Well , I can say to you you're not the first and for sure you will not be the last who is leaving the organization. But I wish you all the best. It will become better and better. I think you are the lucky one. The world is fild with nice people
Thanks for the video! Did you guys have any 'Holy Spirt' moment after becoming real Christians? This is something that a lot of Christians seem to talk about and experience but I've not felt anything myself. I decided to fade and not write a letter.
So funny you should mention that. I have been thinking and discussing this very same thing only yesterday and the last week. Personally. No I have not “felt” anything of notoriety.
Thank you so much for your time and creating this video, it was excellent! I’m so happy you’re experiencing real love and enjoying your life experience in this beautiful world❤
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R8O8RMGgzEg.html If you DON"T want to be PUNISHED, don't do the crime. EVERYONE needs to be concerned with Jehovah's law, if they want to be in His Kingdom. At least Jehovah will FORGIVE you if you forgive others..... (see Matt. 6:14&15)
Interesting thought. What “crime” are you talking about? I was labelled a bad Christian as I had a beard. Is a beard a crime? Not sure of what your talking about.
I’ve been out for 11 years & I still consider it the best thing I’ve ever done. My kids won’t be raised with doom n gloom hanging over their heads. And we’re all free to pursue our wants n passions, free to make up our own minds. I Can now enjoy a good thunder storm instead of being terrified. I could go on n on. So glad to be freeeeee!
People don't leave JWs. Either they get kicked out for unrepentant immoral behaviour or they slow down and become inactive as preachers. People left their various religions and qualified to become JWs because of the TRUTH. How many TRUTH can there be?
You are 100% incorrect in saying that. I’m sorry. I still preach gods kingdom and pray daily. I have fallen short in the past that’s for sure. And still do actually. But thankfully I have Jesus as my judge. I didn’t get kicked out I left as I saw many things inconsistent with the bibles message. And I have friends that have left being a witness and their way of life is faultless. I do notice though you say that people”qualify” to become a witness. Interesting words. True words. But the bibles message is that it’s a free gift. All you need is repentance and belief in Christ. Not 130 questions to “qualify” for baptism to an organisation. Worth thinking about.
@@4minuteman429 : It is quite obvious that one's knowledge of JWs has been from devious websites. See what happens to the MANY so-called Christians who claim that they believe in Jesus but are not engaged in doing God's will. Matthew 7:21-23. We might ask the question. How did one become a JW in the first place? Perhaps, filled a form, gave a donation or bribe, or just self appointed oneself? Or perhaps used deception? An answer would help us know that one is not a charlatan.
To answer your question (btw it’s in the video) but to answer. I was born in. You cannot join by filling out a form, bribing or donating. You get baptised. I have family that did not get baptised and stopped going and that is a little loop hole that enables them to still be communicated with. It would seem you know nothing of the working of Jehovahs Witnesses which leads to the question of why are you commenting? Very strange. If you actually research you will find my experience is duplicated all over the world. And you are correct. There is only one truth. And that is there is no salvation other than through Jesus Christ. In my opinion there is no religion in earth that is not corrupt in some way. Jehovahs Witnesses are easily proven incorrect.
@@4minuteman429 : Just as I thought. One was never a JW. Yet claim one left an organization one wasn't even a member of. It may be possible that one grew up in a JW environment. Or, like other claimants, this could be a scam video to get subscribers. There is no shortage of gullible people to rope in.
@@tongakhan230you should be very careful making accusations you cannot back up. Ask anyone in the Brisbane Australia area about Aaron Butterworth. The butterworth family is pretty big and you’ll find out that what is being said is real. I feel sorry for you. I understand there is a lot of dishonesty in the world. And it seems you are very sceptical. But not all people lie. With that aside. If you are a Jehovah’s Witness I encourage you to research the religion. Try and prove my accusations wrong. You might find out the truth. And it will set You free. Good luck to you. And best wishes.
IAOSHUA said to him, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. - Jn 14:6 “All have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him. “Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest. - Mt 11:27,28
Hello. Yes he did. He actually spoke to me in a spooky voice when I was alone in my attic arranging my coin collection and he said. And I quote. “Aaron” but it sounded more like “AhhhhRRRRonnnnnnn”. I was like “yes lord”! He was like. “Preach about the witnesses”. I was like.” What? Right now”? He was like. “No not right now but when you get the time do it”. So yeah. It could have been the mushrooms, but nah. I don’t think so.
I am preaching about ex JW apostate as that’s what I am. I’m hoping to become the biggest apostate to the JW as I believe it’s the best deception on earth. I don’t have time to preach about the rest of the churches as there are more than 36000 denominations. But if we were to fast forward on any hypothetical bit I did on any organised religion to the end where the credits role it would say “ all organised religion is false”. It’s what Jesus would do.
