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1 | WILL FAMILY ACCEPT MORMON SPOUSE | Acts 1:1 | D.D.1961 | 43499 | ||
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I CONSIDER MYSELF A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DONE THE UNTHINKABLE. HERE IS MY STORY AND MY QUESTION...MY EX-HUSBAND PROMISED ME CHILDREN AND AFTER 12 1/2 YEARS, HE STILL WOULDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT IT. HE WAS MISERABLE ALL THE TIME, DIDN'T LIKE ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, MADE FUN OF ME, AND WE ONLY HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS 4 TIMES IN 1O YEARS. I EVENTUALLY FELT RESENTMENT TOWARDS MY HUSBAND AND ALL THE PRAYERS I MADE DIDN'T SEEM TO FIX ANYTHING. EVENTUALLY I LEFT MY HUSBAND. THEN, I SLEPT WITH ANOTHER MAN WHO I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS WITH FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. HE WAS ALSO GETTING DIVORCED. BOTH OF OUR SPOUSES KNEW ABOUT THE DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS AND BOTH OF US HAD MOVED OUT. WE EVENTUALLY SLEPT TOGETHER. HE AND I GOT MARRIED. HE IS A MORMON. I KNOW I PURPOSELY CHOSE TO DISOBEY GOD...I GOT DIVORCED, SLEPT WITH SOMEONE BEFORE MARRIAGE AND THEN MARRIED SOMEONE TO WHOM I AM UNEQUALLY YOLKED. I'M SORRY I DISOBEYED GOD AND KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THESE THINGS. HOWEVER, I DO DEEPLY LOVE MY HUSBAND. NOW MY BROTHER WON'T ALLOW MY HUSBAND TO ANY FAMILY FUNCTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY BROTHER IS UPSET, I THINK HE SHOULD BE THIS WAY. MY HUSBAND DOES GO TO MY CHURCH AND I'M TRYING DESPERATELY TO WITNESS TO HIM. ANYWAY, IS IT WRONG FOR ME TO EXPECT MY BROTHER TO TREAT HIM LIKE FAMILY? ALSO, MY HUSBAND NEVER TALKS ABOUT HIS BELIEFS UNLESS SOMEONE ASKS HIM, SO HE WOULDN'T TRY TO "CONVERT" ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMEBERS OR ME. IS THERE ANY HOPE OF A FUTURE FOR MY HUSBAND WITH MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY? | ||||||
2 | WILL FAMILY ACCEPT MORMON SPOUSE | Acts 1:1 | Parable | 43645 | ||
Seek counsel from a qualified, experienced pastor. You also may benefit from a good secular counselor who can help you address some of the issues that are not matters of faith per se. It sounds like your first husband was negligent and abusive. No doubt you were hurt deeply over many years and unfortunately, sought relief from your pain in ways that are all too human. Given that you will seek professional help, here are my thoughts on your situation. Your story is not uncommon and you are not alone. Christ knows this and has compassion for you. So much that He paid for all your sins on the cross, even the ones you commit after accepting Him as Lord and Savior. Earnestly seek Him. Ask for His gracious forgiveness, accept it and do your best to follow His commands to love Him and to love others as He loves you. Follow the example given in John 8:1-11, that is, know Christ does not condemn you and with that knowledge, go and sin no more. Regarding your husband's religion, see 1Cor7:14a "For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife..." There is hope that you may help bring him to Christ. Christian education classes you take together might be a good way for him to learn the truth about Christ and for both of you to become more involved in your church, fellowship and spiritual growth. I encourage you to focus on God's truth and in that light, let Joseph Smith's lies be seen for what they are. Regarding your brother's refusal to allow your husband to family functions, perhaps Matthew 5:23 applies. Also, from your note, its not clear if your brother's decision is a result of your husband's religion or the issues of your divorce and premarital sex. It would seem that if the latter, he would not allow you to attend as well. If his concern is Mormonism, then perhaps your brother might be persuaded to see family functions as testimony to what Christ has done for your family. Indeed, this is the case now, for better or worse. If your brother's decision is righteous, it should stand. To determine if it is, follow Christ's instructions given in Matthew 15-17. |
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