Do Jehovah's Witnesses get baptised and dedicate their life to God or a NY Corporation?

Question

It is required by law that a non-profit company be incorporated.
So the business is not an issue. My secondary question is; when you were baptised did you realise that you owed your soul to the company store.

Answer 1

yes, it is true. i was 16 when i got dunked but it was forced on me in a very high pressure society.

Answer 2

First of all the NY Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses is a non-profit organization that produces literature for millions of Jehovah's Witnesses world wide, and to answer your question, they dedicate their life to God, as stated in a speech before they get baptized.

Answer 3

Interesting point you have about the witnesses. Even Paul (formerly Saul of Tarsus) had it wrong. He was going through all the motions for all the right reasons in a wrong way. It took for Jesus to speak to him directly and blind him temporarily for Paul to understand. Problem with the Witnesses is that they are not listening to God and are already blind.

Answer 4

Baptism has important spiritual meaning, related to one's relationship with God and Christ. Of course, a dedication can be made in one's heart, and of course a heart-felt dedication is more important than any half-hearted immersion in water.

(1 Peter 3:15,16) But sanctify the Christ as Lord in your hearts... Hold a good conscience

(Ephesians 3:17-19) Have the Christ dwell through your faith in your hearts with love; that you may be rooted and established on the foundation... and to know the love of the Christ


But (to be fair) Jehovah's Witnesses do believe the bible to teach that baptism is required for a person to demonstrate a complete repudiation of his former association with this "system of things", and thus be free from its "community bloodguilt" (see 'The Watchtower' 11/15/1995, pg 15-20). What degree of bloodguilt is tolerated by Jehovah? Jehovah's Witnesses prefer to stay well inside any margin of doubt. In any event, the typical JW student is moved by love (rather than duty) to eventually recognize baptism as necessary for himself personally.

(1 Peter 3:21) This is also now saving you, namely, baptism, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the request made to God for a good conscience,) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.


It is perhaps noteworthy that an unbaptized person who follows the bible, associates with the congregation, and joins in their ministry is called "brother" or "sister", is considered "a believer", and may even be called a "Jehovah's Witness" all before he is baptized. However, he cannot be called "in the Lord" or "in the Christ" until he himself publicly declares himself so by valid water immersion (see 'The Watchtower' 7/1/2004, pg 30-31).

Naturally, Jehovah's Witnesses do not pretend that Jehovah cannot preserve alive anyone he wishes to preserve. Jehovah's Witnesses also have unlimited confidence in Jehovah's wisdom, love, justice, power, and mercy in selecting whom he will for eternal life. Certainly, Jehovah can read hearts.

(1 Samuel 16:7) Not the way man sees is the way God sees, because mere man sees what appears to the eyes; but as for Jehovah, he sees what the heart is.”

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20000622/
http://watchtower.org/e/20030301/
http://watchtower.org/e/20020401/

http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_14.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_11.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/ti/index.htm?article=article_09.htm

Answer 5

As you know doubt know, when we get baptised it is to Jehovah.

And second, your little dig at the end is totally false, please grow up, then use the computer.

Answer 6

God has little to do with it. It is about control and manipulation in my opinion. I was pressured into Baptism at the ripe old age of 13.

Silent Night..Didn't God knock Paul off his donkey, and Blind him before he got his attention?

Answer 7

Both

Answer 8

They most assuredly do not dedicate their lives to the God of the Bible. They don't even believe in Him.

Answer 9

can be said for all baptism