ASMR From Christianity to Where I Am Today | My Faith Journey |
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- Today I discuss my journey from Christianity to where I am today in my faith journey. I hope you find this interesting and peaceful.
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I have gone through the opposite of your journey I was a atheist for most of my life but recently have found god again and am the happiest I have been in years with no reason to doubt
Amen.
How do you just find God if you don't mind me asking?
@@SJ3ree I started praying for the first time in my life with them being answered and starting reading the Bible and everything became so clear to me
@Jay-pm8jx good for you man,glad you're happy
I am happy for you. I would trade places to have that faith.
These videos of yours are by far my favorite. I know it’s probably harder to get you channel to grow, if you talk about controversial topics, but its so much more interesting than news or haunting stories. The ASMR in those videos is also good of course, but what sets your channel apart are videos like this!
I like making these better too! More to come!
I don't listen to ASMR that often anymore, don't really know the reason but sometimes I do if I can't get sleep.
These are the best videos to do so, whisper ramble. It's interesting to hear life stories of someone and I think it takes away the focus of other stuff going in your mind and then you wake up at morning realizing that you actually fell asleep😂 happens to me like every time I watch ASMR, anyway. I'ma continue watching the video.
Thank you for being here! Glad it helps you sleep!
Would you do a video explaining the differences of denominations & your opinion on them ?😗 these are always so interesting to me
I agree! That would be interesting
I'll add it to the list!!
I was an indoctrinated Christian from birth as well and finally got out in my 30s. The methods used on impressionable youngsters, not only from the church, but from parents is very strong. A weight came off me when I finally was able to release from the stranglehold of religion.
Living in a finite existence can certainly be viewed as scary, which is how religion jumps in on those feelings to offer infinite existence but with a trade off of course.
But, living in a finite existence has made me appreciate everything so much more. I cherish my human experiences, hold myself accountable to others with my morals and ethics, and removed so much hate and judgement of others that Christianity indoctrinated into me.
Good for you and your journey. To each their own, but not when it impacts others or by telling people straight lies about mythical hell/heaven to scare them into believing.
Great video Derek!! Love the story of your journey and it really makes you think how different everybody is and how we all grow up differently. It’s fascinating!
Life truly is a fascinating thing!
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Thank you for sharing your journey❤❤❤
Interesting topic Derek, I appreciate to see longer format videos!
I could have went longer but it just takes so much longer to upload long videos. Crossing the 25 minute mark truly doubles the upload time. I'll make sure I get a few long ones in about every 4th or 5th video from here on. I like the longer ones too when I'm watching ASMR videos.
Hi Derek thanks for posting a longer video. I’m really enjoying the channel.
You are very welcome, my friend!
I study Literature at university in Germany. Since I had to chose a minor, I chose American Cultural Studies without thinking much of it. However, it turned out to be extremely interesting and since much of US culture and psychology is rooted in Puritanism and Christianity in general (the US has a very peculiar way of practicing christianity in comparison to the rest of the world, even to this day - or especially today…) I learned a lot about christianity as well. I am an atheist and never really had much contact with the church, except for what you inevitably see and hear along the way. But I got so fascinated that I actually picked up some theology courses for two semesters and I read the entire old testament and parts of the new testament. This really changed my view on the world around me and the way we live in western society and why we live this way. I am an atheist to this day and although I - as I have always done - encourage anyone to practice their religion freely (as long as no harm is inflicted on others), I am truly shocked by that book. Looking at christian practices now, with the knowledge of what it is all based on, I cant help but see the insanity and the cult that hides within it. I know some amazing people who are christians, I now a pastor who is a very good friend of my family, but I will never be able to make my peace with the worshipping of such a god, such a flawed moral and logic and all the cultural and sociological structures that have historically resulted from this crazy book. I find it deeply unsettling and since I have read it, I find it deeply unsettling too when people use terms such as „our divine lord“, „our savior“, „the holy mother“ etc…. Its such a HUUGE topic but I absolutely understand why you lost your faith.
on the other hand, a german politician once said: „I dont believe in god, but I am afraid of a godless society“
Great comment! Thank you! As for the godless society...take a look at Japan. 98% of that country claim no religion. There is nothing to fear but unity if we ditch the fiction books.
I'm a Christian and I'm also sometimes shocked by the Old Testament (that's why I'm not Jewish :-) and I haven't read it all yet. But that is precisely why I much prefer the New Testament and it makes much more sense to me. And if you are interested in Christianity, you should definitely read the New Testament, Christianity is based on it and thus part of our European and also American culture. This was also one of the reasons why Jesus came to this earth to explain the Old Testament and to say that we should not observe something, he added something, he corrected something.
@SamuraJCZSamuraJ-CZ Matthew 5:17 makes clear that Jesus did not change any of these laws. He simply came so that we are not punished by death in this life for them. We can ask forgiveness through him but they are all still sins.
@@ASMRRealitywhere do you find 98% Are atheists? I found on internet somethig difrend en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Japan
Or do you dont count Budhism as religon?
