3 Reasons I am no longer a Christian or Religious
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- Hey, hey family! How have you guys been? Today I wanted to share my journey on why I left Christianity and Religion., I hope you guys find this video helpful and insightful. I hope for those of you who are Christian or religious this video will resonate with you as well and bring clarity on why some people consider themselves spiritual and not religious.
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Being non-religious means: having the courage to use the brain that your creator gave you, instead of just trying to be what other people tell you to be ...
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
I Agree
We don't have a creator.
Your wording still implies a deity.
@@rebeccadubois8270that person probably isn't an Atheist like yourself and believe in a higher power. You could believe in a creator and not be religious.
@@rebeccadubois8270 Look into the case of the rain man donald decker.
I love this! Since I left the church, I am free to be who God created me to be. I am at peace and I feel closer to God than I ever have in my life.
IF A PERSON
IS NO LONGER
IN JESUS CHRIST
WHERE ARE
THEY IN
ALL THIS ???
Where are they in
What god do you believe in?
That hit me when you said, “why do I need a middle man to get to the source?” ❤
IF JESUS
IS NOT
THE MIDDLE
MEDIATOR
YOU BY PASS
JESUS, WITH OUT
JESUS REDEMPTIVE
SALVATION ???
But Jesus is the source and God
@@annapolushina7958and so are we, Jesus is not better than us he was a born human
@@ladybird491 who do you believe He was?
"So are we" do you mean we are gods or what does it mean
Are you able to have a relationship with, know and hear God? Or do you feel far from Him? That's what we need Jesus for
I’m so happy for you. I was an Evangelical worship pastor, and now as a deconstructed Christian I’ve found so much happiness. Be well and stay strong without religion. You got this.
Is there anyways I can dm you or speak to you for some advice
Hmm...Satan got to you...yeah, that's unfortunate.
@@DetVen haha 😂 hilariously superstitious
@@KeytarKris I'll take "Things Satan Would Say" for $1,00 Alex. Demons sure got a hold on you brother. You're so blind, willingly blind, the worst kind of blind. You see it, but you don't believe it. Darkness is all you'll inherit.
@@DetVen sorry you are running away from imaginary monsters and boogeymen in your life. Hell of a way to make decisions, depending on outdated Bronze Age superstition over actual science that can demonstrated.
I felt ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL of this!!!!! I was the closest to God when I left the church. Some Christians are not good representatives of how Jesus was.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
when I left 5 years ago, the presence of myself and God was closer and free. allow me to be a witness that:
God is REAL
GOD is GOOD
I need GOD to continue working on ME
?
@@JessicaSmith-yd2nm what god do you believe in?
@@JamayaAmeliaMiaSolanaTob-pi9vn I'll say...I'm not an atheist. There's definitely Divinity in the universe.Otherwise...just be a good person.
Ever since I deconstructed from Christianity, I have loved the metaphor of religion being a window frame and god being the sky. As you adhere to it, the view from the frame becomes what you think is the whole sky. It becomes whole reality to you. The sky is limitless but you cannot possibly take in the whole sky so long as you are looking at it through an imposed frame. The frame given to us by evangelical Christianity is incredibly limited and partial and probably the most limiting way one could ever "follow" Jesus. That is my two cents
I like that analogy!
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
The gate is truly narrow and few will find the way.
@@gregorylatta8159 There’s a healthy way to interpret that, and unfortunately many unhealthy ways… it’s not invalid, but can sure be distorted and justify a lot of judgmental behavior. Personal discernment is essential, however.
@@PetitHibou72 It was meant to be judgmental of the comment I responded to.
I watched while I am doing my hair for my mother's memorial services Saturday. This video was everything and totally relatable. I can say i left for similar reasons.
Sending you Tight hugs for your mom. I've walked that road, it's a long journey. 💙🫂
@@nontraditionalmommy try thinking, it does help.
How did you get around the first verses of the bible with God creating and giving life?
Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We KNOW these laws. We have NO doubts about them. We also KNOW that the laws of nature can't come about without a Lawgiver, God.
So if you want to pretend to be smart, please give me the laugh by giving your science how creation really happened by natural means. Also, throw in how we got the laws of nature, naturally.
Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
God is the reason for us and all we have.
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@@nontraditionalmommy To some a reminder, to some, new information:
Bible banns not judging, Judging must be always righteous, not a false one. Being judgmental is not banned. After all Christians themselves must and are called to give a judgment daily to themselves.
Christian is in daily battle against his or hers sinful flesh.
Christian is busy winning souls to GOD, not letting satan having them.
Christian prepares the most hardest times ahead, TRIBULATION - satan kingdom for 7 years. In which he or she, must be willing to get beheaded for CHRIST and for the Gospels sake. That`s what waits all those Christians who were left behind in rapture.
Christian prays for the blessed hope - rapture , an escape from this nightmare which is coming.
Christians are of a sound mind = 2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
You left Christianity? - souls, you were never in the reality.
One thing you all , who "left" leave out, is , SINFUL NATURE, WHOLE MANKIND SUFFERS FROM.
