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hi im 24 married with 3 kids.my oldest son nathan is 6.we are a christian family.my son has a different father than my other 2.his father is 22.well he visits him(roger)every other weekend.roger has a girlfriend becky.we are somewhat friends and i offer her to take nathan on occasions to hang out with him.we concider her to be his step mother.well she is catholic.which is fine with me.the thing is she knows im a christian and she has given nathan some st.jude coins and told him he could rub them together and pray or wear them on a necklace.im not very good at all on the different religions and what they believe.i dont know what these coins are supposed to mean but it really bothers me cause i feel like im teaching nathan about god and jesus and then she is telling him about st.jude.what do i do??thanks so much,nicole
 
You must try to teach him that we don't need 2charma" and "amulets" but that we can go directly to the Father because of what jesus did.

I'd try to be tactful and gentle as he's only a child, and we don't want him to be fearful.

Smile, show him that these sorts of things aren't what Jesus taught us to do!

Have a talk with your ex, and his girlfriend and ask them not to offer your boy these things.
 
St. Jude was suppose to be the brother of James. http://www.nationalshrineofstjude.com/whois.htm So she is not teaching anthing anti-Biblical. The coins probably have as much meaning as giving someone a rabbit's foot or a horseshoe. I your child likes it, then it is just a nice gift.

Maybe it is a good thing that your child gets religious information from different perspectives. You can explain your beliefs and he can see theirs. Later on when he wants to, he can chose the beliefs he wants instead of being blindly indoctrinated.

Quath
 
w.coastchoppers said:
hi im 24 married with 3 kids.my oldest son nathan is 6.we are a christian family.my son has a different father than my other 2.his father is 22.well he visits him(roger)every other weekend.roger has a girlfriend becky.we are somewhat friends and i offer her to take nathan on occasions to hang out with him.we concider her to be his step mother.well she is catholic.which is fine with me.the thing is she knows im a christian and she has given nathan some st.jude coins and told him he could rub them together and pray or wear them on a necklace.im not very good at all on the different religions and what they believe.i dont know what these coins are supposed to mean but it really bothers me cause i feel like im teaching nathan about god and jesus and then she is telling him about st.jude.what do i do??thanks so much,nicole
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Hi, tighten up your teachings of God & Jesus. Lovingly lay down your rules!
But go a step further. Try having a morning prayer with your kids. Let them 'see' that you believe in prayer to God in Christ's name. My wife & I have for years had our morning prayer together, and our evening prayer mostly seperately, before we retire. Also with the morning or evening devotion read a few verses from the Master's Word for yourself, as well as for the kids that you love. That is what is called seed sowing. Most real Christians became that way because of Mother's (or dads) seed sowing!

Your friend: Elijah
 
wow,thank you so much.i do feel alot better about it and i very much appreciate your replies.thank you very much for all of your help.very great advice!!!thanks all,nicole
 
Elijah message said:
Hi, tighten up your teachings of God & Jesus. Lovingly lay down your rules!
But go a step further. Try having a morning prayer with your kids. Let them 'see' that you believe in prayer to God in Christ's name. My wife & I have for years had our morning prayer together, and our evening prayer mostly seperately, before we retire. Also with the morning or evening devotion read a few verses from the Master's Word for yourself, as well as for the kids that you love. That is what is called seed sowing. Most real Christians became that way because of Mother's (or dads) seed sowing!

Your friend: Elijah
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That was an awesome post! :crying: :angel:

You too Evanman. :wink:

Nicole, you just got some great advice and I can't add much to them, so I won't. God bless.

Vic
 
w.coastchoppers said:
she has given nathan some st.jude coins and told him he could rub them together and pray or wear them on a necklace.im not very good at all on the different religions and what they believe.i dont know what these coins are supposed to mean but it really bothers me
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Sounds like religious superstition to me. The catholic church is big on that stuff. Don't scare your kid but keep them away from such things.

The scapulars with Mary that they wear is another thing Catholics use that are supposed to give assurance of salvation if you are wearing it at the time of death. :smt074 You can easily do a little research on this stuff on the internet. Go to cutting edge. I know they address the issue.

There's many things the Catholic church does that seems innocent when actually, they are very dangerous. Catholicism is a cult so, watch your kids CLOSELY! :o
 
w.coastchoppers said:
hi im 24 married with 3 kids.my oldest son nathan is 6.we are a christian family.my son has a different father than my other 2.his father is 22.well he visits him(roger)every other weekend.roger has a girlfriend becky.we are somewhat friends and i offer her to take nathan on occasions to hang out with him.we concider her to be his step mother.well she is catholic.which is fine with me.the thing is she knows im a christian and she has given nathan some st.jude coins and told him he could rub them together and pray or wear them on a necklace.im not very good at all on the different religions and what they believe.i dont know what these coins are supposed to mean but it really bothers me cause i feel like im teaching nathan about god and jesus and then she is telling him about st.jude.what do i do??thanks so much,nicole
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Was you ex husband Christian? Well I think I would talk to the girlfriend and explain to her that you are a Christian and you are raising your kids as one, it's all fine that she's in their life but to leave the teaching of their faith to you as the mother!
 
ThreeInOne said:
I'm just realizing this thread was started 3 years ago!!! :o

Sorry. :oops:

So.....whatever happened????
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Are you serious?? well so much for my advice huh! (maybe they should take it off already)
 
Quath said:
St. Jude was suppose to be the brother of James. http://www.nationalshrineofstjude.com/whois.htm So she is not teaching anthing anti-Biblical. The coins probably have as much meaning as giving someone a rabbit's foot or a horseshoe. I your child likes it, then it is just a nice gift.

Maybe it is a good thing that your child gets religious information from different perspectives. You can explain your beliefs and he can see theirs. Later on when he wants to, he can chose the beliefs he wants instead of being blindly indoctrinated.

Quath
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Why would you a non believer even attempt to give a believer ANY advice! :-?
 
sisterchristian said:
Are you serious?? well so much for my advice huh! (maybe they should take it off already)
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LOL... yeah, look at the date of the post before 3in1's first post:

Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:34 pm :-D
 
Quath said:
We are all people. Why not help each other?
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The advice from some people is not beneficial. A non-believer giving a believer advice on life is like a blind person giving an artist advice on color selection.
 
Solo said:
The advice from some people is not beneficial. A non-believer giving a believer advice on life is like a blind person giving an artist advice on color selection.
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LOL!! :-D
 
Confused - aren't Catholics Christians?

Anyway, no need to be concerned. There is room to learn about all kinds of beliefs - that's what makes life rich. It isn't fun to go through life afraid of everyone else's beliefs.

Shalom,
Jaide
 
Hi there,
I'm Catholic too. I do not use those coins and I don't have statues or candles of saints in my house. Nevertheless, it is our believe that you can use these kind of things just as a reinforcement for prayer. We sometimes even pray to Saints, which we believe are in heaven, as a kind of intermediair between us and God. No, it is not necessary, we know. We do not have the intention to substitude God by the Saints or give the Saints a God-status. That is not the idea. Again it is just a form of help to focus while praying.

I know that this would sound blasphemious for many puritans, but on the other hand we are all Christians, we see Jesus as our saviour and hope to join Him in the Heavenly Kingdom after life. I think that should be the attitude, because there is a far bigger religious problem and that is the uprise of Islam and their twisted manipulations of the Scriptures. We are all about love, repent, and forgiving. They are about fear, punishment, and submission.
 
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