Hello everyone!
I am new to this site. I was hoping that joing would give me more perspective on my husbands family. My husband was disfellowshipped at the age of 16. He was kicked out of his house with no place to go. None of his family would talk to him or take him in because they were all JW's. Now at the age of 26 he is married to me (I have been a Christian all my life), we have a 2 year old son and he is now a baptized Christian!
Anyway his family speaks to me when I see them and talks to me on Facebook. I just recieved a Congratulations card from his mother a few weeks ago congratulatin me on the wedding. She did not even address him at all. She as his sister always does mentioned that they want to see our son more. He says that all of his family are wonderful people and that he would love nothing more then his family to have a relationship with his son. But he feels the same as I do that if they are unable to accept the him as the person he is now, how could they possibly accept his son?
I come from a Christian family with strong morals and beliefs. We have an unconditional love we show to all members of our family. I just cannot understand no having a relationship with your own child because his beliefs are no longer the same as yours. How can a family member allow a few select people from their sect dictate the way they live their lives and the fate of their own childs? Then tell them they can no longer have any communication with them? I know that they say there are scripture in the bible that support their beliefs. But there are many many more that prove the opposite.
Here is one of my favorite scriptures that support unconditional love and support of family!
Certainly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith. 1 Timothy 5:8
Please if anyone can help me to understand this better I would appreciate it. Thanks so much and God Bless~ Tiana