Awake and Free: Stories from Ex-Jehovah's Witness - Laura's Story

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

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  • @jude3andlaura2
    @jude3andlaura2 Год назад +22

    Thank you brother for interviewing my wife, I can't wait to watch this... just started 😊

    • @robertmardis2110
      @robertmardis2110 Год назад +7

      I love listening to your alls content! God bless you both! I have been out of the organization officially 2 years...was pimo for 4 years....I am so glad to have a real relationship with Christ now ❤

    • @jude3andlaura2
      @jude3andlaura2 Год назад

      @@robertmardis2110 amen!!

  • @amberclark2129
    @amberclark2129 9 месяцев назад +2

    Laura, you are right on about reading scripture. I’ve tried that with my dad most recently for years. I just kind of talked about theology in a vague sense before but I’m gonna start trying to quote more scripture in my conversations with him and trying to share Jesus with him too. He’s been in the organization my whole life so atleast 45 years i’m still praying for the veil to be lifted with him and my aunts and cousins

  • @amberclark2129
    @amberclark2129 9 месяцев назад +2

    I want to step up my game to share Jesus to the lost!!!! Laura thanks for your interview, i teared up at your story! Prayers for your ministry and deliverance of your family!

  • @arlenefisher4868
    @arlenefisher4868 8 месяцев назад +1

    Wow! God is good. Was blessed by her salvation testimony. 🙌🏽 🙌🏽

  • @RealizeReaLies100
    @RealizeReaLies100 Год назад +12

    Really enjoyed listening to your story Laura! It is Heartbreaking what your family is doing to you. It truly is evil. I'm keeping you all in my prayers.
    Loved starting my day listening to the two of you! Stay blessed and hope you both have an amazing day🌼

  • @SonShines1
    @SonShines1 4 месяца назад +2

    An honest lady going through a lot but steadfast

  • @RealizeReaLies100
    @RealizeReaLies100 Год назад +7

    Looking forward to this! Love you both🩷🙏🏼

  • @misterg7179
    @misterg7179 Год назад +7

    DH and Laura, thank you for your testimony and the discussion. Whenever I listen to testimonies such as this, I listen for one thing. Did the person realize that there are two journeys ahead. One is the journey out of the lies and bondage. And the second journey is the journey to find the real Christ and the real Gospel that saves. And you found it, Laura… Praise God! Many are just content with their new freedom from the bondage of the organization but that is not enough. It was not enough for me, and it was not enough for you, Laura. I can relate to what you said when walking into a church for the first time. I saw a cross, and a flag. I’ll never forget that. There is a lot of healing and clearing up doctrinal confusion that is needed along with dealing with the hurt of losing family and friends. I left around 35 years ago. My wife did not leave yet and I am waiting on the Lord to open her eyes. It is really spiritual warfare and not just convincing people of different ideas and beliefs. We need to never forget that. And DH, I agree with you that the Church needs to do a better job. Especially during the letter writing campaigns with Covid, there were so many opportunities but many just threw the JW letters away. I began writing letters for the folks at Church and had some good exchanges from that. Actually, Christians don’t need to know all the details of what JWs believe, but just some basic things and they need to just be ready to present and defend the Gospel from the scriptures. The Word of God is powerful. Thanks again. Please pray for my wife. I’ll pray for your Family Laura.

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад +1

      Thank you so much for your prayers I'm so excited you found Jesus to! Thank you for all your encouraging words❤

    • @Michelle-rl3in
      @Michelle-rl3in 8 месяцев назад

      Hi @misterg7179, could you share what you did to write back in the letters?

    • @misterg7179
      @misterg7179 8 месяцев назад

      @@Michelle-rl3in I start by thanking them for the letter and acknowledge that I have seen them in their ministry. I then would comment a bit on the subject they raised in the letter. I would lead up to a couple of main points. First, that they have a different Jesus than I find in the Bible and point out a few reasons for this. If it was a letter about the memorial, I would write a bit about the fact that they are not obeying Jesus’ command to take and eat, and they are not under the New Covenant. I would include a scripture that speaks to the message of the Gospel that is clearly different than what they teach, about two groups of believers and a restored earth. I would conclude by reminding them that they wrote to me expecting that I might consider their teachings in contrast to whatever beliefs I have about God and the Bible, and I tell them that my aim is no different than theirs in writing back and I hope they will consider it. I would encourage them to read their Bible alone and suggested several books such as Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Acts and John. That is the general approach I took. During Covid, I was getting letters and also encouraging my friends to respond as well. I have not received one in a while. Thanks for your interest.

  • @RowanTasmanian
    @RowanTasmanian Год назад +10

    This is great to see exjw Laura. What a privilege to have her on this channel. Thanks D H. I watch her and David's channel regularly.

    • @Beau-reid
      @Beau-reid Год назад

      Hey Rowan, those 2 JWs, the troll and Matt seem to be having an attack on you. I C&P their attack
      @Mr.DC3.1914
      17 hours ago
      @mattgardiner614 lol, you figured him out so well. Rowan changed his name, but his toxicity remains."
      This DC3 seems very spiteful and I personally believe he has an agenda against you and the other brothers who stand for transparency of this corrupt organisation. Evan warned me of this unsavoury DC3. He is toxic. Stay well Brother.

  • @TheWriterWalker
    @TheWriterWalker 7 месяцев назад +1

    My heart goes out to this woman. I hope she knows that as a born-again Christian, part of our persecution is the pain of losing our parents or children to an organization that hates the deity of Christ. That doesn't make it easy to endure the separation, but maybe the reminder will comfort her.

  • @exjwlaura
    @exjwlaura Год назад +8

    Watching now thank you so much!

