The purpose of our publications is to provide a standard of knowledge in line with 2 Timothy 1:13 so that all who are baptized may "speak in agreement" in line with 1 Corinthians 1:10. The Bible is indeed the source of truth from God, but as Peter said, "However, some things in them are hard to understand, and these things the ignorant and unstable are twisting, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction."--2 Peter 3:16 It is true that the Bible provides all we need. We do not need to draw truths from other sources. But drawing up those truths may require a spiritual bucket as with Bible study aids and a person to draw it up with in the form of your Bible teacher. Reasoning From the Scriptures It is each individual's choice in what they will believe, but if anyone is to be baptized, they should be properly convinced with reasoning in line with 2 Timothy 3:14. You will not find anyone as devoted to reasoning on the Scriptures as Jehovah...

Many claim that Jehovah's Witnesses baptize using the words 'in the name of the Father, the Son and Jehovah's Spirit-Directed Organization'. Is this true? No, but only because those that think this do not understand what is really taking place during the baptismal talk when they ask if the baptismal candidates have dedicated themselves. To understand what is actually taking place, let us look at the scripture text in which Jesus sent forth the apostles to baptize at Matthew 28:19. There we read: "Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you [all]." When we look at that statement, there are actually only two, not three parts of that request. The first part of the request is "make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them." The second part of the request is "teaching them....