tell all of us in at the concert that God loves us and is here for us and that made me feel so good. I haven't been the best person in the world but Aaron and Underoath has made me see that God still loves me for who I am and that helps me every day...thanks aaron and Underoath means more than you know
Appearances are not always what they seem. There are tons of videos of me when I went to church. And I looked happy as all hell. But truth be told, I was miserable behind those eyes.
thanks for posting this! awesome testimony! its awesome how God can use anyone. and the fact that aaron admits of his sin even in front of a camera on the world wide web really shows his integrity and how much God is working in his life!
Respect to you. You are who you are and you've been through what you've been through and you're going through what you're going through. But you don't hide it....I Love that....you're soooooooo real man......That's how you're light shines as well as when you're behind the kit. So much respect. Keep being blessed to be a blessing. Dan (UK)
he is truly amazing I spent time with him along with my friends and 100 other teens. he spoke to us for 2 hours. he was great. I truly found god's love through him.
Get him to do a more recent interview now. Be interesting to hear where he's at. I hung out with these guys when my band was playin the taste of chaos tour 2005. They were just like any other every day christian.. Goofy.. super annoying, and heard the odd swearing when ya'll would annoy the shit out of each other before a show or whilst touring. But I'm a little disappointed that they now promote swearing in their new album. I love them! always have. but honestly.. I didn't think the swearing was necessary. Sounded very "try hard" and unnatural for Underoath. Meh
It's so sweet that he felt guilty for having premarital sex with the woman who is now his wife, even though he had good intentions all along... super sweet!
I watch this at least once a week to give me hope and inspiration to follow God and progress in my music abilities. Honestly Aaron, you are the biggest role model of my life and I thank you so much for being who you are.. Thank you for your testimony, and thank you for every single word said in this video. Gives me hope beyond words.
Such a crime when people are indoctrinated at such a young age. He was in a dark place because he was having premarital sex?! With the girl that became his wife? Must have been awful... His religion creates false guilt and delusions...
It's more the fact that she could have gotten pregnant outside of the covenant of marriage, if they weren't meant for each other and they had a kid than it would cause a lot of pain and heartache
+mola55e5 I love how you honestly think you have some special enlightenment over religious people, right along having to much arrogance to even consider the possibility that pre-marital sex is an unwise thing to do. It can cause countless problems in an unpredictable future. He felt like he was in a hole because he did it, knowing that it was wrong, and knowing it could cause serious problems. Because of what he submits his life to, he mans up, admits to his faults and talks about what he did even though he could feel shameful about what he knew was selfish and wrong, because he knows he's set free from his wrong doings.
+ScreamofTruth exactly. Who's not to say this guy is indoctrinated to the world? premarital sex isn't wise. and most divorces aren't either, because the spouses aren't wise. it's a big triangle. I could say the same thing about mola.
if you look into it and do some research, premarital sex at at too early of an age CAN bear major consequences. Rather you "look" into it on a biblical stand-base or not; premarital sex for teenage girls can pose an infinite amount of risks, which is the main basis of this song. (I know Aaron Gillespie personally.) it's not even about a "Christian point of view." it's about celibacy, and having moral standards more so; not living on impulse.
I love Aaron's music, he's so talented. I like how honest he is and down to earth.
aww what a testimony. I miss old Aaron...but I *totally* get where he's at now with everything he's been through, so...still, found this and old UnderOath SOOOO inspiring, thanks for sharing Aaron my brother!
God still loves you aaron no one is too far gone from his reach i pray we get this amazing artist back
@1:20 From that man Keith -“Never do this for any other reason than for God ever.” For self, it’s empty. For God, it’s amazing. 🙏 for Aaron.
Such an encouragement for me as a believer (gave my life to Christ 2 years ago) to see that he's a believer who stands firm to biblical conviction. I'm so glad he lives missionally for the gospel amongst unbelieving bands. It's even cooler for me to see he's a believer after I listened to The Almost in high school (never realizing he was) and only just recently became a believer. There really is a veil over our eyes until we receive Christ.
Mark you are an idiot! Jesus dose not care how you look, he just wants a relationship with us.
***** If you are referring to Leviticus 19:28 that says: "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.", then you should know that Leviticus 19:27 says: "Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.", and Luke 6:37 says: "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven." You should read Leviticus chapter 19 and you will understand the tattoo thing a little better.
