The disobedient JWs are out in force watching my videos and commenting! If you are one of them, I, the governing body, and the YT algorithym appreciate your views and comments! Thank you!
Leaving while you’re young is the best thing you could do. Now you have a whole life ahead of you to live & enjoy. That’s so awesome! We’re so proud of you and happy for you. What kinda stuff do you draw? Having artistic talent is so neat. Maybe do a video of drawing stuff. Way to go Cozette. Stand strong! Three things I live by … “Breathe in the good sh*t, breathe out the bull💩”. “Be as strong as an oak tree, yet flexible as a blade of grass”. “Don’t sweat the small stuff. Your born & you die. That’s the big stuff. Everything else in between is the small stuff”. 🎉💕💪🏼☕️
Best feeling ever after 18 years serving this organization. It seemed I took a big weight out off my shoulders. I could breath lighter and felt a special feeling of freedom. It has been 6 years of freedom. Wish you the best life you deserve. ❤
Thank you Cosette for sharing how you left the cult and gained your freedom to live the life YOU want! Sending you and your dad lots of continued happiness from Minnesota!
Cosette... with a trusty Kawfee? 😂 There is a visible happiness in your dad having you there. What an adventure you're on in Honduras! Don't let your JW experience define your future... you're already on a good path, using your own brain, living your own life. Good wishes from Seattle!
Well done Cosette, now your life will be hugely different. I know exactly how you feel about the judgemental treatment as a child. I was shunned at the age of 11. Not through being dfd, i was marked. As a minor (16) being shunned is child abuse. Colin this is an awesome time in life for both of you. Well done, Jehovahs Witnesses is conditional love. Keep safe from South Australia.
I told her the same. If she's not ready to have a channel, she can make a video on any topic and send it to me. I'll post it on my channel. We need the younger generations that are leaving to speak out!
I'm so VERY HAPPY for the both of you...!!! Cosette, you made the right decision,and thank you for sharing your story with us...Such a celebration...!!! ❤
Freedom is beautiful. You are at the beginning of your own way, and this is the best adventure in life. I know it, because I made the same decision in 2005 when i was almost 20 and left JW. Most of my family was and still is there. And that was the best decision in my life, even if i was sometimes confused or lonely :) You have to pass it and believe in yourself, because its going to be Good! Glad to see you reunited. Much love to you both!
Mi gente las buenas decisiones en sus vidas les libera de grandes esclavitudes de las que cada persona se esclaviza 👌nadie en sus vidas debería de tener miedo de elegir su felicidad personal 💯recuerden Jesucristo ya nos liberó del temor y esclavitud fuimos liberados por la gracia del espíritu santo en Jesucristo, y recuerde que Dios ,el espíritu santo y Jesucristo son uno solo son 3 en uno 🙏🏼hay una alabanza que dice ya no soy esclavo del temor soy hijo de Dios ❤
Very happy for both of you! That was very good of Cosette's boyfriends family to make SURE that she reached her dad safely. I was 16 in 1975. Plenty old enough to hear all the talks & read all the articles about Armageddon. It was all baloney! I wasted 42 yrs on those lies. You go girl & have a good & HAPPY life. 🐎🦋🌠
Welcome to your freedom, Cosette! 🤗 Would love to watch more videos with Cosett, and even getting an update. By the way, I draw portraits and other stuff, and did classes of commercial art, lettering, printmaking, ceramics, a little other arts, then computer art and stuff. I mainly learned drawing on my own and stuff. College classes help though to do it maybe quicker and maybe better. Passion is the main driver of doing it though. I wish I took a class on how to price my work, so. Yeah, that was my hard part. lol Underpricing it, not know HOW to price it. I still don’t yet.
Congrats to both of you - from Germany - straight out of my very heart. ❣ My grandma use to join that nasty cult in her late senior years - never ever saw her again - shunning - take good care.
I am so happy for your daughter Cosette! She's young, she's beautiful and talented. She will now be able to thrive and live life as it is supposed to be lived - free! 💖💝
I’m so happy for you young lady! The people/person a jdumb was so much worse than anyone I knew in the “world “. I would tell my mom this and she didn’t care. I’m 60
I’m glad you’re out of the cult. I’ve never been a JW, but I’ve taught myself the twisted teachings of the Watchtower. I do have family members who are members of the cult. All I can do is hope and pray their salvation in Christ Jesus. Keep on sharing your experiences with others, as it’s a tool for freedom.
