Thread: My FIL is dying and I am so worried

Over the years my FIL has come to believe that Jesus was just a good man but not the Son of God or as Christians believe one of the three persons of the Trinity.

Now he is getting very weak with his lung cancer and we don't know how to approach him about his belief. This is no time to debate the bible with him.

I'm thinking if some of the family just sits with him and says nothing, just be there when he is alone he may open up and talk to us. The we can start a dialogue.

I gave him the book, "He Chose the Nails" but I'm not sure if he read it. He has read some pretty out there books during his life and now he has formed sort of his own religion. A little this and a little of that so now he is what? I'm not sure or if he is even sure.

His one big hurdle to overcome is the fact that Jesus died on the cross and what kind of Father would send his son to do that? A horrible one. We tell him that Jesus was God incarnate, three persons in one God but he either doesn't understand it or doesn't think it is true. I know he did at one time.

Any suggestions? We do have hospice for him and I know they also deal with a person's spiritual end of life. I'm not sure if he will open up more to a minister or to family who he has a history with (you know) which may make it harder.

Maybe I, as a DIL, can talk to him more objectively than one of his children since they try to figure out why he stopped beliving. I wasn't there when he stopped so that isn't a concern to me, just that someone could get him back to believing in Jesus and accepting Him as His Lord and Savior.

Thanks everyone. We do have him on our prayer chain at church. I would take a cross to put on his dresser if I thought he would let me. I know some of the people or most of them that are taking care of him are Christian. Maybe they will talk to him. Like the hospice minister.