Rejected by Your In-Laws

Slide #1: One of marriage’s toughest issues is trouble with In-Laws.

Slide #2: The problem can either draw your marriage together or tear it apart.

Slide #3: The Scripture offers guidance to help us respond in a Christ-like way.

Slide #4: We are to life-long honor our father and mother (and our spouse’s).

Slide #5: We are also to leave our families and cleave to our spouse (giving them now first loyalty and devotion).

Slide #6: We should apologize if we’ve wronged our in-laws.

Slide #7: If a confrontation is necessary we should speak the truth in love.

Slide #8: We should make every effort to be at peace -- but if they won’t reciprocate we are free to move on.

Slide #9: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” Genesis 2:21