Subject: Girlfriends racist parents. HELP ME! |
Bible Note: Hello again, Kaz. As a long-time member of this Forum, I am grieved by the knowledge that another Forum member jumped to the erroneous and hurtful conclusion that your situation involved a lesbian relationship. I'm certain that other mature and seasoned users of this Forum share my consternation, and on behalf of the Lockman Forum I offer my sincere apology and regrets that you were so falsely accused. ..... Still and all, I stand by my original suggestion to you, brother in Christ, that you work out your problems in the presence of and with the guidance of a well-grounded and experienced Christian counselor. I have two cogent reasons for making this suggestion. First, the participants on this Forum are not, with a possible exception or two, qualified counselors in matters of this nature. Second, even if we were, a cyber-space analysis of your situation is not the same thing, nor is it likely to achieve the desired result, as having a face-to-face interview with a qualified counselor in your own community. As a parting comment in answer to your concerns about Scripture's teaching about inter-racial dating and marriage, I know of no Scripture that forbids it. Old Testament law forbade inter-marrying among Jews and members of other nations, but this prohibition was based on religious, not racial, grounds. You state that you and your lady friend are both Christians. This, in my view, trumps by far the fact that you are a black man and she an Hispanic woman. Again, I do wish the best for both of you, and will pray that God will lead the two of you in accordance with His perfect will. --Hank |