    • @jude3andlaura2
      @jude3andlaura2 Год назад +2

      I'm so excited to see this sweetie 😊

  • @zeemorgan5425
    @zeemorgan5425 Год назад +4

    I'm still going through it my whole family is in the organization and yes it do hurt very bad just keep being strong You Are Not Alone we all have stories to tell

  • @Chenzo-sb6zu
    @Chenzo-sb6zu Год назад +4

    Lots of love to you sister. Such an inspiration.

  • @irmajean3542
    @irmajean3542 10 месяцев назад +1

    I really enjoyed this story. It's very sad, that so many JWs won't leave the Organization. It's the convenient of staying in it. They are afraid of being shunned, by their families and friends. It's not easy. It's hard. I knew how hard it was for me, when I first left. Even though I didn't have any family in it. I cant imagine for the ones who do. All we can do. Is pray for them.

  • @amandathomas954
    @amandathomas954 Год назад +4

    I'm an ex JW and I was born Into it! I can relate to Laura bc my mom is still in there and my dad has never been one but was very abusive to me and my brother until the age of 18! The elders also told my mom to put me out of the house when I was disfellowshiped! I was disfellowshiped 2x's and never been back! My brother (who is looked upon by my mom as gold and I'm the black sheep of the family) he was just reinstated in Germany with his new wife! But I'm happy and at peace and have a deep love for God more than I ever have as a JW!

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura 11 месяцев назад +1

      So sorry you had to go through that my parents also put me and my kids out on the street one time when I was disfellowshipped, it's definitely a very conditional type of love from our parents😢

    • @amandathomas954
      @amandathomas954 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@exjwlaura Exactly!

    • @TaraLamb-o8t
      @TaraLamb-o8t 8 месяцев назад +1

      We should all get together and exchange stories I’m so glad I found christ

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura 8 месяцев назад

      @@TaraLamb-o8t yes we should I agree that would be a good life somehow streamyard all of us together

  • @BasicBiblicalTruth
    @BasicBiblicalTruth Год назад +5

    Good interview. Thanks for sharing. Both of you keep up the good work.
    Laura,
    I pray that God will wake up the rest of your family and you will one day be reunited. I will also pray that God will encourage your heart daily-I cannot imagine the pain of being cut off from your children.

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад +3

      Thank you so much! God bless you too❤

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

  • @delwynmitchell4086
    @delwynmitchell4086 5 месяцев назад +1

    I commend yous for being awakened, back in 1993 I was introduced to JW's through my husband-to-be at that time, he had studied and fell away, his mother and sister were being baptized at that time, his father was of the world, and so was I, so I came into a divided household, so I was allowed to stay there(and as JW's would say... Fornicating), but anyway as time went on I got manipulated into studying,became a un-baptized witness, loved the Bible, yes my mother in law to be was my study teacher, I use to get bullied by her friends to get married, when I use to go there, when we did get married(controlled solely by JWs) I wasn't allowed any of my own extended family to come, yet we had a JP to conduct our ceremony, wedding and everything was held in our beautiful garden, yet... It felt controlled, I had beautiful people in the JW's I connected with there, and I had the toffee-nosed ones my mother in law invited, but anyway... In short, I had my doubts in this religion,when my mother in law told me... "through you studying, you will save your husband", (and I thought, my husband is in the world, and he can keep living in the world, but I can save him!!!! At that time I was getting indoctrinated into "hating what is bad", and I was.... I was hating my husband, and what he was doing, little realizing he "had woken up back then, he was waiting for me to do that, on my own", and I eventually did in 1997,back then... We didn't own cellphones, but I just became inactive, and I told my mother in law.... "I love my husband so much, I don't want to be baptized, if my husband is going out in this world... I want to be with him! Soooooo I'm glad I have.... My husband and I are still married after 29yrs,and we have discussed alot of these topics, and because we still get updates from mother in law, my husband always argues his mum, we are always getting informed by EX-JWs online, thank yous all, Iknow these channels are for one's that have left, but it resonates everything to me and my husband, who has come from divided household, thank yous very much, Iknow I've just vented about my life, but I studied enough to hear what yous all say is the truth, I'm sighing with relief

  • @exjwlaura
    @exjwlaura Год назад +41

    I just pray right now that someone watching this video comes to Christ and that it brings glory and honor to the name of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior God please use this to save your people❤

    • @jude3andlaura2
      @jude3andlaura2 Год назад +5

      Amen

    • @robertmardis2110
      @robertmardis2110 Год назад +5

      Amen!

    • @Highontheholyghost
      @Highontheholyghost Год назад

      Amen!

    • @Highontheholyghost
      @Highontheholyghost Год назад +2

      I love you so much Laura! I am praying for your daughters reconciliation. There is a reason God chose the “black sheep” of the family. He does that to display his Glory through you, how much his true presence and Holy Spirit changes a person when they are humble. It may take a while for them to walk through their own testimonies but I know that God providentially saved YOU! Praise him. And do not fear, do not be afraid, for the Lord you God is with you! I would love to be apart of your ministry when both our kids grow up lol God is with you, and he loves you, he knows the burden of your heart for your children, cast it upon him because he loves them even more! I know he has a plan for them. I love you so much Laura, you are such an inspiration and i feel in the spirit every word you say when you realize he was God, we have been born again my sister! He saved us for a reason, for his plan, we hold our head high in faith as walk in it! Your children will have no choice but to feel his presence in you, and see his work in you when they are old enough to think about this all critically. They will coming run back to you and I can’t wait to hear about that great day of redemption and reconciliation. His word will not return void! I love you!

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад

      @Highontheholyghost thank you sweetheart your words are so kind I love you so much! I'm so glad God saved us out of this crazy religion and I would love to do ministry with you that would be amazing! Thank you for all of your prayers🤍🤍🤍

  • @estherthorp1608
    @estherthorp1608 Год назад +7

    When left the best thing that ever happened to me was a Bible study that we read the book of Matthew and we actually read the book out of the Bible it was eye opening

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      that's your problem, and you are such a liar.
      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

  • @johnnyruins9025
    @johnnyruins9025 Год назад +2

    Good to see more people getting out of the jw you now have true freedom Laura, another great interview.