Those lived in the 1st testament timeline, now , in church age and timeline to come, tribulation, all times mankind suffers from sinful nature.
Before claiming GOD to be evil, 1st learn to understand HIS reasons. Mankind WAS IS AND REMAIN SICK AND EVIL. Many amongst us are:
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Why is Christianity seek`d from religions and Christ amongst the dead?
@@theharshtruthoutthere "Judging must be always righteous"
How then do we judge this?
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
Numbers 31:17-18, King James Version
My husband and I just had this ah ha moment as well regarding Christianity and our church. We are currently reflecting and working on ourselves to find what resonates best for our family
Religion made me feel like I was a loser and worthless.
WORKING ON SELF
WITHOUT JESUS CHRIST
WHO COMMITTED
NO SIN BEFORE
ALMIGHTY GOD ???
@@percubit10
RELIGION IS A LOSER
BEING BORN A GAIN
FILLED WITH
THE HOLY GHOST SPIRIT
OF ALMIGHTY GOD
IS WINNER FOR
FORGIVNESS OF SINS
THE WISDOM OF GOD TO WIN
WITH RIGHT FOUNDATIONS
ESTABLISHED IN CHRIST
SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND
WITH ALL YOUR HEART ???
WHAT IS
BEST BETTER
THAN JESUS CHRIST
ON EARTH
DOES IT PROVIDE
FORGIVNESS OF SINS
SALVATION IN SELF
HOPE IN SELF
OR DOES IT SAY
THERE IS NO SINS
EVERY THING IS NORMAL
DO THINE OWN WILL
WITH OUT JESUS CHRIST
THE WORLDS NARRATIVE ???
This video is EVERYTHING. Literally a confirmation that my current journey is the right one for me. I'm ABUNDANTLY grateful.
Sending you lots of love and positive energy as you continue on your Journey!
Well....
One of the reasons people misrepresent God / are confused about God is the horrible translation errors in our bibles made by clerks of "a certain denomination".
They had no clue about God's intend, so made it fit their conviction.
Luckely the original line is clearly visible.
1: God created us after His own image and likeness. Gen 1:27.
2: Man fell. That is what you see in this world: lust, greed, selfishness, strange philosophies, sicknesses, corruption, terrorism, death, etc, etc. Genesis 3.
3: God, the spirit of life, manifests fully in Christ, pays the debt for mankinds fall so we can be indwelled again by His Spirit and be transformed back to origin. John 14-17.
Pure grace, love, power of God for His creation.
Hence the divine healing miracles and casting out of demons His first friend, i and many others experience up to this day!
Some examples of these idiotic translation errors.
Saved, from the Greek Sozo actually means: made complete, brought back to origin.
Eternal life from the Greek Zoë means: life of God, divine life.
"You will see Jesus coming on the clouds" actually reads: "You will perceive Jesus from a heavenly perspective"... who He is, what He did, who you are IN Him.
"Everyone not found in the book of life will be thrown in the lake of fire" actually reads: "Everything not found in the book of life....". Every lie we believed about God and ourselves will vanish through Jesus's truth.
Wrath from the Greek Orge means PASSION. So there is no wrath of God upon mankind. God IS love!
Wrath from the Greek Thumos also means PASSION. There goes the "bowls of wrath" poured out by God over humanity... it's "bowls of boisterous PASSION" through Chris that are poured outt!!!
Etc, etc, etc, look it up in the Kittel Theological Dictionary or in any Greek/Hebrew Strong's app. It's there.
So now we have ignorant preachers parotting the lie that we have to be saved from God's wrath by Jesus (who is God....) and "have to repent or go to hell". Utter nonsense.
In stead it is: God restores us through Christ by His own atoning blood sacrifice and indwelling Holy Spirit, from mankind's fall, to His own image and likeness (Christlikeness) because of... passion.
For God so loved the world....
God cannot be tempted to do evil....
There is no turning or shifting with Him....
If you don't love you don't know God, for God is love....
The goal of all instruction is... love
The Father Himself loves you....
Jesus healing all..... love
Jesus raising the dead..... love
Jesus casting out demons.... love
Jesus controlling nature..... love
If wrath would be in God, it would be the tenth fruit of the Spirit.... and it is not!
Etc, etc , etc.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
@@jesusdeity2010 ask yourself this, does our image reflect what best suits our environmental survival. What benefit would our limbs, nose, mouth, lungs, etc etc etc have for a God? We made God in our imagine, not the other way around.
Your, God is jealous, vengeful, value our materialism, wants to be worshipped, condones and commands violence, yet allows atrocities like child rape and does nothing. If that's a God, it is a pathetic example of one, which doesn't deserve praise.
@@nontraditionalmommy Love and positive energy? Where does that come from? @April Davis... If you are questioning Christianity or Christian behavior or the Bible get in touch with someone that understands their faith and will not give you powder puff lovey answers in attempt to bring you back find someone that will be honest with you even if that means offending you. -> call him anytime @Shamounian goes live most days of the week.
When you run from Jesus Christ our Lord he will run after you don’t ignore it. What have you got to lose?
