{"id":20242,"date":"2020-02-03T11:17:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T18:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/?p=20242"},"modified":"2020-03-28T12:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T19:57:29","slug":"amber-ex-testemunhas-de-jeova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/amber-ex-testemunhas-de-jeova\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber &#8211; Ex-Testemunhas de Jeov\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/witforjesus.org\/images\/jwstories\/amber.jpg\" alt=\"amber\" width=\"200\" height=\"197\" \/><\/b><\/b>AMBER &#8211; Sentido falta de um senso de seguran\u00e7a na Torre de Vigia, ela procurou para onde ir e encontrou Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fora da religi\u00e3o das Testemunhas de Jeov\u00e1, Amber sentia que algo estava errado, contudo tinha saudades do sentimento de seguran\u00e7a que ela tinha como Testemunha. \u201cEu precisava de voltar \u00e0 igreja, mas aonde iria?\u201d Amber orou. Ela falou com outros acerca das suas cren\u00e7as e come\u00e7ou a pesquisar as diferen\u00e7as entre as doutrinas das Testemunhas de Jeov\u00e1 e as do cristianismo b\u00edblico. \u00c0 medida que o Esp\u00edrito Santo a guia \u00e0 Sua verdade, ela sente o amor de Deus e protec\u00e7\u00e3o e \u00e9 repleta com excita\u00e7\u00e3o, f\u00e9 e felicidade.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Over the years, I have felt a huge spiritual void. My parents divorced about 12 years ago and dad still believes in the religion but does not practice and my mom fell away completely. I stopped going to the meetings but continued praying to Jehovah because in my heart I felt it was the truth.\u00a0 I continued to believe in the Jehovah\u2019s Witness beliefs and when asked about it, I would say, \u201cI believe in the doctrine but there are some things I really don\u2019t like, such as feeling constantly guilty and judged, other than that I believe in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I started praying because I missed a sense of security. As a Jehovah\u2019s Witness, we all believed in the same thing. We were a big family as long as we stayed in the religion. (Ironically, now my family is divided because of this religion.)\u00a0 I began to pray:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease Jehovah, I have everything I want except I need you and I have a huge spiritual void. I am soooo confused. I miss the sense of security I had as a Jehovah\u2019s Witness. \u00a0I miss the sense of family. \u00a0I miss knowing my future in a beautiful paradise, perfect, healthy, and worshiping You. <strong>I need to go back to church, but where do I go?<\/strong> \u00a0I don\u2019t feel comfortable going back to Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses. Something doesn\u2019t seem right and I don\u2019t want to feel judged and guilty again. But if that is the Truth and your Word, then please give me the strength to go back. <strong>Wherever your truth is, please guide me<\/strong>. \u00a0I want my children to grow up happy and with the desire to help others. I want them to follow your path not because they are forced or feel guilty, but because they have the overwhelming desire to have complete faith in you and Jesus\u2019 sacrifice for our sins. Not to judge anyone, but to just love them as you and Jesus do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was almost a nightly prayer for me. I just kept praying and waiting an answer or something to guide me.\u00a0 I started talking a little bit more to other people about their beliefs because I noticed that many of them center their lives around God and Jesus. \u00a0They seem so happy and loving to everyone, absolutely everyone. I was kind of jealous. I went to a Community Church that someone had told me about without him that I loved. The message was strong and I felt God with me. I literally had the chills when I was there, the love in the room was just overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>But at that time, my husband was really against going with me to any church. He just wasn\u2019t ready. But he and I have had a lot of challenges, one thing after another, yet we continue to be blessed. \u00a0He hadn\u2019t gone to church in a long time because he felt he was undeserving. \u00a0Then he started to think, \u201cIf I am undeserving, why is God continuing to bless me?\u201d \u00a0He then said, \u201cWe need to go to church, but where?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My husband was raised in a very similar religion to Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses with very similar beliefs. \u00a0It was required to become a member, to go to church every Sunday. \u00a0Every person in the family needed to donate, you needed to preach to everyone you see, not celebrate the holidays, and do all these things or you would not be saved. We went to my husband\u2019s church a few times, and I did not feel good about it at all. The people were unfriendly, looked forced, and unhappy. \u00a0I just couldn\u2019t see myself raising my kids in this type of church.<\/p>\n<p>I continued praying because I needed my entire family, including my husband, to be together in worshiping God. \u00a0I got the courage to talk to my husband about everything that was going through my mind. \u00a0I told him that I want the kids to feel love and support in their lives.\u00a0 We needed to find a church where there is room for error, where the people will still love you and so will God, ask for forgiveness and repent and most importantly have faith in God and Jesus\u2019 sacrifice for our sins. I told him that I have prayed for God to open my heart to the truth. I can tell you now I have more clarity than I ever have because I am thirsty, searching for truth, and happiness.<\/p>\n<p>I was at work a few weeks ago and talking to the guy I work with about religion.\u00a0 I was trying to defend the Jehovah\u2019s Witness doctrine. He said to me, I strongly encourage you to look into the <em>New World Translation <\/em>(Jehovah\u2019s Witness Bible) to see where it came from, who made it, and what was changed in it. \u00a0Compare it to the most well known and oldest Bible. My mind started swirling. I couldn\u2019t wait to get home to find out what the difference is. \u00a0Could it be that different? I prayed for Jehovah\u2019s Holy Spirit to give me the courage and strength to find out.