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The Watchtower, “Subjecting Ourselves to Jehovah by Dedication”

1 June 1985pp. 29-31Source ID src-w-1985-0601-dedication-baptism-questionsAccessed 19 September 2026
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The Watchtower, “Subjecting Ourselves to Jehovah by Dedication”

1 June 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.

Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, Subjecting Ourselves to Jehovah by Dedication

Confidence note. Opened the WOL document; page marker confirms p. 30.

Corroborated by. 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).

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1985-0601-dedication-baptism-questions