Why I left the Jehovah's Witnesses Religion (The Truth)
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2019
- What I appreciated from growing up as a Jehovah's Witness but why I had to leave.
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One thing that pisses me off is, who I would have been if I would of been brought up normal. The way of thinking that they taught. from infancy. Even tho Ive been awake for yrs I still catch myself thinking like them.
Drenda Baerwolf Yeah. And it just messes with your belief in God and your view of the Bible.
Steering us away from drugs and teenage pregnancy
Through regular meetings , bible study and ministry giving us thinking ability
And skills in public speaking
Pays well, in later years when you go job hunting..its not true that the effects on that upbringing are all negative
That's a hate filled or biased perspective..
We avoided taking illegal drugs and addiction to alcoholic drink, if we took to heart the nobles moral message
Perhaps sexually transmitted diseases
We are alive to this day
Maybe directly because of those teachings
I know it's TRUE with me.
But there are supposed to be plagues resulting as revelation 11 :5 & 6 says
From the words and deeds of the two witnesses
These would have to take place , while men were taking action to ruin their home this planet..and we re reassured that God would himself , rescue the planet from the ruinously wicked..
Because his determination is to have the meek, living upon it.
In this set up now, the ones who would be left over in it, are the corrupt rulers , and lets face it, some who are well meaning men and women , but have no answers to the problems facing them..
The Almighty discriminates
He has no place for those who are selfish and who hate
Those willing to work with him
And persist in being loving
Others selflessly
Are the ones geared up for paradise living.
Glad to see others alongside them
Their spiritual mothers sisters and brothers laughing.
Having learned the lessons of history
Not going on like it never took place
Or forgetting it.
Jesus forewarned his followers in the future,
So they would be prepared to face the nations hatred
And as he did, work towards that and other prophecies, being fulfilled
Did the witnesses encourage millions to go to war ,
What was their message ?
With blood in such huge quantities spilled ,
so many of this worlds religions did
From Gods eyes they were not hid
His eyes were and still are, watching
Seeing oppression and inequailty
Creating poverty and children that go to bed on the streets hungry
All governments and forms of ridership not only capitalism
Are shown to be lacking
Are they not all , are we not all
Accountable to him ?
This mess is of the devil yes ?
All about selfishness.
How do we fare when put to the test?
More than Saying we love God
Is needed to prove our genuineness.
@@compositioncompilation YES believe in God and Christ and his word the Bible, but don't be misled by 8 IMPERFECT UNINSPIRED MEN, I was a jw for 46years until I found the internet has opened my eyes to so much going on in the organization i.e. child sex abuse cover ups etc, affiliation with the U.N. such hypocrisy, just Google JW facts.com. what an eye opener to the TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUTH. I've personally disfellowshiped the GB from my life. I've only touched the tip of the iceberg, you could also Google BARBARA ANDERSON WATCHTOWER and view the videos,this is from a sister who worked at bethel for many years, keep safe during this VIRUS CRISIS bye for now from Australia.....
Me tooo this did a major damage to my life second generation JW.
@@compositioncompilation u
Always more testimonials, always more activism, always more videos, always more voluntary withdrawals. The Watchtower Society is breaking down from year to year. The end is coming but not the end hoped for by the Watchtower.
Thank you for your testimony which is added to the thousands of others. Today the exjw become a large crowd that no one can stop.
This wasn't foretold because you hold them as of no account..and very much to be despised..soubd familiar ?
IT WILL IMPLODE
@@davidzogli4562
Nothing happens beyond prophecy..
Rev 11:6 foretells some strange behaviour causing people to suffer negative effects ..
The two witnesses are responsible for the plagues causing pains for many of earth close to them.
Imagine if that were to happen..would those suffering pain be pleased or angered by it ?
In line with what we would expect, rev 16:8-11 explains the way such ones behave ..using the limitations of language of the time..describing well how ex jw ,s feel and their use of social media to take to shelter ...
The policy of shunning is included creating a scorching heat type of behaviour..wanting to leave..but having to stay (PIMOS )
Because of their traumatic experiences many find they're triggered ( as with those suffering ULCERS )and for them it's best they stay away..some aware of the potential for Triggering..advise in advance to save them the unpleasant experience.
It's not left at that..scripture REVEALS ..handy for the book of revelation..whst activists have been up to..
Norway is just one example..
They've gone out to kings..haven't they ?
( Rev 16:13&14..)
That means ..we re 2 verses from Armageddon .
The MESSAGE of destruction from the mouth of Christ..armed with an iron rod to sheperd the nations is taking place now.( Rev 19:15)
Iron rod contrasts with the traditional sheperds staff..
From.what we observe happening among the congregation jw ,s, we can see that harshness..coldness in judicial process ..some even put their vjudicial committee meetings on youtube..so you can see the evidence of the reality or truthfulness of that scripture ..prophecy is being fulfilled !!
@@davidzogli4562
The words of the Psalmist must be fulfilled despite it being lyrics..
(Psalm 2:1-3, 9)
Observing how families have been dashed to pieces..( that's what upset Putin )lve wondered whether verse 9 referred to FAMILIES..even rev 2:27, could too..!
Prior to the destuction of Armageddon this behaviour of shunning provokes the
Nations doesn't it !?
As Gog of Magog carries out his final attack ( its not his first ,.but this one ..turns out to be his last)on Gods people, his mistreatment of them catches the attention of their protector the True God..
Ezek 38:20-22 shows how he reacts to it.
