I’m a Mennonite Brethren from Manitoba. I played your video on living for Jesus instead of living in the flesh last night at our Mens Bible study. Thank you for your enthusiasm in explaining the gospel story. I like the way you use lots of scripture too. We have lots of Englishers plus a former Hutterite family who attend church. Two of the Hutterite kids attended Bible Camp this summer and accepted the Lord there! They went home and asked their parents if they could be baptized. So a couple of months ago the kids together with their parents and 5 others were baptized! Glory be to Jesus, what a day that was! Thanks again for all you do! By the way I think you are more of a preacher than a trucker. I have watched a lot of your videos and still don’t know what you are hauling 😊 Keep on preaching Jesus, brother!
I grew up in Oregon and had a 4-H leader who was Mennonite. The family was very modern, but also very family orientated and believed in helping children. They were devout Christians who taught the Bible. She drove a car and seemed pretty progressive to me. I am 70 and this was in my childhood. The biggest difference I recall is that she could not wear pants, but she wore culottes (which is a divided skirt). She also wore a small cap, but otherwise her family was not any different. She was a wonderful cook who taught me.
Sometimes as a kid, I would go to the Mennonite church in Adair Village (near Corvallis, OR) when my family wasn’t going to our normal Lutheran church. They were always friendly and accepting. I mostly went to sing hymns.
I watch a you tube videos. It is named Montana something. They consider themselves Amish but they seem like any other Christian group. The women and girls usually wear dresses but arent required too.
That’s why there are so many Baptist churches people start their own church because of disagreements there ain’t no hell and some think the hell there ain’t. So Protestant churches are just like the old order churches in some ways. Don’t get me started about the damage that the abusive “saved” Jehovah witnesses do to children. Oh gosh even the Roman Catholic Church has made a saint out of the worst woman ever Mother Teresa she too believed that her victims would go straight to heaven if they suffered here on earth.. so suffer they did un fed un washed literally in their own poop. Wanted to say the other word but my Methodist grandmother would object. That woman certainly has some power I am in my seventies. I don’t remember her calling me out for saying Amsterdam, Rollingdam or Rotterdam though but if I used a word that ministers are allowed to use she didn’t like it. Also for some reason I love playing cards and playing solitaire on my device. Perhaps some personal rebellion or something similar? Thank you I didn’t realize how similar we all are . I am glad you have found your path to a better life.🌺🍀🌺👍👍👍🌟🍀🌟🖖🖖🖖🌺🍀🌺👋🤠🤚
Shortly after I retired and moved to a small town in Vermont, I met a Mennonite woman who actually drove her farm's pickup truck and used a cell phone, though she wore a traditional dress and bonnet. She saw me carrying a heavy backpack full of groceries and stopped to give me a lift home. We introduced ourselves and we exchanged phone numbers. A wonderful, kind lady, and I'm glad to have her for a friend.
I work in a hospital in southwest Florida and I had a patient who was Mennonite. She had a lot of lady visitors who dressed in long dresses and white bonnets. Everyone was curious and I was "selected" to ask very polite questions. She explained the difference to me and others who were curious. Our polite questions were answered and she was not offended by our lack of knowledge.
I live among Mennonite in rural Oregon. I love being surrounded by them. We have canned fruit, baked pies, and traded milk and eggs together. A few of the men have come to my rescue. They are warm, considerate, friendly, and generous. They carry a Bible into worship and believe in Salvation. Women wear traditional conservative dresses with the small cap, and men are in solid color pants and plaid shirts. They drive cars, massive modern farm equipment and have cell phones but no TV.
I mentioned in another video that I grew up Mennonite. We were one of the "progressive" forms of Mennonites. I do remember Sunday school and vacation Bible school lessons being very progressive. The middle school-aged kids were taught about sex as far as what the Bible teaches, and we were allowed to ask questions that lead more into the bible's teachings. I know as I grew older I strayed away from it all, my Grandmother never once gave up on me or anyone she loved. To this day I believe her relationship and faith in God, as well as her prayers, is what saved me from a downward un recoverable spiral. I asked her one time in our many many phone conversations why she never gave up on me when so many others did. Her response was beautiful "I don't give up because God and Jesus don't give up, while God had you move away further than I like, from what I see in our town and knowing your struggles I know he did what was best. He gave you a wife that you love and that loves you, a beautiful son, and you are doing well." I tell you all of that to say this, many orders of Mennonites and Amish do not believe in this, hers and our church's views and lessons were from the bible. It seems to me the more strict orders are less biblical than the more permissive ones.
Religion has always ultimately been about control. Try to be a good human. Everyone makes mistakes, failure only exists when YOU give up, not when people give up on you. Peace and Love be with you all.
I am the last person you will find in a church, outside of a wedding or a funeral, but like Jesus, I accept everyone, regardless of race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, etc., but I will never accept any kind of cult that allows for abuse of their own children and family members. You're doing a great thing Eli
My husband was raised Mennonite. They were more progressive in his teenage years. In his early years they were more like the Old Order Mennonites. We still have some Old Order Mennonites here in Canada. Women and children on one side of the church, men and older boys on the other side. They also believe in adult baptism. His dad was born in Mexico. They traveled there from Canada in 1923-24. They came back in 1929 for a couple years and then traveled back to Mexico once again for a few years, before traveling back to Saskatchewan, Canada for good. My husband still speaks his plautdietch language. He could speak no English when he started school in 1961 Grade 1. Anyway, sorry for the long winded story. Loved your video.
I grew up Roman Catholic, from European parents, Eastern Bloc, men and boys sat on one side of the church, women and girls,babies on the other side. I think it comes from the time of the AustroHungargian Empire times. The old folks might still be doing this. I'm in Canada as background.
A very informative video. Thank you for sharing this. As a Christian I admit I constantly struggle with my faith and the rules of the church I belong to. I try to do my best with what I have yet it's a constant struggle
There was a Mennonite family in the small town I lived in a lot of us neighborhood kids went to their boys club. None of us were Mennonite we even went to their church nothing was ever forced upon us they seemed more interested in teaching us about God directly from the Bible. They became pretty well known in the town very down to earth group of people. Quite a few Amish families where I lived as well. They were all very nice never thought anything about them they were a little more secretive but never bothered anyone. Was pretty cool I saw a group of them build a house with nothing but handsaws hammers and nails a lot quicker than I see some building houses with power tools 😂
I’ve had a farm in the country of Belize since 2009. We have a lot of Mennonites there. We have both old order and what we call modern Mennonites. You’re very correct not one group has the same beliefs. The modern Mennonite have expensive tractors and drive expensive vehicles as well as have RVs. Some of them have even started nondenominational churches. Two of those churches I attend. They are amazing! The Old order Mennonites are horse and buggy but I have no problem riding in your vehicle or using your technology. Lol
Keep shining the 🌟Light🌟 on Darkness Mr. Yoder. Thank you for being an ally to the survivors of @buse. May more people raise their voice in solidarity for this important issue 🙏💗🙏 Your message on acceptance is a great reminder to us all😊
I grew up in a northern Michigan rural area that was overwhelmingly Mennonite. The community also had many Amish. I was raised Catholic and was a very small minority (religiously speaking) in the public school I went to. Despite being Catholic, I attended after-school Mennonite programs simply because that's what my friends did. I don't recall a single time I felt that the Mennonites running these programs even suggested I "join" them or was in any way more sinful because I was Catholic. My family made an ice rink in our backyard every winter. It was very big, and we set up boards and had hockey games every weekend. The Amish would come by on horse and buggy to play hockey with us. Fast forward 30 years to now, I'm no longer religious, yet when I visit that area, everyone is incredibly welcoming. Seeing videos like this and learning more about the different Amish and Mennonite communities that are out there, I understand that where I grew up was probably one of the most relaxed and welcoming of these communities in the country.
I once went to a mostly Mennonite church with some none Mennonite friends who go there every Sunday. It was amazing, they were some of the best singers I ever heard, the preacher had an amazing sense of humor that he included in his preaching he was amazing at comparing bible versus to today the verse he based this service one on was Luke 12:51. (I apologize if this is too long winded.)
