Doubtless there will be much commentary in days ahead about the appropriate Christian response to the death of Osama bin Laden.
I think it’s appropriate for Christians to intermingle grieving and gratitude.
Grief for a life made in the image of God but so destructive of human life and so dishonoring to God.
And gratitude for justice being served as an instrument of God’s wrath.
If it’s true that “God’s emotional life is infinitely complex beyond our ability to fully comprehend,” it should be no surprise that his followers would reflect some of that complexity as well. After all, we are the people who are “sorrowful yet always rejoicing.”
A couple of early pieces that point to this tension in the Christian life: Keep Reading...
2 comments:
This was obviously not written by yourself, like much of your blog, but by someone else. And this particular post had to have been by an american. How can we, as christians, be grateful for the death of another human being, no matter what they have done. There is nothing honourable about taking another's life, even if that person if that person has murdered someone. Or many people, in Bin Laden's case. If we were really christians, literally meaning "little Christ", it should not be our job to take another's life. If we were actually as firm in our faith as we claim, then we know that if we cry out to God, He will intervene. The Bible says all we have to do is ask. My prayer for those of the faith today is that, instead of reacting with violence, the christians of today would go on bended knee and bring it to God. He is ever our protector and knows what is in store for us. All we need is faith.
What about ; ; and ? Individuals do not have the right to take someones life but the State does.
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