I need to know the Christian thing to do?

Aaww! Talk about "Family Values" !

Horrible heterosexual shenanigans!

You must face up to the situation or it will keep returning in later lives - that's a basic law of karma.

The Christian thing does not demand that you put up with bs.

Tell him what goes around comes around. He's only getting what he created and subjected others to. If he does not change, he'll get more of the same, not necessarily from the same person. Meanwhile, tell him and his gf to leave your Mom alone.

Have nothing more to do with this creep after that. If he comes howling again, just repeat what I've said above.

Well, God has His ways. Man proposes, God disposes. Looks like you trying to get an eye for an eye. Revenge. Tit-for-tat. You have gone through hell, so now it's pay-back time. My personal opinion is that revenge is not going to solve any problem for you or for anyone else for that matter. Christ is about love. Remember how Christ preached about God's love and how the priests revolted. Christ was going against the establishment where God's wrath was the calling-card upon which the priests depended for their livelihood. Remember what the priests did to Christ? Well, if you are true to your beliefs then you must be prepared to be crucified too. So, don't seek revenge. Rather seize the opportunity and show how much you love your brother. This may be the most opportune time. Love conquers all, haven't you heard. You don't put out fires by fire. Rather, you throw water. You have upheld Christianity for such a long time. Don't ruin everything now just when the harvest is round the corner. Now is the time for you to prove to yourself what a true Christian you are. Don't fail yourself. Cheerio.

Wow...sorry to hear about all the troubles with you and your family. I know that your options are probably limited (being as you are single, 32 years old, and have a child), but it sounds like you are living in a toxic environment -- trying to raise a child in that situation must be extremely difficult. I don't know if you have any other family members you could move in with? Or, perhaps, if you found a good church in your area that would help you get back on your feet (i.e.- help you towards getting a place of your own)?

Following/emulating Christ is a life-long growing process. We all stumble and make mistakes...

Per your response to the situation:

Trying to "take advantage of the situation" (i.e.- getting revenge") really doesn't gain you anything, does it? At most, it might give you a day or two of mental/emotional satisfaction....then what? You are right back where you started.

In Matthew chapter 5 Jesus tells us we should 'love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us...' When we are maligned we should be willing to "turn the other cheek". This doesn't mean you allow yourself to become someone else's "doormat" or "punching bag" -- we need to avoid people that would treat us shamefully. However, we do need to forgive those who sin against us. Jesus wants us to be a reflection of God's grace and mercy....

I maybe would encourage you to "take advantage of the situation" in a different way; Reach out to your brother in love and compassion. Ask him to look at his life, and reflect on the choices he has made (and try not to ask in a condescending or judgmental manner). Is he really happy?

Share your own struggles with him...your feelings & emotions (including how the verbal put-downs make you feel). Share with him how you "want more" from life....that you want to emulate the life and attitude of Jesus (even though it's a daily struggle to following through on that).

If you share your faith & heart; he may be receptive, or he may scoff. That's fine. You are not responsible for "changing him". You couldn't if you tried. All you can do is share from your heart, and pray that God uses your message. We don't always see "instant results" when we share our faith. Sometimes, our message might just be planting a seed for someone/something else that will happen months or years later....

I'll say a prayer for you and your family...

wow that's a tough situation. im just going to go ahead and give you the christian answer here, because that's what you're looking for. First i don't think you need to be made at them or try to get revenge. (check number 32: 23) Also in my opinion God can be the judge, its not up to me to condemn or degrade people for what they did. And finally here one more verse that i really like

Matthew 5:44(NIV)

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you...

yes i did read your whole story

and last thing i know people are gonna down vote this because i sound hypocritical, i am human and this is the way i want to live but i am a human just lie you and i do make mistakes, so chill.

Both. Lent is the interval main as much as Easter, following with Christian (no longer pagan) traditions straight from the Bible intended so as to add reverence to Easter and to Christ's sacrifice and resurrection. Some fundamentalist Protestants in recent years were intentionally looking to confuse the that means of "faith", almost always parroted from what they are instructed by means of their pastors; however all "faith" is is a suite of supernatural ideals and practices frequently having to do with a deity or deities. That's all. That's the usual, extensively-approved definition of "faith". Try as they'll, their ideals and practices are as so much devout in nature as any person else's... the trouble to ditch the time period "faith" is a fad that is been happening with fundies the final five-10 years or so. Yes, Lent is a devout culture; extra to the factor, this can be a Christian devout culture, and person who has been located for approximately two,000 years. Ignore paranoid whack-jobs like Chris and Susanna. They recognize not anything of historical past, and seem for any possibility to assault different faiths--even different Christians--on account that they erroneously feel that this wins them brownie facets in heaven. I wager their inspiration of God is a mirrored image in their possess bigoted recommendations... however seeing as how none in their recommendations, movements, or habits are Christian (could Jesus himself rather say/do the matters they do?), I would not supply their nonsensical drivel any benefit.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

(Prov 24:17-18)

This is to say we should not be glad when someone that has done something bad falls, with joy in our heart because the person suffered for it, otherwise the Lord will see it, and He shall turn away His rage from that person because of our attitude.

We must always hope and wish with God that people living in deliberate sin would not perish, but that they would rather come to repentance: This is the Lord´s will for us concerning such.

You should do like every other christian, ignore your own teachings and be as judgmental and sanctimonious as possible.

It's the christian way after all...

Probably touch kids.

tl;dr

god does not exist, get a life, yada yada yada.

This is a good site: http://www.wayoflife.org/

Your book is too long to read.