Amen. Jesus died on the cross for all of us, for all our sins. He is the way to salvation, not works or rules. Keep on staying strong and doing what you are doing. You never know who needs to hear about Jesus and be set free.
With Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit I can move forward in peace joy and comfort knowing that he has my back. We have to stay strong and continue sowing the seed for Christ
We have a Mennonite community in Grandview Tx. All I know about them is that they make some of the best fried pies in the world and they are very kind people. I have much respect for them They dress very modestly and that is a breath of fresh air
Hi Eli, I’m from France and particularly in Alsace where a great number of Mennonite’s and Amish came from! If not from here then along the Rhin and German speaking parts of Europe. I lived in Pa. And my parents liked to go to Amish parts of Pa. For the fun of speaking Alsatian which Amish and most mennonites speak or understand! I do too and even used it to learn French when we came back as I only spoke English and even thought I’d be American some day! Back to Alsace I met a church organized by brethren and that changed my life to what is really recommended by our Messiah that is being « born again » as recommended to nicodemis by Him! That’s all that counts since it can only happen through the Holy Spirit ! So be blessed and continue your testemony!
I grew up “New” Mennonite (Mennonite Brethren) in Oklahoma and we believed in salvation based on scripture. We believe in the Bible. I often compared it to Baptist. The “Old” Mennonites (Holderman Mennonites) lived outside our town. They had no radios in their cars. No TVs. My grandparents were close with many of them and even my mother grew up with them because they attended our public schools until the early 80’s. When I was about 6th grade they started their own school and pulled their kids out. I do remember as a child our pastor saying how he was trying to preach liberty like it’s ok to wash your car on Sunday. I didn’t grow up with a dress code either. Although, the independent Baptist churches (IFB) I’ve attended as an adult have also pushed dress codes. But I’ve always seen those things as suggestions not rules I have to follow. I have come to believe that outward appearances is a substitute for real godliness sometimes. You look the part so you think you’re godly while the heart is the real test of your character. Out of the mouth, the heart speaks. For many, Rule following is easier that dealing with the truth of a bad heart.
My mother was a Mennonite. She grew up in Marshall California, her father owned a machine shop and built and repaired farm equipment. The men wore black hats to church, and all had beards, no radios, but they had cars. Eventually, they even allowed telephones and computers as long as they weren't connected to the internet.
I live what you're doing. I grew up old school pentecostal and while it wasn't as strict as your upbringing, it was in the neighborhood. I tell people that 'they have the rules confused with the message'. There's going to be a lot of surprised people when it actually comes time to account for their time here. I see where your heart is, and its refreshing to see someone that genuinely wants to help people instead of bashing a religion or a certain person. Hang on, your truly doing God's work. God bless you
Did you watch the video, he spent the whole video bashing the Amish, misrepresenting their understanding of salvation by calling it salvation by works and ended by calling them a cult. It best be that it's due to ignorance, him being a non baptized child of the Amish and all, because if it was an intentional deliberate misrepresentation, then he stood there claiming to be saved while lies tumbled from his lips. Saved my sweet fanny Adams.
@@broz1488 What he has said about his old order Amish tallies VERY closely to my experience of many years with an Amish community in Ohio. It is an extremely closed group.
@@grovermartin6874 good, then you would know that if you asked your Amish friends, if I live your lifestyle will I be saved?, they will tell you no, you have to join the Church. If the Amish believed in salvation by works, then anyone who strictly adhered to their lifestyle would be saved, the reason they are telling you that you have to join the Church, is because the bishop needs to determine if you are born again, if you truly have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. If you do, then you can join the Church and take on the yoke of obedience to heaven. As I mentioned, point 6 of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith, clearly states that salvation by works is an impossibility. Obedience to Scripture is only for those who are saved, which is why the Amish don't force their Christian standards upon the unsaved, nor do they insist that the unsaved live like them. For how can the unsaved without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit abide by the commandments of God, certainly not when they are filled with evil spirits of rebellion and defiance against God. In a nutshell, living a Christian lifestyle is only for those already saved, it is a sign of salvation, not a cause of salvation. However because the Bible teaches that one can lose one's salvation, it is never good to boast of being saved, for tomorrow one may be tested and found wanting. What is astounding to me, is how many self proclaimed Christians living in open rebellion and defiance to God's commandments, run around claiming to be saved. Please! Their worldly lifestyle indicates that they are not even Christians let alone saved. But to cover up their rebellious unsaved lifestyle of hedonistic worldly pleasures, they accuse those living a Christian lifestyle of doing it out of a desire for salvation, ie salvation by works, but what do they understand in their unsaved rebellious state, is that obedience to Scripture is a mark of salvation, of bending one's knee to God in submission, an act only those with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit can and will do. How the demonic try and twist good for evil and evil for good. Disclaimer, I cannot speak on what other individuals in the Church may tell you, or how they will explain their understanding of why they do what they do. I can merely tell you what has been taught from the beginning and give you the source material for that teaching. If error of understanding has crept into some people's understanding of the truth, please use the source material to correct them.
I think what he said is really true, it's not an easy answer. I remember asking a mennonite who grew up Amish, expecting a simple answer and he said basically the same thing.
Thank you. I grew up in Ohio but never knew the real differences. Your videos have helped my faith and brought me closer to the real person of Jesus, who is all love ❤ Now when I see hate spoken under guise of Christ, I know a pharisees are still around. Thank you again for sharing your story and faith ❤
Hey Eli! My great grandfather had your name. They were in Oklahoma for the Land Rush. There is a Mennonite cemetery on part of what was the original farm. My grandfather was not Mennonite, not was anybody after them. Of course they were devout, anyway. Nice to run across your site. I live in Michigan.
Dear brother I am Mennonite Bretheren from India. We believe in Lord Jesus as our saviour. We follow what exactly God told in Bible. Love everyone and stop hating people. I was watching your videos and getting lot of knowledge about Amish and Mennonites in US . Thankyou and God bless
I remember growing up with Mennonite couple. I know they had a working farm for a good number of years and after a while they no longer did it but they eventually had stopped farming, the husband had a business selling equipment that involved milking cows, grain bins and e. t. c. the wife was a caterer did weddings or special events. I also rode the same school bus with their grandson to school, even though their grandson was about maybe 3 to 5 years younger then I was. And within the last few months or so the husband has passed away. More open-minded to salvation.
We have a place with many Amish & horse & buggy Mennonites. When I’ve asked them what the differences are, they each pretty much says it’s the rules. We have a family of Amish we are friends with & they’ve had issues within their church because of all their “English “ friends, due their business. They almost moved to Pennsylvania last year because of it, but the sale of their house fell through. Also, they had moved a couple of years ago to get away from Amish neighbors who were harassing them for how they raise their kids & how their kids behaved. It’s all seemed so crazy to us, because they are such a friendly, fun & caring family.
Thanks again Eli. I grew up in the Lutheran church, and Jesus saved me when I was 38. After that my old friends thought me strange when I would say let's study the BIble beside the four gospels. That was all the study was about on Thur nights, and other questions. I asked why do we do that? They would be irritated saying we have always done it that way, and we are not going to change. So looking for true believers, I left. I worship today in a born again, Bible believing gathering of saints. Hallelujah!
Thanks Eli. This is something I’ve wondered about. I am in Southwest Idaho and we have Mennonites. They basically have their own town, including schools that they call academies. The town is called Greenleaf. I’ve passed through there hundreds of times on my way to the area where I hunted upland birds for decades. We see them around the larger town where I live and even in Costco. They set up in fairly high traffic areas around our town and sell various goods out of the back of pick up trucks.