+Chase Brower well maybe he doesn't believe in those verses? you gotta think more, man.
john 7 verse 25 judge rightously,not by appearance 1 corinthians 5:3 judge within matthew 7 judge by a correct standard www.equip.org dont forsake the assembly of the saints
Thank you so much Aaron. Your words brought me to tears, I will pray for you and your family. Love you brother.
Aaron is such a big part of my childhood, his music always inspires me.
Wow all these years I had been listening to his music, i never knew he was Christian. Given, I hadnt really listened to too much but this is an awesome full circle it has made in my life. All these years I had been struggling with my faith, so have my favorite artists that helped me get through my times. God works in some mysterious ways!
What a cool dude man. I love people like him down to earth honest and no evil bone in their body
Isn't it strange that all of the people who portray the persona you describe always look beautiful !? There has got to be something that makes all these people beautiful. Most musicians are like that! Right !?
It is 1:32 am, August 14th, 2011, here, in Los Angeles, California. By this video, I was literally brought to tears. God Bless.
It is really sad to come back to these videos and see how many people are hating on his faith. Every single one of you have had faith in something or someone at some point in time. Let them believe what they wish to believe in. Normally you wouldn't bash people for believing in Santa or the tooth fairy. He is a really great guy and many people have stopped cutting and stopped doing drugs because of his message. He has saved so many lives. Is your opinion worth more than their lives? Don't trash someone who has made more of à difference than you.
1. Santa and The Toothfairy is something one lets a child believe in, and for me it's like Harry Potter, when you're 11 and the letter doesn't come, you figure it out for yourself. 2. It's not that I personally hate his faith, I hate that 2 minutes of this video was actual story and that I actually had to sit through a harmonisation of "Jesus there is something about your name" to hear it. Yes, most atheists or agnostics were part of some faith at some point, but most atheists and agnostics know from getting out just how toxic it is. We've gotten away. And it's still hammered into our faces every day. Sometimes we have to remind the world of our existence. And that not all of us think that the bloke everyone else is not sleeping in on a Sunday for is a stand up guy. So no, if there are people not of faith disappointed at the lack of substance here, voice it by all means.
+Matthew Stevens So what you are saying is: you decided to watch the video that had clearly been religious (the description says he talks about his faith) and you did NOT have the ability to leave that video at any given time? You couldn't even mute it and close your eyes???? Oh you poor thing. You watched the video, so religion isn't being shoved in your face, it is a video about religion, you don't have to watch it. As I said before, Aaron has helped so many people and prevented so many suicides. Would you rather those people have died? Would you like it if they lived their lives cutting and hurting themselves? I want to know if you think that he and the lives he has saved are worth so little that you complain about him believing in something you don't believe in. Every person is beautiful and amazing and they can show love and life to orphans and people in prison and people in poverty, no matter their religion. You can show love to others, if you forget about their beliefs, because they are worth love
I'm not going to talk about the fact that not everyone of those kids made it, the graveyards full of kids who actually did commit suicide BECAUSE of religious indoctrination. And I really only watched it because I liked a good few Underoath songs and wanted to know more about their formation, no other reason, like I'm sure many other people did. And it'd have been fine if there was a minute and a half narrative saying "I used to play in a church band, some bloke called me up and thought I was top notch, and then I joined Underoath, he just told me to play to honor my chosen deity". Cool. Great story. Wonder which kits you've played on. I'd even have sat through another four minute tirade on how Jesus saved him like most Christian metalcore bands do in their sets anyway, and really, I kinda don't even get surprised by that kind of thing anymore. However, as one of those kids who was on the receiving end of the bullying, I'll tell you straight up, I think it's great that he's people look up to him and they found something they can believe in, but I will hold every apologist personally accountable for every kid who still ends up being bullied by religious organisations. Every kid that is put at risk of walking in front of a bus for not being accepted because of who they are. This is the problem, Christianity is not above criticism. And if my criticism can demean every life saved by that poisonous institution, then have they honestly been saved? When that kid finally wakes up in the middle of the night and figures out it's their parents putting the money under the pillow, you know what? It sucks. It does. But then you kind of realise, your parents are awesome. That what's right in front of you is better than what you can fabricate. And I do love people, I wish the best in life to everyone, and I hope if you have a history of mental illness that you actually go seek professional help because if it were arthritis or gout you'd do it in a heartbeat, mental illnesses aren't anything to be ashamed of, they aren't some radical contagious disease. But tell me that my life has any meaning other than what I give it, and we're going to have a problem. Tell me someone else makes my destiny, especially a bigoted baby blood fetishizing megalomaniacal mass murderer and we're going to have a problem.