@@4minuteman429Please show me that in the Bible, and which people are preaching the gospel of the kingdom around the world to all nations as Jesus christ said???????Mathew 4:23, 24:14, 28:19-20,Mark 13:10, if not only only only the Jehovah's witnesses.
@@vusimngomezulu2500: No. YOU don’t have to be a JW. (Mark 9:38-41) 38 ¶ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he FOLLOWETH NOT US: and we forbad him, because he FOLLOWETH NOT US. 39 ¶ But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part. 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink IN MY NAME, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his REWARD.
So glad you are happy now and remarried to the right person for you. I had similar experience. Appreciate your honesty and wish you all the very best! 👍👌
There is an “evil slave” in charge. (Matt 24:48-51) He “beats the other slaves” and gets some to follow. (Luke 12:45-48) Upon seeIng this, Jesus orders us to leave and head for the mountains. (Matt 24:15) He says “let the reader use discernment” not listen to a “faithful slave.” Jehovah’s brilliant prophesy only gives us more reason to believe and trust in him.
I feel your pain. It hurts when one is shunned by there own blood. For the crime of not agreeing. It really hurts when you find out your most trusted don’t really want truth. They want security. Wishing you the best on your journey called life.👍🏻
Omg memories.... I was denied to be a pioneer! Because I'd had a henna tattoo 3 yrs b4..... it washed off and obviously I didn't have one at that moment .... the elder who said I couldn't be a pioneer..... his daughter also had a henna tattoo.... wow double standards .... As soon as I left what do you think I went to get..... oh yeh a tattoo.... permanent 😂
After having left the JW organisation, it has come to my realisation that Jehovah is not Jesus's heavenly Father. For one thing throughout the Hebrew scriptures, Jehovah is seen to kill 100's of thousands of innocent people, men, woman, children and babies. His favourite methods are inflicting various plagues on the Egyptians and Israelites, he caused their bowels to rot and fall out, he set whole towns and surrounding villages on fire engulfing everything in its wake including the many people that got caught up in it, he set wild bears on 42 boys that mauled them cause they were making fun of Elijah calling him baldy. He even caused opposing Israelite nations to slaughter each other by the sword in an attempt to take land off each other. Oh and don't forget Jehovah set poisonous snakes among the Israelites after they fled Egypt cause they were complaining from a lack of food. They were used to eating the finer delicacies when in Egypt, now they had horrible tasting manna they were forced to eat and be grateful for. Also Jehovah demanded the blood sacrifices of all firstborn males, whether human or animal. Exodus 13:1,2 "Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 “Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both HUMANS and ANIMALS, belongs to me.” Exodus 34:19, 20 "The firstborn of every animal belongs to me, including the firstborn males from your herds of cattle and your flocks of sheep and goats. 20 A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. “No one may appear before me without an offering." Jesus was the firstborn from the true God of divine love, his heavenly Mother. So Jesus became Jehovah/Yahweh/LORD/Satan's ultimate human blood sacrifice. He exploited his death by claiming Jesus as his own beloved son and had him die a horrible cruel and excruciatingly painful death by crucifixion, all for the glorification of the God who condones BLOOD SACRIFICES. It was why Jesus could rebuke the false religious leaders of his day, the Scribes and Pharisees when he said in John 8:44 "For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies." Yes, the God of the Jews was the devil, the same one portrayed throughput the Hebrew scriptures. JW's don't realise it, but Jehovah/Yahweh/LORD is Satan the devil. Yes, they're worshipping the devil.
Thankyou for your comment. I have to say. I have heard whispers of this before. And to be honest it is very hard or internally troubling to hear this and consider it. As this turns up side down prior beliefs. Many have said that Jesus is so lovely. But the first half of the Bible, with the way god acts. It’s like chalk and cheese. In truth. I want to go back and read again the Bible without anyone else’s input such as I had before from the WT. yes there are portions that are hard to understand. But my view is very limited compared to Gods. I don’t know all the facts. Also. My view of death would be completely different to gods. As he knows the future. Can resurrect etc. death for the dead one is peace. But for the onlooker terrible. So I appreciate and respect your view. Do I feel the same? Not as yet. But unlike before when I was a witness. I will at least research and look into your line of thought with no prejudice. Thankyou.
@4minuteman429 It's a shame I'm not permitted to direct you to a certain You Tube channel. Every time I try to post the links up in the comment section, I think You Tube takes them down. This channel would have helped explain why I believe what I've said in my earlier comment, because the host of this channel knows Jesus as well as the true God personally, and was sent here at this time to teach us the truth. The bible, unfortunately, has been heavily manipulated to promote the evil God as the true God. He being the one desiring exclusive devotion who is Satan the devil.
In regards to Jesus returning in 1919 and settling on the WT organisation as the one true religion, back then WT was still celebrating Christmas, blood transfusions was widely accepted up to 1945, and birthdays was celebrated too. If Jesus approved of these things back then, what's changed, why is it not acceptable now? Did Jesus have a change of heart or more to the point, Jesus never made that inspection at all, yet we were forced to believe it as truth.