@@davidzogli4562 Right, it won't explode, but it will implode. this apocalyptic cult will crumble from within without having suffered the slightest persecution from the outside.
i was recently disfellowshipped for the 2nd time, i understand everything you’re saying. it’s a terrible religion to be in. it’s brainwashing. it’s manipulating. i love how you started off saying what you appreciated :) very nice!
I’m 75 years now and I left in 2016, I couldn’t be in a place where abusing a child I hided and people are forced to swallow their tongue and act like nothing happened! Is that love? Is that what Jesus preached ? After leaving, and when I had my freedom back, and I started to do research is when a Pandora Box was open and I learned that I was in a cult, where people are abused! That is not a new thing, that is their modus operandi! We were in a corporation, a business, where we were working for that people! I’m so glad I’m out, Jesus saved me, I don’t have to keep working for my salvation! I’m glad yo too opened your eyes to the truth about the “truth”.
Isaiah 56 - they pick and choose
I just wanted to say that I liken my past as a JW as being in a relationship with someone I loved and trusted with my very life only to find out one day that they had lied to me about everything and the relationship was not what I thought it was....it was a waste of my time and energy. Many have been hurt and put up with so much while in the organization, and all under the guise of it being “The Truth”. This is why I do not have any good feelings or positivity regarding it. However, I am glad that you had a pleasant time and that you were not miserable like so many. The bad outweighed the good for me....it’s a long story I hope to tell one day. Thank you for sharing. You will help many.
Among the things Jobs false friends said to him, included the idea that his good deeds, including accusing him of sickness in the past were a waste of time, and that pleasing God is not within the abilities of both yours and mine .
Regards the things we have gone through, no, they're not all positive !!
Are they supposed to be ?
Scripture makes is aware that people would blaspheme, because of the weight of the hail/ plague, that they could not bear !!
Who would love the ones who cause hurt and damage , and effect us in its that are negative ?
In this way...,into hate people would be being manipulated
Against the two witnesses
That's the twist
At the end of the book
Jah said He himself
In Gogs jaws would place hooks
Made to go in a particular direction
When he wanted to go somewhere else
The Almighty has said
He is the one gathering nations.
Gathering those in opposition to his people, to the final war at Har Mageddon
It's not a place, it's a situation.
Gods rule or mans ?.. that's the question
What is our decision ?
Same. I want nothing to do with the organization and fake religion called the truth
@@mimilee7696
When you stop and think
How inbuilt it was
How obvious, it was
That by calling it such
Would inevitably bring about
People who would automatically dispute
When there was new light
It would mean it was not the truth..
Prophetically , it made it
Open season on those who lay claim
To it's being the truth !
People are quick to spot hypocrisy
God knew that that would lead to them being hated
And that's why jesus was so sure, that
It mandated the fulfillment of that prophecy.
Its beautiful really !
The Almighty alone
Is the only one in possession of absolute truth
He selects the time
He chooses to reveal that truth.
Spiritual things he can use
To guide and help keep our focus en route..
The manna he miraculously produced
Nutritionally was enough to enable the fleeing slaves who were mainly hebrews
To help them get through
Some found they got bored
And they came to abhor that contempitble bread
Desiring more, instead
Of their gratitude bring expressed.
It may well be an appropriate parallel.
When it comes to the Creator of all things
Existing to and from time indefinite
In reality...
There will always be something new
For us to know,
That's the way it will always be .
That's another way ,if you pausevanf think about it
For us to prove we are meek..
Making certain we are not filled
With pride,
Making it impossible for us to be ones God can teach
If we are stuck on the belief
We know everything
Something would be missing
God thereby , via that means
Leaves it up to us if we accept
Or reject while he does the molding.
For me , l recall whilst preaching
Ones rudely close the door on me
Walking away , it's good to examine our thinking
Did l resort to prideful and hateful thoughts
Or was my response one that was loving ?
Lessons in life give us opportunities to
Do a measure at times , by developing
Into possessing the kind of qualities
That are more impressive
Closer to those of Jesus , son of Jesse son of David.
Being disfellowshipped yet very much inclined spiritually one might reflect on the experiences of Jeremiah, who had his own people turn against him.
They put him in stocks, and the miry cistern,and he genuinely had no desire to speak any longer, in the name of jehovah..look what they did to him !!
God did not abandon him , despite his very real feelings.
Change the title to. Why I am no longer a Jehovah’s Witness ( the truth) .. it will get more views
Because I think this is important for people to hear
@@Winnieparker "Why I will never be a JW again"?
Welcome. I too decided to leave the organization. The best decision I’ve ever made.
IT'S NOT THE TRUTH, BUT FALSE DOCTORINE.
....and a fu.......cult too.
Welcome, very soon your mind will be blown to see how incredibly wrong the wt was on everything.
Gladly SUBBED and looking forward to your journey.
Thank you for your support
vera747, AGREED. My position is, MOST every teaching and doctrine that is unique to JW’s is scripturally in error, and dangerously so at levels that are not very obvious.
If we took the Reasoning Book and flipped everything around you have the actual Christianity the way it was practised by the early churches until Watchtower decided that they were wrong and went about making up their own Theocracy
TheTrichToStop Trichotillomania courageous girl .. you are
@@KirbyScruples who the sons sets Free is Free indeed
I went to the bathroom in the kingdom Hall in 2006! I didn't know that my dress was up in the back and when I walked in the seating area of the kingdom hall a sister pulled my dress down and I'm happy she did but she gave me a mean look and acted like I did it on purpose! I was embarrassed because I was surprised that she didn't see that as an accident! I was going to school in that area at the time and the sister and brother picked me up on Tuesday evenings for meetings and on Sundays! I was not a baptised witness I was just studying at the time! I don't study anymore because the faith is one big lie
I was born in and almost a year ago I stopped attending their meetings .I always have felt something was not quite right but finally after almost 45 years I got the bravery I needed to start new and leave that organization.
All I can say is welcome to the real truth. I wasnt a generation Witness but I was taught the truth at a young age. Got baptized at 14. Woke up recently out of this so called truth and now my real life begins. Happy you woke up. I too appreciate the good stuff I picked up from the organization but sad that I wasted so much of my precious time with a lie. I wish you the best on your new found freedom. Live your life to the fullest and don't look back. God is real and Jesus is our saviour. Keep searching the scriptures and keep praying and stay away from these crazy cults!!😊😉 Thanks for your story!!!
My heartfelt prayer is that people who come out of that deception don't become agnostic/atheist. May the Lord reveal Himself to you all!
So you wanted sex outside of marriage? Like all the other JW that get the big "D" 😅
Greetings. Thank you for your voice. I personally appreciate that you found value in that religion, so these next words are in no way intended to negate those positive words. The reason why some have a hard time finding something positive to say, has been likened to someone being lured and kidnapped and raised by their kidnappers for years. The analogy goes like this: “After you’ve finally been released from your captors, would you feel impelled to praise them that they taught you how to cook, let you use the main house bathroom anytime you needed, or read bedtime stories to you as they tucked you in at night? Or would those things be eclipsed by the mere act of kid napping you and stealing years of your life from your real family?’” Why people withdraw their support from that religion is very individual, so well-done for being courageous enough to act on your reasons, AND at such a young age. Bravo!! Here’s what I’d like to add. Love among strangers is absolutely not unique to that religion, and its only after you’ve had fair exposure to life outside of that religion that you’ll be able to see abundant proof of that. There are loving and unloving people in and outside of that religion. And there is this: you are very generous in the percentage you’ve assigned to the truth value of that religion, and I can only guess that the value is based on your personal experience to the doctrine. My numbers are not as generous, but my analysis comes from my own experience which spans several decades, and only after I’ve reversed engineered the religion so see what its built on, made of and patched up with. It’s a mess. It is repairable though, in my opinion, but it’ll take a LOT of work, and metric tons of humility on the part of the GB, which at this point seems to be sorely lacking. Again, thank you for your voice. -Blessings.
Excellent illustration James.
Excellent illustration James, ..'permitting you to use the bathroom when needed'
Ever Learning, thank you. I can’t take credit for it; still thank you anyway. 😊
Sigh...😔 Yeah.
I don't think it's repairable either.
@@KirbyScruples it’s not repairable because it’s not the truth. The truth is Jesus is God in the flesh, fully human and fully God. The gb is not the mediator and neither is Mary or the Pope. In false religions, the deity of Christ is always attacked. God bless, and pray for your families eyes to be opened. My grandmother is JW.
Jehovah's Witnesses really need to learn how to quit saying that other people's religions and cultures are sins
As long tht culture does not abide from God will and comandments is wrong they are right anything from God must follow not culture created by other humans
That yu call culture was created by other people, whats wise to follow God's will and some human culture which is harmful at the other side
Girl, ain't nothing "true" about "the truth." The truth keeps changing. Their Bible ain't even translated right. But I wholeheartedly agree with you on the ability to talk to strangers, hold an intelligent conversation, public speaking skills, the diversity of being able to interact with different ethnicities are all good things I gained from being raised in the cult. Take care, Ms. V
This Cult : Jesus spoke of was not the broad road..
There's a narrow gate attached to the cramped Road..
Both ways ..its tight..going in..and when leaving..that means he was right..and jw ,s are on the cramped road..
We might not like that fact..truth can be inconvenient..
Rev 11:6 took me by surprise..l didn't take any notice of it in my 50 plus yearscas a born in Witness..
Only after being disfellowshipped the second time l came across it..after being disturbed by the report of the ARC.
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REV 11:6 was written 2000 years ago..
Helped explain some things ld not expected.
There can be nothing positive about being in or out of an American mindbending brainwashing doomsday cult.
1971,I was told by an older lady jehovahs witness not to pursue college education. The end is right around the corner.did i listen to her? Yes.she terrified me and convinced me and changed my pursue of a career.I am 67 yrs old now and regret lisening to such nonsense. I have had a miserable life having to go work in hard labor jobs.so thank u jws.I will never abandon my love for Almighty Father in heaven and his Son and Holy spirit.
If you fall into their ideal picture and they see you as the poster good association then yea your points are valid. The truth is many are very very poor and in need, I was from a family that struggled financially our entire lives and my dad worked hard and was told that Jehovah would magically provide for us if he found a part time job and both my parents spent more time in service.. nope we got further in debt until dad finally said enough and it took years to just catch up to being able to eat more than one hot bowl of noodles a day. Oh and they don't just use the don't take your brother to court they ACTUALLY FIRST AND FOREMOST use the "there must be more than one witness, otherwise known as the two witness rule so if a child comes forward they are told since they have no other witnesses to the abuse they cannot proceed with any further action". The victim is made to recount the abuse WITH THE ABUSER in the room, the abuser is allowed to not only say their peace but also make the victim feel as if they "misunderstood" or are just "confused or hormonal" . They blame the victim, shame the and worst of all ask then inappropriate questions like "did he put his mouth on your *insert part here* ? " when he did this, did you enjoy the way it felt?" I'm not joking these are real fucking questions! In front of the fucking abuser! I was born in and wanted 23 years in this shit but I'll be dammed if I ever set foot in a kh again.
😁That's really good to be objective and not focus on the negative. People have usually been unfairly put through the wringer on the way out. Or they have been out long enough before deciding to share to know those things arent nearly as uncommon as assumed. Credit were credit is due...above average but not exceptional. "Worldly" people who do these things see it as natural to *cautiously* do so. It's not expected but not particularly noteworthy either. Still it's all new to you at this point no doubt. Glad you were able to be honest enough with yourself and learn. So much to learn. It never ends and thats a good thing....so much happier myself with who I am today. Makes it easier to look forward to tomorrow. 😊👍
So happy for you! Glad you are on the road to true freedom🙏🏼 You’re going to find out (the longer you are out of the organization) that you can find all the things you found good inside the org are also to be found outside the org, but without the all the dogma and lies. Keep doing your research. I think that will help you as you go so much. It helped me. All the best for you I pray🙏🏼
I disagree. No church person is going to give you their car keys 2 days later. Also, I was in a congregation for a few months. I was deathly ill and hospitalized. I had a visitor every day for 3 months. That never would happen in church.
Waking up is a “process”.. as time goes by you will continue on this wonderful journey! You now have a life time to enjoy what God has given you on this earth! Keep researching & watching the Ex’s videos! A few of my favorites are Ultimate Mordecai & Jude 3. Blessings 🙏
Kudos to you for waking up and having the courage to tell your story on camera so soon after. It took me almost 6 years after I left to muster up the courage to tell mines❤️
What is your channel? I would love to hear your story. I just woke up last November 2018 after being POMI for almost 9 years. I am not sure if I will ever have the courage to tell my story lol
love to Read thanks for the reply. I think if you click on this comment, you’ll get there.
Well done you!
Leaving requires heart and guts.
It won’t be easy but it is well
Worth it. Welcome out away way from the brainwashing. And I agreed with you of course there were good things why
Else would we have stayed as long as we did?
But good on you for sticking to good values and seeing beyond the front of the org.
... I applaud your courage, my friend.... one of the most difficult passages will be retaining faith as revelations continue.....
This is very disheartening to see I was brought up a witness 2nd gen and I didn’t have a childhood no happy memories it was a nightmare something I promised I would never put my kids through. It’s not just sexual abuse either is physical and verbal, this is just another man made religion and when your take a step back and start from the beginning with Charles T Russel you get a clearer understanding of how man made it is and how it’s not different from any other man made Sect
Thank you for your voice. As time goes on things get better!!
I think that over all people are bitter and have resentment because of the sacrifices they made and so a lot of videos peoples are saying negative things..... yes there are positives but the negative out weights in to be honest...... your videos is beautiful and it’s nice that you have found peace to move on with your life
Reason with me Exactly the negatives out weigh the positives, so many people were being mislead by this organization and sacrificed so much only to feel they have been lied to and deceived.
I follow you on IG! What are the odds of you popping up on my UA-cam feed lol. I was a 4th generation JW. Never baptized but when I found out the REAL truth I was mortified. I love that these platforms exist because now the real tea is coming out,
Proud to be your 91st subscriber. Welcome to your freedom; it's a wonderful thing to be able to think for yourself. You might want to check out Cameron Fader's channel and John Cedar's channel because each has a couple videos of the benefits of having been raised a jw and things they appreciated about the experience. I look forward to hearing about your experiences in and now out of the bOrg.
Glad you got out, there is a whole new world out there to experience, enjoy the new life 👍🏽
Thank you for sharing your testimony. Keep moving forward and take with you everything that will be of benefit to you. I know as an ex jw that the journey isn't easy but it gets better
Kirby I appreciate that you have positives about your time as a Jehovah’s Witness. What I most appreciated was the community and sisterhood and brotherhood. I didn’t look for perfection but after hearing for so many years “wait on Jehovah” to right some wrongs I felt quite disturbed by the changes in “understanding” of various scriptures. If Jehovah revealed an “understanding” on say a prophecy which then the GB say there is new light - did that mean Jehovah revealed it incorrectly the first time. Further investigation brought me to the conclusion that this was not “The Truth” as claimed. All the best in your forward journey.
I too am/was a 3rd Generation JW...
I asked to be disfellowshipped from their organization about 30+ years ago. Like Yourself, there are some things that I am appreciative about, very much similar to your experience, however, my personal experience has left me (for the most part) virtually alienated from my entire family (3 Siblings, & too numerous to mention, aunt's, uncle's cousin's & friend's).
I'm not invited to weddings of close relatives & was blatantly shunned at my Mother's funeral service at the Kingdom Hall.
I have no malice in my heart, & pray that my family will see the light, however, for now they remain
🙊🙉🙈 to anything negative pertaining to the organization.
I have read (cover to cover) the entire Bible, & Have yet to never found a solid brick that supports "disfellowshipping". It's tantamount to emotional black mail.
I'm blessed though, because my alienation has not only caused me to seek YAH, for myself, but has also enabled me to strengthen my personal relationship with HIM.
I am truly grateful in being raised not to sallute a flag, or to celebrate any of these paganism holidays, & also for the most part, having an early yearning for Bible knowledge.
Be blessed my young sister in your uncompromising, unadulterated quest for Truth...as the Bible instructs us to search for it like fine treasure.
UnConditional 💖
Thank you for sharing your experiences...congratulations on your new freedom..
I dont know at what age the cult got you, but as time goes by you will have to
face some things you really cant prepare for. Stay strong and belive in your self.
She was born into the religion and "raised in the Truth from infancy"
Thank you for sharing. As a former JW I am here to tell u that your waking up is a blessing, but it will be difficult for you at first. Keep researching this cult and keep using your mind and trust your own decisions. Life without the organization making all those false rules is so wonderful!
Exactly
Hello, thanks for your video. You did a nice job outlining the aspects of the org that you found beneficial. I was a born-in too but it's hard for me to reconcile the small bits of good in comparison to ALL the bad. The training in public speaking is certainly a transferrable skill, but the ultimate goal was not for us to be excellent communicators on a personal or professional level, but to further Watchtower interest. Either way we're glad you've woken up; you are seemingly young, so you have a lot to look forward to without the autocratic constraints of Watchtower. You have my best!!
BTW, the "world" has many excellent public speaking programs. One I know of is called Toastmasters...just thought I'd share.
Due to me being so devastated I had to find the good in my experience with once being a JW.
@@KirbyScruples
Totally understood...best wishes on your journey and feel free to reach out for support.
Hey Trish, thank you for sharing your personal experience. There are many wonderful experiences i had with many of the brothers & sisters in this organization. Many treated me with love kindness & respect. But there was another side of the coin & the opposite happened. I share similar experiences like yourself. I too learned alot from the ministr.y. Little do you know that the org deceived us to deceive the householder thinking its the truth...Ponder on that statement for a while.. Your journey has just begun..Anyways thank you again & welcome to the rebellion....😁😁
Very refreshing I was a JW for 40 years. Very sad to wake up to imposter Anointed GB. I diss myself 18 months ago. Started waking up 2 years ago. When I joined bought that we in generation that wouldn't pass away. Not even 3 million JWs WW when I contacted. But we were innocent was like a family wherever I travelled in world always welcomed stayed with strangers who opened homes up to me. Camaraderie at conventions helping out. Have very happy memories some sisters called on a family member living in Italy for 20 years even though she never converted. The members were so loving problem was with leadership!. They like any corporation you are fodder for the evil slave class. We were the slaves working for hours for free plus free labour on KH builds for WT to sell them under members noses! GB/WT mocks trusting members. All those poor older Bethelites laid off after 40 years free service without a penny! Now looking for young fit Bethelites to rep!ace them so they can waste their lives! WT got charity status but don't know meaning of the word it's truly despicable! I don't really regret my life choices it's all a learning curve!
Having observed things that were disturbing, like you, l was shaken..my faith was being shaken..is it all a bunch of lies ?
It was a whole list of negative things l was hearing and seeing..
Policies that differed from being those Christ would have put in place, things that one could easily see ,the results of which were going to be negative !!
Then l came across rev 11: 5 & 6.
That said it all, to me.
I have been studying for 4 years. Im starting to get uncomfortable. How do i leave? I dont know how
Thanks for sharing your story 😊 saw you today on Lloyd Evans channel... keep up the wonderful work.
Thanks for sharing. May the Christ bless you and remember you in His kingdom.
One more free soul !
Welcome to the community!
A lot of people have good info, they just use it for their own reasons. I also was drawn by the social connection, because that is hard to find, but when people use their love for you to control you do you really want those kind of connections. All ever the door to door experience would help you develop confidence to talk to strangers which is good. I pray your social experiences will make you a true friend.
Thank you for starting your video off with positive comments about growing up as a Jehovah's Witness. When we remember the benefits, such as having a biblical foundation to build on for further spiritual growth, that helps us to heal and maintain our faith in God (Yahuah).
I left the Org in 1983. For over 30 years I had no contact with the organization and never met an exjw. When I connected with the exjws, I heard people that had Just left having been told the same thing I had been told way back then. "Don't go to the authorities because we don't want to tarnish the reputation of the organization. "
When I heard that, I was furious! Those phrases like, "Jehovah will fix it", are just cop outs! Being too lazy and uncaring to fix what God would want THEM to correct. God used to send a prophet to tell them to change their ways or face His fury! THEY had to change things! They didn't wait for God to fix things! Where people got the idea that God will do it, I'm not sure. Waiting on God didn't have to do with sex abusers or rapist, or filth. Research that!!
I un-indoctrinated myself through slow research. I got out way before internet. But still I had thought that over those years that the organization would do Something to fix those issues! Nope! I found it was 10 times worse in my absence! People were being damaged worse. More people were suffering also!
We all can say we learned something good while in there, but those good things are only used to hide more filth.
After 1975 went by, it was then, that they started saying, " Well, it could be any day now." Which turned into, "Just around the corner. " Ugh!
Happy journey! Peace to you and yours!
Would love to hear more. Be blessed
So proud of you. I'm hope you keep up on the UA-cam video
Really great story friend. The best to you.
Remember that salvation (yours and mine) is by faith alone in Christ alone.
Great video. There is no true religion and every religion has good and bad practices. Some are just worst than others. Overall Jehovah witness have some good teachings.
Nate Jones .... good teaching? Name one.
Nate Jones it’s not about religion it’s about relationship with Jesus Christ
BroDerek 23 Preaching, true definition of love, the importance of self sacrifice, volunteering etc.. Most volunteer work done in America are through churches. The average family don’t go to soup kitchens, feed the needy, help some elderly people at retirement homes. Those are great practices.
Nate Jones ... Jws has have false teachings .... for instance Mark 11: 26 is not in their so called bible
Nate Jones .... I’m sorry if I was coming at you in a wrong way forgive me.... I thought you was saying that Jws have good bible teaching, what you said is correct so sorry about that... God Bless
Hello and welcome to your freedom!! For me so far is been 2 years doing research about the Org and I'm not near the ending...too much to learn!!! And with my findings now I'm totally convinced this is just a business corporation and a controlling religion. I will never go back!!!
So happy you are free.
I loved your video, it was so refreshing. I am the same I always take the good and positive out of all life ,( then nothing is wasted , which is a great healer) I to was a jw since 16 now 56 in that time as a jw I got to know God and value it greatly. I was disfellowshiped for showing( in there own interliner 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 . I love truth , and studying Gods word. Looking farward to more thanks Paul
Thank you for making this video. I appreciate the knowledge you shared and bravery in making your personal feelings public for the betterment of others and help for those still in the Cult. I for one would love to hear more of your experiences growing up as a JW, and also if you’d ever be so inclined, to hear your advice in speaking with JWs who come to the door or mail you a letter or any JW encounter. I would love to help them escape their high control group to a life of their own free will choices and escape all of the lies and harm of cult life on the trajectory of ones life. Thank you again for this video!
Okay I will consider making a video about these topics. Thank you for your comment.
@@KirbyScruples Thank YOU! that would be wonderful!
@@KirbyScruples Here in 2023, I hope you're doing well on this journey. Hit me up if need be Kirby. Nice testimony
Congrats on your escape of the hellish cult. The longer you are out the more you will realize and discover about it. It will be a bit rough but keep in mind they made it rough for anyone to leave. Your best signal to them and others is that it wasn't enough to make you go back. If you go back you will just give them feedback that their tactics do work. Don't do that. I have been out 35 years and never once regretted it. Each year got better and better. I partially shunned my family just because I didn't want to hear them talk about the cult all the time and know they are looking down their noses at you for leaving. That's toxic and when my daughter was born we decided to extremely limit her exposure to my side of the family. That was long before the directive to shun even family.
I was brought up a Southern Baptist-I know the difference between a Baptist or Christendom as they say, and the Jehovah’s Witnesses Organization-!! I appreciated the Jehovah’s Witness Organization better than the Baptist Religion-The Baptist Religion really didn’t make sense to me. I’ve always appreciated the Jehovah’s Witnesses Organization-However, towards the end of me leaving the Organization, there was a change in the Organization. The Witnesses started changing for the worse because the Governing Body started to change. I noticed that towards the end of me leaving the Organization, the Watchtower had changed their Doctrines. I noticed that they had the perfect man Job as being White and Job was an Oriental. I noticed little changes like that . I noticed that the Witnesses became more distant and mean spirited. I also noticed that there was a lot more child abuse towards the end of me leaving. I know that a lot of people will disagree with me, but I believe that Satan and his wicked demons took over the Organization I know that Satan has taken over every Religion because he is trying to keep mankind from serving Jehovah. When I first started with the Witnesses, I knew nothing about child abuse. I know that in every Religion, Jehovah has His people and believe me, Satan has his people sitting side by side with us. I can’t blame the Religion, because I do think it is the Truth, however, demons have entered the Religion making it more confusing and chaotic. I’ve also noticed that there are a lot more people leaving the Organization and this is exactly what Satan wants. Satan doesn’t want us serving God, Satan wants us to serve him. I’m like you, I’ve had wonderful experiences in the Organization, but because Satan has speeded up his work, the Organization has become more evil. Let me give you an example, in 2003, an Elder killed his whole family and then killed himself and he had been active in the Organization-We couldn’t understand what was going on, but like I said, Satan has speeded up his work. People don’t want me to blame Satan, but it is true, Satan has speeded up his work, which is causing a lot of discord in the Organization.
I thank you and truthfully appreciate your video. There are many good things about the Organization. You're brave being a 3rd generation witness. I am not leaving the Organization because I know that Satan infiltrated it so people will leave. Only reason I'm staying is for the %100 truth. I no longer turn in field service time, I work for Jehovah not Watchtower Bible Tract Society. I need to hear a religion uplifting Jehovah's name and as Hebrews 4:12 states I will not forsake the gathering of myself together with like minded people. I am confused but I know Jehovah will deal with it. I still practice Bible principles although I struggle with loneliness.
A lot of the teachings I still believe in I'm in it for the bible not for man. 80% I believe 20% I question.
Congratulations on awakening. Now run to Jesus, he’s waiting for you and loves you. He welcomed me after 40 years a JW, I’ve not looked back.
Love how you're positive but strong on your position for what's right
Hi..Happy to "meet" you..I agree with you to remember the positive. Ive always said that I know there was some Good out of all the Bad. We were all color blind. No racism. That was a wonderful aspect. Also I did learn Bible principles, and probably why Im honest and have a strong conscience. And some of the most kindest, caring, honest people ive known were JW's. Thats why it broke my heart finding out how bad the cult is. Honestly im in anger mode now. But i know most witnesses are just victims. The GB KNOWS though and they need to be taken down! I found the Real Truth
..❤Jesus❤
@@tammyg8031 its the true faith, please reAd.,, acts cha 20-v 20, acts cha,5,v42 math, cha, 24, v 14,,,'who does this,,.wake up please, once the door is shut,,, thats it, death awaits them its very serious. Yes, honistly,
Idk about the racism part, honestly.
@@dewilew2137 Maybe different in other areas, Im in Bflo NY..My parents best friends were black. My father was elder and was asked to go to a hall that needed another elder. We were the only white people, besides a little old lady Sister White. Ironically..that was her name..So my experience was seeing no racism..
Thank you so much for adding your voice and face ......it takes courage ......brava...
Believe it or not there are true Christians in other churchs,devoted to do what the bible says.I have been a Christian for most of my life and i dont want to be a sinner but i am and if it wasnt for Jesus and his beautiful sacrifice and resurrection i would not have the hope of eternity with him.Y ou are on a difficult journey, your courage and thist for truth has sat you free from an organization that holds you captive.😊
That’s the one thing that bothers me the most Child Molestation charges. The Bible says if a person does anything to a child it would have been better for him not to be born.
I would like to point out that I have also noticed people mostly speaking about all the Bad and not highlighting any of the good in the organization. I understand people are in different stages of grief or anger but to say it’s all bad is disingenuous and actually makes a person look foolish for even being a witness in the first place. I think you had a very grounded approach in your mindset! So happy to hear that you still have a relationship with God and it gets so much more amazing now without the baggage from the watchtower. God Bless you!
Thank you for talking about our reality now and having courage to address the truth about what is happening
Hello there sis,just subed! I just left also! I'm finding a lot of new youtubers in the ex jw community! welcome to your freedom!💃💃💃💃💃💃🤗🤗🤗❤❤❤
Your life is precious as anyone alive, live life too the full, time is a good healer and things will improve in your life, just follow Jesus teaching, love of God, and your neighbor as yourself, and the golden rule, do unto others as you would have them do to you....Life will definitely get better Christian love from Australia.....👍👍
I agree with what your saying about jw growing up there were some good things it’s not all bad.Ive been out 7yrs An your journey will continue.We have to be good people to be strong enough to leave all this wrong doing.
I was born in and to this day I cannot come up with a single thing that I liked about the cult. Superficially you will hear people talk about the friendship and trust. But when you leave you find out the friendship was a lie. Everything about that cult is an illusion to hide the real awful truth about the cult.
Welcome to your beautiful freedom of true knowledge
God bless you always! ✝️ Praise God you came out of that destructive high-controlling man-made evil Ponzi scheme cult!
You are in my prayers!
Remember JESUS loves you so much, don't forget that.
Hi. I found out I have an older sister that I never knew I had! Well she’s a jehovas witness. We talked on the phone once. She told me she was a witness and I told her I’m a Christian but her religion was totally fine with me. Anyway after our conversation she ghosted me!! I don’t understand why????? Can someone please let me know why or have some idea? She broke my heart and all I want is a relationship with her. Our Dad died years ago and I would love to know tell her about Dad and feel like I have a part of my Dad back.
JWs are strongly encouraged to only have close relationships with other JWs. This maybe a reason she has ghosted you. Maybe you shared a part of your life that she deemed to be too worldly of a thing for her to want to build a closer relationship. JWs are taught at a very early time, that it's loving to isolate people who are not JWs, somehow that unbelievabler will come into the organization become a witness and then they feel its safe to associate with you. Parents are even taught to isolated their own children if they missteps in anyway when not following the organizations standards. Or it just could be that she doesn't want to be reminded that she has a sister from an outside arrangement...its already a sensitive subject and in JW community it's even worse.
If I was a JW I'd tell my kids:1) Don't get baptized cos you a kid. 2) When you 18, find your own truth. 3) If you decide the world sucks, you can come back.
Hi. I woke up a year ago because of the same thing! It was very devastating for me! I ended up just fading; however, I still believe in God and in His son Jesus Christ! Child sexual abuse is a crime, and when I found out that it was happening in the organization, and NOT being reported to the police, I was LIVID, I was HURT, I was traumatized! If you remember me, please comment. I am so glad you are woke so that you can protect your beautiful little girl!
I like how you started out on the positive side of this religion. I do appreciate how the older man made my feel welcome and a younger brother to them. Being a black man growing up in the hood of nyc was hard. But I had admired how clean, educated and kind the brothers at the congregation where. I looked up to them as a posed to the gangstas, drug dealers and wannabes in my neighborhood. I was impressed to see JW families, especially black ones, showing affection and a sense of unity. I felt that it was my life goal to achieve this so call "ideal life" for myself and serve the most high. So, yes I agree. I liked the love and support that the witnesses gave. Unfortunately, nevertheless, it comes with a heavy price. That price is to live with a lie. Pretending that this made up religion is the one and only "truth" that God interacts with directly. I cant, i just couldn't anymore. Its not the strict and unworldly rules implodes on its members that bothers me, its this lie and the brainwashed tactics to keep us to believe in the lie and then spreading it to others. Smh. No more 😩. I am 37 years old. I wish I had warned my 21 old self to not get attached to this cult.
At least your out. I woke up at 38.
Yeah 16 years of my life i will never get back. I am still thankful for certain things.
I wish it was only 16 years of my life. My husband and I wasted 50+ years of our lives, raised two children in it. When we finally woke up we lost everything. Our children want nothing to do with us and we’re being denied the joy of seeing our grandchildren simply because we are inactive. No attempt to help us in any way. Not Disfellowshipped nor disassociated. We’ve been thrown away like yesterday’s trash.
@@finallyfree2499 i think I might of heard your story before. Or another similar to it. Nevertheless be blessed. I am glad you are Finally Free.
Isham2 W Thank you
I'm a exjw and through Jehovah having pity on me he showed me what the truth really is also I still have a family member who is still blinded and it pains i me a few months ago I was born again I started reading the Bible myself not going to church just prayer and reading the Bible and once I repented fully and gave my life to Jesus everything changed I prayed for knowledge and understanding and to know the truth and Jehovah opened my eyes because I searched for Him and let me tell you when you are born again this physically happens to you
John 14:21, 23 (KJV) He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Now the organization are lying to everyone they changed scriptures from greek and changed them when they made the NWT Bible and once I found proof that helped me search for Jehovah Himself not no organization here is the proof the organization lies
1 God cannot Lie
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2nd timothy 3:16-17
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Mathew 7:16-20
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
The watchtower organization used
The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures to make their NWT Bible I know this because it's public information and I bought a copy of one and you can plainly see they literally changed John 1:1 and John 8:58.
