Being the only saved member of your family can be hard. I have counselled and discipled many church members who have had struggles dealing with parents who have not yet accepted Jesus as their saviour and lord.
Through the many times that people with unsaved family members have come to me for advice, I have never been one to get ahead of myself and tell them what they should do. As a minister and a leader in our congregation, my only responsibility is to tell my spiritual family what the Bible says.
And I've heard people say, "But doesn't the Bible tell me not to be yoked with unbelievers?" That's when I realized that many sons and daughters of unsaved parents already know what the Bible says, but they just aren't hearing it right.
Here are some things that the Bible does NOT say about how we are to treat and respond to unsaved parents and family members.
They are saved just because you're saved
Acts 16:31 declares "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household," but this is in a cultural context where the values of the family are always accepted as the values of every individual in the household. Today, this is no longer the case. Many individuals place higher weight on individual values over family values, and to counter that, every one must hear the gospel.
While it is more likely that your family will hear the gospel and then be saved, it will never happen unless they hear and believe the gospel. And here's news flash: you have the gospel that they so desperately need and you can give it to them.
Their being unsaved gives you a reason to disobey them
The Bible doesn't say, "Children obey your Christian parents" or "Honor your believing father and mother." Ephesians 6:1-2 make it clear: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother."
Whether your parents are Christian or not, we are called to obey them. In fact, acting in disobedience toward parents just because they are non-believers could very well be a legitimate reason for them to never turn to Christ in faith.
They are worse sinners than you
The Bible makes it clear in Romans 3:23 that "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." You aren't less of a sinner than your non-believing parents, but you do have God's forgiving grace that has cleansed you of all unrighteousness.
