If any Christians are gloating or celebrating today over the death of Osama bin Laden, they should pause.
We are Christians first, citizens of a given country (in this case, America) second. Jesus never advocated taking the life of another; he advocated loving our enemies. I don't see that he qualified this statement.
What if Paul had been killed because he killed Christians?
I understand Osama’s role in the taking of the lives of others over the years. This is not the debate.
The issue is whether one’s faith in Christ or one’s nationality (or humanity, for that matter) rules their lives.
Jesus set a much higher standard and an event such as this becomes a litmus test. How deep does your Christian faith go?
If the death of another human being is being celebrated, as a Christian, I challenge you to think it through.
You can’t have both.
1 comment:
It's not just about being Christian, it's about being human. It seems people are no longer religious, well, at least the ones we see through the media lens.
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