Hope you find what your after.
Thank you so much. This resonates 100#~ I left the church @ 13.. & have been judged for it since then. It never made sense to me that everyone in the entire world should have the same perception of God. That's not how God, or this World works. God IS Love. Condemnation is fear based and Not of God. 💗🙏💫~ It took me so long to get to the moment of realization that God is Way too Big to be boxed, & We are divinely protected as well 💗🙏💫~
good for you sis
I am 100% in agreement with you! God has revealed himself or herself to me in the same way. Energy! Thank you! This is confirmation. In fact this whole earthly journey is about learning, discovering and exploring ! ❤️Enjoy you earthly journey.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
God is not a she God is a he
God is He not she.
He is Father not mother.
Thank you for posting this however long ago it was. Currently in the process of deconstructing and a lot of what you said resonated with me. My grandmother just passed and it has put so much into perspective. I want to live in my truth just like you!
Loved listening to you 😍 Thank you for sharing your journey! It’s helping me and others!
It is called having a spiritual awakening and discovering the truth.
What’s the truth ? I think I found it tbh since an young age but I don’t want nb to attack me when I say something like that 😭
@@LovenmurdaThe truth the opposite of what we were told to be the truth/real history.
@@scienceownsimposters2142who is the real god?
That was a delightful listen! Thanks for sharing your story and wow, you really did the work, looking around, using your good sense. So glad you had so many sensible voices in your family too, who led you to exercise your mind more fully than most. Cheers!
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
this gave me so much clarity , and i been battling what i believe for so long , thank you.
Thank you for making this video. It was very enlightening. Much love to you and your family 😊
Girl I am proud of you for sincerely finding your path and finding your authentic truth! I’ve had this same journey a few years ago and all I can say is thank you for sharing this message ~ I totally resonate! Peace and Blessings ~ Love and Light 🥰🦋💗🌻🤗
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
I loved every minute of this video. Thank you for sharing ❤
I originally found your TH-cam when seeking homeschool information for my high school student. Unbeknownst to me this video existed and it is exactly what I needed. I am on a new journey away from religion. I’ve been seeking community, and sources such as this to help me better understand the information my soul is seeking. Thank you for taking the time to create this video. I believe it is destiny that I found it. I enjoyed every second of it.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
I completely agree 👍
Ashay, my Sister, so proud of you and your journey! Just had the conversation with my daughter last night, about researching as many Religious Philosophies as possible and then picking life lessons from each.
That is the wide path to Hell.
@@gregorylatta8159 🤔
This was a long video 😂. And I listened and loved and respect everything that you said! I love how you are able to articulate your thoughts. More videos please! About anything! I can listen to you all day. ❤️
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
I'm agnostic atheist and I gave you a thumbs up not necessarily for your beliefs, but you seem to be nicer than many of the Christians I come across on YT. Thoughtful and non-judgmental. Any religion that turns peole into some type of judgmental a- hole isn't worth following.
Wow I love your perspective on this! I'm living for your channel! Oh my god, I am so sorry for the gross mistreatment you had to endure, coupled with the grief you were battling. Wow. With the deconstruction part I relate so much. Now I don't adhere to any spiritual label or religion and, shock, I can actually fully embody Jesus's message in a way I never could before, because I see people as *people* now-- not projects.
I love this and couldn't agree more. I see people as people and not projects
This is my first time listening to you, and yes I stayed until the last minute - thanks for the trophy! Definitely am subscribed! Thank you for such a great story that just makes me feel so good! I wish everyone thought like you-you are brilliant in how you lay out your thoughts
So happy to hear you’re finding your way and doing what works for you.
I heard your story and glad you have added inspiration and hope for those who are subject to persecution ,judgment and lack of love. It is sometimes hard to forgive ourselves and others who have hurt you. Love, kindness and forgiveness is part of the journey along the road of Life. That is what is meant by the road is narrow that leads to a wide peaceful place.
You said a mouthful right there. Really appreciated the video and can resonate so much with your journey. You have a beautiful soul.
Amazing video, thanks for sharing. My husband && I made a similar video about why we left Christianity/Religion last year. I think it is great that we are all speaking our truth to help those who may be where we all were at that time. All in all, wonderful story && sorry for you losses but I am happy to hear that your mother still resides with you in your dear child. Peace && love 😊
Also check out The Holy Quran. it's the missing link . It's the only book where yhwh himself speaks directly. You can read in it what yhwh himself says about all what happened & about what is awaiting us in judgement day. Prophet Muhammad was the prophet of Deut18:18 , John1:21 & John16:13 who led us to all the truth. Blessings 😉💗
@@user-jt9jy6kp5n just another money grabber religion..🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
@@user-jt9jy6kp5n the quran is a mess with hatred and judgement just like the bible. i dont want either. you can have both.
What a brilliant storyteller you are! I could listen to you for hours! I’m right there with you, on my own journey-different events, same basic evolution of thought. You are truly a great storyteller !
That analogy with being a mother was astounding. So simple and effective.