You are very welcome, I just love educating others about the secret system the Amish are operating under and the world has no clue what all is happening behind closed doors in those religious cults
Years ago we had an Amish store that was ran by old order Amish. They allowed electricity at the store because people wouldn't go when it was too hot or too cold and they'd always make things fresh everyday. Candy, dried fruit, soups and meat, and hand made crafts. They eventually moved and sold the store to "someone of the world" who continues a lot of what they did. Just not as good lol it was actually called, well still is called Yoder's. But they moved because the area was becoming "too modern", so they left to Pennsylvania. Some of the best soup I've ever had came from there
I grew up in SW Ontario about 30 minutes from St. Jacob's and Elmira where there were both Mennonite and Amish families. Amish always wore either plain navy or black with the women wearing black bonnets. Some Mennonites look just like John or Jane on the street and drive normal vehicles. Others wear light print dresses with prayer caps and the guys wear lighter shirts and jeans and drive black vehicles with blackened bumpers and rims. Old order Mennonites have dark print dresses and obviously hand made shirts and pants for the men and the women also wear black bonnets but they only drive horse and buggy. The last time I went to the Elmira maple syrup festival, the road was lined with both old order Mennonites and Amish selling maple products and both Amish and Mennonite men sitting in their buggies with a small TV on the dash and most using Blackberrys. This was probably 12 years ago when RIM was very prevalent and RIM facilities were 15 minutes from there. I now live in Saskatchewan and there are new order Mennonites here but also Hutterites, another similar but different.
Amen brother!! I grew up old order Mennonite in southern md. As a teen I could not agree with the teachings of following man’s rule but I got lost in drugs and anything else that came my way, since I was taught that their way is the only way and I could see that their way could not be right,I let the devil convince me that there is no hope and it doesn’t matter what I did. Thanks be to the almighty god that I found true salvation and freedom in Christ Jesus!!! Now I am appalled at the lost ways that destroys so many lives and the huge amount of people that are suffering and don’t know why.
This was riveting. You gave us so much information it really was educational. How some of the old Amish and Mennonite churches can condone abuse and simply slap the hands of the perpetrators and say they are forgiven and will go to heaven, just astounds me. Wicked people will not go to the Light, but will be cast into eternal darkness. And their rule books will go with them!
There is a church near me that is supposedly Mennonite, but the women are allowed to wear pants and don't have to cover their heads. I had not known it was a Menonnite church until I volunteered at a senior citizens program there. The pastor was really nice and taught bible study to the seniors who were interested. I sat in on a couple, and it wasn't really different than other churches I went to. It's very different than what I thought Mennonite was.
There are all sorts of Mennonites. Some are incredibly progressive. More liberal Mennonites often have some closer ties to evangelical Quaker communities out west (see: Kansas, Idaho, Oregon, etc).
Thank you Eli there is so many different groups of Mennonites to, you should sometimes visit the Mennonites in Mexico that still drive horse and buggy there is many rules that line up exactly with the Amish. I grew up Old Colony Mennonite driving horse and buggy but we were allowed to drive tractor but it had to be steel wheels could not be rubber tires...Just like the last commenter I left them and I got saved by Grace praise the Lord.
Clear as mudd about the differences. This video just says each community is different. I get that part. The differences setting Mennonites and Amish apart are....? Mostly I just figure, in general, Amish are more strict.
This Sunday was my Easter (I am Eastern Orthodox) and during service the priest spoke about how the darkness cannot see the light. That really made an impression on me. If you're in darkness you cannot see the real light. Rules like for example the Amish (but not just them) and the rest, do not see the light because when you are in darkness you can't see the light. You think you are in the light, but you are really in the darkness.
My wife is Mennonite but her family come from very evangelical church. Can't really tell the difference of that church to other conservative Evangelical church like baptist etc. But there are probably extended family who are Old Colony Mennonites. In my business I interact a lot with Hutterites and I pray that I can be a witness to them.
I support and appreciate you and your work and videos. Thank you and it's great for people to have these conversations. I know you help people to think and question, help people get out and take a stand against abuse!
Very well done. This video helped me to understand the differences. I live in an area with many Mennonites and they sure are the kindest, hard working around and wave to me as i pass by in my truck. I am not sure where they stand as far as exact beliefs.... as of yet. But i will be a witness to them as the Lord provides opportunities as a Born Again Believer in Christ. Thanx for a well done video.
Eli, I'm glad I found your channel. I find it very interesting the Amish ways. I was wondering what part of Tennessee you are referring to that you had visited? I deal with a Amish guy in the Lawrenceburg/Ethridge area to buy my bee equipment. We also have a small Mennonite community in the Danville, Alabama area, actually with the last name Yoder as well, that have several businesses, including a couple of storage building companies, a restaurant, a deli/bakery called "The Dutch Oven Bakery" and a metal production business. They seem a lot more laid back than the Amish in TN and I know they use cars on a regular business. Some are new model trucks. It just fascinates me. Keep up the great work and God Bless.
My home town in California. ( near chico) has a decent size Mennonite community. They drive white cars with no radio. And they do use modern farm equipment, tractors harvester things like this. All the women wear floral dresses with the little hat. The men wear a white button down shirt and the older men all have beards. They have their own school out in the foothills, we drove past while working one day and I saw them shooting model rockets up into the sky. I thought it was really cool. We never did anything like that in our public school
I am so happy that you have found God's everlasting love and peace. It is there for each one of us, but sometimes we go astray and feel unworthy of these freely given gifts. Over and over in my life, I know that God has made all the difference. He has been there through good times and bad. The more you seek Him, the more He heals/gives and provides peace. Eli, you are an extraordinary person, and I believe God is working through you. Many blessings for all you do to save others!
Cool vid. Enjoyed the content, candidness and heart felt love for wanting your counterparts to "see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ" (2 Cor 4:4). I couldn't help but think of John 3:19 @7:44 ", and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil". Without a heart change (and only the LORD can change a heart) people easily revert into legalism and works and be blinded to the condition of their own heart. “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, *fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders." Mt 15:19 . You hit the nail on the head "Read your Bible". Thanks again.
It's comforting to hear someone who understands that Jesus was not religious. He spent his life on Earth trying to explain and teach we mortals how to be GOOD. No organized religion seems to understand that simple concept. Follow his footsteps and strive to be like Him. Full Stop.
I appreciate what you are doing. We have Amish and a lot of Mennonites here in KS. We escaped from California to here in lovely Kansas and I would be very surprised to learn there are Amish in California. In over 40 years I only saw Mennonites once and it was a daily walking along a very remote road. California would stress out the Amish with the land prices, non buggy friendly life and too many laws. Again thank you for sharing
We have a Mennonite family that has a farm stand at our town farmer’s market. They are a wonderful family and open to talk about their life if you approach them respectfully.
I had a very good friend that was Mennonite when I was a kid. They are most certainly the type that support you and they have found salvation through Christ Jesus. They have electric,they have a car,they run a church down the road from our house.They even own a deli & butcher shop. We actually went to the church for a while. The clothing was worn by the adults and not the children(Salem County New Jersey)
I agree Eli, I am related to many different types of Mennonites. Even the conservative group, whom I love and they preach the gospel and love Jesus but can be legalistic. If you want to join the church you have to wear a certain type of dress and a certain type head covering. Some say white covering some black some mesh, some cape dress some a certain length Not a choice. And one of my beefs, here in cold Canada the woman are not allowed to wear winter hats. That is in the conservative Anabaptist. Also some groups, if you are divorced and remarried, they make you separate from your second wife. So be careful people, doctrine matters. The Mennonites followed Menno Simmons, Jacob Ammon and group split over shunning and house church is my understanding and the hutterites followed Jacob Hutter for communal living. God bless your ministry Eli.
Nan, you say, "Also some groups, if you are divorced and remarried, they make you separate from your second wife. So be careful people, doctrine matters." If Eli's first marriage was mere fornication and not really biblical marriage but cultural marriage and the woman was not a virgin to begin with, then I do not believe he is responsible to stay with such a woman as a wife. However, concerning his second marriage, I've talked to him through posts about it. If his second wife is not a virgin either, what's the difference between her and his first wife? He has never made it transparent. Read my link on transparency and you will see why Christians should be concerned about this. Check your channel discussion to see the link. (I don't associate with Eli or talk to him directly now. He won't let me put links on his page either.)
@@hesedken No way, I've been going to a mennonite church, fairly liberal for a conservative church... another couple goes and are on a second marriage, and they are not allowed to ever join and the mennonites think they should separate. The first marriage was when the guy was drunk because he got the girl pregnant. They became Christians after. The mennonites won't budge on this divorce commandment from the devil. It's crazy, but true.