  • @mokkaulvasol
    @mokkaulvasol Год назад +8

    I'm so sorry that your daughters have chosen a cult, instead of their mother 😔😪 . This org is so evil, I have no words....
    To all of us that never had a mother, like me...(she left me when I was 6 years old),. To all the motherless children, who only wish we could have a good mother, this is pure evil. I get so angry and sad that they choose to actually murder(spiritual )their own mother,. This is worse than satan himself.
    Im so sorry for your loss, Laura❤❤❤. Im truly lucky that I got out of this cult at 10 years old.
    And Im so happy that you have found Jesus❤❤❤.
    Big hugs from me to you ❤❤❤

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

  • @Highontheholyghost
    @Highontheholyghost Год назад +3

    Absolutely loved this interview and I relate so much to how when I realized Jesus was God, that’s when the whole Bible clicked into place. I never understood what Christ death even meant for us. Wow. I just adore Laura and can relate so much. Been saved two years and probably get teary eyed daily when I think about the darkness Christ saved me from. Praise the Lord God Almighty!!

    • @lionelleblanc9653
      @lionelleblanc9653 Год назад

      Jésus dit en jeans 4 verset 23et 24 les vrais adorateurs adoreron le père céleste en esprits et vérités par le CHRIST le rédempteur et bonne lecture MES AMIS les paroles inspirés de dieu c est gratuit et ,,,EX MA VUE

  • @Gabriel19760
    @Gabriel19760 Год назад +4

    Ah how good is this . Praise God.

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад

      Thank you❤ yes all glory honor and praise to God!

  • @S.Her.
    @S.Her. Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your story, Laura. God is using you to shed light on this darkness and help others to see the truth about this organization that continually changes its teachings while calling itself "the truth."

  • @dianeexley1709
    @dianeexley1709 Год назад +3

    Great content! Right on!!!

  • @stevenm3428
    @stevenm3428 Год назад +5

    Laura’s story is a true miracle. How many JW’s come to Christ so quickly once they realize they have been in a cult and have been deceived? From what I know, it seems like most who leave struggle with any form of “religion” and also hold on to many of the lies and brainwashing that they grew up believing. Praise God for this miracle in Laura’s life. This gives me hope for my JW family member who is still deceived.

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад +2

      Yes I do consider it a miracle! It gives me great faith that God will show up for my family too, praying for your JW family and may God bless you❤

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

    • @stevenm3428
      @stevenm3428 Год назад

      @@Mr.DC3.1914 I think what you are trying to tell me is that Jesus is Michael the Archangel. I don’t worship angels, and since the Bible has many verses that show that Jesus is to be worshipped (because He is God in the flesh), it’s pretty clear that Jesus is NOT Michael the Archangel. The verses below (from KJV) all show that Jesus is God in the flesh.
      John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
      John 1:14 - And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
      John 10:30 - I and my Father are one.
      Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
      John 20:28 - And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
      John 8:58 - Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
      1 Timothy 3:16 - And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@stevenm3428 You misapplied. Jesus even mentioned I DO NOT ACCEPT GLORY from men, John 5:41, do you follow that? even the greek word for glory there also means worship btw

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

  • @shawnjaillet568
    @shawnjaillet568 Год назад +3

    Watchtower Examination is an awesome channel. Winston is doing a beautiful job exposing the utter ridiculousness of this cult. God Bless that man and all of you too!!!

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      and you believed an antiChrist. o my

  • @NewCreationInChrist896
    @NewCreationInChrist896 Год назад +4

    John 8:12 🕊️
    “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

  • @dianeexley1709
    @dianeexley1709 Год назад +3

    Thanks so much to you both! Elaine's channel is JW Escape.

  • @joejacobs3537
    @joejacobs3537 Год назад +7

    You are not disassociated or disfellowshipped...Shepards don't throw out sheep or accept goats...Jehovahs Witnesses are decievers...

  • @daleprice8111
    @daleprice8111 Год назад +3

    CULTS DON'T ALLOW YOU TO THINK ; THEY DICTATE YOUR THOUGHT .

  • @zeemorgan5425
    @zeemorgan5425 Год назад +2

    I still live in turmoil due to the facts of this situation I still believe in God I was disfellowship twice it's a long story to tell I went and told certain people but what's going on I went to the elders they told me at that time as I was growing up we don't get into Family Matters business inside the home I told them if they don't and people using the Bible to their Authority but not in the right way they're going to be a lot of people falling out the truth as I believe now I am 59 years old still disfellowshipped not planning to come back to the organization because I seen things I didn't like and seen things that were lied

  • @cicelyryan4402
    @cicelyryan4402 Год назад +4

    So good to hear Laura’s testimony! I am just short of 2 years since waking up from JW and your channel is a staple of mine. I learn best with a teacher with a sense of humor and also a caring spirit. You bring both. I love your whiteboard animation videos too as they make a point in a short amount of time. Your voice is a total asset to your ministry. Nobody can say “No” the way you do.😅 It is an effective tool for teaching and getting attention. Thank you for caring enough about us and bring us to Christ to do your ministry. It is working😊 God Bless You❤️

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад +2

      Mr. D2 is a troll he has not responded to David's for request to debate so just ignore his nonsense

    • @evanwindom3265
      @evanwindom3265 Год назад +2

      @@exjwlaura Yep. He'll run a comment thread up into the hundreds by just re-spamming the same off-topic comments that have nothing to do with the video. Push on his stuff a little bit and he gets cranky.