You are a breath of fresh air. Articulate, amicable, easy on the ears, philosophical as well as beautiful. I was obliged to subscribe to your channel.
You go girl. I was born and raised in ensley and still live in Birmingham and I'm proud of you for telling all them folks out there who don't know because the shit is real down here and people be judging hell out of you for not being like them. Keep on keeping it 100
Your video speaking directly to me, I feel like I’m always doing wrong and I know I’m a genuine good person, but growing up in church and being around religious people has really stressed me out completely and I know that’s not peace, but after watching your video really has set me free, just be myself , Because like you said GOD is to big to be put in a box, your video made a 100% since, now I have to except my transformation of being myself, and breath without worrying about being judged
This video was everything I needed at this point in my life. I returned from Malaysia and Nepal, and been on a slow churn from organized Western Christianity. What you said about having a direct relationship with god reminds me of the Sikhs I met who said something similar.
I'm also a Black woman and explored various religions and within other countries, and eventually came to some of the conclusions you have. I wish more people like you to be in my physical life
Wow! Good to hear from you this wonderful testimony. Now I know more that they are mistaken my wise and calling to stupidity. Wish I have means to shear this to my family. Shalom of Yahuah to you achoty
Thank you so much for sharing your story.. I’ve been on this same journey for the past 8 years putting the spotlight into the Christianity that I’ve grown up with since birth Pretty much. It’s a difficult road but the expansive mental and spiritual transformation, just like you stated, is more happiness and freedom, which can be scary for a “conditioned Christian”, because I felt guilty that I started to experience that freedom.. I’ve been an ordained Deacon, I’ve taught, preached, and was a professor in a biblical school.. I started to question things based on my
experience, and expansive study.. quite a few things started to not make sense anymore, between the church environment and what the church taught, or “wanted me to know” Thru doctrine.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
😊I thank you so much you sharing your spiritual journey. I can relate with you in many of your experiences. Like you I am not a religious person, I am strengthening my spiritual connecting with my creator, the universe, and the energies that sustain me in this sphere. Thank you.❤🙏
Thanks so much for your view point!!! I’ve been trying to find words for how I felt about it. And you said it!
Welcome to your awakening sis 🥰🎉🥳
I been following your page for some time and I had always used your page for reference to prepare the kids for the birth at home I plan on having so I wanted to them see a family that looks like ours. This is my first time digging through your vids beyond the birth and I’m blown away!!!
I have been, non Christian and non religious for a long time. I grew up in the Hall and I’m talkin knee deep door to door Saturday morning Tuesday Bible Study Thursday service meetings and Sunday watchtower studies!! my maternal were knee deep in the hall and my paternal family down south true Montgomery Al Christian’s. Next year will be my 2nd year homeschooling. It wasn’t a easy transition coming out of religion and I’m sure I spent a year or so full blown raging about things I had freshly learned and was unlearning . My first son is 22 now I had him at 15 too. The Hall wasn’t so friendly to me as a teen mom and I remember them being ashamed to talk to me and they shamed my mom and I can remember her telling some elders that I was living with my dad when I got pregnant when I’m fact I was definitely with her full time.
I don’t miss anything about the Kingdom Hall. I’m just sitting here like wow wth how I did I never venture off to hear your backstory. I’m glad you were able to root yourself beyond the church. My family doesn’t understand when I say that I stopped feeling like I had to be in some congregation or believe in anything beyond myself out here to be able to live a righteous life. ❤
Thank you for sharing your journey with me Jazz! I am so glad to have you here and a part of the family. This journey can feel so lonely at times, especially in a world where people don't fully understand loving God but not being religious. Sending you tons of love and positive energy for your future home birth!! You got this! 😘
I have to say this was one the best TH-cam videos I’ve seen in a long while!! There’s a lot of great things about it, your story, your family, the love you have. But I want to say how much I agree with your concept of god. I’ve been away from Christianity for over forty years. Much of that time I’ve shared your view is that god/energy, is just way to big for any one religion. I feel like if there is a god, (he,she,it, they) encompass them all. I feel, at least for Christian’s, it’s the dogma and church that keeps them in the fold. Sure they can have spiritual experience, but it’s always with the background of what they believe. They can’t go beyond that. I assume that’s the case for other religions. And to your concept of god/energy, I want to add that physics, science, poetry, art, etc. all say that energy goes on. It doesn’t dissipate, or goes away. It just goes on and endures. And we are energy beings. I’m a retired RN, and you simply have to look at EKGs and EEGs to witness this electrical energy transposed to paper. That particular expression of energy may go away with death, but imo, it takes another form. And I loved the analogy of comparing religion to raising 12(!) kids. You have to to raise them differently, they’re not the same. Anyway, super great vid. It wasn’t that long as you said. I could have easily listened to more.
Bless you my Sister for your Journey keep moving on, Thankyou for your Honesty.
I have felt alot of what you have spoken and I could relate to so much. Your transparency is loving so I subbed..lol
BTW I'm a pastor's wife in using my kidney disease as an excuse to not go. Thankfully my husband hasn't judged me and has given space on not going to church. Much love ❤️
If you’re a pastors wife you need to come clean and admit your lack of faith + desire to step away from the church. Why do you feel the need to deceive your husband?
