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I'm out at the moment so I don't have enough time to write but when I told him the Jesus is true he basically said “If there was god my sister would be here still”
His sister died of cancer at 38 and I don't know how to respond.
What can I tell him?
I'm out at the moment so I don't have enough time to write but when I told him the Jesus is true he basically said “If there was god my sister would be here still”
His sister died of cancer at 38 and I don't know how to respond.
What can I tell him?
Hello Taafe.I'm out at the moment so I don't have enough time to write but when I told him the Jesus is true he basically said “If there was god my sister would be here still”
His sister died of cancer at 38 and I don't know how to respond.
What can I tell him?
I understand what you are saying and I agree 100% but im trying to think of something to say that doesn't anger him.Emotion is not often very rational. Emotion certainly doesn't always reflect truth well, either. And so, it can be very difficult to speak the truth to someone who is so emotionally wound-up. They want something that addresses their emotion, not something of the mind, something rational. What they need, though, regardless of their feelings, is the truth.
What is the truth in regards to your friend? That the death of his sister in no way proves Jesus is not true (though, I'm not sure what "Jesus is not true" means...). What makes your friend think that the death of his sister proves "Jesus is not true"?
God gives life without asking our permission and He has the right as the Giver of All Life to be the Taker of it, too. And God takes the life He gives when it suits Him to do so, our permission to take life of no concern to Him whatever. This is, in part, what it means for God to be God.
Sounds like he's already angered and at this time is taking it out on God. God can handle it. We live in a fallen world and bad things happen due to the sin that has entered. What he really needs to understand is that God is there with open arms waiting to give him peace and comfort when he's ready to accept it.I understand what you are saying and I agree 100% but im trying to think of something to say that doesn't anger him.
Taafe, first I am sorry for your friend's sister.I'm out at the moment so I don't have enough time to write but when I told him the Jesus is true he basically said “If there was god my sister would be here still”
His sister died of cancer at 38 and I don't know how to respond.
What can I tell him?
Thank you much. It's worse than anything I've felt. It's also why I'm thankful I'll see her again without sickness.Thank you and God bless for your daughter. I really couldn't imagine the pain you went through.
Yeah see that's how you know he's probably never heard or understood the gospel. God surely loves our family members more than we do. He loved people who planned and carried out His murder.He's totally against God but his heart has really hardened since his sister passed.
Taafe, first I am sorry for your friend's sister.
38 years is enough time to live a full life. School, marriage, children are all achievable within 38 years. If she had children in her 20s, then she saw them through most of their formative years.
As for when God calls a person home, it is not for us to say. God could very well have called this lady home as an act of mercy. Which is better, alive and well in paradise, or alive on earth and everyday suffering excruciating pain and effects of radiation with no chance of getting better.
Love for a sister makes us ask, "Why God?"
Love for His children let's God say, "Come home."
Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz
I think this is an important consideration. We never know when our time has come. It could be before I finish typing this for all I know. For this reason, we must always be ready. Are you ready? Here are a couple things Scripture says about this.The only certainty on God's earth is death, yet most of us question it every single time especially if we think they have been taken too soon.
There are no dumb questions. The parable of the 10 virgins are a continuation of a theme that started in Matthew 24:36. I urge you to start reading there.Thank you! I’ve read the Gospels but I don’t understand the parable of the 10 virgins and the bridegroom. Please can you explain briefly what is actually means?
Sorry if this is obvious I’ve only just become a follower of Christ and I’m currently working my way through the whole Bible.