    • @anniehardy6474
      @anniehardy6474 Год назад +4

      @@Mr.DC3.1914 Watching the interaction between you and ex JW Laura is like watching Xena the Warrior up against the Troll. A total smackdown. It only took a few seconds for Xena to demolish the Troll.
      Very much like Laura did to you, another Troll.
      Also you are afraid of debating a real man (Laura's husband David).
      He would crush all your silly infantile Nom De Plume comments.
      Bring it on, please debate David. I implore you.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@exjwlaura as if both of you can defend. both of you cannot even answer basic things. for example why I am, me and myself are used for THREE PERSONs, or why GOD is a torturer for you, or why GOD the Father is NOT Salvation for you. so you just hide and complain

  • @patriciarowland8230
    @patriciarowland8230 Год назад +1

    That would be great to help us to share to them .

  • @zeemorgan5425
    @zeemorgan5425 Год назад +2

    I went thru this in a similar way and being attack by a baptize jw aunt i notice when you disfellowship they treat you like you dead and sometimes lied on you and tried get your kids turn on you in same household you provided i was force and coerced and threaten to get baptize at the age of 16 i didn't want to get baptize because of a lots of commotion what's going on in my parents home my mother made me get baptized to impress the elders but she was Raising good kids I am the oldest out of 9 I was told that I have to set example for my other eight siblings when I got baptized and came back home it got worse because my daddy was not a believer so she forced me to tell him I was baptized to make him upset I was used as a image of a example

  • @ZeteticPlato
    @ZeteticPlato 11 месяцев назад +1

    ✌️
    There are more ex Jehovah's witnesses than Jehovah's Witnesses
    Respect

  • @pearlytiger564
    @pearlytiger564 Год назад +3

    I pray everyday for my friend to be free from this horrid cult that he believes is based in love. The hell it is. He’s so blind and brainwashed.

  • @dianeexley1709
    @dianeexley1709 Год назад +4

    If you stay a witness, the enemy wins. If you wake up and then reject God because they lied to you, the enemy wins. Diabolical....🙏❤️✝️

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      Sumeria
      "The universe was divided into three regions each of which became the domain of a god. Anu's share was the sky. The earth was given to Enlil. Ea became the ruler of the waters. Together they constituted the triad of the Great Gods" (The Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, 1994, pp. 54-55)
      Babylonia
      "The ancient Babylonians recognised the doctrine of a trinity, or three persons in one god-as appears from a composite god with three heads forming part of their mythology, and the use of the equilateral triangle, also, as an emblem of such trinity in unity" (Thomas Dennis Rock, The Mystical Woman and the Cities of the Nations, 1867, pp. 22-23).

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      If GOD is three persons and all are named JEHOVAH, and if you see them in front of you, count one by one, how MANY JEHOVAH do you see? that is THREE JEHOVAH, and Deut 6:4 says JEHOVAH IS ONE JEHOVAH. and THAT IS NOT THREE JEHOVAH

  • @rebeccagutierrez1960
    @rebeccagutierrez1960 9 месяцев назад +1

    This cult (because that's what it is) is so crazy. I'm a Christian, never been a JW. But these stories are so crazy. Glad this lady is out.

  • @vandamedeiros1101
    @vandamedeiros1101 Год назад +3

    This is how our God feels about people that shun:
    ISAIAH 65:5 “ which say, ‘ stand by thyself , Come not near to me; for I am holier then thou. These are a SMOKE in my nose, a fire that burneth all day.”
    John 15:21 “ But all these things will they do unto you for my names sake ( Jesus) , because they know NOT him that sent me. “
    So JWs don’t know Jesus and they do not know the Father.
    Matthew 10:34-39 Not peace but a sword.
    Jesus knew this was going to happen. He said ‘A man’s enemies are members of his own household ‘
    Im in the same boat Laura hon. Hang in there.
    Luke 6:22 “ Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall SEPARATE you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
    Our Lord Jesus! It’s all about Jesus!
    He will bless you Laura!
    Love you! ❤

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад

      Thank-you Vonda❤❤❤

  • @soun6589
    @soun6589 10 месяцев назад

    My mom hasn't been part of the organization for about 15 years, she still firmly belives their false doctrines even after such a long time.

  • @doofchikadoofchicawaawaa6029
    @doofchikadoofchicawaawaa6029 Год назад +1

    Bridget from AZ is great

  • @LSX347
    @LSX347 Год назад +2

    Which article in the watchtower says that they are not inspired? My mother is slowly waking up I would love to share this with her. Love your videos Keep up the good work

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад

      February Watchtower 21st 2017

  • @JamesTheyCallMeMrArnold
    @JamesTheyCallMeMrArnold 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hello I left the witnesses over 25 years ago,I grew up in a loving family and had a wonderful childhood.
    But one thing I remember is that my parents never said I love you. I have no doubt that they did because I had very good parents who cared for me but especially my mother she never showed affection like hugs and kisses.
    My older brother who is also disfellowshiped expressed the same concerns.
    Has any other ex Jehovah's Witnesses experienced this growing up?

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura 11 месяцев назад +1

      My dad never said it either I don't ever really remember hugging my dad and it was really weird to dance with him at my wedding, so I can definitely relate❤

    • @JamesTheyCallMeMrArnold
      @JamesTheyCallMeMrArnold 11 месяцев назад

      @exjwlaura There's something about that we need to explore because I really wasn't aware of it until a few years ago.
      And my other brother who left the witnesses before I did said to me that he doesn't ever remember my mom kissing or hugging him.
      And I thought back myself and I said I don't ever remember her kissing or hugging me either.
      Don't get me wrong I had a wonderful childhood but we never told each other that we loved each other or showed affection like hugging.
      But they did everything else,they were great parents.Why is saying I love you such a problem for Jehovah 's Witnesses?

  • @fiveSolas879
    @fiveSolas879 9 месяцев назад +1

    subbed already lol

  • @SanDiegoPIMO
    @SanDiegoPIMO Год назад +1

    She mentioned confirmation bias. I wonder if that's my mother because it seems she is just absolutely so blind.