Thank you Mr Yoder for Your insight...Explanation of the churches who put the people🥸 ahead of God .."The Lord is the Light The Giver of Life" Having a Relationship with our LORD and Saveour..As someone else as asked could you please do a video on Huterights History in 🇨🇦 Canada ..Thankyou again for your work...🙏 🇺🇦
Hey @eli I just found your page yesterday and enjoy the knowledge you are offering about the Amish I spend a lot of time in the different Amish communities here in Ohio and noticed the difference between the groups I wondered but didn't want to seem disrespectful by asking thanks for spreading the truth. I am pretty sure I've seen you at a truck stop or gas station somewhere 😂 I never forget a face
We have Mennonites up the road in Hephzibah GA and McBean GA.. nicest friendliest people I every met. I have respect for them because they were protesting with black folks and that was very unexpected.
I was raised strictly catholic, then I started questioning and turned Lutheran. Done with man made rules (smoke and mirrors.) At 70, I quit my church. I am almost 72. I will never join another denominational church. I read my Bible at home on Sundays from 10 am to 11 am. For the first time in my life, I am getting the straight truth. Thank you, Eli, for your insight, wisdom, and courage to speak out on religious cults. I now, Just ask myself "what would Jesus do?"...and He makes the answers so simple. Peace all you seekers of Truth❤🙏❤
Yoder brothers near Paris is well know around these parts! I found you a little while ago and my heart glows hearing your evangelism! I heard in one video your brother lives in Huntington TN! Small world. There is a huge Mennonite church about 7 miles from me at China Grove that looks like most of the other church buildings around these parts. Needless to say there are many individual families throughout the area. Most drive cars and use power equipment. They are really very little different than the CoCs that I grew up in. We love the Bible verse and Godly reminders hanging on mail boxes. I have thought of putting one on my mail box, but folks will think I've gone Mennonite!😅 Praise God!
I currently live in CT. There is a Mennonite community here. They come to the Vet clinic where I work. They drive cars and have cell phones. I like when they come..they usually bring us food lol.
I'm a Mennonite, my kind of Mennonites have changed a lot over the years, not so much rules anymore but my father has some interesting stories from back in the day's how it was .
It's as if they create denominations. Here in Calaveras County, CA is a community of mennonites who are involved in disaster relief, have a huge agricultural market, and sell sheds and wooden furniture. They took care of an elderly Episcopalian friend and even made sure she had an appropriate burial, with a group of their families and a few friends attending and singing. They are definitely doing God's work here.
Lived on a farm in N central Missouri, for several years over a decade ago now. Got to know Amish in the area. They had large produce auctions in summer. They'd haul the goods and the Mennonite group in the area handled the calling on the auctions. Accepted bids by English who bought for restaurants in local larger communities as well as for church kitchen get-togethers. The farm we lived at had a CSA vegetable and meat share program. Though the vegetables and fruits were Amish grown. They sold shares to the public.
I respect that you are able to separate your old community from a belief in God. Most people can't. They think if their church/religion is wrong, it means there is no God at all! I believe there is a God, but you don't have to report to a special kind of church, or agree 100% with that church, to be saved.
We have a very old Mennonite church very close to my house. They all drive black vehicles. My friends mother and his grandparents were Mennonite. They had to remove the radio from their vehicles. Also worked with a truck driver that was Mennonite. He has a c.b. radio in his truck. The church found out and made him remove it.
Definitely agree with your views they all need salvation. I don't care for the various Baptist, Catholic, etc. Be saved and believe in the word, and it's all good. Take care and stay strong and continue your work.
I agree with you. We all must bond together in Christ. Through salvation. I don't understand why they don't believe in salvation. It's right in the gospel
They do believe in salvation, it's why they are following the Word of God, believing themselves to have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The question is why do those English who claim to be saved, ignore the Word of God and follow the ways of the world? Such as women not wearing head coverings in disobedience to scripture 1Cor. 11:1-16, or women wearing pants, whom God calls an abomination. 1Tim 2:9; Deut 22:5. Do you think those that are wilfully disobedient to scripture and those whom God calls an abomination will enter heaven? I don't think so. You can call yourself a Christian, you can claim to be saved, but if you look like the world, walk like the world, live like the world, you will be going to hell like the world. Don't be fooled by the servants of darkness like this guy.
Some hudderites one South Dakota believe farm trucks are OK, but cars are not. Suburbans qualify as farm vehicles however. Hence suburbans with mag wheels, etc. we call them Russian cadillacs.
While living in Salina KS, I remember seeing women hop out of their Suburbans and gas up. They also taught me how to bake bread and that the KitchenAid was your best friend. I always remember my time there fondly. We also bought beautiful cherry dining table and chairs online from the Amish. My furniture is signed in inconspicuous places.
Hi, Eli Yoder. As a born again atheist I discovered hypocrisy where before I was blind to it. Now I am truly free and can do good without fear or guilt.
With all due respect.....I'm an atheïst too and I don't understand at all how people can arrange their whole lives to please a God who probably does not exist at all. What I think is okay about these people is that they don't try to impose this on others. Unlike many Christians in the USA today.
Now when i was a little kid, We went to a Baptist church because that's where my dad went. Then we started going to the Lutheran church and that's where I was baptized and confirmed. I met the Missus and she was catholic,raised that way. Restart going to lutheran church out there,and then we came to pennsylvania where I was born and raised. Different county.now we are both presbyterian. I can appreciate where this dude is coming from,and he's pretty straightforward.
I have a Mennonite community that lives nearby, they come help me with my orchard in exchange for the produce, they all have some nice trucks, they also use phones and other devices. They are very lenient from the looks of things, really nice people too.
When I was young we went to a Mennonite church in Winston Salem NC , they were very modern and preach Jesus and Salvation. One of the members there was named Alan Yoder
Here in southwest Missouri we have a large group that call themselves Amish\Mennonites. They all drive and carry cell phones and have others post stuff on the internet for them to sell. It also helped them to skate a bunch of rules by being able to put up large commercial chicken houses on every corner and ruin the drinking water because the government won’t touch them like they do the regular farmers
I’m a Mennonite Brethren from Manitoba. I played your video on living for Jesus instead of living in the flesh last night at our Mens Bible study. Thank you for your enthusiasm in explaining the gospel story. I like the way you use lots of scripture too. We have lots of Englishers plus a former Hutterite family who attend church. Two of the Hutterite kids attended Bible Camp this summer and accepted the Lord there! They went home and asked their parents if they could be baptized. So a couple of months ago the kids together with their parents and 5 others were baptized! Glory be to Jesus, what a day that was!
Thanks again for all you do! By the way I think you are more of a preacher than a trucker. I have watched a lot of your videos and still don’t know what you are hauling 😊
Keep on preaching Jesus, brother!
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I grew up in Oregon and had a 4-H leader who was Mennonite. The family was very modern, but also very family orientated and believed in helping children. They were devout Christians who taught the Bible. She drove a car and seemed pretty progressive to me. I am 70 and this was in my childhood. The biggest difference I recall is that she could not wear pants, but she wore culottes (which is a divided skirt). She also wore a small cap, but otherwise her family was not any different. She was a wonderful cook who taught me.
Sometimes as a kid, I would go to the Mennonite church in Adair Village (near Corvallis, OR) when my family wasn’t going to our normal Lutheran church. They were always friendly and accepting. I mostly went to sing hymns.
Oh thats what cullotes are. It came up in a story I was reading but I didn’t know what it was.
I watch a you tube videos. It is named Montana something.
They consider themselves Amish but they seem like any other Christian group. The women and girls usually wear dresses but arent required too.
The only difference I remember is that their kids only went through 8th grade.