Welcome to you new life, Cossett! There is freedom in the real Jesus. If you read the gospels, you will find how different He is from the Watchtower Jesus. He is loving and beautiful.
True story. One of my friends is Jewish and his father and when the Jehovah's Witnesses found out that they were Jewish they were visiting them all the time. Apparently you get triple brownie points if you can convert a Jew. Ironically my friend's father allowed them to visit him all the time because the witnesses were Hispanic and it was a great way for him to practice his Spanish.
Did you see on the Awaken Truths RUclips channel 3 days ago they shared a letter that stated it will now be OK to celebrate birthdays ? If that is true, there will be a lot of p.o.ed ex JW's bcz of the suffering we all had to go thru. 🤨😣🎂
Oh wow, I haven't seen that. Well, I'll be one of those p.o.ed ex witnesses because did we suffer?? Man o man, not celebrating birthdays was a source of neverending grief for us growing up, especially at school.
I just watched the video, and yeah, it's not real. The official letters, even internal ones have Watchtower or Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses letterheads always. Also, they no longer write 'Governing Body' in capital letters, it's all lowercase. We can't rule out that happening in future new light, but that letter is fake.
There’s a question to if it’s a legit letter from the org, because it doesn’t seem like it once you go back and you look at their video it tells you why it’s a questionable letter.
Living jehovah's care into the arms of his enemy. When i was a teenager i was disfellowshipped to me that was so gooď. I loved women so i continued fornicating which the bible condemns. THANK god i came but i regret leaving jehovah experienced a divorce unknowingly got involved in SPIRITISM ( TRANSCENDENTAL MED ITATION much like yoga) but i am in my forties jehovah has blessed me with love ofmy life been married 22 years. Young ones never leave Jehovah you will REGRET IT LIKE ME ❤
@@shawnmcanthony5724 What's there to regret? You made some bad decisions, had some tough experiences, but that's life! You didn't leave Jehovah, you just left a religion. Big difference!
@@TheC.O.-VISIT ok if you put it like that i did not leave Jehovah but i certainly did not do things his way. You see if i had stayed in the organization i would not have practiced TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION which is SPIRITISM an not some relaxing exercise which i thought. You know how i know this is Jehovahs organization. When i was reinstated in my late twenties satan an his demons were MAD an only Jehovah helped me
This is the 1st video I’ve watched on your channel, so apologies for asking a couple of questions from the outset. As with many other videos I watch on ex JW content, I’m always intrigued as to the circumstances of those presenting. No less with you and Cosette! The intro to this video doesn’t really make clear how you both got involved with the JW’s and how you left before your daughter? The second part of my questioning is whether or not either of you retained your faith in God and where are you at now…i.e. do you both attend church etc.?
@@Elements795 thank you for your questions, and for watching. You're right, we didn't go in depth on how we each became involved with the Jehovah's Witnesses. That will have to be another video, or series of videos. In a nutshell, I was born and raised in a JW family and left as an adult, 10 years ago. My daughter was also born in and decided to leave just 2 weeks ago, which is what made me start my channel again. I had already had this channel for 3 years and was rather burned out, but my daughter's recent exit motivated me to keep going. Would you like to see a future video on that?
