Am I Expected to Become One of Jehovah’s Witnesses if I Study
the Bible With Them?
No, you are not obligated in any way.
Millions enjoy our Bible study program without becoming Jehovah’s Witnesses. * The purpose of the program is to show you what
the Bible teaches. What you decide to do with that knowledge is up to you. We
recognize that faith is a personal matter.—Joshua 24:15.
Footnote
* Showing the scope of our study program, during 2021 we
conducted 5,908,167 Bible
studies each month, many of these with several people at once. Yet only 171,393 people
were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses that year.
https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/no-obligation-study/
Contrast
the above with today’s Day’s Text below:
*** Text for 20 March 2022 ***
Sunday, March 20
I have resolved to
obey your regulations at all times, down to the last.—Ps. 119:112.
We need to be patient
when helping a student progress to dedication and baptism. But at some point, we need to
find out if he has the desire to serve Jehovah God. Do you see signs
that the student is trying to obey Jesus’ commandments? Or does he only want to
learn facts from the Bible? Regularly analyze the progress that the student is
making. For example, does he express his feelings for Jehovah? Does he pray to
Jehovah? (Ps. 116:1, 2) Does he enjoy reading the Bible? (Ps. 119:97) Is
he attending the meetings regularly? (Ps. 22:22) Has he made any needed changes
in his lifestyle? Has he started sharing what he is learning with his family
and friends? (Ps. 9:1) Most important, does he want to become one of Jehovah’s
Witnesses? (Ps. 40:8) If the student is not making progress in any
of these areas, tactfully try to find out why and then discuss the matter with
him kindly but frankly. w20.10 18 ¶14-15