The original Greek says for John 1:1 says "καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος" in English that is "and God was the Word"
And in John 8:58 the end of that verse it's says "πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί" in English that says
"before Abraham was I Am"
Now since all scripture is inspired by God what gives them the right to change and delete God's word.
And as I said before The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures is what they used Greek with the English translation on the left side and the NWT Translation on the right and you can see line for line what it originally says and what they changed.
I would encourage everyone to purchase their translation so you can see for yourself that they are lying to everyone leading the sheep astray
Watchtower Bible and tract society
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Jehovah's Word should always be first in our lives their name says it all
Blessed be Jehovah Praise Jesus Christ the Lord to the Glory of God the Father
So happy to hear you were able to get out of this "organization" despite the costs to you. I really recommend Melissa Dougherty's youtube channel here on youtube. God bless you!
This is a gracious exit story. Good advice to draw on the what you appreciated and how you benefited first before speaking of the negatives and the hurt. It helps you not to feel totally foolish or that you've completely wasted your life. And it helps to give consideration to good relationships that you've left behind even though most of them would not speak to you or would look the other way when they see you today. Of course I do understand why many of the ex JWs have come out swinging with their story, the hurt can be deep and truly personal is it is based on falsehood. I hope that you are happy today and found spiritual comfort.
I appreciate your video I am not disfellowshipped but I chose to walk away from the Jehovah’s Witness religion. Honestly just like you I appreciate the way I was raised to be diverse and to love everyone but at the same time I feel like since I was raised in the” truth” there was a lot of things in the world that I didn’t know once I got out there I felt really naïve about a lot of things. I also share the same feeling that harboring people who abuse kids is not OK. I also left because I felt like the whole dating rules with chaperone the stuff that was a lot for me to handle. I sort of feel like the rules there were too much to be able to put up with. Because no one is perfect so I felt personally that I couldn’t live up to those rules.
I want to live . Not wait for a better world. I’ve blocked my Teacher over 20 times and I keep going back. I’m not heard. I don’t know about the after life. I like all religions. I tried. It’s never good enough. It’s never enough. So thanks for sharing! Be free 🥀 beautiful . Be you. What’s wrong with being a part of ‘ this world’ …so many good things can happen. Yet doom n gloom of JW is irritating. Your life is your life. Thanks for listening. I’m seriously at a cross road. Luckily my parents did not force religion on me !!☮️ peacefully I hope I can move on.
I would love to talk! I am an inactive JW. I had a shepherding call and then never went back.
My heart rejoices to see that GOD opened your eyes to the truth that Jesus Christ is the way
Welcome to your freedom sis.
I left " the Truth" but the truth hasn't left me. I still believe in Jehovah though. Maybe I'm a Jew and just don't KNOW it.
You are commended young lady for seeing the good you experienced in the organization. But lets hope you continue to research the Watchtower business and religion. The real truth might hurt but will surely set you free. The child abuse issues coming to light was mostly the boulder that finally broking the dam. Keep researching. Peace & Blessing
I have done tons of research and I really had to stop because it was so heart breaking. My sister got disfellowshipped on something so small and just plain ridiculous. She became suicidal. I'm glad my family decided to take her in even though we risked the elders finding out. We did it so she wouldn't lose her life.
I am glad you made this video.
Hi hun
Its tough waking up but thank goodness you took the courage to investigate the other side of the coin. We all found it hard to do it but imagine those still in, it not funny girl.
You are on the narrow road now. All you need is the Creator. Stuff is coming out everyday online its shocking but it has to come out. We have been hoodwinked for way too long.
Make new friends with unconditional love.
You have just ended : FEAR OBLIGATION AND GUILT trips
by religion fueled with Moloch sacrifices of kids.
What are you her mother?
I also feel that I have developed the skill of engaging in conversation with anyone, however; I also feel that I did not cultivate the skill to maintain relationships once they started.
Great to hear ur story..keep seeking the truth..God will lead u..God loves you so much by sending the Lord Jesus Christ to die for all ur sins on the cross of calvary. Just believe and receive this greatest gift of eternal life by faith alone..no good works needed. Its a free gift!
So are you fading or have you officially disassociated?
Officially left the organization
You are the most Beautiful Woman from Jehova’s Witnessess!!!
glad you found your way out ,just leave the bad and take the good and be happy
That's all I can do at this point. Thanks for listening.
Did Jesus and disciples ever say Jehovah or Jehovah god?
where u from great review
I grew up in the Midwest and I currently live in the South in the U.S.
You brought out a very good point. If the JW leaders have always been willing to adjust their teachings when in error, why did they not make adjustments to keep the sexual abuse from happening and from being hidden. It's a very good question that members should think about. Sexual abuse of children is demonic. They should be eager to root it out and prevent it from happening within their organization. But they just deny it and cover it up. That should tell you a lot. That tells the world a lot.
I think the love you talk about within the witnesses can be found in all religions ,if you were a Jew you'd be treated with love by fellow Jews ,if Muslim they seem to be the most loving towards their own ,if born again Christian you'd be loved by fellow born agains ,so I don't get the whole United by love thing
It's just a false illusion that exploits our deepest innate desire to be loved. The JW's exploit multiple human desires to keep the plebs in their bubble trance.
The one thing everyone seems to say they gained was talking to people, and not being shy, ect
I like positive staff! Great. I agree with you about waiting On ....attitude is wrong. JW they do not participate in the community at all yet have charitable status. They use foreigners for their foreign field obsession ☺️
Thank you for sharing enjoy your life hope you find what you're looking for
Ex jw elder . Served as such 17 yrs. Like to chat do you hav FB page?
Do you still want to have a relationship with the One True God? If so, believe in Jesus