@@SamuraJCZ555 I must have heard it said that 98% were not Christian. That wiki page shows only 1% as Christian so it's now up to 99% are not Christian and 62% as having no religion at all. Appreciate the clarification on this.
I started out a very devout christian then became a sore atheist and now I am a happy Buddhist jaja , I think that researching different religions and their practices and seeing what resonates with you would be a cool video series and can help you in your faith journey. Love your chanel btw.
Thank you, David!
I really enjoyed listening to this video, thank you! I always really like the videos where you talk about profound topics. After several years I've come to much the same conclusion as you. Why shouldn't being a decent human being, and treating others well, be enough? Why would an omnipotent being care about me drinking wine and eating bread at a certain event, or whether I bow down at certain times?
Glad you see it too!
Its strange listening to this because I relate to you a lot but my journey with religion has been different. From my earliest memories I never believed or cared about it even though my parents did. But now at 31 years of age, I feel like I threw the baby out with the bathwater, and it's only now I feel myself drawn to Christianity because I sense there are many deep lessons about life within the bible, even if I don't believe in the supernatural aspects of it🤷
I agree with a lot of the lessons and principles in the Bible. I touched on why I think the authors put a lot of that in there. Sadly if the book is real, you and I will be in the same place in the end.
@@ASMRReality I feel like hell is just an analogy for a bad life and misery in this life (im agnostic and have not even read the bible so my mind is open to being totally wrong though 😅).
Just my two cents but you can read and analyze the bible like you would any piece of literature without worshiping God.
40 minutes wow what a treat 🎉🎉
Just for you!
Aww how kind of you to donate to animals.
My little rescue cat is sitting here listening to you. ❤
Bless your heart for saving one of the many cats that need a home!
Great video D. Manis, when you said I hope you don’t leave me just because we have different believes. It reminded me of the show Vikings, there is this Viking and Christian who have different beliefs but in the end we’re best friends and loved each other and I believe that is what is missing in this world and I feel like I am guilty of it. I just have to strive to have good character/morality.
Fortunately very few people leave but some do.
Comparing Gods creation of adam and eve with a major company creating a new car is just the most American thing ever. absolutely loved that😂
I spent 26 years working in the auto industry....can't help myself.
3:48 there's a book series called Left Behind. It's nuts! So good. And yes, ppl were raptured in all scenarios. And then it talks about the world after the rapture. Really good series, despite where your faith may lie
Yeah it had Kirk Cameron in it. I watched the first one.
The Christians in the comment telling him to “find god” or else he’ll go to hell remind me why I’m so much happier now that I’m not religious😭
I know it's cliche, but it's not about being religious, but about having a deeply intimate relationship with your Creator. Jesus actually hated the "religious" folk of his time and for good reason - they were dead wrong! God cares about the condition of your heart on the inside, not what you show to the world on the outside.
31:50 please, do talk about it forever. Make it a series. Go through the bible and share your thoughts!! It would be super interesting
Making a follow up tonight! Stay tuned!
If youd be interetsed in some cool studies, 119 ministries has a bunch of videos that give the Scriptures in their Hebraic and Torah roots. They have a playlist called answering atheiests that help a lot with some questions and doubts others may have if youd be interested! Thank you for your vulnerability and sharing your life with us
Greatly appreciate the recommendation....will definitely check out 119 Ministries.
This was amazing!
Great vid as always Derek!
i love the way you speak about things. so level-headed and perceptive. thanks for sharing!
Thank you for tuning in!
As a Christian I find these videos extremely interesting. Mainly because you've clearly genuinely sought out God, but did not find him (so far at least, I like that you keep your mind open).
They also give me interesting topics to delve into myself, e.g. Satan not being the serpent in the garden. So thank you for that :)
I do think there's some contradictions in your thinking though. For example you say, "Religion is why we can't get along, why we fight wars, why we can't unify" and then you say, "if everyone was Christ-like, the world would be an amazing place".
So is it Christ and the example that he set that's the problem? Or is it the people (myself included) who struggle and stumble and fail to resist the temptations of evil?
I think you also misunderstand the gospel. You say, "I'm a good person", and I do not doubt that you've done some genuinely good works in your life backed by a sincere heart. But the Bible says, "by works of the law no one will be justified." In other words, "by their good works, no one will be justified".
Come judgement day, God will judge you based on whether you've kept his moral law: the Ten Commandments.
Have you ever lied? Have you ever stolen anything? Have you ever used the Lord's name in vain? Have you ever lusted after a woman in your heart (Jesus says that's the same as adultery)?
If you've done all these things, that would make you a liar, a thief, a blasphemer and an adulterer. Are you innocent or guilty? Heaven or hell?
Your good works won't save you my friend. Only by placing your trust in Jesus Christ who perfectly kept all the commandments and who took your place and died the death you should have died and took the punishment that you deserved on the cross. Only by placing your trust in Christ will you not come into judgement, but pass from death to life.
