Posted by Rec [Guest] on November 01, 1999 at 05:52:11 {2gTL9dbN6kxAGYaGiDi2ni6QXcPL8M}:
Continue in the things that you learned and were persuaded to believe, knowing from what persons you learned them and that from infancy you have known the holy writings. (2 Tim. 3:14,15)
Jehovah's Witnesses advocate the dedicating of oneself to God, but they never coerce anyone into making such a dedication. For example, they do not baptize their offspring as infants, as if it were possible to force them into dedication without the benefit of personal choice. The Scriptural pattern to follow is the one followed by the young man Timothy. It is noteworthy that Timothy knew the holy writings because he had been taught them from infancy. He had been persuaded--not forced--to believe Christian teachings by his mother and grandmother. As a result, Timothy saw the wisdom of becoming a follower of Christ and thus made the person choice of Christian dedication.