The result? Tsuyoshi was able to keep his job without having to participate in the rituals. He got baptized about a year after he began studying the Bible. a If you need to adjust your employment in order to please God, be assured that he will provide what you and your family need. —Ps. 127:2; Matt. 6:33. THE CORINTHIANS GOT BAPTIZED. 15.

Ask yourself, ‘Do I want to make Jehovah’s heart rejoice by serving him as my God?’ If your answers to those questions are yes, then why not get baptized? Why wait? —Acts 16:33. 19. Why should you not be hesitant about getting baptized? Illustrate. 19 If you are hesitant about getting baptized, consider an illustration that Jesus used.

(Ecclesiastes 3:11) Before you can get baptized, however, you need to know and accept at least the basic Bible teachings. ( Hebrews 5:12 ) Such teachings include the truth about the condition of the dead and the importance of God’s name and his Kingdom.

3. (a) What command did Jesus give his followers? (b) How should a person be baptized? 3 The Bible clearly teaches that if you want to serve Jehovah, you should get baptized. Jesus told his followers: “Make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them.” (Matthew 28:19) Jesus also set the example by getting baptized himself. He was ...

He was moved to make the life-changing decision to get baptized as a follower of Jesus Christ. Seeing that the man was ready, Philip baptized him. 7 If you follow that Ethiopian’s example, you can get ready for baptism.

Other students see the importance of getting baptized after learning Bible truth when advanced in years —some being over 100 years of age! 16 One elderly Bible student asked her teacher if it was really necessary to get baptized again; she had previously been baptized in different religions over the years. The student and her teacher reviewed ...

8 What should be the basis for your decision to get baptized? As a result of your careful study of the Bible, you have learned much about Jehovah —his personality and his ways. What you have learned about him has warmed your heart and moved you to love him very much. Your love for Jehovah must be the primary basis for your decision to get ...

Of course, you must take certain steps before you get baptized. You need to learn about Jehovah, to love him, and to put faith in his Son. Finally, you must dedicate your life to Jehovah. If you take those steps and then get baptized, you will be on the path to enjoying life forever.

MYTH — If you are not baptized, you are not accountable for your actions. FACT — You become accountable to Jehovah, not when you get baptized, but when you know what is right and what is wrong in his eyes. The Bible says: “If someone knows how to do what is right and yet does not do it, it is a sin for him.”—James 4:17.

Because he baptized many people, John is called the Baptist or the Baptizer. The most important baptism John performed was that of Jesus. The most important baptism John performed was that of Jesus. a — Mark 1:9 .