From the ArcaMax Publishing, Billy Graham Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/billygraham/s-367752-359051
Q: My sister is a very zealous member of a religious cult, and
recently she got my mother (who's in the early stages of Alzheimer's)
to change her will and sign all her property over to her, and says
it'll all go to her cult. Is there any way to get this reversed?
Mother would be horrified, because she has always been a devout
Christian. -- Mrs. A.S.
A: Alzheimer's is truly a cruel disease, with its tragic loss of
memory and its long descent into incapacity and eventual death. But it
becomes even crueler when someone takes advantage of a person's
diminished ability and cheats them.
I am not a lawyer, of course -- but it may be that your only option is
to seek the advice of an attorney who is knowledgeable about estate
law. I wish you could avoid it, of course, because the Bible urges us
to avoid conflict whenever possible (particularly in a family); it
says, "Make every effort to live in peace with all men" (Hebrews
12:14).
But sometimes conflict can't be avoided, particularly when something
has been done that is clearly wrong. When Paul -- a Roman citizen --
was beaten and imprisoned by the authorities in Philippi, he demanded
an apology from them after they released him; he knew it was illegal
for them to beat a Roman citizen without a trial (see Acts 16:22-40).
Pray for your sister, not only that she will admit the wrongness of
what she has done, but that she will realize she is on a wrong road
spiritually. Only Christ can satisfy the spiritual hunger in her
heart, and only Christ can give her the lasting peace and joy she
seeks.
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