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
You spoke to me in so many different ways i thank you for sharing your journey
If you were talking about some other youtuber's opinion, then you could say, "Well, I think..." But we are talking about the ETERNAL, ALL-POWERFUL, CREATOR of the universe. Who says, "Can the gods of the other nations (religions) tell you the future? No! They are mere lifeless idols." But I..." and then He proceeds to give us over one thousand prophecies in the Bible to demonstrate that God's word can be trusted. He also adds over one hundred scientific facts in scripture in all fields of science that were written down, thousands of years BEFORE the great scientists of the world would discover them. For example, up to a few hundred years ago surgeons used to wash their hands in basins of water, until they discovered it became a bowl of germs. They started using running water. The Bible instructed the use of running water thousands of years earlier. Soldiers used to die from disease, until they finally figured out to do their toilet business outside the camp. The Bible thousands of years before this, instructed the Israeli soldiers to take a small shovel outside the camp and bury their waste. Doctors used to drain blood (blood-letting) from sick patients, but thousands of years ago the Bible said, the life is in the blood. It wasn't until a couple hundred years ago, that oceanographers discovered mountains rising off the ocean floor, but the Bible thousands of years ago spoke of these mountains. The Bible says, "It is God who spreads out the stars." Astrophysicists now say the very fabric of space is spreading out taking the galaxies along for the ride. Up until a about five hundred years ago, astronomers thought there was about 4,000-5,000 stars. But the Bible in Genesis compares the number of stars to the grains of sand along the seashore. Astronomers now say there are at least twice as many stars as sand on all the beaches of the world. Albert Einstein in his paper on relativity stated that matter, energy, space and time itself all had a beginning. But thousands of years earlier in Genesis chapter one the Bible says, "In the beginning (a reference to time having a beginning) God created the earth (matter) the heavens (space) and said let there be light (energy). I don't want to make this so long people won't read it, but you can go any Christian bookstore and find books on the hundreds and hundreds of fulfilled prophecies, in the Bible. There were 256 totally fulfilled prophecies concerning the birth, life, ministry, and death of Christ alone. So, God in HIS word has told of science thousands of years in advance of it being discovered by the great scientific minds of the world, He has spoken prophetic utterances that have come true, over and over again, in a literal, not metaphorical sense, again, to demonstrate His authority. This is GOD'S world, His universe. He is sovereign. Look, it's a great deal; surrender to HIs only means of forgiving our sins and reconciling ourselves to HIM, Christ dying on the cross, and reap eternal life, eternal peace, eternal health, and eternal joy. OR reject His offer of pardon and receive your just punishment. I choose Jesus Christ.
It was good to hear your perspective!
I totally understand what you are saying and I have the same take on religion. If God is love togetherness and goodness then how come religions are separated? I enjoyed hearing about your experiences in finding your truth . Thank you for sharing this video. ❤
Everything U spoke is a spiritual journey & freedom at its finest
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
This video helped me so much with what I have been been dealing with in my journey of religion. I myself no longer religious. I do believe in god but feel god can come to us in many ways so no one religion to me is more superior than the other.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
Great Video! Awesome Message! I have been non-religious for about 7 years now. And it feels great to just enjoy life, this earth and the energy we all possess. Christianity was a box that I have been set free out of. Your words are life and very powerful. I am sure others will be set free as well. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to hearing more of your journey.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
37:50 I didn't feel either. I always felt on edge like I was always being judged. This is definitely what I was feeling when I was in Christianity. Also that part you spoke about the chirsitian people who were judgemental, I met alot of them in my church..
I am on the same page sister! thank you sooooo much for this
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
Energy vibration that is within and surrounds you. Aligning oneself to the frequency is the challenge.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I left christianity/religion about 10 years ago. To me the creator is a mystery but i've felt anxious trying to explain it further. You put some of the same view points I have into words so meaningful to me I'm going to write it down!
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
Thank you sincerely for making this video.
When I stopped attending Sunday Church Easter and Christmas I was scrutinized for questioning organized religion
the late Reggie White of the NFL stopped attending Sunday church, xmas and easter
John 4 :24
Really enjoyed this video ❤️
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
God put this in my algorithm, God needed me to see this, Your testimony gave me piece of mind, I’m no longer religious nor am I Christian, but I know that there is a Creator, My mother told me if I don’t do anything but live right meaning do that which is good, kind, Loving , that I’d be okay. My story is different I literally had a mental breakdown, hospitalized twice, I still have some anxiety regarding my spiritual journey, but your testimony gave me peace. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing a snippet of your journey. I am sending love, clarity, wisdom, and peace your way as you continue on your journey.
