if Bin Laden stood before you
and asked for forgivness
would you give it
would you be Christian ?
2006-10-06 14:26:09 · 66 answers · asked by How e' ye Horse 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Would the Jewish and Muslim people forgive him also.
He was not only responsible for killing christians
2006-10-07 06:33:23 · update #1
I would forgive him.
I would be a Christian.
I would also be an American and put a .45 slug between his eyes.
2006-10-06 14:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by ___ 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am a Christian and I've given this a great deal of thought. And, as it turns out, I don't believe that forgiveness is mine to give: Bin Laden has killed so many people...none of whom have any connection to me and I couldn't forgive on behalf of someone else. Now, if he murdered someone in my family it would be a different story and the answer would be no.. I consider his actions to be willful and hateful and without conscience and, for that reason, I don't think he's capable of feeling any remorse. Trying hard not to sound bitter...but that guy really is a waste of human flesh...
2006-10-06 14:37:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Christian first of all. I;m spiritual but not really religious. If Bin Laden was in front of me right now I'd pretend to forgive as I escorted him to the nearest police station so I could collect my reward.
2006-10-06 14:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by Essence 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some things even beyond Bin Laden that some Christians can't forgive. Mean parents, relatives who sexually abused family members, etc. That doesn't mean you can't go to Heaven and be with God. He will teach you to forgive even if you can't here in this body. It's not the unforgivable sin not to forgive.
2006-10-06 14:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As christians, we have to give forgiveness when it is asked of us. Who are we to judge the heart of a person. No one can do that but God Himself. However, because we are all human, the problem would be forgetting what happenend in the first place. I think this is the biggest issue. I think we are all capable of forgiving...it's the forgetting that sometimes truly keeps us from having a forgiving heart.
2006-10-06 14:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by oceanchic66 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In all honesty The human nature part of me would say no and I am pretty sure you will find many Christians that will say yes that they can forgive him ,But who am I to forgive? He will stand before God and then will be judged , and yes I am a Christian.
2006-10-06 14:36:50 · answer #6 · answered by southernn_sky_2020 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, I would forgive.
But reconciliation consist in taking responsibility for one's actions. So Bin Laden must make amends to those he has injured. Then as he pays back the justice he has stolen, he must remain humble to his sinful actions.
Forgiveness is only one small part of reconciliation. The other parts are much more difficult.
2006-10-08 15:34:32 · answer #7 · answered by Lives7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth is you have hit on the epicenter of the "Lord's Prayer". It says, forgive us as we forgive those who trespass against us.
So, if I would ever hope to be forgiven for my own sins, I would need to forgive others. As an American and a Christian, I think he has trespassed against me.
We can be comforted by the fact that Psalm 68:21 says:
21But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Remember that forgiveness is not allowing someone to "do it again". The consequences of sin are there for the unrepentant.
2006-10-06 14:50:17 · answer #8 · answered by Jessica M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who is Bin Laden.
I have no particular religious orientation.
America, sorry GW Bush needed afigure to hang things on.
Osama Bin Liner fitted nicely.
So what, he had to get the CIA to blow up the twin towers so what a few thousand lives get lost.
It was cheaper to kill a few thousand Americans at home and blame it on the Bin.
2006-10-06 14:43:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
To be truly repentant you have to do your best to make up for the wrong you have done. I would have no problem forgiving him but would still like to see justice done what ever the legal court would decide. Just like if someone had stolen $100 dollars from me I would like the money back or see them spend some time at what ever the court decided would be fair punishment.
2006-10-06 14:40:30 · answer #10 · answered by saintrose 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tho they say it is easier to forgive than forget, and God says to forgive and turn the other cheek, I think it would be very hard to forgive. But, God is the only one who can judge a person. He has to answer to God in the end, as we all do. what he did is very unforgivable, but to him, that is his belief, did the christians not persecute other religions and faiths for not believing as they did? Remember the Christian wars, all in the name of God? We tend to forget that. the whites came to america and persecuted the Native Americans and either conformed them or deleted them, because they viewed them as Heathens or barbaric. Islamics believe that all other religions and races are inferior. who is right?
2006-10-06 14:39:44 · answer #11 · answered by gonepostalinmo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