APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY: Week April 29 to May 5, 2024, Explain your beliefs: Staging.. Topic: How do Jehovah's Witnesses decide if they should celebrate a certain holiday?, Lesson 17. Assignment Prepared.

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY: April 29-May 5-2024, Explain your beliefs: Staging.. Topic: How do Jehovah's Witnesses decide if they should celebrate a certain holiday?, Lesson 17. Assignment Prepared.

Explain your beliefs (5 mins.) Role-play. ijwfq 59. Topic: How do Jehovah's Witnesses decide whether to celebrate a certain holiday? (th lesson 17).

To role-play how two people decide whether to celebrate a certain holiday following the guidelines they learned in their Bible study, we could have a conversation between two friends, David and John, who are considering participating in an upcoming party.

(David and Juan are sitting in a cafe, discussing the upcoming party.)

David Juan, have you given more thought to whether we should attend the party on Friday?

Juan: Yes, I've been thinking about that. I'm concerned if the party goes against some of our founding principles. As the text of Acts 24:16 mentions, I want to keep a clear conscience.

David: I understand. What specifically worries you?

Juan: I remember what we have learned about avoiding holidays that are based on non-biblical teachings. If the party promotes something that contradicts our beliefs, we should not participate. For example, worship of other gods, superstitions, false doctrines, or promotion of the occult.

David: Yes, holidays like Christmas or All Souls' Day are clearly holidays that we should not celebrate, but the origin of this Friday holiday is unknown.

Juan: Therefore, before committing to this holiday, we should do more research.

David: Exactly. Do you think this holiday could be related to teachings or practices contrary to our principles? I remember that some coworkers already have an idea of ​​what will happen at the party.

Juan: That's something we have to consider. Have you done a little research on the festival and its origin?

David: Yes, I did. After listening to other colleagues, I discovered that this holiday is dedicated to certain national symbols and that some consider it a nationalist celebration. But there also appears to be interfaith activities involved, which goes against our belief in keeping ourselves separate from religious practices that are not aligned with the Bible.

John: I understand. Additionally, we need to make sure that the party does not promote the idea that one ethnic group or country is superior to others, but that seems to be the case at this party.

David: Exactly. We do not want to participate in anything that encourages excessive nationalism or racial superiority.

Juan: And, of course, we cannot ignore if the party is known for its excesses or immoral behavior. We do not want to be present in an environment that goes against our values ​​and moral principles. You know how co-workers can be; They may be moderate at first, but things can change over time.

David: Totally agree. I think we have a lot to think about before making a decision.

Juan: Yes, definitely. Maybe we should do more research and talk to other fellow believers to get their perspective as well. The experience of others would be of great help to us.

David: Good idea. I think that would help us make an informed decision in line with our beliefs.

Juan: Now that we have decided not to attend, I would like to review some texts so that I can kindly explain to the boss why we cannot participate in this party.

David: That's an excellent idea. We could even mention that we are willing to participate in other activities with the company and suggest some alternatives outside of working hours.

Juan: I think it's an excellent idea. So you will see that we do not consider ourselves superior and that our main motive is to keep our conscience clear to continue serving Jehovah.

David: I agree.