Are you one of Jehovah's Witnesses? When were you baptized?

Question

What were your religious beliefs prior to becoming a witness?

Answer 1

Yes I am. I was baptized in 1968 and have never regretted it. Prior to becoming one of Jehovah's Witnesses I had no religious beliefs.

EDIT
When I say I had no religious beliefs, it is because I was never taught any other religious doctrine. My mother was an inactive Witness up until I was about 6 or 7. When a dear sister visited us and began studying the Bible with my mom and her kids, she was reactivated.This was the first time I could remember being taught anything about religion, although my sisters and I prayed regularly. I made the truth my own in 1968 at age 13, shortly after studying The Truth that Leads to Eternal Life on my own.

Answer 2

I'm not JW yet, but I know its the truth.

Even young, I never beleived hellfire or Trinity because they don't make sense with the rest of the bible. Its not fair to say I was Baptist, because I never got baptized or took it seriously.

Thats what the family is, but I think they are coming around to Jehovah too. They read the magazines and come to the JW meeting if a relative has a talk, but they love their church and I'm the first to admit its a fun group and a good time. I think if we had more singing and instruments at the Kingdom Hall, it'd be easier for them to change to JW.

They say now their pastor is talking up paradise earth. Since when do Baptists see that in the bible? I sure don't remember hearing that in church!

Answer 3

I was raised by Witness parents. I was baptized in 1995 (the same day the Knowledge book was released!) when I was 11.

Answer 4

in case you’RE living as much as God’s standards, cultivating a friendship with God, and speaking to others approximately your faith, it’s basically organic so which you would be able to be thinking approximately baptism the determination to be baptized needs to return out of your very own prepared heart. (Psalm one hundred ten:3) you're able to desire to be baptized basically once you’re totally conscious of what being one among Jehovah’s Witnesses is composed of and once you’re particular which you’re waiting to manage this duty.—Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5. For now, proceed your biblical studies and and ask your biblical studies instructor to teach you from the scriptures the answer to any question you have. she would be able to probable coach you techniques you're able to do study your self to detect the solutions. finally, the main difficult area of turning right into a Jehovah's Witness is employing Bible concepts in all aspects of your life. Turning the different cheek while offended, no intercourse exterior of marriage, being common in all issues, etc. in case you are able to manage those style of issues you're nicely on your thank you to being waiting to respond to your very own question.

Answer 5

Yes, I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and I was baptized on December 25, 1981 at the age of 20.

My parents being Jehovah's Witnesses taught me Bible Truths but I had to accept them and make progress in order to symbolize my dedication by water baptism.

Answer 6

I was raised a Methodist, my mom became a methodist preacher after I was grown and married. She died in 1995. I quit going to church when I was 13, but started studying the Bible on my own in 1981. I never went to any church (after age 13) before I started studying with the Witnesses in 2003. I was baptized 2/25/06...the best day of my life, and I certainly have never regretted it! That is the day I got a real life, and it has been up hill all the way!

"Praise Jehovah, you people!"

~wannaknow~

Answer 7

My parents came in the truth when I was very young, so it is all I remember. My mother's father had been a Baptist preacher, my father's mother came in the truth when he was in his early teens. He didn't do anything about the truth until he as married with kids. I can remember when my mother got baptized.

I was baptized in 1979 at 17, my senior year of high school. I've been hanging in there ever sense.

Answer 8

Me too! I was raised Baptist and was very active in the church. I tried to read the Bible on my own, but had a hard time understanding it. I asked the minister of my church and he promised to arrange a Bible study group when more people showed interest. Never happened. Meanwhile I met a wonderfully sweet woman who placed a book with me The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life. I was so hungry for truth and had so many questions that she had to set ground rules to keep the study organized and on track. We would study from the publication for 1 hour. Then she would allow 15 minutes for questions. I tried applying the things I was learning while continuing in my church at first.Very shortly I realized that this was not possible.I got baptized in the 60s and began pioneering shortly thereafter. I continued until I fell asleep in death. However, I am very much alive in Jehovah's memory and the memory of my pioneer partner who answers questions in this forum under my nickname.

(As many times as we talked about it, how can she not remember the exact date of my baptism?)

Answer 9

I was baptised June 20, 1998 when I was 13! I was mostly raised in the truth. My mom started studying when I was 4 and got baptised when I was 6.

Answer 10

Baptized in 2004 at the age of 51. I'd been 'around' the Truth for 8 years but until 2003 hadn't been able to quit smoking. After I did it was full steam ahead.

I was raised lutheran but was never taught the trinity dogma and I never believed the whole 'hell' thing, or that anyone's death was 'God's will' as I often heard at funerals....my mom still is one and says they began teaching it(trinity) about ten years ago. She's doesn't believe in it either though.