Hi from Sydney...From my Bible reading...Jesus comes in the manner described in Matthew 25 and in Thessalonians.... Acts 1:7,8 show wt was lying in God's name from the start...So happy for ones who get out..Father and Yeshua would be happy for you( Revelations 18:4). All take care..
Keeping the congregations clean by disfellowshipping unrepentant wrong doers, is what initially woke me up. There's nothing anyone could do that is so bad compared to pedophiles, who many it seems are allowed to continue serving as elders or MS. Why are they never expelled from the congregations? So much for keeping congregations spiritually clean, cause when pedophiles are permitted to remain in, it makes the WT one of the most degrading and disgusting religions in the world.
I agree pedophiles are disgusting. What surprises me is that for years we had watchtowers condemning the Catholic Church for the exact same thing and pointed to it as evidence of false religion. Yet. JW now have it and it seems a lot of it in courts etc but no one says hang on. This is evidence of false religion!. Strange. Thanks for your comment.
Well? I’m not sure about that. He certainly didn’t sit me down and say “hey Aaron, preach about the witnesses”. But. I think if anyone wants to be a witness that their choice. However you should look at all information that’s out there. And make an informed decision on all information. Trouble is most will not look at anything shown them. Thus how can they make a correct judgment?
It is so demoralizing being shunned. All because of not believing in the Watchtower. Even if you believe in God with your whole heart and believe that He sent His only begotten Son to save humankind. What a slap on Jesus’s face when He said that He is the way, the truth, and the life, and beside Him there is no other. How presumptuous and arrogant for some organization to say that is not enough, that you have to believe in the organization as well. That is outrageous. It is bold and brazen to claim that when the Bible says there is no other name under a heaven by whom anyone can be saved. Who does the Watchtower think it is?! How can it do that to Christ?!
yr family shunning has nothing to do with the scriptures and everything to do with fear, obligation, guilt, brainwashing, cult practices and such things. I don't think you can reason with them scripturally. Maybe try psychologically.
I salute you man ! It's one of the hardest things and only for truth seekers. People who don't care for truth can not fully wake up. Was this in SE qld? Are you still there?
why did you marry at 20 years old? There abouts. I know WT pushes young marriages. Or was it even worse, a teenager when you married? You didn't mention kids, do you have kids? I'm so happy you have found a loving, suitable partner in life, even that's possible after WT.
the grey Bible was to confuse, you're right, then you couldn't find anything with the words changed. That year was their downfall... never to recover... presumptuousness is a grave sin
I grew up in your circuit although lm a bit older than you back when l was teenager Stanthorpe and Warwick were the big congregations in the circuit with lots of teenagers Assembly were great with food prepared and served on site l haven't been back to that area for years but l know that there are less people in the circuit now than when l grew up. All the older ones are die hard and will stick with it for life but maybe only 1/5 of ones l grew up with are still in.
It makes me glad that people are starting to see the lies and deceit and control. And to know salvation does not come from men. I pray my family wakes up.
Wow this was and eye opener, I have known Wayne for over 25 years and Aaron for over 10 years but I have never been a JW. I am proud to say I would count both as friends. Both these guys are genuine and decent people. Both would give you the shirts of there back. It's really good that you can discuss this now and maybe help others. Sad that other people have such narrow views and judge other people, but frankly it's there loss. The world would be a better place if we all just treated people the way we would like other people to treat us.
Thank you so much for this! I disassociated 6 years ago, and as you mention, the losses are extreme, but so are the gains. It feels so good to know that the people that love me now will never leave me, no matter what I choose to believe religiously. It was a painful transition, but living authentically is worth it.
I could not agree with you more. Absolutely the hardest experience I’ve had. My family live in the same small town as me so often we see each other but they treat me like I’m dead. But as you said. People who accept me now accept me as I am. I do try to be well behaved ofcourse. But my mum and dad brothers and sisters have been replaced by genuine people who really care. So nice. I wish you the best.
Very nice conversation seems to be very few believers in the exjw community, hope Wayne continues his journey and maybe start youtube channel to connect with like minded ppl.
Hello there. Yes your right in saying that. So many throw out the baby with the bath water. I personally believe thankfully. But I do see how peoples faith can be a hard thing to keep. From memory I’m pretty sure Jesus said that many will be stumbled? We need his kingdom to sort things out. Thanks for your comment.
How does rev 11:6 factor in to the negative effects we've seen affecting lives OF those in contact with the GOVERNING BODY in a negative way ? Plagues which God AUTHORISED.. ? LOOKING through the lens of rev 16:13&14 ..should we expect lies from the GOVERNING BODY ?
Hello. Thanks for the question. Well. The original thought was to have videos no longer than 4 minutes. But that sort of went out the window as some subjects require way more than 4 minutes. Should of called it 60 minute man.