+Matthew Stevens That isn't what Christianity is about. What you see alot of people and organisations portray, isn't how it is supposed to be. Christians are supposed to love others with all of their hearts and show others how to love others. Christians are supposed to be helpful, selfless, peaceful, kind, patient optimistic and internally beautiful and spread that love through the world and to God. That is the purpose God has set for us. Is that really such a bad thing? Would it really be a bad world? I, whether I was a Christian or not, would want that. A concept of universal love.
Jeremiah Cuntlips *Religious people are responsible for millions of deaths. True Christianity is built on a standard of morals and relationships with people and God, loving and caring for people. Many people misinterpreted the Bible and created an untrue idea of what religion was. People became extreme, believing that if you do something wrong you have to pay for it. The truth of the matter is that: Christianity is a following of Jesus Christ, who loved every single person and cared for them. Yes, you have to reap the consequences of your actions, but what you do, if you decide to not do it again and ask to be forgiven, will have no lasting affect on your life. Those people that killed others, didn't realize that. And my argument IS valid, because I said how it is SUPPOSED to be, not how it actually is in the world. And just because you rarely see people passionate about Christianity, doesn't mean there aren't any. I have known many people who were raised Muslim or atheist that are incredibly passionate Christians. I myself, was raised in a Christian home, but I believe in the fact and logic of Christianity. And I have faith that it is true. I have seen many things in my life, and none of them disqualify the existence of God, most facts enforce that the world was not an accident. As for brainwashing, if I was brainwashed I would only believe it because I was told it was factual. However, that is not the case. I believe in it because I find nothing more real to believe in. I was not guilted into believing anything, I chose what I wanted to believe in.
Aaron is a huge inspiration to me and im just about the same way with my family and being huge chirstians..everytime i listen to his music i just fall in love with it and his talent and inspiration.. and his songs say so much and he spreads his religon and his word of christ to MANY people.. I dream all the time and pray and wish i would be a musician like him..and when i play drums im not dying to be in a band i like to play on my own and make my own things and just love to have fun playing
praying our brother comes back to christ!
Same
@@ICeli1221 same
No he’s actually healthy now, so chill.
Im So Glad I ran across this video God Bless
I got saved at 19. The first church I went to kicked me out just for going to another church one night. 2 cheeting wives later, a custody battle with my own mother. 2 year long failed relationships. The second because of a pastors email. In "04" I found myself where none of my friends and family would ever have thought I would go. Prison.... for 2 1/2 yrs. While there, Say This Sooner and all the bands on Tooth n Nail and Solid State helped keep my faith alive. Yes, I continue falling and falling, but my salvation means more than sick judgmental pastors and so called Christians, but I failed because I stopped attending church. There is always a pastor or church out there that can apply to our growth at any age and no matter how bad you think you've been or no matter how bad the church hurt you. It's not worth your salvation. As a Christian musician you should be careful what you project into the public don't hate on God.
I love this guy man. Gold Bless You Aaron.
I’m praying for Aaron and the band. May Jesus become REAL to him.
Jesus isn’t God
Jesus is one of many prophets of God
@@carazukowski9537 russian
He never believed in anything. He trolled
Me too. I miss Aaron so much in the faith.
I LOVE this band. Their music was part of my childhood.
I salute you man! Great drummer and Faith keeper.. Not afraid of criticism.. God bless you!
may the Lord continue to bless Aaron in his life of music and ministry. Lord, draw Aaron even closer to You I pray.
he's got such a freakin strong testimony, love this guy.
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The way he talks about his religion, you can tell there is no bullshit with him. Everything he says is coming straight from the heart.