  • @TheWriterWalker
    @TheWriterWalker 7 месяцев назад

    How do you know an organization is evil? When it regards a courageous, smart, good woman like Barbara Anderson to be a reason to stay away from speaking to someone else!

  • @trilithon108
    @trilithon108 2 месяца назад

    The shunning is so sad 😞 Why is the Org so insecure that they need to abuse people if they make a different decision. 😢

  • @jennyserrano3047
    @jennyserrano3047 Год назад +1

    Hey, can you do a video explaining how you find the context and everything behind scripture? I try to find ex jws online that explain it like JW facts but aside from following another person I wanna learn how to do it myself and know what I’m reading is accurate, not just get sucked into another brain washing. Thanks for any replies!

    • @LightoverDarkMinistry
      @LightoverDarkMinistry  Год назад +1

      Absolutely! I’ll call something like, JW’s don’t know how to read their Bible. Be a little while but I’ll get it out. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

    • @kevinfromcanada4379
      @kevinfromcanada4379 Год назад

      Hey Jenny, your question is about hermeneutics-a technical term for how to interpret the Bible.
      If you're interested in some great lectures on hermeneutics, go to Biblicaltraining. Robert Stein has a really good series on how to interpret the Bible according to genre. He also wrote a book on the subject: _A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible : Playing by the Rules._ (Second. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2011).
      The most important thing to learn is that the Bible is made up of many different genres of literature, and you can't interpret prose the say way you interpret poetry. We know that instinctively in everyday life-when you see a tabloid in the checkout line of the grocery store you know it's fake news, and it is meant for entertainment, not actual news-but many people come to the Bible with this false impression that they are to interpret every book and every passage the same way, and that just isn't true. So it is important to understand how to interpret parables (Craig Blomberg has an amazing book on interpreting parables BTW) vs. interpreting prophecy. JW's completely and utterly fail to properly interpret according to genre-the Faithful and Deseret Slave parable is a case-in-point.
      Anyways, I'm sure DH will be able to do a great video-he always does-but if you're looking for something that deals with the subject more in depth, I hope you might consider these resources and find them beneficial.
      God bless. Kevin.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@kevinfromcanada4379 so for you the MASTER JESUS is fake. o my

  • @ANDY_FUGAZI
    @ANDY_FUGAZI Год назад +2

    Borean Pickets (Eric Wilson)is another fine person to follow . Highly recommend him !

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      which PERSON OF GOD is talking here? If there are TWO more persons of GOD, then for you this person of GOD is lying. I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. There is no God except me. - ISA 45:5

    • @richlisola1
      @richlisola1 Год назад

      Eric Wilson is my favorite of the ex-JW channels, because he is one of the few that is still a Christian

    • @srich7503
      @srich7503 Год назад

      @@richlisola1 Eric Wilson is not a Christian - by definition. The question is - who gets to decide…
      History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church, guided by the Holy Spirit, that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century, just 75 years AFTER the council of Nicaea which began the Trinitarian doctrine, and then with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved these scriptures by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?

  • @c.t8958
    @c.t8958 10 месяцев назад

    The Bible is like a musical instrument you can make it play any tune you want! Everything is so vague!

    • @johncronin5311
      @johncronin5311 10 месяцев назад

      Yesit is, until you relize how dead you are in your sin, and relize that it was christ that was crucified , died , and was buried and rose from the dead, to save you, and it was God who loves yoy so much that He sent his only begotten son to do it, and that its only buy his precious , royal, blood is the only thing that will cleanse your sin, and that belief in that act and trust in that blood, ( Gods blood) you will never be saved, admit to God you are a sinner, and Jesus payed the price for your sin and you want Jesus to save you, and seal you with the promise of the holy spirit

    • @c.t8958
      @c.t8958 10 месяцев назад

      @johncronin5311 Good one! That's all in the Bible. In real life, NOTHING happens. But thanks anyway. 😊

  • @travishager6156
    @travishager6156 3 месяца назад +1

    Laura, I'm in a situation right now, with my faith. The elders have not been very nice with me at all, when I asked them some questions, they basically blew me off. If I gave you my email, could you give me some advice. I kinda have a long story. Thank you

    • @LightoverDarkMinistry
      @LightoverDarkMinistry  3 месяца назад +1

      If you email me, I can give her your contact info

    • @travishager6156
      @travishager6156 3 месяца назад +1

      @@LightoverDarkMinistry what is your full email?

    • @LightoverDarkMinistry
      @LightoverDarkMinistry  3 месяца назад +1

      @@travishager6156 lightoverdarkministry@gmail.com

    • @travishager6156
      @travishager6156 3 месяца назад

      @@LightoverDarkMinistry oh ok i sent you an email

  • @michelejashinsky8409
    @michelejashinsky8409 3 месяца назад +1

    Not inspired not infallible not sorry yup I woke up

  • @robynhouse8166
    @robynhouse8166 Год назад

    The link for David's channel doesn't work. What's his channel name?

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад

      youtube.com/@davidlaura8754?si=8oc78kkTWGuwopcf

    • @exjwlaura
      @exjwlaura Год назад

      Try that I think it should work

  • @daleprice8111
    @daleprice8111 Год назад +1

    JWs NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT JESUS SAID @ JOHN 8 : 24 .

  • @TruckerDori
    @TruckerDori Год назад +1

    Boy, Good thing you didn't talk about the holy spirit in depth. Your haters would have their heads explode. Good video by the way.

  • @MsRexsmurphy
    @MsRexsmurphy Год назад +1

    I have been having visits from some very sweet JWs. They dont mind if i have different views and the prayers are genuine. I am very confused as tgey are super nice and dont mind my divergent views.

