I'll be honest, I'm struggling to determine if I actually believe in religion, and criticize my own daily. But praying has been my no. 1 coping mechanism and the only reason im not dead yet. The thought that there's someone who listens and understands is a good enough vent for me without involving others. And it just became a habit. There's a comfort and reassurance and trying to eb a good person is a bonus too
@@ggundercover3681 Hey man, you don't have to believe in "religon"; you just have to believe in JESUS and invite him into your life and pursue a relationship with him. He will work wonders. Trust Bro. Praying comforting you is proof that the holy spirit is in work. In Mathew 21:21 Jesus says that if one has faith as small as a mustard seed they can move mountains. Just have faith in Jesus and invite him into your life. Wonders will happen.
His smile grew as he talked, I’m glad he found happiness. I think that what matters is that you are happy and not hurting anyone, God wouldn’t want someone to worship Him unwillingly
@@snackalackbar why did god create things that are punishable than he created all so he made sin and mistakes, I will not worship your mad man if rather burn forever than worship someone who would turn his back on his own children why would something so benevolent resort to torture that dosnt sound very unconditional loving that his people preach so often that Is the very definition of conditional love, being like Jesus the man is an admirable thing he did and said a lot of good things, but I spit in the face of yahweh
@@seansleee it’s common practice for a lot of Christians for the “H” in “He” or “Him” to be capitalized when referring to God or Jesus because it shows honor and respect
Big shoutout to Ryan for publicly being open on His faith, but also big thanks Anthony for putting that on the internet, awesome stuff to see creators like you not being afraid to show christians on your channel
Me too. I am a born again and had complete and full deliverance. I had an eating disorder, anxiety, post traumatic stress etc. it all went away when I found Jesus Christ FULLY and have been trying to become perfect for Him. Everyday is a blessing. Life changed forever.
@@heidikay Hey, awesome testimony. Just wanted to say that Jesus made you perfect already. Hebrews 10:14 "For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified." Perfected is past tense, meaning that you are already perfect. And this is FOR EVER! Know that the earth isn't forever. But heaven is. So you're perfect even to heaven. And where do perfect people go? To heaven! Remember that this is through Jesus Christ alone.
@@Aaron-wr6zoyou have no idea how much your comment means to me. I come from a family of Freemasons, the first in my family to be born again. It has been absolutely profound and life-changing. Biggest test of my life. The trials and tribulations have been massive… I needed that reassurance. Thank God for you, the world needs more like you. Truly, your comment was so needed. I am crying.
I grew up Christian and one day I just spiraled into a crisis but in the end it was my process to finding God and now I’m so much happier and I haven’t had any suicidal thoughts since then and my life has gotten so much better and I’ve genuinely learned so much of what God says from experience with him and I’m so glad he guided me to him. :)
i’m not religious but i love hearing stories about people feeling better since they found a religion they believe in, i wish everyone could be respectful of peace’s beliefs
@@vannavee3 ofc I totally understand :) and yeah me as well. Especially bc a lot of it comes from Christianity and it is the exact opposite of how we should act as Christians. Even if you aren’t religious or aren’t Christian or if you are any other religion or atheist or agnostic or whatever, that’s not how we should act as humans in general! We should all be respectful and loving towards each other even if we have different beliefs or different ideas. :)
I also grew up Christian, I had nothing against it but I really struggled maintaining a personal relationship with God (it's still something I'm working on). I as well experienced suicidal thoughts for around 5 years, but one day during worship I got so tired and felt so exhausted and drained, and I asked Him to take all the horrible thoughts away and He did :D How great our God truly is.
Definitely. As an atheist, I'm glad he found something that helps him. I think there are harmful things about Christian culture, but there are also harmful things about atheist culture.
As an agonistic atheist we should respect this guy. People change and are allowed to change their religious beliefs. We should respect their religious right, if he’s not harming anyone why are we clowning on him? It makes no sense. FOR MY SANITY PLEASE READ THE FUCKING EDIT. "can you explain to me how??" ITS IN THE EDIT. CAN YALL NOT READ Or SUM?! Edit: okay I’m sick and tired and genuinely annoyed of people telling me I can’t be both so let me explain how you can so I don’t have to repeat myself a million times to people who just don’t get it. while an agnostic is someone who doesn't believe it's possible to know for sure that a god exists. It's possible to be both an agnostic atheist doesn't believe but also doesn't think we can ever know whether a god exists. There. Please stop asking/telling me I can’t be both. Good lord.
@@nyssa_22 We shouldn't clown on one person alone though or anyone for that matter if they're not hurting anyone, the higher ups making said harmful decisions in Christianity isn't this guys fault. I dislike Christians just as much as the next guy due to my own trauma surrounding Christianity, but harassment on ONE person who changed their religion literally does nothing but make atheist's look like snobs. It gives you zero right to treat him (or other atheist's who've converted to Christianity) like shit because people before them made harmful decisions.
Agreed. As long as they aren’t using religion as an excuse to be terrible to some people, I don’t mind someone having beliefs. I don’t believe, but they have the right to.
@@CthulhuCrisis 100% agreed. Literally the guy only changed his religious belief. and people are mad for no reason. unless he's harming people himself I see zero point in wasting time and energy on this guy. to other potential atheist's reading this don't waste your energy on a harmless guy following a faith. Focus time and energy on people who are ACTUALLY causing harm like the racists and bigots in the faith.
just a reminder for a few people alot of atheist aren't bad people, they simply just don't believe there is a god. but yes I've seen atheists drag down religious people, but I've also seen religious people drag down atheist or people of other religions. we should all just respect each other's beliefs
I have too much respect for Christians as people to respect the things they believe. I was a Pentecostal (a cultish sect of North American Christian) for nearly 20 years.
I’m glad Anthony finally spoke to someone who has had positive experiences with religion. Seems like most people he interviews that talk about religion talk about how much they didn’t like it. Anthony does a great job giving voices to groups that most people don’t know about or are commonly misunderstood, and I think it would be cool for him to do the same for religions.
@@linkbell3515 you're definitely right about religious trauma, but I'm not even specifically talking about christianity. For example there's a lot of bad stigma around Muslims in the US, but I've only had good personal experiences with meeting them. There are also religions most people aren't aware of. I think it'd be cool to shed light on people like that.
@@alfredsupersauce i agree. If you research Muslim culture it has so many similarities to fundamental Christianity (almost like they’re both abrahamic religions) so I honestly don’t get why Christian’s especially will hate on Muslims (not that Christian’s regularly do this but 9/11 made some evangelicals go crazy)
@@linkbell3515 I wouldn't say "hate" on muslims, but there're things that the islamic religion has twisted from the Bible, and a lot of them believe that we have the same God, but that's not possible when they don't even believe that Jesus is God too. There are just many things that we disagree on.
@@kyushininmost Americans hated Muslims right after 9/11, not just Christians, and even to this day many still do. It’s easy to think some radicals represent the whole population. We do it over here with politics and such
@@finnleyhart4405 people like justin bieber claim to be Christian but seem to be doing more worldly things than what followers of Jesus should do. people use the “title” Christian very lightly but who am I to judge him. It’s just what I see and I don’t personally know him!!
But if someone says they’re Christian and they live up to it, you WILL know. Chandler Hallow and his Wife both became Christian recently, and Chandler makes it a point to pray for his fans. He wears his faith on his sleeve. He even wore a Love God Publicly shirt in one of MrBeast’s videos.
