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Ok.....I was going to try to keep this in my IRL Christian circle....but I know that I can get some good advice here on the boards too and I'm sure a couple folks to send up a prayer...who might read this and not post. That's a lot of prayers outside of my circle...that I need.
So here is the situation.
My Uncle is a Jehovah Witness. This was my fav...uncle growing up. We were tight. I'm talking about pick me up take me to work with him spend 3 out of 7 days together when I was a little girl. Anyways, folks in my family are either practicing Christians and folks who don't practice. He is the one person who believes something totally different.
We love him and he is apart of the family. No issues. We don't bring up his JW status or act differently with him none of that stuff.. It's all love.
Anyways I hadn't seen him in like 15 years and now have been around him for maybe 3 years. He went away for a long time.
Now, I'm sure many of you talk about God everyday. It just comes up...Jesus comes up in a Christian persons life. We might quote a verse...talk about a blessing...talk about a trial..Say something spiritual...it's just what life is for you..you know...
Well, when we do this around my Uncle he always wants to add something about Kingdom Hall or what WE need to do...or what the BIBLE REALLY SAYS. For some reason he is on a mission to convert the family.
I told him that he is my Uncle and I love him but it's best that we stay away from these topics because we will ALWAYS come to blows. I don't want EVERY family get together to be about him trying to convert the family and us battling over the scriptures and what they really say. I rather our get togethers not be bloody. He just kept talking...I changed the subject....HE KEPT TALKING...
I finally just told him...in a simple voice. We have talked about the scriptures before on many occassions...I believe that if Christ has called you..you will come. I don't have to try to convert you as you are trying to convert me...that's not my job..my job is to live my life and let my light shine. God does the calling...
I think it's time that I finally told you straight up that you belong to a cult. You are not serving the God of Jacob, Issac, nor Abraham. We cannot discuss the bible because you aren't reading the bible. Nothing that you say even if you quote something from the Bible is valid to me because you aren't serving God and don't believe that Jesus is God and the Christ. I would really like for us not to go to blows everytime you come around. You believe something totally different than what we believe. There is NO common ground. There is no bridge from my side to your side. Please stop the bashing of your religion on to us..PLEASE STOP!
He kept talking....about what we really need to know blah blha and how Kingdom Hall is better than Church blah blah. He laughs it off...but I'm getting really frustrated.
What can I do? Honestly...I haven't even said what I really feel. I was tame with my words. I just don't want everytime we spend time as a family which is MANY times a month for him to speak these words over us. It's like evil words to me being spoken to us...It sets my bones on fire.
This past Friday was horrible...I lost it. I just said BE QUIET. I REBUKE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS! BE QUIET BE QUIET BE QUIET.
It's like having to sit in a place and someone speaking AGAINST JESUS and you are semi stuck...I don't know what to do. I know there is a better way to handle this so please HELP. Ladies what wisdom do you all have to share?
So here is the situation.
My Uncle is a Jehovah Witness. This was my fav...uncle growing up. We were tight. I'm talking about pick me up take me to work with him spend 3 out of 7 days together when I was a little girl. Anyways, folks in my family are either practicing Christians and folks who don't practice. He is the one person who believes something totally different.
We love him and he is apart of the family. No issues. We don't bring up his JW status or act differently with him none of that stuff.. It's all love.
Anyways I hadn't seen him in like 15 years and now have been around him for maybe 3 years. He went away for a long time.
Now, I'm sure many of you talk about God everyday. It just comes up...Jesus comes up in a Christian persons life. We might quote a verse...talk about a blessing...talk about a trial..Say something spiritual...it's just what life is for you..you know...
Well, when we do this around my Uncle he always wants to add something about Kingdom Hall or what WE need to do...or what the BIBLE REALLY SAYS. For some reason he is on a mission to convert the family.
I told him that he is my Uncle and I love him but it's best that we stay away from these topics because we will ALWAYS come to blows. I don't want EVERY family get together to be about him trying to convert the family and us battling over the scriptures and what they really say. I rather our get togethers not be bloody. He just kept talking...I changed the subject....HE KEPT TALKING...
I finally just told him...in a simple voice. We have talked about the scriptures before on many occassions...I believe that if Christ has called you..you will come. I don't have to try to convert you as you are trying to convert me...that's not my job..my job is to live my life and let my light shine. God does the calling...
I think it's time that I finally told you straight up that you belong to a cult. You are not serving the God of Jacob, Issac, nor Abraham. We cannot discuss the bible because you aren't reading the bible. Nothing that you say even if you quote something from the Bible is valid to me because you aren't serving God and don't believe that Jesus is God and the Christ. I would really like for us not to go to blows everytime you come around. You believe something totally different than what we believe. There is NO common ground. There is no bridge from my side to your side. Please stop the bashing of your religion on to us..PLEASE STOP!
He kept talking....about what we really need to know blah blha and how Kingdom Hall is better than Church blah blah. He laughs it off...but I'm getting really frustrated.
What can I do? Honestly...I haven't even said what I really feel. I was tame with my words. I just don't want everytime we spend time as a family which is MANY times a month for him to speak these words over us. It's like evil words to me being spoken to us...It sets my bones on fire.
This past Friday was horrible...I lost it. I just said BE QUIET. I REBUKE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS! BE QUIET BE QUIET BE QUIET.
It's like having to sit in a place and someone speaking AGAINST JESUS and you are semi stuck...I don't know what to do. I know there is a better way to handle this so please HELP. Ladies what wisdom do you all have to share?