An Issue With My Mother In Law

[LadyKay]

I was chatting with my mother in law about my church having a super bowl party. I said I was thinking about going just to be with other people even though I do not care too much about football. I told her they are going to be serving food and snacks you know, like you do at a party. She told me that when she went to church(which she does not do now) that she would never socialize with the people there and eat their food because they let these people  came there who were dirty.  She then went on to tell me about how these people all lived in a very small house with just 2 rooms and how dirty they were. I said to her well maybe they were poor. I have no ideal what this has to do with my church having a super bowl party. But the conversation disturb  me very much so. You do not turn someone away because they are dirty. This go against the teachings of Christ. I shake my head at it all because I do not know how to deal with such snobbishness and find it very upsetting to me.

[The_Patriot21]

Just pray for her. And maybe invite her to your churches Superbowl party.

[missmuffet]

I was chatting with my mother in law about my church having a super bowl party. I said I was thinking about going just to be with other people even though I do not care too much about football. I told her they are going to be serving food and snacks you know, like you do at a party. She told me that when she went to church(which she does not do now) that she would never socialize with the people there and eat their food because they let these people  came there who were dirty.  She then went on to tell me about how these people all lived in a very small house with just 2 rooms and how dirty they were. I said to her well maybe they were poor. I have no ideal what this has to do with my church having a super bowl party. But the conversation disturb  me very much so. You do not turn someone away because they are dirty. This go against the teachings of Christ. I shake my head at it all because I do not know how to deal with such snobbishness and find it very upsetting to me.

Does your MIL know who Jesus hung out with?Tax collectors a prostitutes the worst kind in those days.It sounds like she may be somewhat judgmental and shallow.Pray for her.

[Guest]

Praying~!

[Littlelambseativy]

Remind her that but for the grace of God ......

[ncn]

Praying 

[Blue Moon]

Very sad.

[LadyKay]

Just pray for her. And maybe invite her to your churches Superbowl party.

She made it clear to me that she is not at all interested in going to  Superbowl party. Really I was just trying to have a conversation with her, I did not it would lead to all of this.

[Hard after God - Glenn]

It's a matter of preference.  Jesus dealt with this in Acts 10.

 

 

[JustinM]

We are all filthy and dirty in the presence of God.  Just remind her of the story of Lazarus and the wealthy man that thought he was too good to help him.