The truth about the Amish religion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Have you ever wondered if the Amish culture would be considered a cult? In this video, I talk about what defines a group of people as a cult. This was hard for me to admit, but just remember, We love the Amish people! It is their religion, rules & traditions that I have found to be cult-like. The Old Order Amish community I grew up in was not as strict as some of the other Amish communities. Although we do not agree with the Amish lifestyle, let's remember that not all Amish people are the same, & we still love them.
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I left the Amish about 31 years ago and yes I agree with you. Since I left I always thought of them as a near cult but now I view of them as a cult. I am so glad that you did leave them. You are much better off. If anyone wants to argue with me, no need to. I will not argue. If you believe they are not then why is every aspect of your life controlled, or at least they want to control it if you desire to be a part of their community. And I was a minister for 14 years but praise God we saw the Light and found Jesus.
God bless you Jesus loves you! Praise the Lord!
Ive been on this topic all day because I seen a short that said they didn't believe in salvation through Jesus, like how you Christian then?
I have a friend who left the Amish and is now Mennonite and the things I learned from her about her former Amish life shocked me. She feels so much freedom now that she is born again.
I have a Mennonite friend who told me things that shocked me about his religion.
I am so glad you found the truth. around 95% of people who leave a cult leave all religions except humanism of course. I pray God can use you to lead others away from false religions into a relationship with the Biblical Jesus.
I appreciate your intelligent way of communicating this information in an objective nonjudgmental way. Without personal emotion or prejudice. Speaks volumes of integrity! Keep up the good work of helping people sort through the confusion and get to the Truth!
God Bless!
My wife and I were never Amish, but use to visit many Amish families in Lancaster, PA when we lived near there 35 years ago. Since then we have watched several documentaries about members who are disfellowshipped due to their focus on the truth of the Bible, rather than what their particular Amish congregation teaches. Our prayers are with you and all other former members of the Amish church (in all their forms) as you seek Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, which as hard as it is, is worth leaving what you had for a relationship with the one and only Creator God! ❤ Bob and Mona
You are right about that. I have come to the same conclusion some time ago. I left over a year ago, looking back I have no regrets from that decision. I questioned the same things things you did, and with the answers I got, felt convicted to leave. Thanks for sharing.
God is good! I’m glad you’re out! ✝
I have lived close to the Amish most of my life in PA. I never thought of them as a cult, they are just part of the fabric of life in Lancaster County. But your reasoning is sound. I knew a man very much like you. He was born Amish, but his study of the Bible led him to leave and first become Mennonite, then he left them as well, and became Reformed in his theology. He gave me copies of the studies he did, and while they were not scholarly by anyone's view, I respected his effort to discover God's truth for himself and not to accept the beliefs of others.
Thank you for teaching me
Great informative video thank you Martha! 💕
Hugs! I am glad you questioned and got out.
You care enough to seek out the truth and you know where to find the truth- God's word.
Thank you for explaining this in such a clear and objective way
I was raised in a modern version of the Quakers alongside the Roman catholics. I went seeking by reading religious authors and books of a few saints for answers. Which led to books about trauma, boundaries, and psychology. I was led to an Orthodox Christian church by an event. This setup an awakening to the original church and brought answers that exposed the SELFISH people and their bending of the truth or outright deception to control people. I thank God for bringing me to the truth (which is Jesus ) and helping me to begin to heal. It will still probably require counseling. God Bless you for not accepting empty answers. Thanks to people who helped and listened to me along the way. 💛🙏🙏🙏❤️🔥
Being Amish is a way of life. They are not Christian. To be a Christian means accepting a number of basic beliefs which they don't. Being Amish is a lifestyle much like being Mennonite.
Thank you for sharing with us.
If anyone that has the rule over you mind, body and spirit it's a cult.
A cult is to follow and don't question anything. ..its simple
Sounds simular to an Apostolic church. I use to go to a Apostolic church. They had a lot right, but they were very cult like! I'm thankful to have left that group. The pastor lorded over them so bad. I got called into the office a few times to get lectured for questioning things they teach. My husband and I left. We are happy to be free in Christ Jesus now! He is so amazing.
Your a smart beautiful breath of fresh air! I also come out of the old order, but I did not see the light till much later in life. Jesus is the ONLY way !
The Amish became what they fled from! It is so sad, and as far as I can see, not accessible to God's Truth. I grew up in a much less strict environment, yet the religious beliefs and autocracy weren't much different. I pray that people be delivered from the big lie, brainwashing and hypocrisy.
I'd love to hear how you left the amish
That's is a perfect video idea. I can do a video explaining the process of me leaving.
God bless you Jesus loves you all. He died for you.
Would agree with you as a former amish
You are so right. And I think the Amish (and lots of cults disguised as religions) ‘use’ Jesus or God as their ultimate cultleader. Bisshops just have to say It’s Gods will of Jesus died for us so you must (wear a cap/drive a buggy etc.). And nobody will question them. And it suits the bishops well that Jesus cannot call them out on it.
