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1 | How do I honor God and my parents? | Ex 20:12 | Sweetest Mami | 56355 | ||
I am new to the forum, but I have a serious dilemma. I am new to the body of Christ. I totally gave my life to Christ in February of 2001; I was 17 years old. Since then, I have been growing so much in Him. He is continually teaching me, and I am grateful for that. My problem is, I believe differently than my parents. There are some things that they practice in their denomination and in their church that I don't agree with. So since I have been in college, I have been practicing what I beleive. I do not go to church with my parents when I do go home and they have a major problem with that. It would be different if I just had qualms with their church and was operating out of my flesh, but God has spoken to me repeatedly about their church and I am not to go back there. What I need to know is how, as a 19-year-old college student (who is by no means self-sufficient), do I seek after God without compromising our relationship and still honor my parents? I would especially like it if people with children my age would answer because I really need to know. Thank you and God bless. | ||||||
2 | How do I honor God and my parents? | Ex 20:12 | Hank | 56356 | ||
Dear Sweetest Mami: You are right in your desire to honor your parents and you should make every effort to demonstrate to them that you love and honor them (if that is the case, and from the import of your message, I gather that it is). You have not been specific enough, however, in your question to allow me, and I should think, others to present any really meaningful suggestions to you beyond the suggestion that you would do well by yourself and your parents if you sat down with them and had a heart-to-heart talk, explaining to them in simple and plain language exactly wherein and for what reasons the differences between their convictions and yours lie. I'm curious to know exactly how God has spoken to you about your parents' denomination and relayed the message to you not to go back to a service there. It would indeed be helpful to know to which denomination your parents belong and to which you belong, if you would care to divulge this information without giving out any personal or private information. This is the best I can do with the general dilemma you have presented. Not to accuse or to pry, but I wonder whether either your church affiliation or your parents' might be considered unorthodox or even in some manner cultic. --Hank | ||||||
3 | How do I honor God and my parents? | Ex 20:12 | Sweetest Mami | 56358 | ||
Ok. First of all, thank you for the response. I am non-denominational and my parents are Catholic. I don't beleive in reverencing Mary and a lot of other "religious" things that they practice and that I used to practice. I know that I need to sit down and talk to them, but my father is very adamant about Catholicism being the only "religion". They do not yet understand that I am seeking a relationship with God and not a religion. They think that I'm in a cult because of how I refuse to back down off of my beliefs. I realize that to adequately answer the question, you'd need a lot more background than I can give you in 2,000 words or less. I don't really know what else to tell you. Basically, my parents are trying to tell me what church I can and cannot attend, and I don't think that at this age, they should be able to do that. I need to know whether disagreeing with them in that respect and still doing my own thing is dishonarable. I am not bashing the Catholic church, but I do not agree with the doctrine of the church. Thank you. | ||||||
4 | How do I honor God and my parents? | Ex 20:12 | Hank | 56365 | ||
Thanks for your response, Sweetest Mami. OK, you're 18 now, and you have honest convictions concerning your faith which are in conflict with your parents' convictions, right? So let's go back to square one, my first suggestion. Have that honest, forthright heart-to-heart talk with your parents. Let them know that you still love and honor them and are not trying to be openly rebellious or belligerent with them, but that you have, and have every right to have, your own convictions concerning your own personal faith and so, for that matter, do your parents. There is no problem that cannot be resolved with the help of Almighty God. And, of utmost importance, pray and keep on praying for guidance and wisdom to help you deal with the situation. You and your parents will be in my prayers and I wish you every success in resolving this difficulty. --Hank | ||||||
5 | How do I honor God and my parents? | Ex 20:12 | Sweetest Mami | 56431 | ||
Hank, Thank you so much for your responses. I really appreciate you. God bless you. |
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