Ryan Trahan is so respectful and respectable. He never gets mad, he seems like such a nice guy in general, and if I got to choose to meet a celebrity, I’d choose him
Yes churches are broken, the people in my belief are broken (im broken) but don’t let that factor if you become Christian or not. Only focus on the love of Christ 🖤🖤🖤 Jesus is perfect and can save. I've seen how the church can hurt people, how we are pushing people away. but Jesus can save and he has saved many -me
Yeah, people can believe what they want, as long as it doesn't affect others via stuff like the law or is forced onto children. Unfortunately a lot of people who believe in a god are not as chill as this guy.
I’m a Christian, but I feel like whenever I say that, a lot of people assume I’m gonna try to force my religion onto them, so I usually just say “oh yeah I do believe there’s something out there.” And move on with my day.
To be honest, that really sucks that they judge you like that. I'm sorry that you feel like you can't open up and be yourself around people. People are so judgemental and shitty.
I'm also Christian, and I just choose to not comment on my religion a lot of the time. It's sad that so many people have to be scared of mentioning their religion for fear of being beaten down over it. I wish you the best!
I know exactly how you feel bro. But Jesus said who denies me before man, I will deny before my father. So even though we fear the judgement of others we should do our best to stand for Jesus. Thats the least we can do for him, considering what he did for us.
i don't think you should force yourself to believe anything or ignore questioning your beliefs, take that questioning of faith and see where it takes you. if it takes you back to jesus, good for you, and if it takes you elsewhere, good for you.
As someone who grew up in a religious home/ community, (I'm not Christian anymore) I'm so happy that Anthony is so respectful of his viewers and his guests that he knows the little things. For example, most people wouldn't think to capitalize the H in him when referring to God. I love the respect he gives people, a lot of youtubers aren't like that.😊
I am the same and when I started going to church of my own accord when I was 13 my brother told me I was joining a hateful cult... It wasn't, he had just had bad experiences with the loud bad ones. I'm not homophobic or transphobic but since I started going to church my brother thought I was going to be and he freaked out, I realize that now but I remember being absolutely devastated that he thought that of me and I cried for hours. I think where the hate comes from in the Christian community isn't people who are Christian because they love Jesus, I think they just wanted an excuse to hate and be mean to people which is the exact opposite of what we are about.
The hateful or otherwise "bad" Christian people and groups can and do come from a lot of different places. Your example is definitely one of them, but it is far from the only one. It makes me sad, honestly, how far it's spread. I could give you a whole speech about the subject, but I'll respect your time and leave it at that. God be with you, white rose blossom.
@@trikegang6671 God says the punishment for committing any sin is death, not because He punishes you for sinning but because the act of sinning cuts you off from Him (the source of life). The premise of Christianity is accepting that you are inherently sinful and that Jesus paid the price for your sin. No Christian is any less of a sinner than any other person, we’re all equally dead because of our sins regardless of the moral severity that humans attach to each one. Christians are the people that acknowledge this and then choose to turn towards Jesus in their struggle.
@@kaedenmurphy9937 which is complete lunacy. You are born evil, you will therefore suffer a lot, and the only way to not suffer is to become a mindless slave to the creator of the place where "evil" people are put. If I put Stalin in place of God and gulags in place of hell and say that that is a good thing, you would call me a communist
i love ryan and haley so much. they are the sweetest people and seeing how great their relationship is and how their faith continues to grow has been so beautiful to watch.
So weird how I have the exact opposite story. And now it is my absolute source of joy! We all find our stories in unique ways. We don’t have to fight babes! ✌🏼💕
I don’t care what religion you are or aren’t. Just be nice and I’ll be nice to you, though I usually try to be nice first. I’ve offered to buy people food when it meant I wouldn’t eat. I remember this one time that I was buying a ramen pack. This dude came up to me and payed for everything in my cart. It was like four cans of soup and like a 10 pack of ramen. I freaking cried man.
Don’t listen to the people shutting you down for being Christian, you made your decision and we all support you Ryan! I hope you and your family will all find joy and grace in Christ!
I wish more people we open and less antagonistic. I once was bashed by a classmate, at the lunch table, in a Catholic high school, for believing in God. I never did anything like that to her or anyone else who didn't believe as I did. There are some people that won't believe and all I can do is research myself and pray for them.
@@croziesour9734 You did good not touching her,Hitting her would make no difference but by showing love like what we learn from (jesus)make difference.❤
No one needs you to pray for them. You are also not the victim, the majority of people in the U.S. are Christian and there are laws built around it. It’s bs and so is your god.
Same! I was an atheist who converted to Christianity about 6 years ago when i was 20 and it all started from asking questions to keep a very long story short. 😂
I'm an atheist but I fully understand him. Religion can truly be a source of meaning for many people. Seeing him find something that makes him so truly happy is wonderful Weirdly I have the exact opposite story, being an atheist has idk, kinda freed me of the "chains" I was bound to ig? I'm not talking abt allowing me to do bad shit like robbing or anything those are morally and legally bad but I mean some things my parents would never approve cuz it isn't seen in very a good light in our religion. For example, drawing living things and creating sculptures just as a form of art, singing, dancing etc I'm not afraid to do what I love in fear of being punished anymore and I'm not anxious thinking there might be some celestial being constantly seeing everything I do. It's been a source of happiness for me
@@Taqes No I am atheist and I know that and idgaf about Jesus because my past religion was not Christianity, it was Islam. I went from Muslim to atheist so yes I have not even scratched the surface of Jesus and I'm not interested in doing so either
People know if they are an atheist or not. I could read 100 books about allah or Jesus. I just simply believe that it’s not true. Just because I don’t know everything on a subject doesn’t mean I can’t have an opinion. Same with this person too.
@@axleaxolotl Hey man it's good to hear that While I'm not religious myself, though I do believe in a creator being out there somewhere I respect those who try to keep to their religions tenets and values Or at the very least maintain the belief and mindset that keeps you and everyone else ticking along Have a good day!
@@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988 see I love when ppl understand everyone has a belief or reglion do I want others to follow my region yes will I make them no , no should be forced or told not to believe something , thank you for your kind words you have a good day
Christian here :D. I'm not here to tell you to become a Christian because that ain't poggers. But not just Christians but even if you're not apart of that religion there's still so much that you can take from it. I.e. the parables Jesus's says.
I think religion can be great for many things even though I am an atheist. I think the atheist community should try to be less cynical as well even is that means not being in it anymore, for their mental health and for everyone else’s as well.
@@marcomoreno6748 no but religion isn’t just about beliefs, it’s about ideals and community. I think that many atheists hold similar values and ideals to Christians and if they are unhappy joining the religion can be a good thing for them. I am an atheist because I while my parents are religious they didn’t have me go to church and warship god, I also wouldn’t fit in church, I am skeptical of religion and take thing very literally and because of that I would not fit in as well. I have problems that wouldn’t be helped by being religious but being overly cynical can be helped by having a religious figure tell you everything is going to be alright and because of that I think SOME atheists could benefit from joining a religion.
Everyone in the comment section is really forgetting that people can have different religious beliefs and coexist- religion is a philosophy, there’s no right answer that we know of yet so please be respectful and stop trying to convert people who haven’t asked for your opinion.
The amount of evidence behind the Bible and the power of the context is why I believe it is the truth. If anyone here hasn't looked into Christianity, and I mean REALLY looked into it, I believe they should before they die, which may be any of these days but hopefully not.
What does that even mean? Are you threatening us? We have not found any evidence supporting the claims of the bible, specifically, the supernatural ones.
@@noahblanco6105 This is you forcing what you believe on others, if you truly believed in the Bible then you wouldn't even think to do this. At least respect and acknowledge what other people might think and don't insult beliefs or intelligence.
As a pastors kid, this made me smile so much, ryan is one of my my favorite RUclipsrs, and seeing him believe in Jesus made me smile, I’m so glad he is christian ❤❤ Jesus loves you!!!
As an introvert chirstian I never liked forcing others to my beliefs I just like keeping things to myself which had made me outcast from some cell group before because I like to be alone 😢
I some what agree with this in the sense that I dont like to put my beliefs on others but I will state them and give people the option to follow christ or not
I wonder if your concept of 'forcing' just means sharing your faith. Keeping the means of salvation to yourself as well... what would Christ say. A seed of faith grew in you, but bore no fruit.
I’m agnostic and I’m still not even sure why it makes me so happy to know that. I think that finding a part of myself and knowing that piece of the puzzle is very fulfilling to me. My brother is also agnostic and my grandmother used to make comments about him to me when I was little because my brother is nine years older than me. She used to say that he was lost and that I need to help him find his way. I love my brother for this and we have very similar outlooks on the world now. Moral of the story: knowing yourself and others can be what saves you.
I had the opposite experience from him. Grew up Catholic and as soon as I got to highschool I realized how non-Christian most Christians act. It’s supposed to be a religion about love and acceptance but from my experience it’s anything but that. I also was incredibly lazy and had a huge problem with procrastination. My excuse? I’ll get to do everything in Heaven. It made everything far easier to believe that there was always someone there for me, but eventually I started thinking “what if there is no God and I won’t be able to accomplish everything I want to in Heaven?” That thought becoming more and more prevalent in my mind as well as a variety of other factors I will not discuss caused me to agnostic/atheist. For clarification (because people always tell me I use those definitions wrong), I really don’t care if there is or isn’t a God. I don’t think there is, because of lack of scientific evidence, and I’ve leaned away from Christianity because most of them are either idiots or bigots/dogmatists, while the rest are using religion as a coping mechanism (good on them!) like Ryan here. That decision has made me far happier (albeit a bit nihilistic at times) and I’ve become far more productive and I’ve disciplined myself to get through mafan situations. May not seem like much, but we’ll get there. It may seem like I’m bashing Christianity, but I feel nothing but firgun for Ryan finding happiness in Jesus
Dude the comments here are so wholesome I love it so much how people are sharing their own options and beliefs without being hateful and showing love to one another. It's little moments like these that make life okay and show that there's actually okay people out there. I'm so glad that there are some people who don't believe all Christians are bad and stereotypical. Now I am a Christian and do I believe that there are really bad Christians out there? 100% yes. I hate how so much hate gets spread around by the people that are just meant to love everyone regardless. Christians aren't supposed to be known by their hypocrisy or judgement. They're supposed to be recognized by their love and patience and it should be spread to others equally. My heart reaches out to all that have had bad experiences/ trauma that have happened and the cause of it is from the church or someone who claims Christianity. I completely understand and I have been through this before. I deeply apologize and I hope that you are healing and know that you are loved and seen. I hope you have a wonderful day
Still didn't hear a strong rational argument about what changed his mind. Shouldn't there be a rational reason for changing views? I get the feeling that he might have been an atheist just because he didn't follow or grow into a religion and not because he put alot of thought into it and came to the logical conclusion to be one. It's much more easy to switch sides like this but this also means that the switch isn't that meaningful or like this big thing that should convince more people to turn Christian.
I'm Atheist but I understand that god and Jesus are supposed to be loving, but it's the actual people that practice that religion is what turns me away. The beliefs that a lot of Christians have disgusts me and it's not the way that Jesus/god would want to be like
It doesn't matter what our faith is, if there is something that makes a person this happy about living life without hurting anyone else, it is admirable. I'm happy Ryan's found his happiness :)
As a Catholic i find this very amazing, i feel like I haven't met another Catholic in a long time (other than friends and family who go to church with me:0)
I grew up with a very religious mother so naturally I felt force to follow the same belief. Eventually I stopped believing in all that stuff because I wanted to feel “free”. There was a time in my life where I was going thru SH*T like it was BAD BAD and no one could understand me even the people who went through it. I was extremely depressed and ignored god. After a while I found myself praying to him and after learning more about him then THAT got me out of that pure sadness. ❤
This makes me wish Ryan would be bold about his faith and incorporate it into his vids so that more people can find this overpowering love and joy through Ryan and God’s plans for him. May God’s will be done in his life. ❤😊🎉
@@marcomoreno6748 The universe is sure based off of science but there is certainly an engineer that made all of these to happen. It doesn't have to be the christian God but we know that there is a god since everything is engineered quite well, like how the planets could orbit around a sun or how a seed can turn into a plant and not any other plant, How America has 4 seasons and how our bodies operate are because of a great engineer or a higher being ✨God✨
@@agentalpha7061 How does anything you said point to a god? You’re trying to make the watchmaker argument, but that argument has been easily debunked hundreds of times in hundreds of different ways.
@@agentalpha7061 Having beliefs that don't correspond with reality, just because they "feel good" is not going to help you know what you should keep living for, and it's also harmful. If someone believes they've won the lottery, (even though they haven't), and spends their money as if they have won the lottery, they are going to cause tons of harm to themselves long term, even though their delusional belief that they won the lottery feels good to them. Btw, atheists / secularists are not devoid of having something to keep living for. I just think you should be a little bit more skeptical rather than trying to confirmation bias your way into further believing in something.
i’m somewhat similar. i grew up in a very conservative southern baptist church and went along with everything until around high school. i was severely depressed and tried to off myself. i didn’t understand why, if God was so good, he didn’t either save me or just let me die. funnily enough, i’ve come back around more recently, getting back in prayer and things, after i discovered that i’m trans. i don’t really talk to any of the christians i knew irl before bc i don’t think they would be accepting, but God loves me and that’s all that matters.
Sending prayers and well wishes your way. Though I am a random stranger I just want to say never doubt God loves you and that He is happy to have you as a member of his family
Yo, that's actually such a cool testimony. I hope you have a great life and know that there are people that will be kind and accepting, Jesus is the perfect example of that! God bless!
I read an atheist post about the meaning of life is to help others and have a good time. I guess as a Christian my perspective is when serving others always to remind myself who I am working for. Sure, the Bible says to love others as you love yourself and love God. In my eyes, those two commands are two parts of the whole because you can’t do one without the other. It’s very easy to become invested in oneself. To pin metals on our chests for the good we do. But in the end. As Ecclesiastes puts it, it’s all vanity. We can do NO good that will endure forever. Day by day though, when you have an appreciation for the Creator, you start to see people differently. Granted, there are still people who do evil. If God is a righteous judge then those people will get their judgement. As for me, I just do my best to keep is commands and remember that my life is short in the grand scheme of things.
as a former Christian myself, im so proud of him and what he did. im glad that he learned about it and kept it with him and just…it makes me happy. good job Ryan 😝
@@cookimaus1Hey man, if you don’t have something productive to say, don’t say it. He left a nice comment, wishing the best for this person that they can come back to the faith. As a Christian I can confirm he is being legit, it always hurts to see people leave the faith, so your response it’s extremely unwarranted
Fear mongering does nothing. I don’t quite feel like reading a comment saying I’m going to burn forever and then choose to agree with that and live in forever fear. Be nicer next time and maybe I would consider. But your comment was basically “believe or die”
@@johanneshartman4618 that’s just harsh. I don’t mean to be rude or anything but if you don’t believe in a certain thing doesn’t mean you should go to hell because that makes absolutely no sense you get what I mean?
I’m still figuring out what I believe, right now agnostic fits me the best but that could change in the future, and I’m so happy he found what made him happy
I just found his channel recently and dude is just a positive energy. It's really refreshing on this site to see someone with this message and his positivity.
Im a very skeptical atheist but I think this is so wonderful. I have nothing against religion when it has a positive affect on people psyche like with Ryan. Good for you man!
Whatever floats your boat! As long as it’s not hurting anyone, believe in it. I am mostly atheist but I have made my own sort of creator figure. It’s comforting tbh. It makes me happy to see people finding comfort in a religion that speaks to them. :)
@@limeyell0w945 That's not what I got from his message, and I doubt that's what he meant. I'm sure what he means is he's mostly an atheist, though he believes their is a creator or god out there somewhere So whilst he lives life with atheist beliefs and under that lens, he's not entirely convinced that there couldn't be a creator I'm very much the same I'm not an avid believer in the religions we have on earth But I am inclined to believe that there has to be a creator of some kind
Well, they're opposite things, so of course they'd have opposite reactions in some communities, but most of the time it's the other way around in this situation, and although I don't quite know what the metrics are here, there's a lot of people on both sides who are supportive
Finding and believing that someone is always listening to your, a higher power that has your back, is surely comforting and helping in life. I'm a believer before exams and an athiest the rest of the year 😂
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I am an atheist but I understand how positive and meaningful religion can be to people, glad he found what is best for him
I'll be honest, I'm struggling to determine if I actually believe in religion, and criticize my own daily. But praying has been my no. 1 coping mechanism and the only reason im not dead yet. The thought that there's someone who listens and understands is a good enough vent for me without involving others. And it just became a habit. There's a comfort and reassurance and trying to eb a good person is a bonus too
@@ggundercover3681 Hey man, you don't have to believe in "religon"; you just have to believe in JESUS and invite him into your life and pursue a relationship with him. He will work wonders. Trust Bro. Praying comforting you is proof that the holy spirit is in work. In Mathew 21:21 Jesus says that if one has faith as small as a mustard seed they can move mountains. Just have faith in Jesus and invite him into your life. Wonders will happen.
@@joshuamathew8367 I think any religion will do for this guy, not necessarily Christianity and Jesus exclusively
@@joshuamathew8367 I would say Allah, Vishnu, Shiva etc wouldn't be bad either it's not really about a specific religion.
@@ggundercover3681 it’s really nice what religion does for some people💗
Ryan Trajan is such a good person in general I think we can all agree on that and he has such a great personality I love this man
Same i absolutely love Ryan Trahan, have been watching his channel for a few years now
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@@SunIsLost bro ive seen you everywhere
I literately came to the comments to say that
@@bearlyclairely1592 lol sorry
His smile grew as he talked, I’m glad he found happiness.
I think that what matters is that you are happy and not hurting anyone, God wouldn’t want someone to worship Him unwillingly
Greek gods be like: 👀
@@nori3681 greek and Roman gods are all war criminals man
@@snackalackbar why did god create things that are punishable than he created all so he made sin and mistakes, I will not worship your mad man if rather burn forever than worship someone who would turn his back on his own children why would something so benevolent resort to torture that dosnt sound very unconditional loving that his people preach so often that Is the very definition of conditional love, being like Jesus the man is an admirable thing he did and said a lot of good things, but I spit in the face of yahweh
@@snackalackbar I might leave Christianity entirely and convert to buddhism because of people like you
@@Nervar God gave us free will....😁
Props to subtitler for capitalizing "Him"
Glad I’m not the only one who appreciates that 😂
RIGHT?? super happy about that :)
So why is that capitalized anyway
@@seansleee it’s common practice for a lot of Christians for the “H” in “He” or “Him” to be capitalized when referring to God or Jesus because it shows honor and respect
@@seansleee if somebody is named emma you spell it like Emma because it is a name, and that is why we spells it like He, God, the Father etc
Big shoutout to Ryan for publicly being open on His faith, but also big thanks Anthony for putting that on the internet, awesome stuff to see creators like you not being afraid to show christians on your channel
Yeah, I was kinda surprised by this ngl (pleasantly surprised)
Deadass tell me who's afraid to show Christianity anywhere online???? Stop acting like you're oppressed when you're clearly not
@@noclue7080 It's always been a trend to act like being Christian is quirky or brave :/
@@noclue7080 nah we aren’t oppressed it’s cause the internet loves to bash us and question our beliefs when it’s not their place to.
Yeaaah it’s not like Christianity is the worlds largest religion and very much the norm here in the west or anything like that💀
I used to be atheist but I recently came back to jesus
Good for you
Amazing. Amen.
TO God be the Glory
How has it been ? what have u been doing to grow closer to God
i’m so happy for you
I cried when he said “He’s my source of joy and my everything” because I finally found this too.
Same here :)
Me too. I am a born again and had complete and full deliverance. I had an eating disorder, anxiety, post traumatic stress etc. it all went away when I found Jesus Christ FULLY and have been trying to become perfect for Him. Everyday is a blessing. Life changed forever.
That is so wonderful
@@heidikay Hey, awesome testimony. Just wanted to say that Jesus made you perfect already.
Hebrews 10:14
"For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified."
Perfected is past tense, meaning that you are already perfect. And this is FOR EVER! Know that the earth isn't forever. But heaven is. So you're perfect even to heaven. And where do perfect people go? To heaven! Remember that this is through Jesus Christ alone.
@@Aaron-wr6zoyou have no idea how much your comment means to me. I come from a family of Freemasons, the first in my family to be born again. It has been absolutely profound and life-changing. Biggest test of my life. The trials and tribulations have been massive… I needed that reassurance. Thank God for you, the world needs more like you. Truly, your comment was so needed. I am crying.
I grew up Christian and one day I just spiraled into a crisis but in the end it was my process to finding God and now I’m so much happier and I haven’t had any suicidal thoughts since then and my life has gotten so much better and I’ve genuinely learned so much of what God says from experience with him and I’m so glad he guided me to him. :)
That's lovely to hear! God bless 💓
Good bless you
i’m not religious but i love hearing stories about people feeling better since they found a religion they believe in, i wish everyone could be respectful of peace’s beliefs
@@vannavee3 ofc I totally understand :) and yeah me as well. Especially bc a lot of it comes from Christianity and it is the exact opposite of how we should act as Christians. Even if you aren’t religious or aren’t Christian or if you are any other religion or atheist or agnostic or whatever, that’s not how we should act as humans in general! We should all be respectful and loving towards each other even if we have different beliefs or different ideas. :)
I also grew up Christian, I had nothing against it but I really struggled maintaining a personal relationship with God (it's still something I'm working on). I as well experienced suicidal thoughts for around 5 years, but one day during worship I got so tired and felt so exhausted and drained, and I asked Him to take all the horrible thoughts away and He did :D How great our God truly is.
Whether you're Christian or not, this is a very heartwarming story.
Definitely. As an atheist, I'm glad he found something that helps him. I think there are harmful things about Christian culture, but there are also harmful things about atheist culture.
You're only saying that because you're christian, be honest. I'm an atheist and I feel sorry for him.
@@domx7zero157 I'm just saying he found purpose and happiness in his life. I think most people would agree that that's a positive thing.
@@user-iw7ne7sy5qnot if he believes in something that is so obviously false.
@amaryllis.the.sakura.fairy. he can do whatever he wants I’m just calling him out for believing in something that is illogical.
Y’all don’t hate on him because he is a Christian, everyone has their own beliefs and we shouldn’t hate people for it
as an atheist, i agree! :)
As a Muslim I agree
As an agnostic I agree!
Nobody is hating on him…
As a Christian I agree
As an agonistic atheist we should respect this guy.
People change and are allowed to change their religious beliefs. We should respect their religious right, if he’s not harming anyone why are we clowning on him? It makes no sense.
FOR MY SANITY PLEASE READ THE FUCKING EDIT.
"can you explain to me how??"
ITS IN THE EDIT. CAN YALL NOT READ Or SUM?!
Edit: okay I’m sick and tired and genuinely annoyed of people telling me I can’t be both so let me explain how you can so I don’t have to repeat myself a million times to people who just don’t get it.
while an agnostic is someone who doesn't believe it's possible to know for sure that a god exists. It's possible to be both an agnostic atheist doesn't believe but also doesn't think we can ever know whether a god exists.
There. Please stop asking/telling me I can’t be both. Good lord.
💯
@@nyssa_22 We shouldn't clown on one person alone though or anyone for that matter if they're not hurting anyone, the higher ups making said harmful decisions in Christianity isn't this guys fault.
I dislike Christians just as much as the next guy due to my own trauma surrounding Christianity, but harassment on ONE person who changed their religion literally does nothing but make atheist's look like snobs.
It gives you zero right to treat him (or other atheist's who've converted to Christianity) like shit because people before them made harmful decisions.
Agreed. As long as they aren’t using religion as an excuse to be terrible to some people, I don’t mind someone having beliefs. I don’t believe, but they have the right to.
@@CthulhuCrisis 100% agreed.
Literally the guy only changed his religious belief. and people are mad for no reason.
unless he's harming people himself I see zero point in wasting time and energy on this guy.
to other potential atheist's reading this don't waste your energy on a harmless guy following a faith. Focus time and energy on people who are ACTUALLY causing harm like the racists and bigots in the faith.
@@nyssa_22 That makes no sense but ok
just a reminder for a few people alot of atheist aren't bad people, they simply just don't believe there is a god. but yes I've seen atheists drag down religious people, but I've also seen religious people drag down atheist or people of other religions. we should all just respect each other's beliefs
Wait there are people who think atheists are bad people ?
Yes
I don't respect beliefs, I just respect the people. Believing something that doesn't accurately reflect reality is harmful.
I have too much respect for Christians as people to respect the things they believe.
I was a Pentecostal (a cultish sect of North American Christian) for nearly 20 years.
@@marcomoreno6748 can you explain how it is harmful?
I’m glad Anthony finally spoke to someone who has had positive experiences with religion. Seems like most people he interviews that talk about religion talk about how much they didn’t like it. Anthony does a great job giving voices to groups that most people don’t know about or are commonly misunderstood, and I think it would be cool for him to do the same for religions.
Yeah but are Christian’s actually underrepresented or are their bad actions overrepresented due to many people in the US having religious trauma?
@@linkbell3515 you're definitely right about religious trauma, but I'm not even specifically talking about christianity. For example there's a lot of bad stigma around Muslims in the US, but I've only had good personal experiences with meeting them. There are also religions most people aren't aware of. I think it'd be cool to shed light on people like that.
@@alfredsupersauce i agree. If you research Muslim culture it has so many similarities to fundamental Christianity (almost like they’re both abrahamic religions) so I honestly don’t get why Christian’s especially will hate on Muslims (not that Christian’s regularly do this but 9/11 made some evangelicals go crazy)
@@linkbell3515 I wouldn't say "hate" on muslims, but there're things that the islamic religion has twisted from the Bible, and a lot of them believe that we have the same God, but that's not possible when they don't even believe that Jesus is God too. There are just many things that we disagree on.
@@kyushininmost Americans hated Muslims right after 9/11, not just Christians, and even to this day many still do. It’s easy to think some radicals represent the whole population. We do it over here with politics and such
I'm so glad to see this - a lot of celebrities claim to be Christians and aren't but Ryan really seems like he's got the idea :D
what celebrities claim to be christian’s but aren’t? also, who are you to say they aren’t really christian?
@@finnleyhart4405 people like justin bieber claim to be Christian but seem to be doing more worldly things than what followers of Jesus should do. people use the “title” Christian very lightly but who am I to judge him. It’s just what I see and I don’t personally know him!!
I agree
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
But if someone says they’re Christian and they live up to it, you WILL know. Chandler Hallow and his Wife both became Christian recently, and Chandler makes it a point to pray for his fans. He wears his faith on his sleeve. He even wore a Love God Publicly shirt in one of MrBeast’s videos.
Ryan Trahan is so respectful and respectable. He never gets mad, he seems like such a nice guy in general, and if I got to choose to meet a celebrity, I’d choose him
so proud of him for speaking about his testimony
so proud of you for comenting ❤
a lot of people dont want to share their thoughts on jesus and christianity.
thank you!!!
Amen!!
He wasn’t really an atheist if he was praying while being an atheist.
Yes churches are broken, the people in my belief are broken (im broken) but don’t let that factor if you become Christian or not. Only focus on the love of Christ 🖤🖤🖤
Jesus is perfect and can save.
I've seen how the church can hurt people, how we are pushing people away. but Jesus can save and he has saved many
-me
AMEEEEEN!!!!😁
Very true
100% And you can be christian and not go to church.
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
Now what will you do to an atheist? Will you let them be or will you act by the filthiy nature and shunn them?
I am an athiest but if people want to believe in God it ain't my business
Yeah, people can believe what they want, as long as it doesn't affect others via stuff like the law or is forced onto children. Unfortunately a lot of people who believe in a god are not as chill as this guy.
@@Starach as a Christian, I'm 100% with you on that. Not everyone is going to agree with you, so no point in starting an argument over it anyway
W this guy
W comment
Based.
Can I get a Hallelujah 🙌🏾
no
while I am atheist I am happy for him that he found Jesus, as it clearly makes him so happy!!
I’m a Christian, but I feel like whenever I say that, a lot of people assume I’m gonna try to force my religion onto them, so I usually just say “oh yeah I do believe there’s something out there.” And move on with my day.
To be honest, that really sucks that they judge you like that. I'm sorry that you feel like you can't open up and be yourself around people. People are so judgemental and shitty.
I'm also Christian, and I just choose to not comment on my religion a lot of the time. It's sad that so many people have to be scared of mentioning their religion for fear of being beaten down over it. I wish you the best!
I know exactly how you feel bro. But Jesus said who denies me before man, I will deny before my father.
So even though we fear the judgement of others we should do our best to stand for Jesus.
Thats the least we can do for him, considering what he did for us.
As a non-religious guy, that sucks. You should be able to express ur religion without being judged.
That sucks, but we are not supposed to deny our religion before others. Just remember that.
I am so proud as Ryan’s journey. Me who has been raised a Christian , have been going through struggles in faith and I hope I can get back to God
I’ve been where you are man, just keep trusting God through it all
@Carter Lee thank you, that really helps. I definitely will
i don't think you should force yourself to believe anything or ignore questioning your beliefs, take that questioning of faith and see where it takes you. if it takes you back to jesus, good for you, and if it takes you elsewhere, good for you.
This guy above me is chatting.
@@awwwwwwwwwwmanchatting truths I know!
As someone who grew up in a religious home/ community, (I'm not Christian anymore) I'm so happy that Anthony is so respectful of his viewers and his guests that he knows the little things. For example, most people wouldn't think to capitalize the H in him when referring to God. I love the respect he gives people, a lot of youtubers aren't like that.😊
I don't care about atheist or religious. As long as people are doing good. I'm gonna respect that.
I didn’t know he was Christian that made me love him more 😢
I am the same and when I started going to church of my own accord when I was 13 my brother told me I was joining a hateful cult... It wasn't, he had just had bad experiences with the loud bad ones. I'm not homophobic or transphobic but since I started going to church my brother thought I was going to be and he freaked out, I realize that now but I remember being absolutely devastated that he thought that of me and I cried for hours. I think where the hate comes from in the Christian community isn't people who are Christian because they love Jesus, I think they just wanted an excuse to hate and be mean to people which is the exact opposite of what we are about.
@@russ7009 agreed
The hateful or otherwise "bad" Christian people and groups can and do come from a lot of different places. Your example is definitely one of them, but it is far from the only one. It makes me sad, honestly, how far it's spread. I could give you a whole speech about the subject, but I'll respect your time and leave it at that. God be with you, white rose blossom.
Technically Jesus does say that the punishment for homosexuality is death...
@@trikegang6671 God says the punishment for committing any sin is death, not because He punishes you for sinning but because the act of sinning cuts you off from Him (the source of life). The premise of Christianity is accepting that you are inherently sinful and that Jesus paid the price for your sin. No Christian is any less of a sinner than any other person, we’re all equally dead because of our sins regardless of the moral severity that humans attach to each one. Christians are the people that acknowledge this and then choose to turn towards Jesus in their struggle.
@@kaedenmurphy9937 which is complete lunacy. You are born evil, you will therefore suffer a lot, and the only way to not suffer is to become a mindless slave to the creator of the place where "evil" people are put. If I put Stalin in place of God and gulags in place of hell and say that that is a good thing, you would call me a communist
I really thought the comments would be more like reddit but people here are very respectful and can show their beliefs in a kind respectful way
Yeah. Sadly Reddit isn’t that friendly to Christians sometimes.
@@brianorozco1074 Jesus said: “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.”
-John 15:18
@@mitchellcole832 Amen
Like bro Reddit is brimming with toxic ahh atheist.@@brianorozco1074
i love ryan and haley so much. they are the sweetest people and seeing how great their relationship is and how their faith continues to grow has been so beautiful to watch.
Shoutout to Ryan for saying all of this publicly because we know the internet loves to bash Christians endlessly. Respect to him
I dont think cristianity deserves that much hate, a certain other religion does...
Sadly that’s very true
ah yes, christians being the majority of the world are being bashed on the internet 😂
@@chroma._.5986 yes, yes they are.
@@chroma._.5986 they are lol, all over tiktok, twitter, theres videos on people being baptized and gay people are throwing them trash
So weird how I have the exact opposite story. And now it is my absolute source of joy! We all find our stories in unique ways. We don’t have to fight babes! ✌🏼💕
Thank you for being such a respectful person, this world really needs less hate to opposing viewpoints
I think that first and foremost what makes you happy is what is important
I’m right here with you! Exactly the opposite of him but so thankful for my journey
@@TurnUpForTheLord still turnin up for da lawd I see 😝✌🏼
Being atheist is your source of joy? What does that mean? I’m agnostic but I wouldn’t say that’s my source of joy
I don’t care what religion you are or aren’t.
Just be nice and I’ll be nice to you, though I usually try to be nice first.
I’ve offered to buy people food when it meant I wouldn’t eat.
I remember this one time that I was buying a ramen pack. This dude came up to me and payed for everything in my cart. It was like four cans of soup and like a 10 pack of ramen.
I freaking cried man.
I remeber i told someone who was gay that i was christian and he spit on me
@@RayBooM_ EWWWWWW THATS DESCUSTING WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!?!?! if I were you I would be like *files restraining order
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
@@RayBooM_ are you sure it wasn't the other way around, lmao
@@parham1023 Believe it or not, gay people can be assholes!😱😱 It's almost like your sexuality has nothing to do with how you treat others!😱🤯
Don’t listen to the people shutting you down for being Christian, you made your decision and we all support you Ryan! I hope you and your family will all find joy and grace in Christ!
I wish more people we open and less antagonistic. I once was bashed by a classmate, at the lunch table, in a Catholic high school, for believing in God. I never did anything like that to her or anyone else who didn't believe as I did. There are some people that won't believe and all I can do is research myself and pray for them.
Stay In Faith❤️
Why did you not punch her
@@ir0nsb Considering the fact I'm a noodle, she could beat me up, and this was in my school cafeteria. I don't think it would have gone well for me.
@@croziesour9734 You did good not touching her,Hitting her would make no difference but by showing love like what we learn from (jesus)make difference.❤
No one needs you to pray for them. You are also not the victim, the majority of people in the U.S. are Christian and there are laws built around it. It’s bs and so is your god.
Same! I was an atheist who converted to Christianity about 6 years ago when i was 20 and it all started from asking questions to keep a very long story short. 😂
He seems like a genuinely kind person
I'm an atheist but I fully understand him. Religion can truly be a source of meaning for many people. Seeing him find something that makes him so truly happy is wonderful
Weirdly I have the exact opposite story, being an atheist has idk, kinda freed me of the "chains" I was bound to ig? I'm not talking abt allowing me to do bad shit like robbing or anything those are morally and legally bad but I mean some things my parents would never approve cuz it isn't seen in very a good light in our religion. For example, drawing living things and creating sculptures just as a form of art, singing, dancing etc I'm not afraid to do what I love in fear of being punished anymore and I'm not anxious thinking there might be some celestial being constantly seeing everything I do. It's been a source of happiness for me
you do not know if you're an athiest. you've only scratched the surface of jesus
@@Taqes No I am atheist and I know that and idgaf about Jesus because my past religion was not Christianity, it was Islam. I went from Muslim to atheist so yes I have not even scratched the surface of Jesus and I'm not interested in doing so either
People know if they are an atheist or not. I could read 100 books about allah or Jesus. I just simply believe that it’s not true. Just because I don’t know everything on a subject doesn’t mean I can’t have an opinion. Same with this person too.
i’m an atheist but i have nothing but love in my heart for christians. i’m glad he found something that made him happy :)
You aren't an atheist, you are a sock
Your comment almost made me cry I'm a Christian and that was beautifully worded my friend
@@axleaxolotl
Hey man it's good to hear that
While I'm not religious myself, though I do believe in a creator being out there somewhere
I respect those who try to keep to their religions tenets and values
Or at the very least maintain the belief and mindset that keeps you and everyone else ticking along
Have a good day!
@@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988 see I love when ppl understand everyone has a belief or reglion do I want others to follow my region yes will I make them no , no should be forced or told not to believe something , thank you for your kind words you have a good day
🙏🏽❤️ God bless you all
the positive comments are really great to see! have faith or not
Fr
Atheism or no atheism, him being happier is amazing
man has a killer ab workout too
Christian here :D.
I'm not here to tell you to become a Christian because that ain't poggers.
But not just Christians but even if you're not apart of that religion there's still so much that you can take from it. I.e. the parables Jesus's says.
I think religion can be great for many things even though I am an atheist. I think the atheist community should try to be less cynical as well even is that means not being in it anymore, for their mental health and for everyone else’s as well.
there's a good and bad side to any community, alot of atheist are chill people, but I do hate seeing atheist shitting on religion
What does this mean? Do you believe atheists are unhappy?
@@marcomoreno6748 no but religion isn’t just about beliefs, it’s about ideals and community. I think that many atheists hold similar values and ideals to Christians and if they are unhappy joining the religion can be a good thing for them.
I am an atheist because I while my parents are religious they didn’t have me go to church and warship god, I also wouldn’t fit in church, I am skeptical of religion and take thing very literally and because of that I would not fit in as well.
I have problems that wouldn’t be helped by being religious but being overly cynical can be helped by having a religious figure tell you everything is going to be alright and because of that I think SOME atheists could benefit from joining a religion.
I also used to be a very strong athiest, but I am Muslim now alhamdullilah.
Everyone in the comment section is really forgetting that people can have different religious beliefs and coexist- religion is a philosophy, there’s no right answer that we know of yet so please be respectful and stop trying to convert people who haven’t asked for your opinion.
No one asked
The entire comment section is respecting his beliefs though
The amount of evidence behind the Bible and the power of the context is why I believe it is the truth. If anyone here hasn't looked into Christianity, and I mean REALLY looked into it, I believe they should before they die, which may be any of these days but hopefully not.
What does that even mean? Are you threatening us?
We have not found any evidence supporting the claims of the bible, specifically, the supernatural ones.
@@marcomoreno6748 If you don't think multiple manuscripts and records from different places lining up together is evidence then you're foolish.
@@noahblanco6105 This is you forcing what you believe on others, if you truly believed in the Bible then you wouldn't even think to do this. At least respect and acknowledge what other people might think and don't insult beliefs or intelligence.
@@zaphkiel9019 Do you believe in the Bible? If you don't, then I don't care about what you think the Bible would say about me sharing the gospel.
@@noahblanco6105 I really looked into it and I can say with 100% certainty it's all bs
as someone questioning my own religious beliefs, i’m glad that everyone is being so loving :)
I am an athiest and i believe that i will remain that way for life, but im glad you found something that makes you happy
As a pastors kid, this made me smile so much, ryan is one of my my favorite RUclipsrs, and seeing him believe in Jesus made me smile, I’m so glad he is christian ❤❤ Jesus loves you!!!
One more reason why Ryan Trahan has quickly become my favorite youtuber
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
As an introvert chirstian I never liked forcing others to my beliefs I just like keeping things to myself which had made me outcast from some cell group before because I like to be alone 😢
Same!
Same for me
I some what agree with this in the sense that I dont like to put my beliefs on others but I will state them and give people the option to follow christ or not
I wonder if your concept of 'forcing' just means sharing your faith.
Keeping the means of salvation to yourself as well... what would Christ say.
A seed of faith grew in you, but bore no fruit.
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
He’s a changed man ✝️💟
This makes me soooooo happy!! “He who has ears let him hear…” So glad he heard and found out for himself
It makes sence he kinda looks like a youth paster too
I see it
Glad to see there are sensible atheists in here. Respect the dude. Understand him. And keep scrolling. No negativity
Don't order people around, please.
But if you go to newest comments you see the worse atheist
@@footballismyproperty1723 yep… it’s sad.
My fav RUclipsr is a christian!?!? 😱😱😱 YAAASSS!!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
He made me love him even more. He’s such a light on this platform. We love you Ryan ❤❤❤
HECK YEAH YOU GO RYAN !
He is such a sweet man.
im atheist, but i completely support anyone of any religion, as long as you’re not using your beliefs to hurt other people.
I’m agnostic and I’m still not even sure why it makes me so happy to know that. I think that finding a part of myself and knowing that piece of the puzzle is very fulfilling to me. My brother is also agnostic and my grandmother used to make comments about him to me when I was little because my brother is nine years older than me. She used to say that he was lost and that I need to help him find his way. I love my brother for this and we have very similar outlooks on the world now. Moral of the story: knowing yourself and others can be what saves you.
I had the opposite experience from him. Grew up Catholic and as soon as I got to highschool I realized how non-Christian most Christians act. It’s supposed to be a religion about love and acceptance but from my experience it’s anything but that. I also was incredibly lazy and had a huge problem with procrastination. My excuse? I’ll get to do everything in Heaven. It made everything far easier to believe that there was always someone there for me, but eventually I started thinking “what if there is no God and I won’t be able to accomplish everything I want to in Heaven?” That thought becoming more and more prevalent in my mind as well as a variety of other factors I will not discuss caused me to agnostic/atheist. For clarification (because people always tell me I use those definitions wrong), I really don’t care if there is or isn’t a God. I don’t think there is, because of lack of scientific evidence, and I’ve leaned away from Christianity because most of them are either idiots or bigots/dogmatists, while the rest are using religion as a coping mechanism (good on them!) like Ryan here. That decision has made me far happier (albeit a bit nihilistic at times) and I’ve become far more productive and I’ve disciplined myself to get through mafan situations. May not seem like much, but we’ll get there. It may seem like I’m bashing Christianity, but I feel nothing but firgun for Ryan finding happiness in Jesus
Good for you! 👍
Have you ever read or explored Summa Theologica?
Yeah, most of the “Christian’s” that you’ve experienced in your life probably weren’t real Christian’s if they were doing that
@@paru-chinbaka5214 I have not. Care to enlighten me or should I look it up?
@@AsymmetricalAce You should look it up! :)
Dude the comments here are so wholesome I love it so much how people are sharing their own options and beliefs without being hateful and showing love to one another. It's little moments like these that make life okay and show that there's actually okay people out there. I'm so glad that there are some people who don't believe all Christians are bad and stereotypical. Now I am a Christian and do I believe that there are really bad Christians out there? 100% yes. I hate how so much hate gets spread around by the people that are just meant to love everyone regardless. Christians aren't supposed to be known by their hypocrisy or judgement. They're supposed to be recognized by their love and patience and it should be spread to others equally. My heart reaches out to all that have had bad experiences/ trauma that have happened and the cause of it is from the church or someone who claims Christianity. I completely understand and I have been through this before. I deeply apologize and I hope that you are healing and know that you are loved and seen.
I hope you have a wonderful day
You should check the newest ones, they're the comments that's aren't wholesome
@@Briskedshasra You’re right. While there are some atheists here that are genuinely nice, there are also some that aren’t so friendly.
@@brianorozco1074 Just what you expect on RUclips, nothing is nice forever on this site.
@@Briskedshasra True
God bless Ryan!❤ never lose faith in God Ryan! Even when times get rough, always pray to the Father!
I’m Christian and personally I think that was a good move because I don’t think their beliefs and right
Still didn't hear a strong rational argument about what changed his mind. Shouldn't there be a rational reason for changing views?
I get the feeling that he might have been an atheist just because he didn't follow or grow into a religion and not because he put alot of thought into it and came to the logical conclusion to be one.
It's much more easy to switch sides like this but this also means that the switch isn't that meaningful or like this big thing that should convince more people to turn Christian.
He just feels happier with a Christian belief. It’s not that deep
@@Jesse-yo7uw Which is a very cynical reason to believe something imo. “The idea of God makes me feel good, therefore he must be real”
@@dqarqeer8603 I don’t think you know what Cynical means
@@Jesse-yo7uw Cynical in the sense that he believes because it feels good, not necessarily because it’s rooted in any kind of rationale
Idk why some atheists are like this. Stop being a prick and let people live their life
he gets his wholesomenes from Jesus' love
Ryan is a really great person and hearing this is just even greater. God bless Ryan ❤❤❤
My respect for Ryan 📈📈📈
I'm Atheist but I understand that god and Jesus are supposed to be loving, but it's the actual people that practice that religion is what turns me away. The beliefs that a lot of Christians have disgusts me and it's not the way that Jesus/god would want to be like
What celeries do Christian’s have that disgust you?
Im so sorry but for a moment when he said ‘I could have a relationship with him’ i immediately thought of Ryan dating Jesus
Bro what the fuck
Why do you feel the need to voice that?