That’s why there are so many Baptist churches people start their own church because of disagreements there ain’t no hell and some think the hell there ain’t. So Protestant churches are just like the old order churches in some ways. Don’t get me started about the damage that the abusive “saved” Jehovah witnesses do to children. Oh gosh even the Roman Catholic Church has made a saint out of the worst woman ever Mother Teresa she too believed that her victims would go straight to heaven if they suffered here on earth.. so suffer they did un fed un washed literally in their own poop. Wanted to say the other word but my Methodist grandmother would object. That woman certainly has some power I am in my seventies. I don’t remember her calling me out for saying Amsterdam, Rollingdam or Rotterdam though but if I used a word that ministers are allowed to use she didn’t like it. Also for some reason I love playing cards and playing solitaire on my device. Perhaps some personal rebellion or something similar? Thank you I didn’t realize how similar we all are . I am glad you have found your path to a better life.🌺🍀🌺👍👍👍🌟🍀🌟🖖🖖🖖🌺🍀🌺👋🤠🤚
Shortly after I retired and moved to a small town in Vermont, I met a Mennonite woman who actually drove her farm's pickup truck and used a cell phone, though she wore a traditional dress and bonnet. She saw me carrying a heavy backpack full of groceries and stopped to give me a lift home. We introduced ourselves and we exchanged phone numbers. A wonderful, kind lady, and I'm glad to have her for a friend.
Eli, I am so glad to know that you did not leave the faith when you left the Amish community. God bless you as you educate and evangelize.
I work in a hospital in southwest Florida and I had a patient who was Mennonite. She had a lot of lady visitors who dressed in long dresses and white bonnets. Everyone was curious and I was "selected" to ask very polite questions. She explained the difference to me and others who were curious. Our polite questions were answered and she was not offended by our lack of knowledge.
I live among Mennonite in rural Oregon. I love being surrounded by them. We have canned fruit, baked pies, and traded milk and eggs together. A few of the men have come to my rescue. They are warm, considerate, friendly, and generous. They carry a Bible into worship and believe in Salvation. Women wear traditional conservative dresses with the small cap, and men are in solid color pants and plaid shirts. They drive cars, massive modern farm equipment and have cell phones but no TV.
I'm in oregon too. Where do we have Mennonite?
Amen. I grew up in the old Mennonite colony, now saved by grace through faith. Praise the Lord.
I mentioned in another video that I grew up Mennonite. We were one of the "progressive" forms of Mennonites. I do remember Sunday school and vacation Bible school lessons being very progressive. The middle school-aged kids were taught about sex as far as what the Bible teaches, and we were allowed to ask questions that lead more into the bible's teachings. I know as I grew older I strayed away from it all, my Grandmother never once gave up on me or anyone she loved. To this day I believe her relationship and faith in God, as well as her prayers, is what saved me from a downward un recoverable spiral. I asked her one time in our many many phone conversations why she never gave up on me when so many others did. Her response was beautiful "I don't give up because God and Jesus don't give up, while God had you move away further than I like, from what I see in our town and knowing your struggles I know he did what was best. He gave you a wife that you love and that loves you, a beautiful son, and you are doing well." I tell you all of that to say this, many orders of Mennonites and Amish do not believe in this, hers and our church's views and lessons were from the bible. It seems to me the more strict orders are less biblical than the more permissive ones.
Religion has always ultimately been about control. Try to be a good human. Everyone makes mistakes, failure only exists when YOU give up, not when people give up on you. Peace and Love be with you all.
I am the last person you will find in a church, outside of a wedding or a funeral, but like Jesus, I accept everyone, regardless of race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, etc., but I will never accept any kind of cult that allows for abuse of their own children and family members. You're doing a great thing Eli
You mean that you think that God accepts sodomites?
My husband was raised Mennonite. They were more progressive in his teenage years. In his early years they were more like the Old Order Mennonites. We still have some Old Order Mennonites here in Canada. Women and children on one side of the church, men and older boys on the other side. They also believe in adult baptism. His dad was born in Mexico. They traveled there from Canada in 1923-24. They came back in 1929 for a couple years and then traveled back to Mexico once again for a few years, before traveling back to Saskatchewan, Canada for good. My husband still speaks his plautdietch language. He could speak no English when he started school in 1961 Grade 1. Anyway, sorry for the long winded story. Loved your video.
thank you for the story
🙋♀️ Hi from Saskatchewan. I am very familiar with the Mennonite Communitys here
I grew up Roman Catholic, from European parents, Eastern Bloc, men and boys sat on one side of the church, women and girls,babies on the other side. I think it comes from the time of the AustroHungargian Empire times.
The old folks might still be doing this. I'm in Canada as background.
A very informative video. Thank you for sharing this. As a Christian I admit I constantly struggle with my faith and the rules of the church I belong to. I try to do my best with what I have yet it's a constant struggle
There was a Mennonite family in the small town I lived in a lot of us neighborhood kids went to their boys club. None of us were Mennonite we even went to their church nothing was ever forced upon us they seemed more interested in teaching us about God directly from the Bible. They became pretty well known in the town very down to earth group of people. Quite a few Amish families where I lived as well. They were all very nice never thought anything about them they were a little more secretive but never bothered anyone. Was pretty cool I saw a group of them build a house with nothing but handsaws hammers and nails a lot quicker than I see some building houses with power tools 😂
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I've seen them raise a barn in like a day.
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I’ve had a farm in the country of Belize since 2009. We have a lot of Mennonites there. We have both old order and what we call modern Mennonites. You’re very correct not one group has the same beliefs. The modern Mennonite have expensive tractors and drive expensive vehicles as well as have RVs. Some of them have even started nondenominational churches. Two of those churches I attend. They are amazing! The Old order Mennonites are horse and buggy but I have no problem riding in your vehicle or using your technology. Lol
I believe you are talking about the Russian Mennonite. Do the buggy got bicycle size wheels?
Keep shining the 🌟Light🌟 on Darkness Mr. Yoder. Thank you for being an ally to the survivors of @buse. May more people raise their voice in solidarity for this important issue
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Your message on acceptance is a great reminder to us all😊
I grew up in a northern Michigan rural area that was overwhelmingly Mennonite. The community also had many Amish. I was raised Catholic and was a very small minority (religiously speaking) in the public school I went to. Despite being Catholic, I attended after-school Mennonite programs simply because that's what my friends did. I don't recall a single time I felt that the Mennonites running these programs even suggested I "join" them or was in any way more sinful because I was Catholic.
My family made an ice rink in our backyard every winter. It was very big, and we set up boards and had hockey games every weekend. The Amish would come by on horse and buggy to play hockey with us.
Fast forward 30 years to now, I'm no longer religious, yet when I visit that area, everyone is incredibly welcoming.
Seeing videos like this and learning more about the different Amish and Mennonite communities that are out there, I understand that where I grew up was probably one of the most relaxed and welcoming of these communities in the country.
Hi from northern Michigan, Traverse City!
Did you grow up around evart? I'm from benzie and the amish around there are pretty friendly but the ones in mio seemed a bit exclusive lol
I once went to a mostly Mennonite church with some none Mennonite friends who go there every Sunday. It was amazing, they were some of the best singers I ever heard, the preacher had an amazing sense of humor that he included in his preaching he was amazing at comparing bible versus to today the verse he based this service one on was Luke 12:51. (I apologize if this is too long winded.)
Amen. Jesus died on the cross for all of us, for all our sins. He is the way to salvation, not works or rules. Keep on staying strong and doing what you are doing. You never know who needs to hear about Jesus and be set free.
With Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit I can move forward in peace joy and comfort knowing that he has my back. We have to stay strong and continue sowing the seed for Christ
@@eliyoder491 you are in disobedience to scripture, 2John 9. You are a servant of darkness.
@@daryla7825 what disobedience to scripture?
I love watching this man I just found your channel god bless u good sir
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We have a Mennonite community in Grandview Tx. All I know about them is that they make some of the best fried pies in the world and they are very kind people. I have much respect for them They dress very modestly and that is a breath of fresh air
Hi Eli, I’m from France and particularly in Alsace where a great number of Mennonite’s and Amish came from! If not from here then along the Rhin and German speaking parts of Europe. I lived in Pa. And my parents liked to go to Amish parts of Pa. For the fun of speaking Alsatian which Amish and most mennonites speak or understand! I do too and even used it to learn French when we came back as I only spoke English and even thought I’d be American some day! Back to Alsace I met a church organized by brethren and that changed my life to what is really recommended by our Messiah that is being « born again » as recommended to nicodemis by Him! That’s all that counts since it can only happen through the Holy Spirit ! So be blessed and continue your testemony!