Wow, I've always been a fan of him, but for some reason I'd never watched an interview/video with him talking in it. I knew he's a Christian, but I always kinda assumed he wasn't a very committed Christian. I'm glad I was wrong, he's one of the best Christians in this genre! :)
I've had the same exact reaction :D
Alley McBeal yeah, he's awesome! I get to see him play and meet him at Easter too! :D
Omg, really? That's such a privilege! Enjoy yourself for both of us xD
Yeah I can't wait :)
Haha yeah I will! :D
Welp he is no longer a Christian like it or not ;)
wow i admire this guy so much for sharing his story, and for admitting he's not perfect. i'm so happy i got to meet him yesterday, hes so nice and humble. and his set was so extremely inspiring, i can't even put into words how happy i was to be there to see it
Aaron you are absolutely AWESOME! No other words to describe it. I never knew who you were until I was searching through videos and saw where Paramore had a new drummer and I just figured ahhh another guy with mediocre skills with an endorsement with Truth. I have never been so wrong in my life. God Bless you and yours man. With your words you make it all possible and by being true to you, God and what you believe and stand for!
cant stop watching this Thank You Aaron!
Makes me pretty upset to see all these negative comments about the “new” Aaron because this “new” Aaron is how he’s always been. Aaron was always the way he is now it was just behind the scenes, he was a huge Christian artist so he had to hold up a front of being this perfect Christian role model and it was making him miserable, Christianity is all about being a flawed human and Aaron is no different, he’s not perfect and he felt that he couldn’t truly connect with people because he had to be fake and have a certain image. Aaron is a very genuine and honest guy, he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve met, very funny and down to earth and he always keeps it real, he’s definitely been through some hardships in the past few years and he wanted to be open about his experiences and he couldn’t do that if he was still trying to hold up the image that the Christian music scene put onto him. And yes, he’s still a Christian, he still holds his same beliefs and most important, he’s still a great person!!
This almost brought me to tears.
I struggle with almost everything aaron named but I know Jesus loves me no less and will help me through all of them to reach a higher love and relationship with him
I'm not a christian, but I'm a huge fan of Underoath and The Almost. I have lots of respect for Aaron, and I think it's so great that he wants to bring hope to people, and help them. I can't relate to the christian thing, but I can relate to feeling really strongly about something, and I'm really interested to hear what Aaron says in interviews about life and his view on things and stuff. Would be cool to sit down and discuss life with him, I think he has a lot of interesting things to say =)
Thank you for your kind words I'm glad I could help i a small way.And now I thank God everyday for leading me to this video I have a whole new look on life now before I saw it as a curse but now It's a true blessing.
I watch this and I wanna freaking cry...knowing where Aaron is now, at least from what I can see... I'm no freaking better than him, like at all, but it hurts so bad...
Jesus is so, so, so good, even thru the ugly parts of our lives...and Aaron is missing out on Him, as far as I'm aware.
I pray and plead with Jesus that He makes Himself real to Aaron again and meets him right where he's at. Same with Spencer and the rest of the Underoath cats.
Ephesians 2:8-9 is one of my favorite bible verses. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, least any man should boast." It's not who you are or what you do, It's what you believe.
He seems pretty humble
i agree-this guy is my hero. Everytime he shares something it really relates to me or something my daughter is going through. he is so genuinely caring. he even said a prayer with my daughter.
'the soul reason we were made is to worship our creator" oh...........dear
no proof for this statement..
This is the greatest UA-cam video of all time. OF ALL TIME.
Some people say it's soooo preachy, but I guess, for me, in my own opinion, The Bible said in Matthew 28:16-20. And this is "maybe" his own way on how to do it. :) Peace out. :)
love you aaron youve touched me through your music and i believe that God is calling me to spread His name like you have and still are
huge inspiration, Christians have the hardest battle, we are not ignorant of what this world is all about and God's original purpose for humanity. Encouraging to see real Christians speaking the truth especially in the music industry. God Bless!
+JesusAdonai I would hardly agree with the statement that "Christians have the hardest battle".. smh.. If anything the disabled have a way harder battle. I am a double amputee and live in immense physical pain 24/7 while raising my daughter by myself so I am pretty sure I have it harder than most christians. That is one of the thing that makes me the most sick when it comes to you preachy fucks. Always feel so damn persecuted and that only you know the truth. Actually, no one knows the real truth. All we have to go by is faith. faith does not equal fact.