@ Thank you for your reply. In general I would say it may prove beneficial to viewers to give a brief overview of your back story before getting into the detail. Personally, as much as I would have liked to know more about both your experiences as JW’s, I’m just as curious as to where you are now…do you still believe in God, and specifically do you attend church etc.? I appreciate this may be too early for your daughter at this stage but wondered where you are at? My own background is that I’m an ex “associate” witness (in other words I didn’t get baptised!). I studied with them for over 5 years and attended all the meeting, assemblies and went out on the door to door work. For the entirety of my time with the WTBTS I held reservations about several of their doctrines. Things came to a head when one day an elder asked me if I had considered baptism? I revealed my hesitancy citing doctrinal concerns! He was very disappointed with my response and at that point I realised I could not continue promoting beliefs that I doubted myself! I left shortly afterwards. It took me many years to finally “escape” the mental association I retained with several ex JW friends and the whole lifestyle I had become accustomed to. I could go on to discuss the inbetween years so I’ll fast forward a little. I never lost my faith in God, which is what many ex JW’s tend to do. I think this is a knee jerk reaction, a sort of way to completely jettison the trauma of being a JW. What I would say though is that even though many JW’s “say” they no longer want anything to do with religion anymore, many of them struggle to leave “God” behind entirely. The irony is that due to JW teachings, ex JW’s are often averse from exploring the real Christian faith due to the prejudices drummed into them in the organisation. I say ironic, simply because many ex JW’s recognise their false teachings but don’t see the lies they teach about Christianity!! I’m now a born again believer and coincidentally I’m getting baptised next Sunday in a local Baptist church. My thoughts and prayers are with you both🙏❤️
@Elements795 For me personally the jury is still out on that one. Attending any church has definitely been ruled out for me, the history of the churches and religions speaks for itself as being nothing more than man made and controlled. As far as God though, I'm still searching while trying to be a good human being. That's all I can say right now.
@ Thank you for clarifying your position on the question of personal faith. It no longer surprises me when an ex JW indicates, either doubt about their faith, or a rejection of God altogether! Nevertheless, I do find it somewhat odd that a once professing “believer” in God and the Bible, despite leaving the JW’s, wouldn’t have at least carried some measure of faith / belief with them, when leaving the organisation! For what it’s worth, I would “urge” you (and your daughter) to, at least; take the time to conduct an objective review of some key doctrines contained in scripture. From my own experience (and from several other ex JW’s I discussed this topic with), obtaining complete detachment from the JW organisation is highly unlikely, unless you satisfy yourself that, not only are the JW’s teachings false, but either the Bible is God’s word, or it isn’t! Too many exJW’s make the mistake of thinking they will find peace of mind, simply by detaching themselves from that organisation, without first of all conducting some independent study / research into the history of JW teachings, such as prophecy and also many of the doctrines they teach, in particular the nature of Christ! Once you have completed the aforementioned, the next subject to consider is the Bible. Either it is the word of God or it isn’t. My view as a born again Christian is that it 100% IS the word of God however, that’s my own conclusion and one I’m happy to discuss / defend if asked. You yourself have to make your own mind up. I know that may sound patronising or possibly a bit arrogant but it’s done with the best of intentions and an awareness that not resolving such questions “fully” will likely lead to nagging doubts / depression and anxiety in the long term. Indeed, many ex JWs who fail to do so, invariably return to the life they once left behind, only to sink further into depression! I would recommend reading a book called “Systematic Theology” by Wayne Grudem if you can obtain a copy. It covers key doctrine and has nothing to do with the JW’s. It’s a book that encourages study in a systematic way, allowing scripture to interpret scripture. This is definitely not what the JW’s do when offering a free “Bible study”! In fact their study is not a Bible study at all, merely a book study whereby scripture is often quoted out of context to support their peculiar ideas! Please consider your daughter when thinking about this and the potential long term harm that may come by not fully addressing the issues associated with belief etc. I will pray for you both🙏❤️
El "fin" siempre está a la puerta, amigo. Si no puedes tomar buenas decisiones, entonces ¿quien? De eso se trata la vida. Tienes que aprender a vivir por vos mismo y no por lo que te dicen 11 gringos en nueva york!
@@oilusionistaxd Can you clarify what you mean? Are you talking about the generation of 1914? You bet they died! They're all dead! All of the People who became Jehovah's Witnesses that were alive and old enough to understand what was going on in 1914, which Watchtower said you had to be at least 13 or 14 years old. So 1914 was 110 years ago, plus add in 14 years, you'd have to be 124 years old today. Yes, THEY ARE DEAD.
They should have said "Bad association's" not bad people. I remember reading that the Israelite's after being taken out of Egypt for freedom by Moses, after a few years in the wilderness, wanted to go back to Egypt!
