What To Do?

[nadowsky]

I need som help in deciding what to do.  Our Preacher's son, who has left the church, has just found out that he is the father of a baby boy with a woman he was messing around with.  He is not with the lady.  He has told the lady that he wants nothing to do with this baby and that she needs to stay out of his life.  My problem is that he has not and will not tell his parents (the Preacher) that he has a son.  I am stuck as I would want to know if I had a grandchild.  What are your thoughts on what I should do?

[Steve Schwenke]

Pray and stay out of it....he left the church for a reason, he has engaged in sinful activity contrary to Scripture.  First Corinthians 5 is clear - we are not to have fellowship with these types of Christian, but pray that they would come to repentance, and welcome them back when they do.

I would pray that the Lord would intervene in a special way and somehow let your preacher know through other channels.   

 

In Christ,

[heartstrings]

........... pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16

 

You have a bad situation here that only God can heal. I would bathe it in prayer.

[Ukulelemike]

I third that-pray, give it to God, pray for that young man, the mother, the baby and the preacher and the rest of his family, because they are bound to find out and it can be tough. My own daughters have gone off to make some pretty poor choices in their lives and I know how difficult it can be. Just pray for them all.

[JerryNumbers]

I agree with Steve, I know at times it seems as if we should tell, yet in the end its best to stay out of it, & pray, & praying for this situation is doing something.