2006-12-29 14:07:47 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The man can't harm anyone no longer i think executing him is wrong. I would forgive him because if i kill him i am no different then him.
2006-12-29 14:17:16 · update #1
Wow... I didn't know that was happening tonight. Man, have I been living under a rock or what?
2006-12-29 14:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
You ask a good question. God does want us to forgive. The limitation, however, is that no one has empowered us or granted us the permission to forgive for others. Thus Saddam hangs w/ no forgiveness from those he killed.
This was a big issue after ww2 and could the Allies forgive Germany for the Jews.
2006-12-29 22:14:14 · answer #2 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do err,not knowing the scriptures. The Old Testement is full of orders from God to kill whole races of people. King Soul lost his kingdom to David because he refuesd to kill women, children and cattle. In fact these people that were left alive by Saul are the ones who cause all the trouble in the middlle East now, or their decendants are, that is why God wanted them wiped out.
Even the New Testement does not forbid killing. Romans chapter 13 is a warning to obey those in power because the powers that be bear not the sword for nothing.
2006-12-30 00:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If in fact he had all those people killed, which indeed he did, then in this case "eye for eye" should apply. Its indeed allowed even under the Christian system of things. Jesus said to "pay Caesars things to Caesar & pay God's things to God"--Why the application is because Jesus showed respect for the authority of Caesar or the superior authorities allowed by God.
The Apostle Paul put it this way:
(Romans 13:1-4) “13 Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities, for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God. 2Â Therefore he who opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God; those who have taken a stand against it will receive judgment to themselves. 3Â For those ruling are an object of fear, not to the good deed, but to the bad. Do you, then, want to have no fear of the authority? Keep doing good, and you will have praise from it; 4Â for it is God’s minister to you for your good. But if you are doing what is bad, be in fear: for it is not without purpose that it bears the sword; for it is God’s minister, an avenger to express wrath upon the one practicing what is bad.”
If you notice in vs. 4 the thought of the superior authorities(authorities of nations etc.--of course this is relative to God's carrying out his justice above any nation)bearing the sword is for a purpose justifiable action.
Forgiveness has to be based on repentence! Has Hussein even shown any concern for any of his murders, not one.
The pattern of murders & other atrocities might have been curtailed if in fact proper justice against those who have been serial murderers and much more:
(Ecclesiastes 8:11) “11Â Because sentence against a bad work has not been executed speedily, that is why the heart of the sons of men has become fully set in them to do bad.”
2006-12-29 22:37:07 · answer #4 · answered by THA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgive.
2006-12-29 22:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its hard not to feel sorry for the man, because look at George W Bush, he lives another day & in him doing so more people, kids, families dye in Iraq. What can we do?? i guess us civilions cant do anything, except watch our lives being ruled by the governments that we elect.
2006-12-29 22:14:39 · answer #6 · answered by Dee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God loves justice. Unjust killing is wrong but God gave the sword (capital punishment) to the government to stop evildoers.
2006-12-29 22:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by beek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I just read on yahoo about the hanging of Saddam.....even though i despise who that man is and what he has done to others, i do not believe in the killing of one just because of their hatred acts....makes us no better i feel....just my thoughts on it...anyone else?? :)
2006-12-29 22:12:38 · answer #8 · answered by Keith 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His death will be a message to all the other thugs of the world. Just think of all the lives that would have been saved if he would have been hanged a long time ago.
2006-12-29 22:13:15 · answer #9 · answered by Bahaus B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for saying "I think executing him is wrong"
Thank you for saying "I forgive him..." 'cause I forgive him too
and thank you for caring!!!!
"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." (John 8:7)
2006-12-29 22:37:35 · answer #10 · answered by they're savages 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