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  • If they are judging him, remind them of ' Matt. 7:1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged." or try John 8:7 'He that is without sin among you, let him be first to cast a stone.'
  • Get them the Internet, show them how to sign up to Answer Bag and then tell them I am interested in being converted. That ought to keep them busy.
  • I can relate to this problem, since I have the same issue with my family. Unfortunately, your parents are unlikely to change their beliefs, which your hubby should know. Aggressive Christians genuinely believe your soul is endangered and that they should try to save it. He should take their insistence as a compliment of sorts--even if it is an annoying one. Tell him not to argue with them, because it only feeds the fire. He can always pretend to listen and then just go home and do his own thing--which is sometimes the best approach to take with people like this. You can also do your part by trying to switch the conversation away from religion before the discussion gets too heated. You might even want to take your parents aside and tell them that you want to enjoy peaceful visits with them, so you'd rather not discuss controversial issues like religion or politics.
  • Remind your parents of this Biblical injunction. This one is Mark 6, but it is found in three of the Gospels. If three out of four of the Gospel authors included passage, it must have been reiterated to them many times so that they remembered it. We can't convert someone by force and Christ doesn't want us to. If they have communicated the Gospel to you, and you don't want to hear it, then they are clean before God and have done their duty. Now, it could be that your parents love you and your husband and just want to see you in heaven. That may be why they are doing this. But God doesn't want to force anyone into heaven and if you don't want to go, He isn't going to force you. Mark 6:6 Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil[b] spirits. 8These were his instructions: "Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9Wear sandals but not an extra tunic. 10Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them."
  • i would tell my parents to butt out - my choice is not to follow their religion; my husbands' choice is the same as mine. If they cannot be civil I would ask them not to discuss religion when I am around; if they persisted I would up and leave everytime until they got the message!

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