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Saddam's execution. - Your thoughts,

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hillsbororiver:
Hi Alex,

Having compassion for or loving one's enemies is not something you should apologize over, I am sure Darren is not telling you to repent of this but that you also consider the victims of this tyrant, he and his sons had a reign of terror over their subjects that few in the Western or many other nations of the world can relate to, Saddam had life and death power over the citizens of Iraq, his country was not a nation of laws but rather a spoil of his takeover. He ruled as if he was a god, the real God has seen fit to end this chapter (this season) of Iraq's history and I for one do not know where the future is headed, I only know that He is in control.

I have a joy within me that stems from the fact that Saddam and his sons will be shown the error of their ways and that they will have the evil lusts purged from them in accordance to God's plan in His time.

This life is but a vapor, this fact becomes increasingly evident as we pile up the years................

His Peace and Wisdom to you,

Joe  

Dennis Vogel:
 

--- Quote from: eggi on December 30, 2006, 04:09:02 PM ---I don't know about your TV news, but here in Norway the footage showing Saddam before the execution has been played OVER and OVER again. SICK!

--- End quote ---

I kept flipping between CNN, FOX and Aljazeera last night. I'm not a CNN fan, but they did the best job. Most on CNN and FOX said it was the best thing overall.

Aljazeera was very anti-American. I've been watching them since they signed on over a month ago with their English service, and up until last night they seemed "fair and balanced." I guess they could not contain themselves this time.

Dennis
 

gmik:
Hey, there but for the grace of God go we!!

Ray has said that given the same set of circumstances, parents, environment, etc we could have done the same thing Saddam did.

Mankind can do such wonderful/awful things! And it can change in a second!

The nations are in the hand of the King and God's will WILL be done.

gena

lilitalienboi16:

--- Quote from: YellowStone on December 30, 2006, 05:48:16 PM ---Alex,

No offence taken and certainly none implied.

My point is: with Christ in our hearts are we to love the likes of Saddam more than any other such as his victims. Certainly we are instructed to love our enemies but we must love and feel love and concern for all others too.

So why should we suddenly feel remorse and sorrow for him for being put to death while feeling anger and indignation towards those that condemned him. Loving our enemies is one thing, but at the expense of justice and of the victims is another. Christ always helped the lowly and down-trodden, he also respected the rulers of the land when they so shamefully condemned him to death.

Does this make sense? :)

Love, Darren

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It makes sence darran, but i don't recall myself saying i had no remorse for the victims, or that i was condemning those that hung him, i certainly was not, atleast not that i can remember, if i did i apoligize.

I was just saying, i felt pitty and remorse for thsi man, as i would for any man, