My daughter is to marry a Jewish young man in a few weeks. He nor his family are believers. How can we effectively witness without offending. Any help given will be greatly appreciated. Please pray for Eli and his family and for us that we will be a witness to this family. Thank you.
My daughter is to marry a Jewish young man in a few weeks. He nor his family are believers. How can we effectively witness without offending. Any help given will be greatly appreciated. Please pray for Eli and his family and for us that we will be a witness to this family. Thank you.
More than just Eli's faith needs to be adressed. First of all, why is your daughter marrying a non-Christian (Deuteronomy 7:3-5)? Second, is your daughter saved? Third, you can't always witness without offending, whether you're right or wrong in the way that you witness. Remember that Jesus was right in the way that He witnessed, and many Jewish people were offended by the G-d of Israel (John 8).
The only hope is if you can convince them to have a pastor who is evangelistic do the marriage counseling. Most southern Baptist ones I think would want the young man to get saved first or they would decline to perform the ceremony.
Marriage now adays is hard enough without throwing in the ethnic and religious challenges.
Southern Baptist Pastors would probably direct you to scriptures that say do not be unequally yolked to an unbeliever, meaning, missionary dateing and marraige is not adviseable.
With all love and respect I ask you this:
Is your daughter saved? (No answer here necessary, just to yourself.)
If so, I would take her to scripture and ask that she really pray HARD about marrying him. 2 Cor. 6:14. And explain that with just the couple it may not be hard to reconcile (or ignore) differences, but when kids come along, it's a different story. Is she prepared to convert and raise her kids Jewish?
Other than that, I can offer you no advice, as I have not been in this situation. -My child is only 9.- (Closest thing would be my husband's brother converted and married a Mormon. He's still a Mormon, almost 20 years. But he wasn't brought up in a strong Christian household either. Morality, without Christ as the center, ruled. So he found no contradiction in Mormon "morality". Hard to witness to people who are "good"...but we keep on doing it.)
I know it is a hard spot as a parent...you risk offending your own child to the point where you lose your relationship with them too.
Prayers for God to give you wisdom and guidance through this.
Romans 3
[23] For all have sinned, and come short
of the glory of God.
Por cuanto todos pecaron, y estan destituidos
de la gloria de Dios.
Hebrews 7
[19] For the law made nothing perfect, but
the bringing in of a better hope did; by the
which we draw nigh unto God.
Porque nada perfecciono la ley; mas hizolo
la introduccion de mejor esperanza, por la
cual nos acercamos a Dios.
Galatians 3
[22] But the scripture hath concluded all
under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus
Christ might be given to them that believe.
Mas encerro la Escritura todo bajo pecado,
para que la promesa fuese dada a los creyentes
por la fe de Jesuschristo.
Romans 6
[23] For the wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
Porque la paga del pecado es muerte:mas la
davida de Dios es vida eterna en Christo Jesus
Senor nuestro.
Romans 5
[8] But God commendeth his love toward us,
in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us.
Mas Dios encarece su caridad para con nosotros,
porque seindo aun pecadores, Christo murio por
nosotros.
Acts 2
[38] Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive
the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Y pedro les dice: Arrepentios, y bauticese cada
uno de vosotros en el nombre de Jesuschristo
para perdon de los pecados; y recibireis el don
del Espiritu Santo.
Acts 16
[31] And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Y ellos dijeron: Cree en el Senor Jesuschristo,
y seras salvo tu, y tu casa.
John 3
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Porque de tal manera amo Dios al mundo, que ha
dado a su Hijo unigenito, para que todo aquel que
en el cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.
Ephesians 2
[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Porque por gracia sois salvos por la fe; y
esto no de vosotros, pues es don Dios: No
por obras para que nadie se glorie.
John 3
[17] For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved.
Porque no envio Dios a su Hijo al mundo para
que condene al mundo, mas para que el mundo
sea salvo por el.
Romans 8
[1] There is therefore now no condemnation
to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk
not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Ahora pues, ninguna condenacion hay para
los que estan en Christo Jesus, los que no andan
conforme a la carne, mas conforme al espiritu.
Romans 8
[2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin
and death.
Porque la ley del Espiritu de vida en Christo
Jesus me ha librado de la ley del pecado y de la
muerte.
GOD LOVES
YOU!