Realhommie:
You're just misquoting the Bible.. Christ hammered on "Mercy". God is merciful and if He thinks upon mercy even when we deserve punishment then who are you to not forgive?

Or do you think you haven't fallen short? There's nothing, i mean absolutely no gain in being unforgiving and wicked, more so to a parent. If the young man doesn't help his father then he has set a bad precedent and karma will dish out same fate to him. You think the father doesn't already realize he did wrong and is paying the price?

If you're truly a child of God then you should understand the place and importance of Mercy and Forgiveness. So don't come and mislead people here. It will be wicked of him not to assist the old man.

If you continue to judge and punish a man for his past mistakes then even you can't be worthy before God, the singular reason is because you're not without blemish. It is that simple, there's no other logic to it.

This preaching would've been better if preached to the sperm donor that abandoned young kids with their sick mother. He's the one that needed to have mercy on the offsprings he brought to the world.

Now those offsprings managed to survive and are now being blackmailed to help the man. Because they're alive ba?

See, many men have taken advantage of this mercy preaching but when they abandon their families, their hearts are like stone.

Forgiving him is not the issue, even me I've forgiven him on op's behalf but you see that fruit he sowed, reaping is a must.

Upcoming deadbeat fathers must borrow sense. If you bring kids to the world, you're responsible for taking care of them. And these applies to both genders.

When the man abandoned his kids he was giving his attention to someone or some people. It's time to go to those he sowed and reap from them.chikena

kk2027:


This preaching would've been better if preached to the sperm donor that abandoned young kids with their sick mother. He's the one that needed to have mercy on the offsprings he brought to the world.

Now those offsprings managed to survive and are now being blackmailed to help the man. Because they're alive ba?

See, many men have taken advantage of this mercy preaching but when they abandon their families, their hearts are like stone.

Forgiving him is not the issue, even me I've forgiven him on op's behalf but you see that fruit he sowed, reaping is a must.

Upcoming deadbeat fathers must borrow sense. If you bring kids to the world, you're responsible for taking care of them. And these applies to both genders.

When the man abandoned his kids he was giving his attention to someone or some people. It's time to go to those he sowed and reap from them.chikena

He made his mistake, what's done is done.

My point and that of countless others who urged the young man/woman to reverse his/her decision in no way encourages other men to be deadbeats, nahhhhh.. We're saying neglecting the father won't make him any different from the father and the cycle will continue. What lesson are you teaching him when the man is sick and dying?

And you missed the most important point of my previous mention, Mercy and Forgiveness. I asked you a question, have you ever fallen short? If your answer is Yes then what makes you any different from that man?

My father also abandoned us. He wasn't a bad father, but he missed it. Many years ago when we met and spoke man to man i told him of how disappointed i was in him and how he failed as a father but i didn't hold that against him. Myself and my siblings look out for him, only our youngest find it difficult to forgive because he didn't really feel the impact of a father growing up. But that's life, he'll come around eventually as he matures and understand that it is better to not live in anger and unforgiveness towards others, for your own peace.

I specifically mentioned you because you quoted scripture. Meaning you're a Christian. And you can't be a Christian yet preach unforgiveness or returning evil with evil, it means you're not different from an unbeliever. Na Christ talk am, no be me.

Other people may have their views, which is ok too but a true christian will never see the need to recompense evil with evil.

I know

My dad will suffer at his old age

kestolove95:
nice one, my dad is a very useless man Nd he will not die now until he sees us succeed Nd his death we shall sing Nd dance... Useless father God gave mi

So this thing is common

Chee59:

Any good done for a parent who neglected their children is only because of God.
That's why you see me pleading with him.
Good parents deserved to be cared for in old age.
Negligent parents deserve what they've sown. Anything else is a product of mercy.

Mind you,regardless of what your parent (Dad) might have done, you're never supposed to judge him but there you are judging.

Kindly note that your child(ren) will do it back to you in your old age. Seanwilliams already stated this.

femmoy:


Mind you,regardless of what your parent (Dad) might have done, you're never supposed to judge him but there you are judging.

Kindly note that your child(ren) will do it back to you in your old age. Seanwilliams already stated this.

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