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Christians, what do you think a Christian should do in this situation?

My husband is Christian. I am not. My daughter, who is not his biological daughter, is pregnant. She is 19 y-old, just got a job and is trying hard to get things straight now that she knows she is pregnant. Although the father of the baby is hanging around and being very supportive and stuff, she doesn't want to marry him. She wants to stay in my house (our house). My husband is forcing the issue for her to move either with the father of the baby or wherever she wants. The fact is that with or without the father of her baby she (they) have no financial condition to rent an apartment or anything.

What do you think my Christian husband should do? Kick her out like "I don't care"? Is it the best Christian solution?

Your thoughts, please!

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  • Mr Ed
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    I think the answer should be obvious. The loving thing to do would be to keep her at home. And in the Bible I read, love is the main fruit of Christianity. Another important Christian value is forgiveness. Another one is mercy.

    So if your husband claims to be Christian, he should be showing those values.

    Self-righteousness is an anti-christian value. So if he thinks he is being righteous by condemning her and throwing her out, he'd better find himself another religion to profess. (Although I agree, all too many people who claim to be Christian show absolutely none of these Christian values.)

  • 1 decade ago

    I would like to hear his side of the story.

    Does he really not care?

    In the UK, an apartment is provided by the state where the mother of the new-born says she cannot live with her parents any more.

    Would her remaining in your house flip your husband mentally?

    If not I guess it's best for the children involved that she stays with you.

    Best Christian solution:

    Did he marry you after he became a Christian?

    If so, it would make me ask is he really a Christian seeing as you are a spiritist?

    If not and he really has received God's Spirit (evidenced by speaking in tongues) I'd advise him to seek God's comfort and wisdom of others in the church. The fact that the father is trying to be supportive is good, this is an opportunity to help the young couple.

    Out of interest, what is the best spiritist solution?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You and your husband should sit and talk about it together. Of course for a christian it might make him upset that your daughter would have sex before marriage but did either of you raise her christian? Either way though I would think that he understands that people make mistakes and bad decisions. Or even if she wanted this he has to realize that people have different beliefs and morals than he does. I don't think that it is very Christlike to kick her out and not care about her well being. God would want us to help her and lead her to the right path of life especially if he knows that she can't take care of herself on her own. If he can't get over this and doesn't want to help her because of her actions I would ask him to think about the child that she will be bringing into the world. Have him help you daughter so that she can be a good mother to the baby because the baby cannot help themselves.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    My mom tries this each circumstances she does not get what she needs. A Christian can no longer tell yet another that they do no longer look to be Christian, particularly they must point out out to the different individual (meekly) the place they do no longer look to be following God's be conscious. How can the 1st Christian understand if the 2nd's call is written interior the e book of existence? most of the time, telling yet another Christian they are no longer rather a Christian is in simple terms the previous "holy than thou," bit. in simple terms attempting to make themselves sense stronger, it is all.

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  • I don't know about the christian thing to do but the responsible thing any loving parent would do is help the daughter. He may want her to learn some independence and if so, he should still offer to help her financially with rent.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Religion aside, Where is your daughters Father? What role might he play in being a grandfather be it financial or emotional support? If he is living he bears some responsibility for his daughter.

  • 1 decade ago

    If they're responsible enough to bring a child into this world then they should be responsible enough to support themselves. End of story. By allowing her to stay in your house you are only reinforcing bad behaviour. From a Christian standpoint, I don't think there is a right or wrong thing to do here. Whether you kick her out or let her stay, you're doing both out of love.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Thats so Christian of your husband and no offense but that pisses me off more then anything an Almighty Christian. Wouldn't it be more Christian of him to embrace her and make sure she is safe and healthy during her pregnancy? Your her mother and if you allow this to happen you are no better of a parent to her then him. Trust me I have had my mother turn her back on me for a "man" and I have never forgave her for that but I dont have to forgive her because I am not Christian.

  • 1 decade ago

    No. I thought Christianity was about loving people as much as anything else. He's not showing much love at the moment, is he?

    In my opinion, he needs to wind his neck in. You will have to discuss the issue with your daughter adult to adult. You will find it easier to arrive at a logical conclusion without religion clouding the issue.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You wouldn't have to be Christian to think the same as he is to be honest!

    Personally I'd let her stay for a while , but not indefinably, wasn't me that knocked her up!

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