You did the right thing for yourself and remember you are not alone, life begins when fear ends. Me and my wife love your homeschooling videos btw🙂.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
Yass sis!!! I have the same views and this bidder was confirmation for me to continue my personal spiritual journey. It feels like we are leaving the Matrix :)
Mannnn GOD BLESS YOU SIS!!! I have been sooooooo confused about religion and all it’s rules and it is making me crazy!! And fearful, but most of all CONFUSED. They say God is not a God of confusion, yet religion is the most confusing concept on earth 😓. All I know in this life is that I LOVE GOD!! I want and need God in my life but religion makes me feel like I’m never enough and I’m just not doing it right. Like I will never get to God. But I love all your views and points made. You articulated my thoughts so well. How can we expect God to only make one way to him ?!?? When people are born all over and around the earth. Ughh. The biggest thing I’m struggling with now is reading/adhering to the Bible. I was raised very religious so I feel wrong not trying to follow it but idk 😂😂😂
Oh my dear Jane,
I found these links below particularly helpful. Been listening for the past two days. Hope it answers some of the queries you raised. What he mentioned that resonated with me was how it is idolatry when we no longer look at Christ when we are having a great day, Spirit-filled, victorious walk because we tend to feel it is because we did it right this time. I find it so encouraging that I can lean in on the cross in my most weakest times because I can never be good enough before the Most Holy God but because I trust in His sacrifice on the cross, faith is enough and counted to me as righteousness. I don't know but it really struck me yesterday and I just need to listen over and over again. All I know is that God wants us to worship Him His way and He has revealed it in His Scriptures how He wants us to approach Him. The Israelites tried to do it their way in the wilderness with a golden calf and it did not end well. It is by faith that we are accepted because He paid the price. It brings God the glory when we lean on Him. No flesh can glory in His presence. Abraham was called righteous because He had faith in God, even before he was circumcised. Uzzah touched the Ark of God and was struck : he thought his hands were cleaner than the soil which obeys God's word. We can never help God. He is altogether Holy. And yet He looks upon and hears the voice of the one who has a humble and contrite spirit: this is to be our attitude and walk of faith before God. We can never keep the whole law and commands perfectly in this life. Yet He lets us into His Heaven because we lean on Him. The just shall live by faith.
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let that religion mess go. they cant even prove it either no matter what they tell you
Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you for sharing your heart and your life. Loving God and others. Keep seeking truth and God and living love.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
Yes!
I wrote that statement just to see how utterly ridiculous that sounds please enjoy your liberation from the mental shackles of religion and narrow mindedness
It is important to me that you know that you are the creator so you can be aware of what you are creating or you will end up losing yourself and yourself is all that is!..one self, one God..bless!
Amazing video it really resonates with me god bless universally that is.
Love this so much! I believe in God and a higher power; and the core principles of being kind, loving, accepting, and practicing the golden rule. Im currently dating this guy and we are in love but he is a devout Christian and has told me that we can’t be together if we don’t view God and the Bible the same way. It sucks because I have planned my life with him. We’ve been together for 2 years and I’ve tried to do the church and reading the Bible thing, but there are aspects that I fundamentally disagree with. And he can’t seem accept my different view of the world…just wanted to share. Unfortunate because a love like ours has to end due to religion.
thats sad. religion has destroyed alot of us
this is so deep. I am speechless.
I just saw your post dear sister. Heart broken as I listened to your journey and experience with "church".I'm so very sorry you went through with those who are supposed to represent The One who is Love, Mercy, Grace, KIndness. Sadly church folks can be the most mean spirited, hateful people. Done much harm to the cause of Christ. Praying for you and your family.
You gave me a Adrenaline rush. Divine Power!! 😎❤️
It's great that you allowed yourself to explore different religions and their message. I'm in the middle of the video now and I feel I have to say three things:
1. It's not just Christianity but also Islam which tries to convert other people as much as they can. Look up the word 'Dawah' and you'll see.
2. No, not all religions preach the same thing, and love is not the central message of it. It is obedience to the laws of their supposed god(s) and love ususally restricted to those inside the religion, while those outside are sinners and evil or lost and destined for godly punishment. Granted, religions outside the Abrahamic faith are less judgemental but there is always some sort of punishment you 'bring on to yourself' if you don't follow the rules. How is that a product of a loving god?
3. God (in any shape or form) is not needed to love other people. We can do so out of our humanity. Also animals can love other animals. They don't need god's command for that. Neither do we.
I love this. Thank you for providing more information and clarity! You are so correct obedience and law are also a very common thread in most religions. Your point on animals loving each other is spot on! I never thought of love from this point of view, that deepens my belief and even shows me I still have growth and learning to do!
@@nontraditionalmommy If you ever watch how animal parents, be it birds or mammals, fight against other predators to ensure their offspring survives, or how a mother cat is tender with her kittens, or how a dog loves their human owner - I would all of that consider a form of love. Certainly, there is also a lot of cruelty in animals, but also with humans.
As humans, we are more intelligent than animals, but our instincts as social creatures are always there.
Then religion comes, hijacks that and says we only have love because of a god. But the bad things we have, are our own fault. What a perfect manipulative strategy to make people doubt their own strength and make them dependent on a 'god' nobody has ever seen or proven, and make them feel guilty and worthless at the same time.