    • @RowanTasmanian
      @RowanTasmanian Год назад +5

      They are all nice at the start. As a trained counsellor of 16 years,what you are experiencing is called "love bombing". Please look up this term. All high control groups use this technique.
      After several weeks of love bombing, they then start to change their attitude towards you. I'm happy to answer any questions on this. 40 years of dealing with the JWs, it's always the same, extremely conditional "love". All current family and friends have to be eventually discarded. Your divergent views will and I promise you this will be a thing of the past. You must conform to their ideas. There are no exceptions. That's the very definition of a high control group. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
      THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
      From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
      Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

    • @evanwindom3265
      @evanwindom3265 Год назад +3

      @@RowanTasmanian I know someone who went through the same thing in a marriage. He was all sweetness and love until the wedding was over. Then came the manipulation and psychological abuse. Not a nice man. He liked to weaponize people's family and friends to drive wedges. Hmmmm.... I'm sensing a parallel.

    • @RowanTasmanian
      @RowanTasmanian Год назад +1

      @evanwindom3265 so true Evan. It's a man made perversion of the utterly beautiful message and the simplicity of the Gospel. Very busy doing Calving. We did a caesarian yesterday on the neighbours cow to save the calf.
      Mum died but calf is okay. Talk soon.
      The Vet did the caesarian BTW not me squeamish is my middle name.

    • @kathywimer8597
      @kathywimer8597 Год назад

      Please beware. Pray and ask the Lord to lead you to truth. Do your homework. In case you are not aware, these sweet people are reporting to the "Faithful and Discreet Slave" every minute they are talking with you. Have they explained who the "Faithful and Discreet Slave" is? Your entire life will be indebted to them. Please beg for wisdom. I pray for the Lord to give them undeniable signs that they are following a cult. Jesus Christ payed the price for us. Jesus is the only way. They deny his flesh and blood. It is a cult.

  • @darrengreen9273
    @darrengreen9273 Год назад +1

    Question? If God himself came and gave himself for mankind, who was Jesus praying to at the end? He said I commend my spirt to you. It has been accomplished. I’m not a JW but would like a explanation for that. John 14:28??

    • @LightoverDarkMinistry
      @LightoverDarkMinistry  Год назад

      The doctrine of the Trinity states that God is one being, but has 3 co-equal, co-eternal, distinct persons. A person just something that has the attributes of personhood. Another way to look at it, The Father is God who sits outside of space in time, Jesus or the Word is God entering into existence, ( with Jesus becoming man) and the Holy Spirit is God directing, speaking and moving creation, indwelling believers. So Jesus is talking to his Father, and as Paul said he’s taken the role of a servant and acting as any man should. Now John 14:28, you have to consider the context. Jesus isn’t giving a breakdown of his being, he’s saying that heaven and what the Father is, had a greater spiritual role. Almost like a husband is greater than the wife. Creation will always be less than God since God made is, and Jesus the perfect mediator, fully God and fully man, is creator taking on creation. The Father therefore is taking the “greater”.

    • @darrengreen9273
      @darrengreen9273 Год назад

      @@LightoverDarkMinistry hahahaha come on, even witnesses are not that stupid!!

    • @LightoverDarkMinistry
      @LightoverDarkMinistry  Год назад

      @@darrengreen9273 🤨

    • @nightpixma
      @nightpixma Год назад

      @@darrengreen9273
      The bible actually answers this quite effectively.
      The Father is the Glory of God, so infinite in His being that even the gap between Him and anything created is in of itself infinite. (2 Chronicles 2:6)
      Jesus is The Word, that is the Logos of God. Logos is image, so when God is revealed, He is revealed in the Son.
      Nobody has seen the Father except the Son that reveals Him (John 6:46).
      The Image of God, or the Word of God, Is God represented (John 1:1) and His Image emptied Himself and was made flesh to walk among us (John 1:14)
      The Spirit is the Power of God personified, fully God. His Spirit resides in us, uniting us with God. (1 Cor 2:10-12).
      All three are God, and God is all three.
      He does not exist as one at a time, because that is a heresy known as modalism.
      We do not see all three as separate beings, because that is a heresy known as tritheism.
      When we see God, we are seeing the Son that reveals Him. When we feel God, we are feeling His Spirit. And he is Glorified in his infinity in the Father. His Glory, His Image, and His Power are all of the one being of God.
      But glory, image, and power are only concepts, and God is not a concept He is a person.
      So instead of using Glory, Image, and Power (impersonal concepts) let’s use the personal titles that the scriptures give Him; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

    • @mattgardiner614
      @mattgardiner614 Год назад +1

      @@darrengreen9273 Hi Darren. If I understand your comment correctly, then you are quite right to be sceptical about the trinity doctrine. Not wanting to overwhelm you with all the scriptural evidence that debunks it, I'll offer up a couple of things for you to think about. Keep the explanation the channel owner provided you with in mind for a second: " God is one being, but has 3 co-equal, co-eternal, distinct persons." If this is so, "co-equal", "CO-ETERNAL", and -though he didn't say it- he probably thinks equally powerful, then what is the basis for one being called the Father and one being called the son in the first place?
      And secondly, if Jesus is God, then everything to do with the kingdom would belong to Jesus anyway, and Jesus should have said 'my' kingdom, or 'our' kingdom at Matthew 6:10, but he didn't. He said "your". Also, all the scriptures to do with the Kingdom that mention Jesus being "granted" things and being "entrusted" and "appointed" would be redundant. Not to mention that the bible says that Jesus will hand the Kingdom back to his Father at 1 Corinthians 15:24&25.
      Lastly, he told you that Jesus is the perfect mediator because he is "fully God". I'm sure you know what a mediator is, Darren. How does it work that God is his own mediator in the controversy between God and man? Hope this helps. For the record, I am a JW.

  • @daleprice8111
    @daleprice8111 Год назад

    HE [JESUS] HAS SIMILATUDES THRU SCRIPTURES.

