Do Christians forgive Usama Bin Laden?

Question

I think I remember the Bible mentioning semething about forgiving people's sins. Do Christians take that part of the Bible literally?

Answer 1

yes. Forgiveness is not a thing where you go up to someone and say "Hey I forgive you". It is a thing where you release any notion that they owe you anything, and that includes an apology. It doesn't mean we like who he is, or what he has done, but we still love him as a child of God.

Answer 2

I have never been asked by Bin Laden for forgiveness. If he asked sincerely, then, yes I would, with God's help, forgive the terrible wrong he did that had an effect on me. As far as forgiving his or any of our sinfulness...this is God's role, not mine. I believe that God would forgive Bin Laden if he repented and sincerely asked for forgiveness. But Christians do not reconcile a sinner to his creator. The creator does that.

I pray that one day Bin Laden will see how much spiritual harm he has caused and that he will choose to turn from this evil and live in harmony with the living God.

The peace and grace of Christ to you.

Answer 3

Grace unto you and peace,
from God our Fathe and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Due to CONDITIONAL forgiveness mentioned in the PS to the Lord's prayer in Mt 6: if you don't forgive all men all trespasses, neither do you get forgiven; And due to CONDITIONAL forgiveness mentioned about the Holy Ghost (Holy Law): blasphemy the Ghost is unpardonable both in this world and the to come... Well then it becomes evident the only plausible way "God hath forgiven you" for Christ's sake (Eph 4) and notably while you were yet a sinner (Rom 5), is via Christ: the end of the law, our peace who hath abolished the law, the author of eternal salvation for all, Saviour of the world.

All other attempted forgiveness than abolition of law is virtually a mission impossible; For the Jews who kept the law most diligently notably did NOT attain to the righteousness of the law (Rom 9:31) and even if someone did keep all the law it still wouldn't make him righteous; For the curse of the law states if any try and fail to keep all the law all the time, unto 1000 generations, then all are accursed. So we find it written about Jesus (the Jesus part of Jesus Christ): "Cursed EVERYONE that hangeth on a tree" (allegory: cursed everyone if any hang their hat on the law: the snare of the devil which ensnares all if any go there, especially after being delivered from the law, and as if in answer to prayer: deliver us from evil).

Hence it is written that eternal salvation is "THROUGH Jesus->Christ" which notably end focuses on Christ: the end of the law.

The "grace" of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 4

You can only forgive someone who is asking for forgiveness and is willing to repent and make amends for the wrong that he did. REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS GO HAND IN HAND. One cannot do away with the other.

Even God won't forgive us if we don't repent and ask for His forgiveness. What's there to forgive if the offender doesn't even think he's doing something wrong or evil?

I'm a Christian but it doesn't mean I have a distorted and foolish view of forgiveness. The Bible sure doesn't. Why should I?

Answer 5

Yes, we are supose to! However, that doesn't mean that forgiving somesone is always easy!

And if we don't forgive someone or refuse to forgive someone then we are in sin.

The situation with Bin Laden, I rest assured that God will take care of him! "Vengence is MINE, I will repay says the Lord"
God will make his enemies his footstool. Look at what happened to Saddam. A very wealthy man who had everything reduced to living like a rat in a cave.

I guess I have forgiven him, I just haven't forgotten the horror of 9/11. That's ok, God doesn't ask us to forget.

Answer 6

Yes, we do. If we cannot forgive Bin Laden --then we have no business professing Christianity. It is difficult because he hurt so many innocent people --but he is a sinner just as the rest of the world

Answer 7

**Do Christians forgive Usama Bin Laden?

Yes, if he'll come to the U.S. of A .and apologize publicly,
face to face.

Answer 8

trust is for the past... they probably ownt trust him very easiy
forgiveness is for the future... if he is sorry and repents

Christians may hope that Osoma repents and is not cast into the lake of fire they also may in kindness speak the truth in love and warn him he is in terrible danger form the wrath of God and doesnt even know it

I can also see Christians being forgiving in not inflict uneccessary force to casue pain in wrath, only to restrain evil and protect innocents.

I also see Christians being forgiving by having a kind spriit toards other different than themselves.

Forgiveness is not a blank check to give licence to wrong
or to put the innocent at serious risk of danger or yourself subject to life threatening harm.. one must be wise.. not a doormat

Yes I think there is a type of forgiveness possible, it would be wonderful if God moves Osama to repent of his evil and angels would dance for joy

Answer 9

We should forgive all that have sinned against us or others.. such as murderers, rapists, thieves,liars, cheaters,, the list goes on.. and on...of the sins.. we are to forgive the people not the sin that was committed.. We are all going to be judged in the end.. and how can God forgive us if we did not forgive others..?

Answer 10

in the beginning God set certain laws into effect, one of that is the law of sowing and reaping. Jesus said in Matthew what you sow so will you also reap, How can you forgive someone that killed thousands of people, and caused a war that killed thousands more, most of them his own people, do you think Usama Bin Laden can forgive himself?