The end is coming however Jesus didn't say to remove yourself from the world. We are still in the world and need to make a living. The details of how we make our living is between us and Jehovah individually and to not be judged by idiot men and women. Yes the end is coming but we still need to live and get healthcare and eat and sleep and whatever. Sad thr gossip and gross slander. People need to stay in their lane!
@@QuëstionšnÅňşwęŕż gossip and slander? If we're going to talk about lanes, let's talk about it. You know exactly that you are judged by idiot men by going to school and the type of job you have. Now all of a sudden it's between you and Jehovah? Wake up! There is no end! Live now!
@TheC.O.-VISIT im living but im a Christian and I personally believe that Jesus told us to be alert. Howevet he didn't say to not live either. For me I stay close to what's written. I feel the organization has speculated regarding many scriptures. However I feel our understanding on facts are limited; we dont know the details about most things. So live your best life but keep aware and awake to what's happening and how it relates to Jesus words. But that's me....
@@TheC.O.-VISIT I am POMA. I am out because of gossip and outright slander, I refuse to allow people to run me down. No one has a right over another person's mental well-being! At the same time I truly believe God "is" (Heb. 11:6) I feel there is some good from the organization but they have threw mud on my God by treating the congregation as a corporation. Im appalled. The organization has resorted to major speculation on God's Word going beyond what is written. Many are exercising there God given sense of Justice by leaving injustices; and I love those people. I know Jehovah and Jesus loves those people too. I know my God enough to know when to listen to men or not. (Galatians 1:8)
@@QuëstionšnÅňşwęŕżmajor speculation? They have made numerous false prophesies proclaiming the end was coming and even gave dates to when that would happen. By biblical definition, they are false prophets and we are not to follow them.
The disobedient JWs are out in force watching my videos and commenting! If you are one of them, I, the governing body, and the YT algorithym appreciate your views and comments! Thank you!
Thank you Cosette and Collin for sharing. Cosette, you are very brave and smart. Yes, escaping WT means FREEDOM!
Thank you for sharing your story, Cosette. I am sending you my love 💞🙌
Baptized at age nine??????? OMG!!😮. Wow! So proud and happy for you Cosette that you awoke and got out young!
I love this congratulations to you both. The journey of life.
Leaving while you’re young is the best thing you could do. Now you have a whole life ahead of you to live & enjoy. That’s so awesome! We’re so proud of you and happy for you.
What kinda stuff do you draw? Having artistic talent is so neat. Maybe do a video of drawing stuff.
Way to go Cozette. Stand strong!
Three things I live by …
“Breathe in the good sh*t, breathe out the bull💩”.
“Be as strong as an oak tree, yet flexible as a blade of grass”.
“Don’t sweat the small stuff. Your born & you die. That’s the big stuff. Everything else in between is the small stuff”.
🎉💕💪🏼☕️
Yay! We want more Cosette. 🙂
Nice video. Congratulations! Greetings from sunny South Africa. 😎
Thank you always my friend!
Awesome
Best feeling ever after 18 years serving this organization. It seemed I took a big weight out off my shoulders. I could breath lighter and felt a special feeling of freedom. It has been 6 years of freedom. Wish you the best life you deserve. ❤
AAAWWW LOVE IS.....❤MYYYY HEART IS SCREAMING WITH JOY FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY GIRL!!!
Thank you my brother!
me too! How beautiful!
1 way of supporting ex jws is by me watching especially new peoples exit program storys etc etc / Good Job Sister ✌🙏
We appreciate that support!
Welcome to Freedom!!
Cosette thanks you!
Thank you Cosette for sharing how you left the cult and gained your freedom to live the life YOU want! Sending you and your dad lots of continued happiness from Minnesota!
Enjoy your new life Cosette getting to know your dad
Cosette... with a trusty Kawfee? 😂
There is a visible happiness in your dad having you there. What an adventure you're on in Honduras!
Don't let your JW experience define your future... you're already on a good path, using your own brain, living your own life. Good wishes from Seattle!
Well done Cosette, now your life will be hugely different. I know exactly how you feel about the judgemental treatment as a child. I was shunned at the age of 11. Not through being dfd, i was marked. As a minor (16) being shunned is child abuse. Colin this is an awesome time in life for both of you. Well done, Jehovahs Witnesses is conditional love. Keep safe from South Australia.
