ClaimAuthority and accountabilityverified1980sExplicit statement

Autorität und Rechenschaft · Claim record

Ab 1985 fragte die zweite öffentliche Tauffrage die Täuflinge, ob sie verstanden hätten, dass ihre Taufe sie „as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in association with God's spirit-directed organization“ kennzeichnet; dieselbe Formulierung war 1997 und 2017 noch in Gebrauch.

Claim ID claim-authority-1985-baptism-vow-names-the-organisationConcerns 1. Juni 1985Ausdrückliche Aussage

Die Aussage und ihre Belege

Ausdrückliche Aussage · 1. Juni 1985 Geprüft

Ab 1985 fragte die zweite öffentliche Tauffrage die Täuflinge, ob sie verstanden hätten, dass ihre Taufe sie „as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in association with God's spirit-directed organization“ kennzeichnet; dieselbe Formulierung war 1997 und 2017 noch in Gebrauch. Source: The Watchtower, 1. Juni 1985Source: Our Kingdom Ministry, April 1997

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Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watchtower, “Subjecting Ourselves to Jehovah by Dedication”

1. Juni 1985 · pp.29-31 · p. 30 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with God’s spirit-directed organization?”

The second of the two questions put to baptism candidates from 1985; the first concerns repentance and dedication to Jehovah.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watchtower, Subjecting Ourselves to Jehovah by Dedication

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened the WOL document; page marker confirms p. 30.

Untermauert durch. src-km-1997-0400-directing-students-organization

Notes. The same wording was still cited in w06 4/1 and w17 April ('What You Vow, Pay'). The questions were reworded in 2019 (not researched here).

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-w-1985-0601-dedication-baptism-questions

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

Our Kingdom Ministry, “Directing Students to the Organization Behind Our Name”

April 1997 · pp.3-4 · par. 5 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with God’s spirit-directed organization?”

Instruction to teachers that Bible students must understand before baptism that they cannot serve God without associating with the organisation.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Our Kingdom Ministry, Directing Students to the Organization Behind Our Name

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened the WOL document.

Untermauert durch. src-w-1985-0601-dedication-baptism-questions

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-km-1997-0400-directing-students-organization

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