  • @kerrinbooth2764
    @kerrinbooth2764 Год назад

    I am quite sure that Jesus was a fictional character, based on 1 first century Charlatan, astrology, Osiris, and Mithra, but I'm glad this former sister is in an undeniably better place. There is life on the other side, and quite possibly, a great one

    • @LightoverDarkMinistry
      @LightoverDarkMinistry  Год назад

      Thanks. Have a look at this channel, it’s very informative and has a lot of topics on the correct historical Jesus.
      youtube.com/@InspiringPhilosophy?si=woxP6vIqTkWSoDv0

  • @Sportliveonline
    @Sportliveonline Год назад

    what is God and how did he get there ??? yer how do you know whats written in the Bible is true in the first place ??that would be my question

    • @ucanliv4ever
      @ucanliv4ever Год назад

      The Bible is historically accurate and foretells the future in advance.
      Just to give one example, at Job 26:7 the Bible says that the earth is hanging upon nothing. But for thousands of years men thought that a giant turtle was holding up the earth.

  • @daleprice8111
    @daleprice8111 Год назад +1

    THE DISCIPLES NEVER BAPTIZED KIDS ; JESUS SET PERFECT EXAMPLE . 30 YRS AGE . JESUS IS HE [JOHN 8:24] .

    • @srich7503
      @srich7503 Год назад

      Jesus was also baptized in the river Jordan, as an example. Do you do that too?

  • @randallwittman2720
    @randallwittman2720 7 месяцев назад

    Hey folks, you made the decision to leave? When you leave a spouse, they don't send you a Christmas card anymore do they, ? Grow up , live with your decision !

  • @bretherenlee1404
    @bretherenlee1404 Год назад

    is this a no to Christmas and abortion and women's lib and same sexing?

  • @Tomas-cambs
    @Tomas-cambs 8 месяцев назад

    I hear many similar videos that create ill feelings towards JW's. They point out what they think is wrong but fail to see the good that JW's do. Me? I have no hate towards the JWs but I am not blind to the mistakes that are being made. How can anybody claim to be in a peaceful relationship with God if they are not at peace with their brother - 2 Cor. 5:18,19

  • @Mr.DC3.1914
    @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

    WHO IS OVER ALL? Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. GOD and FATHER is OVER/ABOVE ALL and that "All" includes the SON so they are NOT EQUAL
    THE BIBLE teaches that Jesus was MADE As Lord and Christ and as Son (ACTS 2:36, Prov 8, HEB 1:5), CREATED/PRODUCED/INSTALLED (Prov 8) , COME INTO BEING/MADE (Mat 21:42 - egeneto) and GIVEN LIFE by the Father - John 5:26 and it uses TODAY (Heb 1:5), and uses future tenses and is a prophecy in Isa 9:6 (Isa 9:6, - WILL BE) . If you are called MADE AND CREATED AND GIVEN LIFE, and NEVER CALLED in the BIBLE as Creator or Maker , then you are A CREATION. ALL FROM THE BIBLE
    From the Lord was this (this is referring to the chief cornerstone who is Jesus) , the word WAS is egeneto (made or came into being) - Matthew 21:42 and the exact Greek word used in John 1:3 - MADE, egeneto (came into being) - JESUS WAS MADE/CAME INTO BEING FROM THE FATHER , yes, Jesus was MADE/CREATED!, See also Acts 2:36, Heb 1:5, 1 john 5
    Isa 9:6 the word Prince in the Prince of Peace means PATRON ANGEL also Leader. WHO IS the ONE LEADER that we have? Jesus. Now, that same exact Hebrew word was used for Daniel 12:1 which is used for Michael the Archangel. So are you saying there are MANY LEADERS now?

    • @terryowens577
      @terryowens577 Год назад

      "ALL and that "All"...using that same rule
      Colossians 1:16-18 16 For in Him ALL things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-
      ALL THINGS have been created through Him and for Him.
      17 And He is before ALL THINGS,
      And in Him ALL THINGS hold together.
      Jesus must be the Creator, "ALL and that "All" DOES NOT include the SON" using the very rule signifies a Creator. Your "rule" has come and bitten you on your posterior. Ouch.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@terryowens577 so DId Jesus CREATE THE FATHER as for yOU ALL things can include the Father.

    • @mattgardiner614
      @mattgardiner614 Год назад

      @@terryowens577 No argument that Jesus was the creator (After a fashion). Jehovah obviously used him as his instrument. Thus: "Now at the end of these days he has spoken to us by means of a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom HE made the systems of things." And "Let them praise the name of Jehovah, For HE commanded, and they were created. (Psalm 148:5) You also have Proverbs 8 where Jesus is described as a "Master worker". (vs.30)
      Jesus himself credits his Father. "for those days will be days of a tribulation such as has not occurred from the beginning of the creation that GOD CREATED until that time, and will not occur again." (Mark 13:19) and again in Revelation 3:14 where Jesus refers to himself as "the beginning of the creation BY GOD."

    • @terryowens577
      @terryowens577 Год назад

      You cannot create what is God.
      Eternal.
      The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were associated in such New Testament passages as the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19); and in the apostolic benediction: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthians 13:13). Thus, the New Testament established the basis for the doctrine of the Trinity.@@Mr.DC3.1914

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@terryowens577 of course, the SON, the Father and the holy spirit are true and are taught in the Bible. what is wrong is their PAGANIZED version. As shown in History which you cannot deny, the current version of trinity was formulated after about 400 YEARS - FROM BRITANNICA - The Council of Nicaea in 325 stated the crucial formula for that doctrine in its confession that the Son is “of the same substance [homoousios] as the Father,” even though it said very little about the Holy Spirit. Over the next half century, St. Athanasius defended and refined the Nicene formula, and, by the end of the 4th century, under the leadership of St. Basil of Caesarea, St. Gregory of Nyssa, and St. Gregory of Nazianzus (the Cappadocian Fathers), the doctrine of the Trinity took substantially the form it has maintained ever since.