It doesn't matter what our faith is, if there is something that makes a person this happy about living life without hurting anyone else, it is admirable. I'm happy Ryan's found his happiness :)
As a Catholic i find this very amazing, i feel like I haven't met another Catholic in a long time (other than friends and family who go to church with me:0)
I didn't know that! That's pretty cool and I'm glad its making him a better person!
EXOTIC BUTTEEEER
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. .. .
@@johanneshartman4618 yk, we don’t rly care no offense.
@@johanneshartman4618 also tf u using "believeth” for this isn’t 16th century england
Praise God!
We can love because He first loved us🙌🙏
Amen
I grew up with a very religious mother so naturally I felt force to follow the same belief. Eventually I stopped believing in all that stuff because I wanted to feel “free”. There was a time in my life where I was going thru SH*T like it was BAD BAD and no one could understand me even the people who went through it. I was extremely depressed and ignored god. After a while I found myself praying to him and after learning more about him then THAT got me out of that pure sadness. ❤
This makes me wish Ryan would be bold about his faith and incorporate it into his vids so that more people can find this overpowering love and joy through Ryan and God’s plans for him. May God’s will be done in his life. ❤😊🎉
ME TOO!! Atheist to christian 😭 And honestly I believe in god not only because of positivity but because of science :]
What?
That makes no sense. Do you want to explain?
@@marcomoreno6748 The universe is sure based off of science but there is certainly an engineer that made all of these to happen. It doesn't have to be the christian God but we know that there is a god since everything is engineered quite well, like how the planets could orbit around a sun or how a seed can turn into a plant and not any other plant, How America has 4 seasons and how our bodies operate are because of a great engineer or a higher being ✨God✨
@@agentalpha7061 How does anything you said point to a god? You’re trying to make the watchmaker argument, but that argument has been easily debunked hundreds of times in hundreds of different ways.
@@agentalpha7061 Having beliefs that don't correspond with reality, just because they "feel good" is not going to help you know what you should keep living for, and it's also harmful. If someone believes they've won the lottery, (even though they haven't), and spends their money as if they have won the lottery, they are going to cause tons of harm to themselves long term, even though their delusional belief that they won the lottery feels good to them.
Btw, atheists / secularists are not devoid of having something to keep living for. I just think you should be a little bit more skeptical rather than trying to confirmation bias your way into further believing in something.
i’m somewhat similar. i grew up in a very conservative southern baptist church and went along with everything until around high school. i was severely depressed and tried to off myself. i didn’t understand why, if God was so good, he didn’t either save me or just let me die. funnily enough, i’ve come back around more recently, getting back in prayer and things, after i discovered that i’m trans. i don’t really talk to any of the christians i knew irl before bc i don’t think they would be accepting, but God loves me and that’s all that matters.
Sending prayers and well wishes your way. Though I am a random stranger I just want to say never doubt God loves you and that He is happy to have you as a member of his family
Yo, that's actually such a cool testimony. I hope you have a great life and know that there are people that will be kind and accepting, Jesus is the perfect example of that! God bless!
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE ....
GOD loves you BUT HORRORS YOUR SINS dude HELL IS YOUR PATH IF YOU DONT REPENT
I love that for you Nikolas!
I read an atheist post about the meaning of life is to help others and have a good time.
I guess as a Christian my perspective is when serving others always to remind myself who I am working for. Sure, the Bible says to love others as you love yourself and love God. In my eyes, those two commands are two parts of the whole because you can’t do one without the other. It’s very easy to become invested in oneself. To pin metals on our chests for the good we do. But in the end. As Ecclesiastes puts it, it’s all vanity. We can do NO good that will endure forever. Day by day though, when you have an appreciation for the Creator, you start to see people differently. Granted, there are still people who do evil. If God is a righteous judge then those people will get their judgement. As for me, I just do my best to keep is commands and remember that my life is short in the grand scheme of things.
good for him for being able to achieve such a good relationship with religion and god! it’s such a personal thing
Thanks for sharing this ❤️
It makes me happy to see how Jesus has changed his life 🥰
as a former Christian myself, im so proud of him and what he did. im glad that he learned about it and kept it with him and just…it makes me happy. good job Ryan 😝
Bro, always gutted when I hear someone left the faith. Get back in the Word and stay safe in these dark times.
@@pythor2117shut up bro
@@cookimaus1Hey man, if you don’t have something productive to say, don’t say it. He left a nice comment, wishing the best for this person that they can come back to the faith. As a Christian I can confirm he is being legit, it always hurts to see people leave the faith, so your response it’s extremely unwarranted
@@cookimaus1 you cannot be talking..
As a Christian, I’m happy that one of my favorite RUclipsrs is going to heaven.
It's so great when another person comes to love Jesus 😊
GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
I was raised roman catholic and I'm highly educated in theology. Now im agnostic, and still find religion fascinating
Jesus is the way the truth and the life, man without Jesus hell is your DESTINY
@@johanneshartman4618 hell doesn't exist
Fear mongering does nothing. I don’t quite feel like reading a comment saying I’m going to burn forever and then choose to agree with that and live in forever fear. Be nicer next time and maybe I would consider. But your comment was basically “believe or die”
@@johanneshartman4618 that’s just harsh. I don’t mean to be rude or anything but if you don’t believe in a certain thing doesn’t mean you should go to hell because that makes absolutely no sense you get what I mean?
@@amymiskiman5086 If you want to be saved from gods wrath, repent of ur sins and believe jesus, get baptized and receive the spirit of god
Love a comment section full of people respecting each other despite different beleifs
I’m still figuring out what I believe, right now agnostic fits me the best but that could change in the future, and I’m so happy he found what made him happy
I Hope U Found True Love❤️
Very cool to hear this story
I just dont see what people see in believing something almost entirely fictional
I’m a atheist but I will never take away how important religion is to some people.
I love Ryan God bless
I just found his channel recently and dude is just a positive energy. It's really refreshing on this site to see someone with this message and his positivity.
Im a very skeptical atheist but I think this is so wonderful. I have nothing against religion when it has a positive affect on people psyche like with Ryan. Good for you man!
Whatever floats your boat! As long as it’s not hurting anyone, believe in it. I am mostly atheist but I have made my own sort of creator figure. It’s comforting tbh. It makes me happy to see people finding comfort in a religion that speaks to them. :)
"Eh not sure I vibe with your religion. How bout I just make my own? : )"
@@limeyell0w945
That's not what I got from his message, and I doubt that's what he meant.
I'm sure what he means is he's mostly an atheist, though he believes their is a creator or god out there somewhere
So whilst he lives life with atheist beliefs and under that lens, he's not entirely convinced that there couldn't be a creator
I'm very much the same
I'm not an avid believer in the religions we have on earth
But I am inclined to believe that there has to be a creator of some kind
@@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988 I know, I was just joking
@@limeyell0w945
Ah, that's all good
@@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988 yea
Why are people praising for losing Faith, and becoming an Atheist.
But scoffed at for finding a Faith, and leaving Atheism behind.
Well, they're opposite things, so of course they'd have opposite reactions in some communities, but most of the time it's the other way around in this situation, and although I don't quite know what the metrics are here, there's a lot of people on both sides who are supportive
@@rowboat10 Yeah that is accurate. It seems like people enjoy the disbelief for some reason.
@@tiffany7023 Disbelief in god or atheism or both?
Amen! This video definitely made my day. This is a grear fact to find out about someone who's videos I've enjoyed watching so much.
Amen great testimony 🙏🙏
Proud of him
Finding and believing that someone is always listening to your, a higher power that has your back, is surely comforting and helping in life.
I'm a believer before exams and an athiest the rest of the year 😂