How do you deal with expressing your faith while being a part of a spiritually mixed family?

I am a part of a family where my mother is a devoute Roman Catholic, my bilogical father is non-practicing traditional Southern Baptist, my step father is agnostic, and all of my siblings claim no particular faith but believe in God. I am a Baptist who is very serious about my religious practice. Although all of us belive in the Lord (assuming my stepdad does too), we tend to bump heads about theology and practices. Any suggestions or care to share your experiences?How do you deal with expressing your faith while being a part of a spiritually mixed family?
Remember religion or denominations do not save people ... Jesus is the object of our faith.



Jesus gave two simple commands that contain ALL the law of God. Love Him with all your heart and soul; And, treat others as you would be treated.



To love as Jesus loves is to put others first. Not necessarily their wants but their needs. If you can do that you are the best witness to your whole family no matter what denomination they are.



Jesus put us first by sacrificing himself. There is no greater love than one be willing to lay down their life for another. It does not necessarily mean death; it means that you put their needs first because you love them.How do you deal with expressing your faith while being a part of a spiritually mixed family?
Just let you life be a witness with your life and keep them ever in your prayers. Remember what Jesus said, that a prophet is without honor, except in his own country.
Faith is a personal thing. If you all have some kind of faith (excepting maybe stepdad), that's what counts. You don't need to engage in debate with family to get them to believe since they already do, in various ways.



What you can do, if you want to keep from bumping heads, is go back to the apostle's creed. That contains the bulk of Christian doctrine, which everyone (except stepdad) will be able to agree on. Make it a rule that only those things which follow the creed can be discussed; otherwise, specific denominational doctrine is banned. This will help keep everyone's mind focused on God and Christ, not man-made rules and politics.
Just be comfortable with your beliefs, and let them be comfortable with theirs. If your step-dad is agnostic, he does not believe that the existence of the Lord, or any god, can be proven, or disproved.

Religion is a very touchy subject with some people. If you all can't discuss it without 'agreeing to disagree' on each others opinions on the subject, then I would avoid having such discussions.
Those closest to you are usually the hardest to reach. Jesus was not even accepted in His own town. Just keep loving everyone and being a good example. They will see your life is different.

My experience with Catholics is that they don't study their Bibles much. Would your mom be open to doing a Bible study with you?

Don't worry about converting the whole fam. Our responsiblity is to just share the good news. The Lord brings in the harvest. Prayer helps too.

God bless
Much of the answers above is true, and it was Jesus who said there would be this kind of tribulation within the family.

If you can see your way to believe Jesus and turn to his father Jehovah for help in correcting the turmoil, you just may see dramatic changes over time.

For you to lead an exemplary life in their midst and to gently lead them to Jehovah both in reality and in prayer, you will achieve peace.

It's going to take years to do it, but, isn't it worth it?
Very interesting situation. Although your family members are religious, they are still free to decide to live and marry the person of different confession. So, if they are free to decide and tolerant to each other, why don't you be as well? Just choose the one in which you best recognize yourself.