LIVING AS CHRISTIANS 2022, Week of April 18 to 24, "All tests have an expiration date", Video, A united people in a divided world, Analysis and Responses.

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS April 18-24, 2022, “All tests have an expiration date”, Video, A united people in a divided world, Analysis and Responses.

“All tests have an expiration date” (15 mins.): Analysis with the audience. Play the video A United People in a Divided World.

What challenges did many Witnesses in the southern United States face?

They faced racial segregation, despite suffering from these restrictions, they continued to preach. 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

At that time there were many protests against racism, and in the case of these brothers they faced racial segregation, many brothers who served as superintendents had to serve in places where racial conflicts were very strong, but despite everything , they went ahead with the preaching.

In what ways did they show patience and love?

They demonstrated this by not allowing racial issues to distract them from preaching. Blacks preached to blacks, and whites to whites. They only decided to obey the local law to keep apart, so they could preach in peace.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

For example, they did not allow these racial issues to distract them from their objective, that is why they adapted to the circumstances, in the video it is mentioned that blacks, and whites to whites, so they could carry out the work of the kingdom without inconvenience .

In addition, they showed patience by not intervening or trying to fight to change the laws, like some activist groups that existed at that time, because a brother even mentions that one of these groups, seeing that Jehovah's Witnesses preached from house to house, could speak of topics like civil rights or things like that in preaching.

Also in the assemblies the white brothers went to one side, and the black brothers to the other side, and it was very difficult and painful for them not to sit next to their friends since according to the law they had to be separated.

And even in these circumstances they showed each other love since although the law did not allow them to meet together, but they could talk to each other and visit each other, and they supported each other in the activities of the kingdom.

What was the most important thing for the brothers? (Phil 1:10).

It was to be united, because they are a single organization. Jehovah united them, so that they can worship him. All the brothers and sisters of the congregation are the same team, no matter the race, Jehovah does not care about that.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

The most important thing was that they all loved Jehovah and loved each other, regardless of race, and as the brother says at the end, how could they not be united if it was Jehovah who united them.