We fight a spiritual battle. Also ever looked at history and what is going on each day? Millions of Christians are killed for their faith in Christ. The papacy murdered millions, islam has murdered millions. You do not have to be worried about being murdered for being disabled. Also many Christians are disabled, so your comment is irrelevant, you are just butthurt. Christ came and died for your sin, that is fact. Repent bro. God wants you to know Him, and He can and will forgive you of your sins if you humble yourself and are sincere. Don't know why you are wasting your time commenting on Christian videos if you think its nonsense. obviously something has been stirred up in your spirit if you are spending time looking at this stuff.
JesusAdonai if you looked in history you would also see that christians have murdered millions upon millions in the name of your twisted god. And the reason why I even watched this video was because I listen to some Underoath but I never knew this guy was such a preachy fuck. Good thing the rest of the band doesn't consider themselves to be a "christian" band anymore. Guess they are starting to wake up just like the guys from Zao.
MerX-Da-PropheT you obviously do not know the true definition of Christian
in the making a person that believes in magic such as turning water to wine, feeding shitloads of people with one fish, walking on water, raising the dead, being born of a virgin, and someone who is too stupid to realize that fictional story has been told several times before Jesus supposedly existed, and almost exactly. Ever heard of Buddha, Krishna, Odysseus, Romulus, Dionysus, Glycon, Zoroaster, or Horus??
I don't even believe in God. Or any God. But this was truly from his heart. I've never seen anyone more passion than this guy. This makes me want to almost believe in it all.
I was force fed religion at a young age. As it usually does, drove me away from God. Only when I was 18 (even being forced to go to church) did I experience the tangible presence of Jesus. There is no denying that He's real once you've experienced God firsthand. The difference was when my family started going to a church that wasn't about religion. They weren't focused on offering and attendance numbers, they were focused on people. There is a fine line between religion and legit Christianity.
Religion is spewing things like "God hates gays" and judging people when you have no place to judge at all. Christianity is loving people through whatever they're going through, whether you believe what they believe is right or wrong. God is love, and people have such a tainted view of Him because of how bible-beating hell-preaching religious nuts literally scare people or are just downright obnoxious.
Aaron is a real inspiration to stand by the truth even when it's toughest. You're awesome dude. And you're a sick drummer.
Well said man!
Wrong. Christianity is false and immoral.
"There is no denying that He's real."
Good to know. So question is why does he allow children get raped by priests.
Butch Coolidge The world is messed up. I could engage in a useless internet debate with you, attempting to explain how the world became a perverted, sinful place when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. But it's 100% always proven to be a waste of time.
Do you plan on changing your mind because of what I could explain to you now? Probably not. All I know is I was a different person years ago, and had a life changing experience that led to an overall life change. You can choose to believe it, or you can make yourself believe that your life is perfectly fine without the love of God in it. God doesn't "allow" children to be raped by priests, children are just raped by priests. Because priests are people. People are humans, with free will, to sin, or not to sin. Priests are not puppets of God.
it's not that original sin doesn't explain the evil in the world. it does in a way. but if God allowed children to get raped because of what some people did thousands years ago, than God would be evil. i'm amazed how you christian accept that explanation and can still with serious face tell me that God loves us. and don't give me the free will explanation. if you're honest you'd look it up. it just doesn't hold up to scrutiny. basically, the argument is this: what about the free will of the victim? the free will of the victim to not get raped is seriously violated. so basically what you're saying is that god is giving free will to the rapist just so the rapist could deny the free will to the victim. and in the end, god will take the rapist's free will in the worst way possible - by sending him to hell. so all i'm asking is, if the bad people are gonna be punished why wait? why wait till he rapes another person? why wait till Hitler kills all 50 million people? I guess for God, the free will of Hitler to kill as much he can, is more important than suffering of all those people. is that what you're saying? since when we are not "puppets" of God?? according to bible, God already decided how it all will end, he already planned it all out (not that he could accomplish that if people really had free will). and of course there are stories in Bible where God punished wicked people, he stopped them from sinning any more, he took all those lives in the Flood and took free will from all those people. so in principle, God is not against violation free will of people. killed even all infants in the Flood but i guess free will of serial rapist can't be violated for some reason.