You are so brave and wise 🫶🏻
I always found it strange they lived a primitive lifestyle.
You should watch a show called “cultish” from apologia studios. They evaluate different groups from a Christian perspective. They base it off the style of Dr. Walter Martin who published “the kingdom of the cults”. Something can be theological cult without going all the way to Jim Jones
Thank you. I'll check it out.
@@AmishTransformedit’s full of Calvinism cult people lambasting anyone Arminianism in theology
According to Google, Amish is a sect not a cult, but the way you present it, and you know from your own personal experience, it must be a cult because it's religious leaders have the final say in what you are allowed and not allowed to do or believe. Jesus Christ is not Lord in the Amish system, but whoever is head of a particular Amish community. A cult also has a twisted version of Christianity where the people are told to have beliefs and religious practices which oppose Scripture but which their religious system explains as being pleasing to God.
It depends on which Amish group. Most are chosen by lot which is biblical. However, some communities the Bishop has way too much power
Do the Amish ever recognize grace, or do they depend on their works such as following their rules to achieve salvation? I respect the Amish, and I know a few of them and everyone I have asked if they are going to heaven when they leave this life have always answered "I hope so" ! If you read God's Word, you can know so!
The Amish do not believe that you know you are saved. They believe that they have to try their best to obey all the church rules and the 10 commandments, and then they have a good chance, but you can't know if you're saved.
I agree, I love and respect the Amish people, but not their religion because it doesn't match with what the Bible teaches.
There’s no need to be salty, most people are just doing their best based on their upbringing.
I know what’s shunning is, but I don’t know what “Putting someone in the band/ the bond” is. … 😮
It's the " bann" . I'll let the channel owner fill you in more , as I don't wish to come across as mansplaining . But it's a German word that means what you might imagine it does . Basically that you are excommunicated for not complying with the "ordnung" .
Putting someone in the bann is to not let that person come to church or not allowing them to eat with others in church until they repent of whatever the preachers want them to do. It's not always the same, but it's like a punishment for someone who has disobeyed the rules and has not immediately confessed it in church.
What do Amish teach about the thief hanging next to Jesus? Was he a SUPER GOOD thief? What do they do with that situation?
They never talked about that from what I remember, which is strange.
I would've loved to bring that up to them before I left. They probably wouldn't really have anything to say.
Let alone that thief was not baptized.
@@snowyowlz5992 Wasn't even a member of a local church, didn't have a denominational creed to memorize, no communion, no good deeds to outweigh his bad ones..... Ask a Jehovah's witnesses what options a man has in that thieves situation, and they'll either say its too late, or they'll say nothing and give you a blank stare...... Because a man hanging on a cross cannot possibly achieve what they require in order to be sure of being in the kingdom..... Which should be a dead giveaway that they have a problem..... But if you make having problems against the rules.....then I guess there are no problems....
@@snowyowlz5992baptism does not save you!
100% truth
I'm a Christian man and I was wondering, what is the Amish view on other races?
Well, in most of the Amish view, anyone who is not white is black. And they don't have many good things to say about them. But what's more important to the Amish is that anyone who is Amish, they respect and treat well. But anyone who is not Amish, they have a completely different view. And most people don't know it. That's why a lot of people think the Amish are so amazing because they'll be kind to your face but they're taught to never get personal with anyone who's not Amish because they'll become decieved. So the Amish will most likely be kind to you and maybe even call you their friend. But their intentions are to keep their distance from you if you're not Amish. Not every single Amish person is the same. But behind your back, I've never heard many good things said about non-Amish people.
God gave everybody the ability and the duty to search things. Those who say otherwise oppose God.
If the shoe fits wear it.
It started with the protestant reformation literally every sect since then has been a man made religion not founded by God, the scriptures literally say that the scriptures are not of private interpretation, but the foundation for prostantantism Sola scriptura says private interpretation is the authority, so if two believers disagree about the interpretation of the same scripture who is correct?? Individuals are their own authority or pope or god, this doesn't breed unity, prior to the reformation the church was established by Jesus and the Apostles and handed down from generation to generation the Reformers rejected this church
A lot of other cults have shunning, like the Jehovah's Witnesses, but they call it disfellowshipping.
Yes, they have similar ways as the Amish religion.
Oh my. Sounds like the Catholics!
Now that I have a chance
Why do Amish women wear dresses the style they do
Is it to do with holiness
Well, the answer to that question doesn't make sense, but I'll tell you what I was taught.