Thank you!
From Sth Australia hey! Do you know the Rileys ? Or Rob Carr ? Some nasty JWs there.
@muma6559 yeah bob ambaksure is another conceited nasty oxygen thief
I’m so happy you’ve been reunited! 🎉❤ What a beautiful story 💯 I shared 😊
@@ElleRenoCoaching Awesome, Elle! Cosette is very happy! She will be following you too!
@ I hope she’ll record videos. Even if she’s not ready to post them. Her voice is SO powerful 💯❤️🌟👏
@ yayyy!! 💕💞🙌
I told her the same. If she's not ready to have a channel, she can make a video on any topic and send it to me. I'll post it on my channel. We need the younger generations that are leaving to speak out!
@ yes 👏 and even if she just records on her own at first and doesn’t post. It’s still very healing. ❤️🩹 A first step. Good job papa bear. 🐻
I smiled all the way through this video. 😁😊🤗👍🏽👏🏽🙌🏽
@@jeffparnell5805 thanks, Jeff!
It's touching that her boyfriend's family made that effort to get her to safety. Good luck to all of you
Breathe... the chance to transform and heal and find yourself. Blessings to you both.
God bless her 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I’m from Honduras this makes me happy that she was able to get out of that cult. She’s in good hands
@@BEMBOLASTIK Thank you and welcome!
She is so beautiful. Happy for you, Cosette. I did not get out until I was 45. You will do great!! Love from Canada 🇨🇦
Happy freedom, Cosette!🥳 Praying for you and hope you have an amazing future full of unconditional love and freedom and acceptance 🙌💛
I'm so VERY HAPPY for the both of you...!!! Cosette, you made the right decision,and thank you for sharing your story with us...Such a celebration...!!! ❤
Freedom is beautiful. You are at the beginning of your own way, and this is the best adventure in life. I know it, because I made the same decision in 2005 when i was almost 20 and left JW. Most of my family was and still is there. And that was the best decision in my life, even if i was sometimes confused or lonely :) You have to pass it and believe in yourself, because its going to be Good! Glad to see you reunited. Much love to you both!
Its nice that you escaped cult this early. You are brave girl!
That was great! Thanks a lot . I'm looking forward to see you together again! New life! I wish you all the best!
Going to school is always a great way to better yourself this will help you focus on your future excellent thank you for your story ❤
Congratulations Cossett🎉🎉
Yes cossette lets see you living your best life out of the clutches of the watchtower. Love from Scotland 🏴
Excellent. Well done! Hope all goes well.
I think we would all love to see more of,Cosette! Thank you for sharing with us. And thank you Collin too! Love to you both!
@@gwenpytka6739 thank you!
Mi gente las buenas decisiones en sus vidas les libera de grandes esclavitudes de las que cada persona se esclaviza 👌nadie en sus vidas debería de tener miedo de elegir su felicidad personal 💯recuerden Jesucristo ya nos liberó del temor y esclavitud fuimos liberados por la gracia del espíritu santo en Jesucristo, y recuerde que Dios ,el espíritu santo y Jesucristo son uno solo son 3 en uno 🙏🏼hay una alabanza que dice ya no soy esclavo del temor soy hijo de Dios ❤
Así es mi amor ❤
Very happy for both of you! That was very good of Cosette's boyfriends family to make SURE that she reached her dad safely.
I was 16 in 1975. Plenty old enough to hear all the talks & read all the articles about Armageddon. It was all baloney! I wasted 42 yrs on those lies. You go girl & have a good & HAPPY life. 🐎🦋🌠
Hello lovely people !!! Well done Cosette, you have a very strong, brave and loving dad. How fortunate you are!
It’s so good to see you together. Yay!!🙏🏽
Welcome to your freedom, Cosette! 🤗
Would love to watch more videos with Cosett, and even getting an update.
By the way, I draw portraits and other stuff, and did classes of commercial art, lettering, printmaking, ceramics, a little other arts, then computer art and stuff. I mainly learned drawing on my own and stuff. College classes help though to do it maybe quicker and maybe better. Passion is the main driver of doing it though.