I grew up “New” Mennonite (Mennonite Brethren) in Oklahoma and we believed in salvation based on scripture. We believe in the Bible. I often compared it to Baptist. The “Old” Mennonites (Holderman Mennonites) lived outside our town. They had no radios in their cars. No TVs. My grandparents were close with many of them and even my mother grew up with them because they attended our public schools until the early 80’s. When I was about 6th grade they started their own school and pulled their kids out. I do remember as a child our pastor saying how he was trying to preach liberty like it’s ok to wash your car on Sunday. I didn’t grow up with a dress code either. Although, the independent Baptist churches (IFB) I’ve attended as an adult have also pushed dress codes. But I’ve always seen those things as suggestions not rules I have to follow.
I have come to believe that outward appearances is a substitute for real godliness sometimes. You look the part so you think you’re godly while the heart is the real test of your character. Out of the mouth, the heart speaks. For many, Rule following is easier that dealing with the truth of a bad heart.
Mennonites do not shun, Amish do. That is what I noticed anyway.
My mother was a Mennonite. She grew up in Marshall California, her father owned a machine shop and built and repaired farm equipment. The men wore black hats to church, and all had beards, no radios, but they had cars. Eventually, they even allowed telephones and computers as long as they weren't connected to the internet.
I live what you're doing. I grew up old school pentecostal and while it wasn't as strict as your upbringing, it was in the neighborhood. I tell people that 'they have the rules confused with the message'. There's going to be a lot of surprised people when it actually comes time to account for their time here. I see where your heart is, and its refreshing to see someone that genuinely wants to help people instead of bashing a religion or a certain person. Hang on, your truly doing God's work. God bless you
Did you watch the video, he spent the whole video bashing the Amish, misrepresenting their understanding of salvation by calling it salvation by works and ended by calling them a cult.
It best be that it's due to ignorance, him being a non baptized child of the Amish and all, because if it was an intentional deliberate misrepresentation, then he stood there claiming to be saved while lies tumbled from his lips.
Saved my sweet fanny Adams.
@@broz1488 What he has said about his old order Amish tallies VERY closely to my experience of many years with an Amish community in Ohio. It is an extremely closed group.
@@grovermartin6874 good, then you would know that if you asked your Amish friends, if I live your lifestyle will I be saved?, they will tell you no, you have to join the Church.
If the Amish believed in salvation by works, then anyone who strictly adhered to their lifestyle would be saved, the reason they are telling you that you have to join the Church, is because the bishop needs to determine if you are born again, if you truly have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
If you do, then you can join the Church and take on the yoke of obedience to heaven.
As I mentioned, point 6 of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith, clearly states that salvation by works is an impossibility.
Obedience to Scripture is only for those who are saved, which is why the Amish don't force their Christian standards upon the unsaved, nor do they insist that the unsaved live like them.
For how can the unsaved without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit abide by the commandments of God, certainly not when they are filled with evil spirits of rebellion and defiance against God.
In a nutshell, living a Christian lifestyle is only for those already saved, it is a sign of salvation, not a cause of salvation.
However because the Bible teaches that one can lose one's salvation, it is never good to boast of being saved, for tomorrow one may be tested and found wanting.
What is astounding to me, is how many self proclaimed Christians living in open rebellion and defiance to God's commandments, run around claiming to be saved.
Please! Their worldly lifestyle indicates that they are not even Christians let alone saved.
But to cover up their rebellious unsaved lifestyle of hedonistic worldly pleasures, they accuse those living a Christian lifestyle of doing it out of a desire for salvation, ie salvation by works, but what do they understand in their unsaved rebellious state, is that obedience to Scripture is a mark of salvation, of bending one's knee to God in submission, an act only those with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit can and will do.
How the demonic try and twist good for evil and evil for good.
Disclaimer, I cannot speak on what other individuals in the Church may tell you, or how they will explain their understanding of why they do what they do.
I can merely tell you what has been taught from the beginning and give you the source material for that teaching.
If error of understanding has crept into some people's understanding of the truth, please use the source material to correct them.
This is the most complete information I have found about it. Thank you for taking the time to fully explain it to us. God bless you🙏
You’re welcome
I think what he said is really true, it's not an easy answer. I remember asking a mennonite who grew up Amish, expecting a simple answer and he said basically the same thing.
John 13:34--love one another as I have loved you.
I see this as one of the greatest rules. Too many folks don't do this.
I am SOOO glad that you escaped from extreme LAW and are in Grace and Mercy!! Glad to call you Brother!!
Thank you. I grew up in Ohio but never knew the real differences. Your videos have helped my faith and brought me closer to the real person of Jesus, who is all love ❤ Now when I see hate spoken under guise of Christ, I know a pharisees are still around. Thank you again for sharing your story and faith ❤
Thanks for sharing this information with us and your honesty...
God Bless you brother in CHRIST...🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hey Eli! My great grandfather had your name. They were in Oklahoma for the Land Rush. There is a Mennonite cemetery on part of what was the original farm. My grandfather was not Mennonite, not was anybody after them. Of course they were devout, anyway. Nice to run across your site. I live in Michigan.
by grace , through faith , we are saved. work is good too though but not the final answer. Keep up the great work eli. your faith is inspiration.
Dear brother I am Mennonite Bretheren from India. We believe in Lord Jesus as our saviour. We follow what exactly God told in Bible. Love everyone and stop hating people. I was watching your videos and getting lot of knowledge about Amish and Mennonites in US . Thankyou and God bless
Indian hindu Mennonite know your own culture first seek the truth….
I remember growing up with Mennonite couple. I know they had a working farm for a good number of years and after a while they no longer did it but they eventually had stopped farming, the husband had a business selling equipment that involved milking cows, grain bins and e. t. c. the wife was a caterer did weddings or special events. I also rode the same school bus with their grandson to school, even though their grandson was about maybe 3 to 5 years younger then I was. And within the last few months or so the husband has passed away. More open-minded to salvation.
We have a place with many Amish & horse & buggy Mennonites. When I’ve asked them what the differences are, they each pretty much says it’s the rules. We have a family of Amish we are friends with & they’ve had issues within their church because of all their “English “ friends, due their business. They almost moved to Pennsylvania last year because of it, but the sale of their house fell through.
Also, they had moved a couple of years ago to get away from Amish neighbors who were harassing them for how they raise their kids & how their kids behaved. It’s all seemed so crazy to us, because they are such a friendly, fun & caring family.
I'm so glad to hear that there are some Mennonites that have accepted Jesus's gift of salvation. They sound like wonderful people. 😊
Thanks again Eli. I grew up in the Lutheran church, and Jesus saved me when I was 38. After that my old friends thought me strange when I would say let's study the BIble beside the four gospels. That was all the study was about on Thur nights, and other questions. I asked why do we do that? They would be irritated saying we have always done it that way, and we are not going to change. So looking for true believers, I left. I worship today in a born again, Bible believing gathering of saints. Hallelujah!
"No one gets to the Father except through me."
- Jesus
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Iesus saith vnto him, I am the Way, the Trueth, and the Life: no man commeth vnto the Father but by mee.
Thanks Eli. This is something I’ve wondered about. I am in Southwest Idaho and we have Mennonites. They basically have their own town, including schools that they call academies. The town is called Greenleaf. I’ve passed through there hundreds of times on my way to the area where I hunted upland birds for decades. We see them around the larger town where I live and even in Costco. They set up in fairly high traffic areas around our town and sell various goods out of the back of pick up trucks.
Hi Eli, I first saw you on TikTok. I like what you’re doing. Thanks for sharing the information that most of us heathens have no idea about.