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you got basically 2 choices as I see it: 1) either you discard original sin explanation for evil in the world. or 2) you accept that your god is not a loving god. Christian who are seriously and honestly thinking about it have to choose 1) and to the question "why god allows bad things to happen to good people" you have to honestly answer "I don't know". Why do so many Christians feel like they have to have find excuses for God? It somehow smells of insecurity about the strength of your faith.
This is just what I needed...Thank you God for putting this video in my life.
they should had put songs from Act Of Depression and Cries Of The Past in the background because that's what Underoath really was about in the beginning
One of the best videos of Aaron.
More Jesus, less religion
If even jesus had religion, who are you to talk about religion is something bad ?? think about it
Religion is bad. Religion is man's attempt to discredit the word of God directly. All you need is God's word, and to share that with others.
Less jesus, less religion, more karma.
Jesus is a religious concept. We need less of both, religion holds society back.
i love how he mentions that "if your afraid of that and you think thats wierd your feelings are normal" :) so nice of him. so nice to know hes not just with his own religion hes with others that might not believe letting them know its normal but god still loves them
After he left underoath it was never the same again
Such an amazing man. His music has pulled me through so much for so many years and continues to do so. I haven't had much faith lately but when I listen to this and when I listen to his music it reminds me to keep staying strong
I miss THIS Aaron.
love it. this man comes out and spills his heart out and just because he believes in God, a bunch of rude people have to bag on him.
This is awesome, I needed to hear this today.
I hope this version of Aaron comes back.
I just saw a video of him now and it's sad to see because he looks like he has no joy, he cusses now and I would bet he has walked away from the Lord completely because no one who is growing in the Lord starts cussing when they didn't before! I truly hope his faith is restored .
I'm jewish and Underoath and espicelly Aaron gillespie's songs touched me so much through the years,The passion he has for jesus is something i could relate to.
It really dosent matter to me which religion is it directed to.
love you aaron
Jesus Christ is amazing and awesome yes all our creator full of love and is great for all to have in your life
Does this Aaron still exist? This is the Aaron that kept me here... God loves you, and your music still changes people to this day. 💜
Man, I'm not sure he ever existed tbh. I listened to the interview on the Bad Christian podcast right after his divorce (which is only I think 4 years after this video) and I was shocked: he was completely off the rail on some Biblical principles like he had never heard anything of Christian theology. And I thought, what the heck was he preaching and/or standing for in the 2000s-2010s? In the podcast, among other stuff, he says for example that he's been cussing ever since he was 18 or something but he "couldn't do it in public", or something like that. I can't help thinking that he was sort of playing a script back then, at least partially
is it bad that i like him better in the almost than underoath?
wow that was awesome....great to see him being so straightforward!
His beliefs don't affect you. Don't hate on him for them. Whether someone's religious or not, it isn't your place to criticize them. He's happy. He makes others happy. Don't rain on his parade and be disrespectful. That's common sense. You talk of how toxic something is, yet you only make the situation more toxic by trashing it.
thank you for this. thank you jesus for using aaron.
This story saved me.. Still my fav drummer of all time. Please go check out my first drum cover!!! : )
Wow, I love his honesty. I struggle with anxiety too, this is so comforting. Christ has totally gotten me through it all. What a smart guy. What a truly inspiring and passionate guy.
dont have faith in god and dont plan on it but loved them for their music without ever reading their lyrics
Same here
You really don't need to fear lyrics of religious bands. Underoath (the band Aaron used to be a part of) have among the most powerful lyrics that I as an atheist can appreciate and relate to. I don't know what Aaron is doing now but you might be missing out by not checking the lyrics out.
Well it's not too late to come to Christ. Gods love you, you know
He plays for the almost
It's never too late to come to Christ, if you have any questions, feel free to let me know!
I had the opportunity to see Aaron perform and meet him last night- so amazing! Such a talented dude. I was super awkward around him because I look up to him so much, but he was cool about it. He's so gifted and just an all-around awesome guy.
what a guy!
Truly Aaron Gillespie is an awesome person!! God bless him!
Sad He doesn’t do his drumming and/or music for Christ anymore..
He never did
Why does it matter whether or not if he doesn't for God?
I'm seein' him Friday in a small coffeeshop. I am so excited.
Look at him now.. check out his new videos of under oath erase me interviews.he admits he has no spiritual life or anything.
