“Keep Yourselves in God’s Love”, “Chapter 13: Celebrations That Displease God”
“What does one secular source say about the origin of toasting, and why is this custom unacceptable to Christians?”
The study question printed above paragraphs 19 and 20 of the chapter, under the subheading ‘Toasting—A Religious Gesture?’. The paragraphs themselves say the custom of lifting wine glasses heavenward ‘might be viewed as a request to “heaven”—a superhuman force—for a blessing in a way that does not accord with that outlined in the Scriptures’.
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Provenance and verification note for “Keep Yourselves in God’s Love”, Chapter 13: Celebrations That Displease God
Confidence note. Chapter opened on the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026. The paragraphs sit between the page 154 and page 155 markers, so the page is 154; the chapter as a whole runs pp. 144-159.
Notes. This is the firmest published wording located: the study question calls the custom ‘unacceptable to Christians’.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chg-p-lv-2008-ch13-toasting