  • @Intheclosetskeptic
    @Intheclosetskeptic 10 месяцев назад

    Paul is the AntiChrist he preached another gospel.

    • @LightoverDarkMinistry
      @LightoverDarkMinistry  10 месяцев назад +1

      How can that be? If you Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and then Luke 24:46-48, these are the same gospel. So what do you mean?

    • @Intheclosetskeptic
      @Intheclosetskeptic 10 месяцев назад

      Matt 24:23-27 Paul claims to speak to Jesus on the road to Damascus. Luke who supposedly traced the course of all things accurately on the single most important day in Pauls life cant name any of the other men traveling with Paul? So no one else can verify Pauls story. And please dont say Ananias confirms it. Luke is in on the sham.

  • @Mr.DC3.1914
    @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

    If GOD is three persons and all are named JEHOVAH, and if you see them in front of you, count one by one, how MANY JEHOVAH do you see? that is THREE JEHOVAH, and Deut 6:4 says JEHOVAH IS ONE JEHOVAH. and THAT IS NOT THREE JEHOVAH

    • @stephenclarke212
      @stephenclarke212 Год назад

      If I see a married couple in front of me and the bible references them as “one”, I only see one. The bible told me so.
      How many do you see when you see the Father and the Son, your doctrine teaches their are 2 Gods. So you would see 2 Gods.
      Please explain how you only see 1 God if the Father and the Son were in front of you. I would be grateful to show you from the Watchtower that you are forced to see 2 Gods.
      I think they call that Polytheism. That’s believing in 2 or more Gods.❤

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@stephenclarke212 There is only ONE GOD , the FATHER. 1 Corinthians 8:6
      there is actually to us one God, the Father,
      Jesus was MADE and COME INTO BEING as shown in the BIble therefore he is NOT the Uncreated GOD. Also, ONE FLESH is figurative, you think ONE JEHOVAH is figurative? You think GOD does not know basic Math. How many is ONE WIFE? you think you can have THREE WIVES?

    • @nightpixma
      @nightpixma Год назад

      The bible actually answers this quite effectively.
      The Father is the Glory of God, so infinite in His being that even the gap between Him and anything created is in of itself infinite. (2 Chronicles 2:6)
      Jesus is The Word, that is the Logos of God. Logos is image, so when God is revealed, He is revealed in the Son.
      Nobody has seen the Father except the Son that reveals Him (John 6:46).
      The Image of God, or the Word of God, Is God represented (John 1:1) and His Image emptied Himself and was made flesh to walk among us (John 1:14)
      The Spirit is the Power of God personified, fully God. His Spirit resides in us, uniting us with God. (1 Cor 2:10-12).
      All three are God, and God is all three.
      He does not exist as one at a time, because that is a heresy known as modalism.
      We do not see all three as separate beings, because that is a heresy known as tritheism.
      When we see God, we are seeing the Son that reveals Him. When we feel God, we are feeling His Spirit. And he is Glorified in his infinity in the Father. His Glory, His Image, and His Power are all of the one being of God.
      But glory, image, and power are only concepts, and God is not a concept He is a person.
      So instead of using Glory, Image, and Power (impersonal concepts) let’s use the personal titles that the scriptures give Him; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@nightpixma pls learn how to count - If GOD is three persons and all are named JEHOVAH, and if you see them in front of you, count one by one, how MANY JEHOVAH do you see? that is THREE JEHOVAH, and Deut 6:4 says JEHOVAH IS ONE JEHOVAH.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@nightpixma which PERSON OF GOD is talking here? If there are TWO more persons of GOD, then for you this person of GOD is lying. I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. There is no God except me. - ISA 45:5

  • @Mr.DC3.1914
    @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

    which PERSON OF GOD is talking here? If there are TWO more persons of GOD, then for you this person of GOD is lying. I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. There is no God except me. - ISA 45:5

    • @stephenclarke212
      @stephenclarke212 Год назад

      You are saying “there is no God but me” so that rules out Jesus being a God or a god. But you JWs believe and teach there are 2 Gods.
      When you wake up in the morning and quote that verse saying there is only one God then shortly after that you write “ oh, did I not also tell you I as a JW believe there are 2 gods” that is a flat out contradiction.
      What mental and linguistic gymnastics you are trying to do.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@stephenclarke212 pls tell, who the gods in GOD of gods are? that's separate btw, ONE GOD the FATHER acc to 1 Cor 8:6

    • @evanwindom3265
      @evanwindom3265 Год назад

      @@stephenclarke212 You can engage with him or ignore him. Both will give you the same progress, but ignoring him produces less wasted time. It's funny, isn't it, how he will refuse to accept even the concept of one being in three persons, but believe that nine self-appointed theocrats can function as a "composite slave". Ask him how many times the identity of the slave has changed. I'll bet you won't get an answer.

    • @stephenclarke212
      @stephenclarke212 Год назад

      @@evanwindom3265 Thank you Evan. wholeheartedly agree with your summation.
      It was a lazy Sunday afternoon in the UK (prior to working afternoon shift)so I ventured in here to the comments section.
      This JW R2D2 or whatever is his name is running a game called "how to contradict myself in under 30 seconds".
      He currently holds the world record for being non conformist to logic.
      I will venture to ask the question you have specified very soon.
      Thank you for the heads up. Very late here. I must attach my head to my pillow now.
      Cheers.

    • @Mr.DC3.1914
      @Mr.DC3.1914 Год назад

      @@evanwindom3265 again, just ur wrong false opinion and assessment. GOD is LITERAL and NEVER FIGURATIVE that's why it cannot be THREE PERSONS. again , 1=3 for you, still being illogical and promoting falsehood