Sunday, December 8 ~ Baptism . . . is . . . now saving you.​—1 Pet. 3:21.

[GrumpysWife]

Sunday, December 8

Baptism . . . is . . . now saving you.—1 Pet. 3:21.

 

Baptism is a requirement for Christians, and it is an essential step to gaining salvation. (Matt. 28:19, 20) Your baptism symbolizes your dedication. It is a solemn promise that you made to Jehovah to love him and to put his will above everything else. Putting yourself in Jehovah’s hands is never a wrong move. Consider the alternative! A person who lives apart from Jehovah is under Satan’s rule. The Devil has no interest in your salvation. In fact, he would be happy if you lost out on everlasting life by siding with him in rejecting Jehovah’s sovereignty. In contrast to supporting Satan, consider the blessings you have as a dedicated and baptized Christian. Now that you have given your life to Jehovah, you can say with greater confidence than ever before: “Jehovah is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (Ps. 118:6) You could have no greater privilege in life than being on God’s side and having him approve of you. w17.12 23-24 ¶1-3

[bagwell1987]

This is so similar to the baptism talk today at the circuit assembly. Thank you so much for posting this, it is so appropriate for us to be reading. The brothers really want us to understand the seriousness of baptism.

Edited December 8, 2019 by bagwell1987

[Edwin34]

 

[Norbro]

It made so much sense to me when I learnt that JWs don't baptise their babies and that it has to be the individual's choice. 

 

As the only believer in my parents' family, it was a choice made with much gravity and meditation when I got baptised at almost 30 years of age. It worries me when I see teenagers who have grown up in a JW family seeming to take the baptism lightly, as if it is just a badge of personal achievement or mandatory fulfilment of the parents' expectations.

 

May we pray that Jehovah helps young ones and their parents so these prospective brothers and sisters fully understand the importance of baptism, and become motivated to go through with it for the right reasons. 💛