Azan B. Aaron is still a Christian, he just doesn’t connect with the front that a lot of Christian’s put on, he felt like he was being fake and trying to act perfect for everyone. Aaron is a very genuine, honest guy and he wants people to know the real him so they can connect with him better, Christianity is all about being a flawed person and Aaron is far from perfect and he wants people to see that, because it allows people to relate to him and his music better.
@@KM-tv5km pretty sure he's not a Christian anymore. He flat out said it
MonRoe x he is, he’s just not throwing it in people’s faces anymore because he doesn’t believe in doing that now
@@MonRoeTheory You can still be a Jesus follower without being a Christian. But then again, I'm not sure if Aaron would say he is a Jesus follower.
R Wolske To be a Christian IS to follow Christ. It’s not about church, putting in an act. It’s about following Jesus.
Good on you Aaron...God has blessed you, and you arnt afraid to share the Hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ...i wish more Christian band members were more honset and open about their faith!!!! Praying for you and your ministry mate!!
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures. That's the Underoath's son at 1:44
Aaron you at an insperation I praise god for how he is using you don't get disheartened and stay strong
whow it hurt to watch this and know were he is now... i trully hope that he finds peace with his deforce and everthing. He was trully a role model, but now seems to have fallen becease of it
I agree- in this video, he just looks happier, healthier, and warmer than the defensive, colder, and calloused person he appears to be in Underoath 2018 interviews.
Thanks so much for uploading this.
they should tour with phineas
and ferb?
Aaron Gillespie it is amazing how you show your love through jesus to us. It has truly opened my heart and i want you to know that Jesus loves you too. He is always with you and is proud of what your doing. Just keep believing in him and just know that he wants to know you more. For the people that persecute you, just ignore them and thank everything in his name. God bless and i hope to hear wonderful things from you mate!
Telecaster is for those who know life.
He's beautiful. In every way.
God bless. :)
I loathe people that try to undermine any religious person. I don't call myself a Christian any more after going to church as a child, but I believe in a higher power. My higher power / vision of him doesn't matter. It's the values of God (a higher power of thought and understanding ) that has given me a conscious when someone says here do a line of cocaine, or let's go to the strip club and get wasted. I know wrong and right and I try the best I can . Will I burn for all eternity in hell ? Who knows , but i'll try my best not to.
Reading your comment made me think you should take a look at C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity." if you haven't already. In the first couple chapters he elaborates on the concept of moral law like you've described, and the book doesn't really work its way up to talking about Christianity until another few chapters in. He was a former atheist so he is very cognizant of how he delivers. Just throwing it out there in case you are interested; you should be able to preview that first part of the book that I'm talking about on amazon.
Arron iv always been a huge fan of yours. and like many others, no matter what you do we will all support you. youve been a hero of mine for a long time now. we both grew up and played music for our churchs. and god has gifted us both with music and drumming. i wish you the best.
-nathan warner
He is an incredible musician, he sounds like a real nice guy and I'm glad he is doing what he wants with faith but (And I'm sorry guys and gals) I just find it uncomfortable when someone is that preachy.
Would you rather be more comfortable about him talking about sleeping around with all his groupies and be waisted after every concert ??? He's talking about his personal life experience and that's what makes him so relevant not just as an artist but as a person too. It's just so refreshing to finally see somebody who WILL NOT CONFORM to the norms of today's so-called music industry. To me this guy is a TRUE REBEL.
A rebal with a conformist religion, and all I'm saying is I've had a few bad experiences with preachy people. I already said he's a sound guy but hey I guess we all have our own opinions.
deadonarrival909
I almost agree with you. But Jesus never conformed to the establishment. He would always challenge the religious leaders of his time and befriend the misfits and the broken people.
I don't feel that he was being overly preachy. There is a huge difference in someone being preachy and simply stating their beliefs. I'm no Christian by any stretch of the imagination, but I have no problem with what he was saying. In fact, I have great respect for what he says between 4:55 - 5:05. To doubt the Christian belief system is normal. I can't count the number of so-called "Christians" who have treated me like a no good dirtbag because I didn't share their "faith".
He wasn't being preachy, he was sharing his personal story. Just bc you don't believe doesn't mean him speaking of Jesus are truth is preachy. That is HIS truth, his entire life and everyday. He just said he plays music for God and God alone. You just shut your ears off because he was talking about Jesus.