I wish I took a class on how to price my work, so. Yeah, that was my hard part. lol Underpricing it, not know HOW to price it. I still don’t yet.
Congrats to both of you - from Germany - straight out of my very heart. ❣ My grandma use to join that nasty cult in her late senior years - never ever saw her again - shunning - take good care.
If it could work out, it'd be cool to have her on a Livestream.
We'll try to set it up for next weekend!
I've followed you for some time now, and I'm so happy for you to have your precious daughter back in your life!
@@shamrox12 thank you so much!! I appreciate your following me too! Glad to have you along for the journey!
She's so beautiful bro...so glad she woke up man❤❤
Cosette thank you for sharing your JW experiences,hope you see you again soon 👏
Awesome, thanks for sharing this video !
47 years old here, and i understand your daughter, that religion really stunted me & my children thank god u got out of it when u are young
I am so happy for your daughter Cosette! She's young, she's beautiful and talented. She will now be able to thrive and live life as it is supposed to be lived - free! 💖💝
Thank you, Shelly!
This is a good interview. Nice to see you again Collin and hear from you cosette 👌welcome 😎
@@ExJwMJ MJ! Good to see you, bro! I hope you're well!
@ I’m doing a lot better man thank you!
I’m so happy for you young lady!
The people/person a jdumb was so much worse than anyone I knew in the “world “.
I would tell my mom this and she didn’t care.
I’m 60
@@MaryWallace-wv2bn Very true. Hands down the majority of the kindest people I ever met weren't jdumbs.
I’m glad you’re out of the cult. I’ve never been a JW, but I’ve taught myself the twisted teachings of the Watchtower. I do have family members who are members of the cult. All I can do is hope and pray their salvation in Christ Jesus. Keep on sharing your experiences with others, as it’s a tool for freedom.
❤❤❤good 2b reunited: father daughter 🎉🎉🎉
Now she has a life to come. Nice, very nice! BTW: Greetings from Germany
Welcome to you new life, Cossett! There is freedom in the real Jesus. If you read the gospels, you will find how different He is from the Watchtower Jesus. He is loving and beautiful.
Congratulations
Excellent
Congratulations to freedom
True story. One of my friends is Jewish and his father and when the Jehovah's Witnesses found out that they were Jewish they were visiting them all the time. Apparently you get triple brownie points if you can convert a Jew. Ironically my friend's father allowed them to visit him all the time because the witnesses were Hispanic and it was a great way for him to practice his Spanish.
well done !
Would love to see more
your daughter is very cute!
👍
Did you see on the Awaken Truths RUclips channel 3 days ago they shared a letter that stated it will now be OK to celebrate birthdays ? If that is true, there will be a lot of p.o.ed ex JW's bcz of the suffering we all had to go thru. 🤨😣🎂
Oh wow, I haven't seen that. Well, I'll be one of those p.o.ed ex witnesses because did we suffer?? Man o man, not celebrating birthdays was a source of neverending grief for us growing up, especially at school.
I just watched the video, and yeah, it's not real. The official letters, even internal ones have Watchtower or Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses letterheads always. Also, they no longer write 'Governing Body' in capital letters, it's all lowercase. We can't rule out that happening in future new light, but that letter is fake.
There’s a question to if it’s a legit letter from the org, because it doesn’t seem like it once you go back and you look at their video it tells you why it’s a questionable letter.
That's what I was thinking. So much fake news & AI generated pictures. 🤷🏼♀️
That’s a fake letter. It’s been debunked.
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Living jehovah's care into the arms of his enemy. When i was a teenager i was disfellowshipped to me that was so gooď. I loved women so i continued fornicating which the bible condemns. THANK god i came but i regret leaving jehovah experienced a divorce unknowingly got involved in SPIRITISM ( TRANSCENDENTAL MED ITATION much like yoga) but i am in my forties jehovah has blessed me with love ofmy life been married 22 years. Young ones never leave Jehovah you will REGRET IT LIKE ME ❤
@@shawnmcanthony5724 What's there to regret? You made some bad decisions, had some tough experiences, but that's life! You didn't leave Jehovah, you just left a religion. Big difference!