This is also the reason why it is never enough to feel 'saved' one time in Christianity. No, you have to do and feel it over and over again because you can never be sure. It is those few moments of feeling accepted in a religion that makes you feel worthless and guilty all the time, that people then think is god's love.
No, it is your own love, your own strength, that Christianity (or religion in general) has robbed from you in the first place.
And don't even get me started on how evil the concept is of a god who allows his own son to get tortured to death, to soothe his own anger at a creation that he himself made. And then present it like a gift of love. If a person did that to his son, that person would be locked up in a psychiatric hospital.
Leaving religion behind is the greatest gift of freedom.
@@godbyelebenohnegott you are not wrong, but I think you missed the point. Your teachings serve you, it is your path and understanding. What value does it provide to others? Or in this context, for her? Is diminishing spirituality to only opression the right way?
@@zerotwo7319 First of all, I can comment on videos as much as I like and I don't need your approval for that, and neither do I have to justify what value it provides to you.
Secondly, as long as nobody can define what 'spirituality' is and can prove that it really exists, it will remain a fantasy in my eyes. Btw, I once believed in it as well, but after thorough examination and asking the hard questions I had to realize that spirituality is nothing but a fantasy world where people try to escape to from reality. Nothing is ever proven, nothing is thoroughly investigated, it is just belief, and critical questions are frowned upon. It is about keeping adults in a child's mindset to be able to take advantage of them.
So I am asking you: What value does your comment have here? None. You are trying to promote a fantasy world just because you want to believe something.
@@godbyelebenohnegott Again, that is your perception about the situation. You put your values first, it is not wrong, but it shows you are not trying to understand the situation. For example: 'people cannot define spirituality' - I agree, what people say is more like personal experience, but what really it is? An escape? Just control?
Prehaps this is a simplistic answer for a complex, multivariable human phenomena. - Why do we humans simplify things? So we do not spend too much energy - Why do we treat simplifications as valid answers? That's just how the brain is constructed.
It will always be a narrative, a simplification, even in your example. we cannot contain all reality. - That's humility.
You say religion is a fantasy world, so why are you so judgemental as a christian? I am an Atheist, and I am laughting at this situation. You want to stay away form religion, but you act as one of them. Reason is just one tiny region of the brain. Use the rest of it. - Like empathy, understanding and self perception. Perceive how limited we are. Accept other people limitations. That is my point.
If you don't agree rationaly with me about our limitations. Give a search about Complex Systems and Chaotic systems. Ask yourself if the brain can contain that aspect of reality with a reasonable amount of precision. How would nature have evolved an area in the brain to deal with such systems.... Or are we blind to it?
Thank you for this video.
How about I left the church and now no shade, I'm leaving a Buddhist organization. I'm healed out of that, thank you for this message!
Awesome video. I am going through the same transformation and I've always knew that I was correct. I'm not afraid to be different and I'm willing to loose friendship and love from whomever won't except me and my beliefs. I'm no religious person. I don't do organized religion. I'm a spiritual person. I love The Creator and my relationship with The Creator. I further respect you for loving and not judging your son for being gay. I love my children and I let them ask know that I would love them straight, lesbian, gay or whatever!!!!!. I believe that a parent who turn their child away for being gay,, I feel that they are not worthy of parenthood. That's just my opinion. But at the end of the day. I admire you and your views. Keep on pushing my Sista. Luv you and God bless
Thank You So Much!
Thank you for sharing this. I’m struggling so much with my faith right now. I am so confused about everything that has happened in my life, especially the past 3 years or so. Now I’m desperately seeking healing in my brain and all body systems. I need healing so bad and have been begging Jesus to help me but I only get worse. I am only 39 years old but my body has turned into worse than an old lady. I am so desperately seeking something to help me be healed and whole and be able to restore my life and everything that I’ve lost since I got so sick.
Look into buying a grounding mat. Ultimate Longevity has excellent ones. I have two that I can’t live without and my health has never been better since using them❤
Romans 10:9
I was raised Catholic and went into the new age and yoga for over twenty years and Jesus made his presence known and I started going to nondenominational churches for over 11 years and started going to the Catholic Church for the sacredness of God and exploring my indigenous native spiritual heritage. It’s a journey and I left Protestant churches because of the hypocrisy.
I appreciate you😍
This was well needed! I appreciate your candor and hearing your journey! I have deconstructed Christianity late last year 2021 and denounced Christianity early 2022. Like you, I was brought up non denominational however, I have religious trauma (won’t go into grand details about it) but I had to leave the religion for my own sanity.😢 I consider myself agnostic (I still believe there’s a God, just not through any religion) and I’m like you, it’s a force not a being with autonomy. I’m still working through the process of anxiety, feeling like this is a mistake, fear of what’s next after this life etc. but I couldn’t stand by a religion that wants to send people to hell and the very sexist/misogynistic rhetoric that was scripture/preached in church. I’m going to write a book about it! I’m so glad to find you, as a black woman myself it makes me feel good and relatable to find someone like me💜! Thank you again! And I’m #subscribed 🥰
I’m happy that I’m free from religion and it feels GOOD!!!