<\/p>\n<p>My mind was going crazy with question after question. I just believed what the Watchtower Society told me was \u201cthe truth\u201d and never questioned anything. I just had to know. Well, if by their belief, I am not going to be saved anyway, why not find out the answers to these questions?<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>What was changed in the New World Translation compared to more well-known and older Bibles?<\/li>\n<li>Why do Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses believe in the stake, not a cross?<\/li>\n<li>What is the true definition of the Trinity?<\/li>\n<li>Why are the Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses the only organization that believes in the paradise earth?<\/li>\n<li>Why don\u2019t they believe in hell? If heaven is real, why isn\u2019t hell?<\/li>\n<li>Who is Charles Taze Russell?<\/li>\n<li>Why do Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses encourage people not to read any other literature?<\/li>\n<li>Why do Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses shun people that they once considered their brother\/sister rather than help them?<\/li>\n<li>What is the real truth if the Watchtower Organization isn\u2019t right?<\/li>\n<li>What do I have to do so that I know in my heart of hearts that I have been saved?<\/li>\n<li>How do I save my family and show them the road to salvation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is just a few of the questions I had and need answers too. I pray all day long for the guidance of God\u2019s Holy Spirit to answer my questions and to help me to understand His Word. Open my heart to Him, have faith in Him and the things I cannot completely understand. I am learning so much and things that never really made much sense to me are becoming more clear. I feel now more than ever, God\u2019s love and protection. I am filled with excitement, faith, and happiness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">I am a Christian and am now going to a local Christian community church. I feel closer to God than ever. I realized that the NWT bible is a translation that was done by only 4 men that manipulated it to say what they wanted it to say.\u00a0 After much research I know now Jesus is God. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses are basically robots they are told what to believe and because of the severe brainwashing and fear they put into their people many don\u2019t leave or even question the organization. They are told the definition of the Trinity is a 3-headed god which is not the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses are made to believe Jesus is Michael the Archangel. They simply refuse to believe anything else because many were raised in the cult and that is it. Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses use the same lines &#8220;The End of the World&#8221;, &#8220;Don&#8217;t you want to live forever in a paradise earth and never have to die?&#8221;. &#8220;I know in my heart I am in the truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">They are trained to say these things they don\u2019t think for themselves. It\u2019s really, really sad. Many in my family have and are dealing with mental issues that I believe are associated with following this false doctrine. Many so-called religions are so focused on works and forget about their relationship with God\/Jesus.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They say they are persecuted for their good works, but I felt more persecuted by them than anyone else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">I use to think I knew so much about the Bible. Now that I am actually attending a church that I love regularly and that only teaches from the Bible. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>I am learning more in 1 sermon than I did in almost 20 years of going to the Jehovah\u2019s Witness meetings 5 times a week.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">My church has an amazing children\u2019s program that teaches the kids all about how much Jesus loves them. My church has outreach organizations to help feed the homeless, sick, and so on. Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses do not have that. Two Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses I recently talked to told me they use a Greek bible or the KJV. They have no idea that what they say they believe and what the KJV Bible says is not the same. They are more fearful of men than God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Please if you have read this letter, entirely know that it comes from a place of love.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you are looking for resources to get answers to these questions, please pray for Jehovah to guide you to get answers and to give you the courage.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>When I finally started looking for answers, it was one of the scariest things I have ever done. I am so glad I did. I realize that much like many large religions, the members thought that the biggest things that mattered was works, and lost sight of gaining an actual relationship with God\/Jesus.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I feel like it is my ministry to witness to Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses. My twin sister and I have been on this journey together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">May God Bless you!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &amp;amp; quot; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Amber<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0AMBER &#8211; Sentido falta de um senso de seguran\u00e7a na Torre de Vigia, ela procurou para onde ir e encontrou Jesus Fora da religi\u00e3o das Testemunhas de Jeov\u00e1, Amber sentia que algo estava errado, contudo tinha saudades do sentimento de seguran\u00e7a que ela tinha como Testemunha. \u201cEu precisava de voltar \u00e0 igreja, mas aonde iria?\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,777],"tags":[458,166,189,175,178,172],"class_list":["post-20242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ex-tj","category-mais-historias","tag-depressao-culpa","tag-jesus-cristo","tag-para-onde-ir","tag-perseguicao","tag-salvacao","tag-traducao-do-novo-mundo","wpcat-137-id","wpcat-777-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20242"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21148,"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20242\/revisions\/21148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4jehovah.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}