@@TheC.O.-VISIT ok if you put it like that i did not leave Jehovah but i certainly did not do things his way. You see if i had stayed in the organization i would not have practiced TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION which is SPIRITISM an not some relaxing exercise which i thought. You know how i know this is Jehovahs organization. When i was reinstated in my late twenties satan an his demons were MAD an only Jehovah helped me
This is the 1st video I’ve watched on your channel, so apologies for asking a couple of questions from the outset. As with many other videos I watch on ex JW content, I’m always intrigued as to the circumstances of those presenting. No less with you and Cosette! The intro to this video doesn’t really make clear how you both got involved with the JW’s and how you left before your daughter? The second part of my questioning is whether or not either of you retained your faith in God and where are you at now…i.e. do you both attend church etc.?
@@Elements795 thank you for your questions, and for watching. You're right, we didn't go in depth on how we each became involved with the Jehovah's Witnesses. That will have to be another video, or series of videos. In a nutshell, I was born and raised in a JW family and left as an adult, 10 years ago. My daughter was also born in and decided to leave just 2 weeks ago, which is what made me start my channel again. I had already had this channel for 3 years and was rather burned out, but my daughter's recent exit motivated me to keep going. Would you like to see a future video on that?
@ Thank you for your reply. In general I would say it may prove beneficial to viewers to give a brief overview of your back story before getting into the detail. Personally, as much as I would have liked to know more about both your experiences as JW’s, I’m just as curious as to where you are now…do you still believe in God, and specifically do you attend church etc.? I appreciate this may be too early for your daughter at this stage but wondered where you are at? My own background is that I’m an ex “associate” witness (in other words I didn’t get baptised!). I studied with them for over 5 years and attended all the meeting, assemblies and went out on the door to door work. For the entirety of my time with the WTBTS I held reservations about several of their doctrines. Things came to a head when one day an elder asked me if I had considered baptism? I revealed my hesitancy citing doctrinal concerns! He was very disappointed with my response and at that point I realised I could not continue promoting beliefs that I doubted myself! I left shortly afterwards.
It took me many years to finally “escape” the mental association I retained with several ex JW friends and the whole lifestyle I had become accustomed to. I could go on to discuss the inbetween years so I’ll fast forward a little. I never lost my faith in God, which is what many ex JW’s tend to do. I think this is a knee jerk reaction, a sort of way to completely jettison the trauma of being a JW. What I would say though is that even though many JW’s “say” they no longer want anything to do with religion anymore, many of them struggle to leave “God” behind entirely. The irony is that due to JW teachings, ex JW’s are often averse from exploring the real Christian faith due to the prejudices drummed into them in the organisation. I say ironic, simply because many ex JW’s recognise their false teachings but don’t see the lies they teach about Christianity!! I’m now a born again believer and coincidentally I’m getting baptised next Sunday in a local Baptist church. My thoughts and prayers are with you both🙏❤️
@ Do you believe in God and if not why not? If you do believe in God where are you now in terms of attending a church etc.?
@Elements795 For me personally the jury is still out on that one. Attending any church has definitely been ruled out for me, the history of the churches and religions speaks for itself as being nothing more than man made and controlled. As far as God though, I'm still searching while trying to be a good human being. That's all I can say right now.
@ Thank you for clarifying your position on the question of personal faith. It no longer surprises me when an ex JW indicates, either doubt about their faith, or a rejection of God altogether! Nevertheless, I do find it somewhat odd that a once professing “believer” in God and the Bible, despite leaving the JW’s, wouldn’t have at least carried some measure of faith / belief with them, when leaving the organisation!
For what it’s worth, I would “urge” you (and your daughter) to, at least; take the time to conduct an objective review of some key doctrines contained in scripture. From my own experience (and from several other ex JW’s I discussed this topic with), obtaining complete detachment from the JW organisation is highly unlikely, unless you satisfy yourself that, not only are the JW’s teachings false, but either the Bible is God’s word, or it isn’t! Too many exJW’s make the mistake of thinking they will find peace of mind, simply by detaching themselves from that organisation, without first of all conducting some independent study / research into the history of JW teachings, such as prophecy and also many of the doctrines they teach, in particular the nature of Christ!