You are very welcome, I just love educating others about the secret system the Amish are operating under and the world has no clue what all is happening behind closed doors in those religious cults
Years ago we had an Amish store that was ran by old order Amish. They allowed electricity at the store because people wouldn't go when it was too hot or too cold and they'd always make things fresh everyday. Candy, dried fruit, soups and meat, and hand made crafts. They eventually moved and sold the store to "someone of the world" who continues a lot of what they did. Just not as good lol it was actually called, well still is called Yoder's. But they moved because the area was becoming "too modern", so they left to Pennsylvania. Some of the best soup I've ever had came from there
I grew up in SW Ontario about 30 minutes from St. Jacob's and Elmira where there were both Mennonite and Amish families. Amish always wore either plain navy or black with the women wearing black bonnets. Some Mennonites look just like John or Jane on the street and drive normal vehicles. Others wear light print dresses with prayer caps and the guys wear lighter shirts and jeans and drive black vehicles with blackened bumpers and rims. Old order Mennonites have dark print dresses and obviously hand made shirts and pants for the men and the women also wear black bonnets but they only drive horse and buggy. The last time I went to the Elmira maple syrup festival, the road was lined with both old order Mennonites and Amish selling maple products and both Amish and Mennonite men sitting in their buggies with a small TV on the dash and most using Blackberrys. This was probably 12 years ago when RIM was very prevalent and RIM facilities were 15 minutes from there. I now live in Saskatchewan and there are new order Mennonites here but also Hutterites, another similar but different.
Amen brother!! I grew up old order Mennonite in southern md. As a teen I could not agree with the teachings of following man’s rule but I got lost in drugs and anything else that came my way, since I was taught that their way is the only way and I could see that their way could not be right,I let the devil convince me that there is no hope and it doesn’t matter what I did. Thanks be to the almighty god that I found true salvation and freedom in Christ Jesus!!! Now I am appalled at the lost ways that destroys so many lives and the huge amount of people that are suffering and don’t know why.
This was riveting. You gave us so much information it really was educational. How some of the old Amish and Mennonite churches can condone abuse and simply slap the hands of the perpetrators and say they are forgiven and will go to heaven, just astounds me. Wicked people will not go to the Light, but will be cast into eternal darkness. And their rule books will go with them!
Very informative, thank you!!!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Your worldly haircut is looking good 👍
Thank you, Eli for telling the truth.
There is a church near me that is supposedly Mennonite, but the women are allowed to wear pants and don't have to cover their heads. I had not known it was a Menonnite church until I volunteered at a senior citizens program there. The pastor was really nice and taught bible study to the seniors who were interested. I sat in on a couple, and it wasn't really different than other churches I went to. It's very different than what I thought Mennonite was.
There are all sorts of Mennonites. Some are incredibly progressive. More liberal Mennonites often have some closer ties to evangelical Quaker communities out west (see: Kansas, Idaho, Oregon, etc).
Thank you Eli there is so many different groups of Mennonites to, you should sometimes visit the Mennonites in Mexico that still drive horse and buggy there is many rules that line up exactly with the Amish. I grew up Old Colony Mennonite driving horse and buggy but we were allowed to drive tractor but it had to be steel wheels could not be rubber tires...Just like the last commenter I left them and I got saved by Grace praise the Lord.
Clear as mudd about the differences. This video just says each community is different. I get that part. The differences setting Mennonites and Amish apart are....? Mostly I just figure, in general, Amish are more strict.
This Sunday was my Easter (I am Eastern Orthodox) and during service the priest spoke about how the darkness cannot see the light. That really made an impression on me. If you're in darkness you cannot see the real light. Rules like for example the Amish (but not just them) and the rest, do not see the light because when you are in darkness you can't see the light. You think you are in the light, but you are really in the darkness.
My wife is Mennonite but her family come from very evangelical church. Can't really tell the difference of that church to other conservative Evangelical church like baptist etc. But there are probably extended family who are Old Colony Mennonites. In my business I interact a lot with Hutterites and I pray that I can be a witness to them.
Everything done in the dark comes to the light I enjoy ur channel thank u for ur messages
I support and appreciate you and your work and videos. Thank you and it's great for people to have these conversations. I know you help people to think and question, help people get out and take a stand against abuse!
Very well done. This video helped me to understand the differences. I live in an area with many Mennonites and they sure are the kindest, hard working around and wave to me as i pass by in my truck. I am not sure where they stand as far as exact beliefs.... as of yet. But i will be a witness to them as the Lord provides opportunities as a Born Again Believer in Christ. Thanx for a well done video.
Eli, I'm glad I found your channel. I find it very interesting the Amish ways. I was wondering what part of Tennessee you are referring to that you had visited? I deal with a Amish guy in the Lawrenceburg/Ethridge area to buy my bee equipment. We also have a small Mennonite community in the Danville, Alabama area, actually with the last name Yoder as well, that have several businesses, including a couple of storage building companies, a restaurant, a deli/bakery called "The Dutch Oven Bakery" and a metal production business. They seem a lot more laid back than the Amish in TN and I know they use cars on a regular business. Some are new model trucks. It just fascinates me. Keep up the great work and God Bless.
Go Eli. I am an evangelist of 45 years, Christian ,Spirit filled. You are a Great light. God bless ya.Your in my prayers
My home town in California. ( near chico) has a decent size Mennonite community. They drive white cars with no radio. And they do use modern farm equipment, tractors harvester things like this. All the women wear floral dresses with the little hat. The men wear a white button down shirt and the older men all have beards. They have their own school out in the foothills, we drove past while working one day and I saw them shooting model rockets up into the sky. I thought it was really cool. We never did anything like that in our public school
Is this the one on the main road in Bangor or are there more up there?
I am so happy that you have found God's everlasting love and peace. It is there for each one of us, but sometimes we go astray and feel unworthy of these freely given gifts. Over and over in my life, I know that God has made all the difference. He has been there through good times and bad. The more you seek Him, the more He heals/gives and provides peace. Eli, you are an extraordinary person, and I believe God is working through you. Many blessings for all you do to save others!
Cool vid. Enjoyed the content, candidness and heart felt love for wanting your counterparts to "see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ" (2 Cor 4:4). I couldn't help but think of John 3:19 @7:44 ", and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil". Without a heart change (and only the LORD can change a heart) people easily revert into legalism and works and be blinded to the condition of their own heart. “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, *fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders." Mt 15:19 .
You hit the nail on the head "Read your Bible".
Thanks again.
It's comforting to hear someone who understands that Jesus was not religious. He spent his life on Earth trying to explain and teach we mortals how to be GOOD. No organized religion seems to understand that simple concept. Follow his footsteps and strive to be like Him. Full Stop.
Greetings from Scotland I seen 2 documentaries im amazed how simple people can live
I appreciate what you are doing. We have Amish and a lot of Mennonites here in KS. We escaped from California to here in lovely Kansas and I would be very surprised to learn there are Amish in California. In over 40 years I only saw Mennonites once and it was a daily walking along a very remote road. California would stress out the Amish with the land prices, non buggy friendly life and too many laws. Again thank you for sharing
We have a Mennonite family that has a farm stand at our town farmer’s market. They are a wonderful family and open to talk about their life if you approach them respectfully.
I had a very good friend that was Mennonite when I was a kid. They are most certainly the type that support you and they have found salvation through Christ Jesus. They have electric,they have a car,they run a church down the road from our house.They even own a deli & butcher shop. We actually went to the church for a while. The clothing was worn by the adults and not the children(Salem County New Jersey)
I agree Eli, I am related to many different types of Mennonites. Even the conservative group, whom I love and they preach the gospel and love Jesus but can be legalistic. If you want to join the church you have to wear a certain type of dress and a certain type head covering. Some say white covering some black some mesh, some cape dress some a certain length Not a choice. And one of my beefs, here in cold Canada the woman are not allowed to wear winter hats. That is in the conservative Anabaptist. Also some groups, if you are divorced and remarried, they make you separate from your second wife. So be careful people, doctrine matters. The Mennonites followed Menno Simmons, Jacob Ammon and group split over shunning and house church is my understanding and the hutterites followed Jacob Hutter for communal living. God bless your ministry Eli.
Yes you are so correct even some of the Mennonites that are preaching salvation in our saved are still living by some legalism
Nan, you say, "Also some groups, if you are divorced and remarried, they make you separate from your second wife. So be careful people, doctrine matters." If Eli's first marriage was mere fornication and not really biblical marriage but cultural marriage and the woman was not a virgin to begin with, then I do not believe he is responsible to stay with such a woman as a wife. However, concerning his second marriage, I've talked to him through posts about it. If his second wife is not a virgin either, what's the difference between her and his first wife? He has never made it transparent. Read my link on transparency and you will see why Christians should be concerned about this. Check your channel discussion to see the link. (I don't associate with Eli or talk to him directly now. He won't let me put links on his page either.)
