Captain Blithering

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  Purpose of witnessing and preaching?

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1 timothy 2:1-7. first of all, then, i urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be made concerning all sorts of men, 2 concerning kings and all those who are in high positions, so that we may go on leading a calm and quiet life with complete godly devotion and seriousness.

  3 this is fine and acceptable in the sight of our savior, god, 4 whose will is that all sorts of people should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.

  5 for there is one god, and one mediator between god and men, a man, christ jesus, 6 who gave himself a corresponding ransom for allthis is what is to be witnessed to in its own due time.

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  Captain Blithering

  This is really interesting stuff... Thanks leaving quietly...
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  Planting Seeds--Plants Do Not Grow Overnight

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i see some post here that want family and friends to see ttatt immediately.. i'm a gardener, a serious one.

  we make sure we put in an area that gets sun, check the soil each year, put in compost and other amendments, make sure we plant seeds compatible with the ones next to them, plant far enough apart, proper amount of water.

  everything can be perfect but when i go out the day after planting...nothing has broken through yet.

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  +1 gingerbread.
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  should I tell the CO my doubts?

  by Captain Blithering in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its possible i might be asked by the co to work with him today.

  hes gonna want to know why i'm holding myself back.

  i'm itching to tell him about my doubts (only about the new light, how i cant get my head around how the hs would direct us to believe falsehoods for decades, not about everything, that'd be suicide!

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  Thanks lisa rose, i'll check that out... And sorry for jumping to conclusions black sheep, well done for never officially signing up to worship men!
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  Planting Seeds--Plants Do Not Grow Overnight

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i see some post here that want family and friends to see ttatt immediately.. i'm a gardener, a serious one.

  we make sure we put in an area that gets sun, check the soil each year, put in compost and other amendments, make sure we plant seeds compatible with the ones next to them, plant far enough apart, proper amount of water.

  everything can be perfect but when i go out the day after planting...nothing has broken through yet.

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  Captain Blithering

  Thanks blondie , words of wisdom indeed . How timely are your reminders !

  Definitely applicable to me also!

  Im so grateful that i live in the information age, i dont know how anyone escaped wtland before the internet!
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  should I tell the CO my doubts?

  by Captain Blithering in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its possible i might be asked by the co to work with him today.

  hes gonna want to know why i'm holding myself back.

  i'm itching to tell him about my doubts (only about the new light, how i cant get my head around how the hs would direct us to believe falsehoods for decades, not about everything, that'd be suicide!

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  Hah, yep, my ministry is VERY basic right now!! Thanks Robert for those videos, I'll definitely check them out. I don't know if I can resist telling people. Or at least asking interesting questions. These are people I care about, I really wanna help them think for themselves... I know I've got to be careful for now. Thanks for the advice everyone. sorry for rehashing old stuff that's been covered many times before..
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  Game: Caption this pic

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'll start.. .

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  Captain Blithering

  From the people that brought you 'snakes on a plane' . . . . . GOATS IN A TREE.
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  should I tell the CO my doubts?

  by Captain Blithering in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its possible i might be asked by the co to work with him today.

  hes gonna want to know why i'm holding myself back.

  i'm itching to tell him about my doubts (only about the new light, how i cant get my head around how the hs would direct us to believe falsehoods for decades, not about everything, that'd be suicide!

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  Wow, Thanks for all the replies folks, talk about an anti-climax, he didn't work with me anyway!!

  I was ready in my mind to say something, that in itself is a big thing for me, it shows me I'm convinced in what I think and that I'm ready to defend myself if needs be. MILESTONE ALERT!

  YADDA YADDA 2 - I'm still bothering to go out cos my family is still in. I'm FADING dude, that's the situation!

  PRINCESSCYNIC - That's what I was hoping for, the possibility that when my questions go unanswered it may help my other half wake up a little.

  KATEWILD - i DO love her, she's really great but mislead like most of us were. I've kinda made my mind up to hang in there because she's the best thing in my whole life fo' shizzle! It'll be worth the wait, I've just got to get my hands (surreptitiously) on a copy of a Hassan book sometime..

  BLACK SHEEP - I'm reading into your comment that you've been betrayed and shunned by elders and family, and I'm REAL sorry to hear that. I appreciate your advice, and it may come back to bite me in the bum sometime if I don't heed it! I DO like the LAST ONE OUT advice though, it'd be perfect if we disappeared together.

  PHIZZY and CALEBS - Thanks for the advice, I'm being VERY careful, I know that I'm not going to incriminate myself, and tbh I don't care if I AM on their radar, as I suspect that I already AM! Just spending time on this board has helped me enormously to be able to think clearly. Ish!

  DANIEL1555 - it was an enormous relief to express doubts to my wife too, but it does kinda seem like a bit of an elephant in the room now. I'm definitely not gonna push the issue though, if she wants to talk I'm open to it..

  DESIGNS - blacklisting sounds like a GREAT step to have forced upon me! That would have been a plus point!

  Blondie - I'm sorry to hear that, and I value your advice very much.. I know that it would ultimately boil down to 'wait on Jehovah', it's an easy get out.. And likewise LAIKA..

  DING - I know what the phrases are that they'll want to hear, there's no way I could get DF'd for asking questions, I've been on the other side of the interrogator's chair! (to my shame). Being DF'd isn't on my timeline yet. I have a vague plan.

  SSPO - Sorry it didn't work out for you man, hope things are better for you now.. i AM taking my time, thank for your wishes.

  ABIBLESTUDENT - you're right. I did know. But merely having the confidence to be ready for it was a big step for me!

  OTWO - What you said was my ONLY concern. I really believe my wife's loyalty, if pushed, would be to me not the org. But letting a little more time go by first to allow me to sow seeds of doubt while building my own arsenal up too can't hurt.

  WESTIEBILLY11 - I suspect you're right. I'm just impatient!

  TIKI - I'm kinda hoping I can adopt that attitude eventually. At the moment I'm still too immersed in the whole way of life. It's all I know.

  and REBEL8 - I can't lie about time reporting, most of it is with my WIFE!!

  Anyway - it didn't happen. Thanks you lot, your replies keep me grounded. It's really getting me down not being able to actually TALK to someone about this utterly ridiculous game of heavily biased chess we play. I'll keep schtum for now.

  Anyone got a Hassan book on pdf?
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  The "30 Other Lands" in the Worldwide Report - revealed!

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've just uploaded the third article in my four-part "under the microscope" series - looking at the society's claims to be god's sole channel with mankind.

  a link is below:.

  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/under-the-microscope-the-watch-tower-societys-claims-to-divine-direction-part-3.

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  Captain Blithering

  Wow. That was a good tussle! I miss slimboyfat! Great work cedars, I only started on this board after this was posted. LOVE the marge image, good work! This has been really useful to me personally, let's hope I can SOMEHOW make use of it with the missus....
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  2013-For New Ones!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  .. 1. http://www.a2z.org/wtarchive/archive.htm .

  .. http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=jehovah%27s%20witnesses .

  .. http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=jehovah%27s%20witnesses&page=2 .

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  Captain Blithering

  Ahh I didn't realise the awakes were available too, thanks mister atlantis!
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  should I tell the CO my doubts?

  by Captain Blithering in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its possible i might be asked by the co to work with him today.

  hes gonna want to know why i'm holding myself back.

  i'm itching to tell him about my doubts (only about the new light, how i cant get my head around how the hs would direct us to believe falsehoods for decades, not about everything, that'd be suicide!

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  Captain Blithering

  Sorry about the lack of paragraphs btw. they were there when i submitted ..

  ive tried editing it post-posting. must be my browser..