Non traditional mommy. I love it. Love that you go by that name.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
Everything is not meant for you to understand . Thank Queen that resinated with me a lot ❤
Hi! I just saw your video. You speak very well and I appreciate your Candor. I will be transparent and let you know that I am Christian, but I can relate to and understand church hurt and I am so sorry that you experienced that in the name of God. I have been a cult to word of faith church (which sounds like what you were in). But I had never really studied the Bible for myself. Just looked at man, and pretty much parroted what I heard them say. Now I know the difference between that, and knowing for oneself. Now, your father challenged you to read the Koran. I had so many questions as I listened to your story and then you answered some of them at the end with your 3 reasons. One question to you is had you really read the Bible through and through?
Hi Katrina! The church I attended was nondenominational. I have read the bible, the old testament, and the new. But have I read it through and through, I wouldn't say that. I have read it several times and did bible studies and such. I personally don't believe anyone who hasn't gone to seminary school or studied religious studies can say they have read the bible through and through. But that is my opinion. To answer your question, have I thoroughly read the bible? Yes, do I consider myself an expert, no.
I agree with you; there is something different from leaning on man versus studying the bible yourself. Had I not studied the bible myself, I don't think I would have gained the strength to make the decision I did and have the beliefs I have today.
After I left the church years ago is when I felt Free.Free to think for myself and live my life without guilt,shame,and most of all FEAR.
After I started researching this so-called Bible I realized that the stories were stolen manuscripts from out of ancient Egypt which were also told by other cultures around the world 1,000’s of years before these non existence Bible characters.
yep
Spirituality is an individuals journey. It cannot be accomplished or pursued within a group. Realizing your connection to all things and dissolving, the illusion of separation has to be done within the person. So it is wise to walk away from any ideology that prohibits that. Especially when that group is tied up in dogma hypocrisy. Uneducated in the origins and evolution of their own belief system. Freedom is something one must give to one’s self.
Y'all living a dangerous Life!!Dont backslide..it is very very dangerous.Whether you are still a Christian or not,hell is real and it is eternal torment.Dont listen to her,turn back to God while it's still not too late!!!
Amen!
Beatitudes-Blessed are:
Poor in Spirit vs. proud
Meek vs. forceful & aggressive
Hungry & Thrist for Righteousness vs. seeking your own pleasures
Merciful vs. vengeful
Pure in Heart vs. evil heart
Peace Makers vs. looking for a fight
I think I’m in love with your mom. She sounds revolutionary
Prayers
This was awesome
Shalom Aleichem from West Virginia near Pittsburgh 🙏
unfortunately a lot of self righteous Christians turn a lot of people off . ignore them and be yourself
Because they aren’t Christian i would never never put anyone down because I was once where they were am Christian we are to build a brother or sister up and lead them to Christ. Judgement will start first in the house of God
The enemy will pick you off really quick when.not connected to a body. This walk was not meant to do alone.
I love how you explained your journey. I'm a 69 year old gay man who's journey took me to study various religions over time. In my opinion religions are stepping stones. Eventually one comes to the understanding that we can have a direct relationship with source within and begin to love all people as eternal souls also on their individual journey of healing and self awareness. I bow to the divine light so clearly expressing itself through you. Thank you .
That tee shirt, I see you. I'm learning the power of I am now.
Thanks for your honesty. For me religion causes the damage, the list of "Do's and Don'ts" that made me feel inadequate and further away from God. Finally I decided to leave church, not saying everyone should, but I needed to be uninfluenced and sort myself out.
Please see below how religion "TORTURED" me and what I found: th-cam.com/video/WHGJZRMIA08/w-d-xo.html
Appreciate it.
Nicolas
@@nicolasvanderwesthuizen2373 I know how you feel. It's hard to feel the power of God when you're bombarded with these man made rigid structures that they claim come from God. I'll check your video out now.
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I left the black church because of the hypocrisy and bad teachings. I'm still a Christian and i still have a personal relationship with God, I just haven't stepped foot in a church building in almost 10yrs. I will never judge someone for leaving the church or the faith because I was almost there, but God has never left me. I've recently found a church and a pastor that preaches the gospel and I like what they do for the community and the youths. I wish everyone the best in their journey, its hard out here.
This!! You can leave the church and not leave God and your faith. Those are two different things!
God doesn't force us to love Him, obey
Him,or follow Him
He gives us free choice. However the
choice we made will determines our
destination.
Why can’t everyone just go to heaven 🤦🏾♂️
This is a supernatural and extraterrestrial journey; Since my Spiritual awakening has been very exciting;
Loved this. I can relate to everything. I told my mom we need to be nicer to each not a Christian. Even with your son being gay I told my mom if my son decides he wants to be a drag queen I hope me and his dad are on the front row with halter tops on pumping him up. I know she hates it she just doesn’t say it.
I'm atheist, but you reminded me of the first "Oh God!" movie with George Burns. He was asked by some religious figures who his son was. He stated, "Jesus is my son. Buddha is my son. Mohammed is my son...."
Now I have to watch this 👀