@@hesedken No way, I've been going to a mennonite church, fairly liberal for a conservative church... another couple goes and are on a second marriage, and they are not allowed to ever join and the mennonites think they should separate. The first marriage was when the guy was drunk because he got the girl pregnant. They became Christians after. The mennonites won't budge on this divorce commandment from the devil. It's crazy, but true.
You are correct, I wish everyone would come together and get along❤
Thank you Mr Yoder for Your insight...Explanation of the churches who put the people🥸 ahead of God .."The Lord is the Light The Giver of Life" Having a Relationship with our LORD and Saveour..As someone else as asked could you please do a video on Huterights History in 🇨🇦 Canada ..Thankyou again for your work...🙏 🇺🇦
I have a coworker who grew up in the Amish community and got out at 16 years old. Great stories from both od yall.
Hey @eli I just found your page yesterday and enjoy the knowledge you are offering about the Amish I spend a lot of time in the different Amish communities here in Ohio and noticed the difference between the groups I wondered but didn't want to seem disrespectful by asking thanks for spreading the truth. I am pretty sure I've seen you at a truck stop or gas station somewhere 😂 I never forget a face
I like your channel you do a great job
We have Mennonites up the road in Hephzibah GA and McBean GA.. nicest friendliest people I every met. I have respect for them because they were protesting with black folks and that was very unexpected.
I was raised strictly catholic, then I started questioning and turned Lutheran. Done with man made rules (smoke and mirrors.) At 70, I quit my church. I am almost 72. I will never join another denominational church. I read my Bible at home on Sundays from 10 am to 11 am. For the first time in my life, I am getting the straight truth. Thank you, Eli, for your insight, wisdom, and courage to speak out on religious cults. I now, Just ask myself "what would Jesus do?"...and He makes the answers so simple. Peace all you seekers of Truth❤🙏❤
Yoder brothers near Paris is well know around these parts! I found you a little while ago and my heart glows hearing your evangelism! I heard in one video your brother lives in Huntington TN! Small world. There is a huge Mennonite church about 7 miles from me at China Grove that looks like most of the other church buildings around these parts. Needless to say there are many individual families throughout the area. Most drive cars and use power equipment. They are really very little different than the CoCs that I grew up in. We love the Bible verse and Godly reminders hanging on mail boxes. I have thought of putting one on my mail box, but folks will think I've gone Mennonite!😅 Praise God!
You are so exciting and refreshing to watch!!!
I currently live in CT. There is a Mennonite community here. They come to the Vet clinic where I work. They drive cars and have cell phones. I like when they come..they usually bring us food lol.
I'm a Mennonite, my kind of Mennonites have changed a lot over the years, not so much rules anymore but my father has some interesting stories from back in the day's how it was .
God Bless you Eli. Excellent video!!! I am a New Sub!!
Thank you very much for subscribing and watching and God bless you and your family and happy holidays
It's as if they create denominations. Here in Calaveras County, CA is a community of mennonites who are involved in disaster relief, have a huge agricultural market, and sell sheds and wooden furniture. They took care of an elderly Episcopalian friend and even made sure she had an appropriate burial, with a group of their families and a few friends attending and singing. They are definitely doing God's work here.
What you're saying is absolutely correct get salvation and God straight everything else will line up..
Lived on a farm in N central Missouri, for several years over a decade ago now. Got to know Amish in the area. They had large produce auctions in summer.
They'd haul the goods and the Mennonite group in the area handled the calling on the auctions. Accepted bids by English who bought for restaurants in local larger communities as well as for church kitchen get-togethers. The farm we lived at had a CSA vegetable and meat share program. Though the vegetables and fruits were Amish grown. They sold shares to the public.
AMÉN 🙏 BROTHER IN THE END IT ALL COMES DOWN HOW WE LIVED OUR LIVES AND THE WE DONT STRAY FAR AWAY FROM HIM OR HES WORD.
I respect that you are able to separate your old community from a belief in God. Most people can't. They think if their church/religion is wrong, it means there is no God at all! I believe there is a God, but you don't have to report to a special kind of church, or agree 100% with that church, to be saved.
AMEN 🙏 AMEN 🙏
We have a very old Mennonite church very close to my house. They all drive black vehicles. My friends mother and his grandparents were Mennonite. They had to remove the radio from their vehicles. Also worked with a truck driver that was Mennonite. He has a c.b. radio in his truck. The church found out and made him remove it.
Love your message beautiful background
Definitely agree with your views they all need salvation. I don't care for the various Baptist, Catholic, etc. Be saved and believe in the word, and it's all good. Take care and stay strong and continue your work.
I really enjoy your chuckle Eli.
I saw an article about Amish & Mennonites from the '50s. Among them were "Black bumper" Mennonites whom painted the chromework of their cars.
So very true . Changes and judges. .yes. alot of different. Ones..I am so glad for you.
I agree with you. We all must bond together in Christ. Through salvation. I don't understand why they don't believe in salvation. It's right in the gospel
They do believe in salvation, it's why they are following the Word of God, believing themselves to have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
The question is why do those English who claim to be saved, ignore the Word of God and follow the ways of the world?
Such as women not wearing head coverings in disobedience to scripture 1Cor. 11:1-16, or women wearing pants, whom God calls an abomination. 1Tim 2:9; Deut 22:5.
Do you think those that are wilfully disobedient to scripture and those whom God calls an abomination will enter heaven? I don't think so.
You can call yourself a Christian, you can claim to be saved, but if you look like the world, walk like the world, live like the world, you will be going to hell like the world. Don't be fooled by the servants of darkness like this guy.
Some hudderites one South Dakota believe farm trucks are OK, but cars are not. Suburbans qualify as farm vehicles however. Hence suburbans with mag wheels, etc. we call them Russian cadillacs.
You’re an amazing person. Very articulate and confident. God bless you!!
"I am now set free in Christ!" Praise the Lord!❤
Thanks for the info! I know my heritage is Anabaptist but not Amish etc.
I used to work with my dad painting RTM homes built by Mennonites. The craftsmanship was amazing, cabinets were oak & hand built.
While living in Salina KS, I remember seeing women hop out of their Suburbans and gas up. They also taught me how to bake bread and that the KitchenAid was your best friend. I always remember my time there fondly. We also bought beautiful cherry dining table and chairs online from the Amish. My furniture is signed in inconspicuous places.
I’m Amish and I’m also Mennonite. And I dabble in Scientology.
Hi, Eli Yoder. As a born again atheist I discovered hypocrisy where before I was blind to it. Now I am truly free and can do good without fear or guilt.
With all due respect.....I'm an atheïst too and I don't understand at all how people can arrange their whole lives to please a God who probably does not exist at all. What I think is okay about these people is that they don't try to impose this on others. Unlike many Christians in the USA today.
Now when i was a little kid, We went to a Baptist church because that's where my dad went. Then we started going to the Lutheran church and that's where I was baptized and confirmed. I met the Missus and she was catholic,raised that way. Restart going to lutheran church out there,and then we came to pennsylvania where I was born and raised. Different county.now we are both presbyterian. I can appreciate where this dude is coming from,and he's pretty straightforward.
I have a Mennonite community that lives nearby, they come help me with my orchard in exchange for the produce, they all have some nice trucks, they also use phones and other devices. They are very lenient from the looks of things, really nice people too.
When I was young we went to a Mennonite church in Winston Salem NC , they were very modern and preach Jesus and Salvation.
One of the members there was named Alan Yoder
We don't have Amish or Mennonite in Southern California. Very interesting to learn about them. Thanks.
Here in southwest Missouri we have a large group that call themselves Amish\Mennonites. They all drive and carry cell phones and have others post stuff on the internet for them to sell. It also helped them to skate a bunch of rules by being able to put up large commercial chicken houses on every corner and ruin the drinking water because the government won’t touch them like they do the regular farmers