Different Amish communities wear different types of Amish dresses. Within my community, we had to wear a specific type of dress, and it had to be the same as all others in my community. Anything else was not acceptable because it was the rule that everyone had to follow. When I questioned, my mother told me not to question, that is the way we've always done it, and I'm being rebellious. They believe that their clothing is a part of the rules that they have to follow in order to obey God, because God put them into the Amish and therefore they have to follow the rules in order to have a better chance of getting to heaven. They believe if you leave the Amish and start wearing 'English clothes', then you are surely going to hell. It's really sad and twisted. And like I said, there is not a sensible answer.
@@AmishTransformed you should pray and ask God to bring you out
Don't be decieved
Idk. I don't think calling anyone a "cult" isn't always helpful. I have Amish neighbors who are very kind. Usually "cult" means that it causes grave harm to the individuals in it. Considering Amish have an almost zero murder rate, close to zero divorce rate, children are raised in actual families, and as far as i know they don't think men can give birth, while i don't agree particulars on their religion (Im becoming Catholic), it seems they've figured out a lot that the rest of the country has not.
There's going to be a lot of good people in hell
I respectfully disagree. Saying someone is in a cult, doesn’t mean they are bad people. It just means they are stuck in a religion (or otherwise), believing what they’re being told instead of researching for themselves.
They have a very high rate of sexual abuse.as well
@@nursemarie4819 Well, so does almost everyone. Any statistics you can cite on that issue? I have found that often, people, when they have no "dirt" on a culture, resort to the nebulous, unverifiable "abuse" card.
Now, to be sure, I'm sure it happens, but I know it also happens in churches, public schools, boy scouts and everywhere else.
If you can't hear truth no one can tell you
Acts 2.38 is God's plan
You have to listen and obey
Talk is useless if you don't obey
Religion do not save
Jesus will
Obey God
Come out from among them and i will receive you
The reality is they’re not a cult but are very works based. However judging by the way you’re presenting yourself it seems you’re no longer following the bible either and have gone VERY worldly.
So in your group, the ordnung comes exclusively from the bishop? Isn't an Amish ordnung normally from a mix of historical, associated-churches, leadership, and congregational input? As a result, aren't they often described as brotherly agreements? That wouldn't really fit the definition of one charismatic leader in control, not to mention the lack of charisma in the Amish bishops that I have known. That lack seems like it might be more of the problem.
Every Amish settlement has their own set of rules. If they want to allow something that was previously not allowed, then they vote on it in the Ordnung church. Then the Bishop gets the final say on the matter because it is his church. The bishop 'owns' the church, and the Amish would say it is his church. I don't know of any Amish community that doesn't do it that way.
@@AmishTransformed Then there would be no point in the voting. He would just decide and order it however he wants it, right? There is some reason that the ordnung comes from other sources and input than one charismatic leader, or small group of them, which is a principal characteristic of a cult. You do have a cult leader who came from the Amish and just made the practices whatever he wished, right? Have other Amish bishops endorsed Sam Mullet Sr.’s right of just doing whatever he wants, or have they rejected that basis for authority that he claims?
@@ReluctantPost
No, as far as I know there are no other Amish bishops going as far as Sam Mullet did.
@@AmishTransformed I am aware that law enforcement in that area does not regard Mullet as Amish because his mentality and conduct are so different. At least at one point, they asked Eli Yoder to stop referring to Mullet as Amish because they regard him as a cult leader instead, not seeing himself as accountable to anyone. That is the contrast, even from a completely secular perspective.
Amish is not a cult
You confess Jesus is God
That is true
Your so close to truth
Read Acts 2.38
If you could obey God's plan you will be in his grace
Trinity was of man a catholic doctrine
It will take time to understand it all
If I can help I would love to help you
Amish do not believe that Jesus is God.
There are lots and lots of things that I would like to reveal over time about the Amish (respectively). I could never explain everything in one video.
I am always up to learning. Everyone is still learning as long as they are here on earth.
You are saying Amish is not a cult, I am wondering if you even listened to the video. This lady was thorough and went through the dictionary definition of a cult. I agree with her conclusion. If you are going to disagree you should present your arguments respectfully and in detail. Not just get on here and say they are not a cult.
Then you’re offering to teach her? How can you teach her when you can’t even receive the truth that she is presenting?
JohnSmithSongbird
You are saying Amish is not a cult, I am wondering if you even listened to the video. This lady was thorough and went through the dictionary definition of a cult. I agree with her conclusion. If you are going to disagree you should present your arguments respectfully and in detail. Not just get on here and say they are not a cult.
Then you’re offering to teach her? How can you teach her or anyone when you can’t even receive the truth that she is presenting?
@@mattleitner5194, the dictionary definition of a cult is not the Christian definition of a cult. I'm not arguing any position… Just pointing that out
@@johnsmithSongbird John do you believe that you are sinner and you deserve the full judgement of God. Do you believe that God sent His only begotten son to Earth. Do you believe in the death, burial, and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Have you placed your trust in His finished work and His character. Knowing he fulfilled all promises made for Him and He is the true vine and the only way to Heaven.