Much love brother, I appreciate you and the effort you put into making these videos for us
I agree with you nicely said
My reference to "if everyone was like Christ the world would be a better place" was referencing if we were all united. The same could be said if we were all buddhists or muslims. The fact is very few Christians become Muslims and vice versa. We will never unite as one under a religion. Everyone thinks their book is right.
@@ASMRReality Look I'm not trying to corner you or have a "gotcha" moment, but you also said you believed Osama bin Laden was being true to his religion. I actually agree with you there, but you have to recognise that it's not true that if we were all devout followers of one book (pick a book, any book) then the world we be a better place. As you have noted, it turns out *which* book *matters*.
And you can actually come up with a test for which book is true because they have conflicting claims about the truth. Jews say Jesus died and didn't rise again, Muslisms say Jesus never died, Christians say Jesus died and rose again. So, it's up to the seeker of truth to look at the evidence and make up their mind on which claim the evidence points to.
I would also go so far as to say that even if every single person in the world was a devout follower of Christ, the world would be better, yes, but there would still be sin, as the Bible says, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Thus there would still be suffering.
The problem of the human condition - that is, our current tendency to sin - runs so deep and has such a profoundly negative impact on the world, that for suffering to become a thing of the past, and for there to be "no more pain" as God has promised, there has to be a new heavens and a new earth and even a new physical body for the believer that is "raised in power".
Obviously this is no excuse to just trash the earth we're living on now, because God has called us to take good care of the earth. He is rightly angry when we treat it poorly.
When he says "I am a good person", I think he is measuring himself by his own standards, not the bible's. Since, you know, he isn't a Christian anymore.
20:17 i do not turn away ppl who evangelize. Including Jehovah witnesses. Much repsect to those who do
I wouldn't either and I would be open and honest and express my questions and just hope they would have the answers I have searching for,
what a great video very interesting!
Glad you liked it!
Growing up a Jehovah's Witness I appreciate hearing you speak of their devotion and attempt to truly live by the Bible. It's an organization of imperfect people though with man's influence. That's the problem with all religion in my opinion and it would be all but impossible for me to go another denomination because I find more fault in other religions' teachings than how I was raised. I also cannot believe there is no higher power. Yes, if we all acted as "Christians" instead of professing Christianity (or whatever god/religion) the world would be an amazing place without us judging each other and fighting to push our religion onto others.
You just might be the only Jehovah's Witness that heard this. So happy you are here....still:)
@@ASMRReality Ha! Yep still here. Hey I have a question you could probably answer with your car sales knowledge. I've heard it's possible to lease a used car, have you had experience in this or ever heard of it as an option?
@@melborrego Yes, it is possible. There might be rare tax justifications for doing it for companies or self employed people but I never saw a deal that was better than what you could get leasing a new version of the same car. March will be my 5 year anniversary of being out of that business but I seriously doubt things have changed so much that it now financially beneficial to lease a used car. Usually the best lease deals are on popular new models like Toyota Camry/Corolla/Rav4 or Honda Accord/Civic/CRV.
Thanks Derek!! I like higher end cars and read about getting lower lease payments on used vehicles. Oh and I forgot to mention if you had gone jw, you would've given good talks. That's what I was thinking when I was listening...
@@melborrego Yes I would have definitely given good talks! As for the high end cars, I would stay with Lexus or Acura as those are Japanese brands and they have much better reliability than the German brands like Audi, Mercedes or BWW. I'm sure Lexus has some good lease specials on their new ones. Wish you were closer, I would go with you and negotiate a great deal for you!
when i was a christian, i was truly constricted and unhappy but ever since i became an atheist, i changed for the better 🤷♀️
I feel like a better person too!
you should start posting more reeels! i bet it would bring more views too! plus they are really good
I know I should....just need more time!
18:28 I strongly disagree that Jehovist is the church most similar to the Bible. According to what I read in the New Testament, it seems to me that the most similar to the Bible is The Last Reformation. If you dive into the New Testament again and see what The Last Reformation is doing you will prove me right.
I have never looked into their doctrine but definitely will now!
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What part of Indiana are you from??
I was born in Anderson but live in Noblesville.
25:05 Where is it in the bible i want to read it.
Numbers 15:32-36
@@ASMRReality thanks
When we put our faith in people, or a church, or in materialistic things in general- we will be dissapointed. Put your faith in Christ and read the Bible
Jehovah witnesses is not it. It’s not what you think it is. You’re a christian, your guidances is not in man inspired denominations. It’s the word of God that guides you. You’re researching the wrong things, you need to research the Bible. The word inspired by the Holy Spirit. Written by godly men, who witnessed God/Jesus in the flesh. You’re almost there
Hebrews 10:25 says "Do Not foresake the Assembling." You need to gather with other like minded individuals. Having a clear definition of what you and others believe is critical. You will not find any scripture stating to spend time alone just reading the book and come up with your own conclusions. It was the Bible itself that led me away so I agree that JW are not the answer. I sincerely appreciate your respectful comment even though you disagree with me. Wish I could say the same for everyone else.