Once you have completed the aforementioned, the next subject to consider is the Bible. Either it is the word of God or it isn’t. My view as a born again Christian is that it 100% IS the word of God however, that’s my own conclusion and one I’m happy to discuss / defend if asked. You yourself have to make your own mind up. I know that may sound patronising or possibly a bit arrogant but it’s done with the best of intentions and an awareness that not resolving such questions “fully” will likely lead to nagging doubts / depression and anxiety in the long term. Indeed, many ex JWs who fail to do so, invariably return to the life they once left behind, only to sink further into depression!
I would recommend reading a book called “Systematic Theology” by Wayne Grudem if you can obtain a copy. It covers key doctrine and has nothing to do with the JW’s. It’s a book that encourages study in a systematic way, allowing scripture to interpret scripture. This is definitely not what the JW’s do when offering a free “Bible study”! In fact their study is not a Bible study at all, merely a book study whereby scripture is often quoted out of context to support their peculiar ideas! Please consider your daughter when thinking about this and the potential long term harm that may come by not fully addressing the issues associated with belief etc. I will pray for you both🙏❤️
VERDADE O FIM ESTA A PORTA O FIM DA MALDADE .NÃO DAS PESSOAS ESCOLHA BOA COISA❤❤❤❤😊
El "fin" siempre está a la puerta, amigo. Si no puedes tomar buenas decisiones, entonces ¿quien? De eso se trata la vida. Tienes que aprender a vivir por vos mismo y no por lo que te dicen 11 gringos en nueva york!
I am so very happy for you 🥲
20:50 i Heard that "they die" a lot. But which proofs we have?
@@oilusionistaxd Can you clarify what you mean? Are you talking about the generation of 1914? You bet they died! They're all dead! All of the People who became Jehovah's Witnesses that were alive and old enough to understand what was going on in 1914, which Watchtower said you had to be at least 13 or 14 years old. So 1914 was 110 years ago, plus add in 14 years, you'd have to be 124 years old today. Yes, THEY ARE DEAD.
@@TheC.O.-VISIT OK, thats it. Thankyoou.
They should have said "Bad association's" not bad people.
I remember reading that the Israelite's after being taken out of Egypt for freedom by Moses, after a few years in the wilderness, wanted to go back to Egypt!
@@petebiram1032 Absolutely, and bad association can be within any group, Witnesses included!
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How could I reach you?
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The end is coming however Jesus didn't say to remove yourself from the world. We are still in the world and need to make a living.
The details of how we make our living is between us and Jehovah individually and to not be judged by idiot men and women.
Yes the end is coming but we still need to live and get healthcare and eat and sleep and whatever.
Sad thr gossip and gross slander.
People need to stay in their lane!
@@QuëstionšnÅňşwęŕż gossip and slander? If we're going to talk about lanes, let's talk about it. You know exactly that you are judged by idiot men by going to school and the type of job you have. Now all of a sudden it's between you and Jehovah? Wake up! There is no end! Live now!
@TheC.O.-VISIT im living but im a Christian and I personally believe that Jesus told us to be alert. Howevet he didn't say to not live either.
For me I stay close to what's written. I feel the organization has speculated regarding many scriptures. However I feel our understanding on facts are limited; we dont know the details about most things.
So live your best life but keep aware and awake to what's happening and how it relates to Jesus words.
But that's me....
@QuëstionšnÅňşwęŕż Question: are you a Jehovah's Witness?
@@TheC.O.-VISIT I am POMA. I am out because of gossip and outright slander, I refuse to allow people to run me down. No one has a right over another person's mental well-being!
At the same time I truly believe God "is" (Heb. 11:6) I feel there is some good from the organization but they have threw mud on my God by treating the congregation as a corporation. Im appalled.
The organization has resorted to major speculation on God's Word going beyond what is written.
Many are exercising there God given sense of Justice by leaving injustices; and I love those people. I know Jehovah and Jesus loves those people too.
I know my God enough to know when to listen to men or not. (Galatians 1:8)
@@QuëstionšnÅňşwęŕżmajor speculation? They have made numerous false prophesies proclaiming the end was coming and even gave dates to when that would happen. By biblical definition, they are false prophets and we are not to follow them.