Saw him and Underoath and they took a break for a couple of minutes to tell all of us in at the concert that God loves us and is here for us and that made me feel so good. I haven't been the best person in the world but Aaron and Underoath has made me see that God still loves me for who I am and that helps me every day...thanks aaron and Underoath means more than you know
Aaron, you look a lot happier here...
Truth
Appearances are not always what they seem. There are tons of videos of me when I went to church. And I looked happy as all hell. But truth be told, I was miserable behind those eyes.
thanks for posting this! awesome testimony! its awesome how God can use anyone. and the fact that aaron admits of his sin even in front of a camera on the world wide web really shows his integrity and how much God is working in his life!
In 2017 he denounced everything
Did it in 16 after my super religious grandparents were gunned down by their adoptive son who was religious as well. Lost my faith that day.
Kenneth Gamble that’s horrible.
keep doing what your doing, and keep an open heart and you will find God and Jesus. Don't lose faith.
“I’m in a hole, a bad one” lol
Aaron Walker he was in a hole, it wasn’t a bed one , but a wet one.
Respect to you. You are who you are and you've been through what you've been through and you're going through what you're going through. But you don't hide it....I Love that....you're soooooooo real man......That's how you're light shines as well as when you're behind the kit. So much respect. Keep being blessed to be a blessing.
Dan (UK)
faith>religion
I'm in tears, dude this is fucking beautiful.
It is sad that, this is no longer his belief. :(
he is truly amazing I spent time with him along with my friends and 100 other teens. he spoke to us for 2 hours. he was great. I truly found god's love through him.
Get him to do a more recent interview now. Be interesting to hear where he's at. I hung out with these guys when my band was playin the taste of chaos tour 2005. They were just like any other every day christian.. Goofy.. super annoying, and heard the odd swearing when ya'll would annoy the shit out of each other before a show or whilst touring. But I'm a little disappointed that they now promote swearing in their new album. I love them! always have. but honestly.. I didn't think the swearing was necessary. Sounded very "try hard" and unnatural for Underoath. Meh
I love him!! my cousin got to stay at his house ffor a few days... lucky!
It's so sweet that he felt guilty for having premarital sex with the woman who is now his wife, even though he had good intentions all along... super sweet!
His words make me get teary all the time...:')
This didn't age well...
People change and go through shit 🤷🏽♀️
I watch this at least once a week to give me hope and inspiration to follow God and progress in my music abilities. Honestly Aaron, you are the biggest role model of my life and I thank you so much for being who you are.. Thank you for your testimony, and thank you for every single word said in this video. Gives me hope beyond words.
Such a crime when people are indoctrinated at such a young age. He was in a dark place because he was having premarital sex?! With the girl that became his wife? Must have been awful... His religion creates false guilt and delusions...
It's more the fact that she could have gotten pregnant outside of the covenant of marriage, if they weren't meant for each other and they had a kid than it would cause a lot of pain and heartache
+mola55e5 I love how you honestly think you have some special enlightenment over religious people, right along having to much arrogance to even consider the possibility that pre-marital sex is an unwise thing to do. It can cause countless problems in an unpredictable future. He felt like he was in a hole because he did it, knowing that it was wrong, and knowing it could cause serious problems. Because of what he submits his life to, he mans up, admits to his faults and talks about what he did even though he could feel shameful about what he knew was selfish and wrong, because he knows he's set free from his wrong doings.
+ScreamofTruth exactly. Who's not to say this guy is indoctrinated to the world? premarital sex isn't wise. and most divorces aren't either, because the spouses aren't wise. it's a big triangle. I could say the same thing about mola.
+Kaylee Estanislao very true, well said.
if you look into it and do some research, premarital sex at at too early of an age CAN bear major consequences. Rather you "look" into it on a biblical stand-base or not; premarital sex for teenage girls can pose an infinite amount of risks, which is the main basis of this song. (I know Aaron Gillespie personally.) it's not even about a "Christian point of view." it's about celibacy, and having moral standards more so; not living on impulse.
i'm a christian and i'm experiencing the so-called backslide at this time. this vid help me alot. it brings me back to my true love : Jesus Christ.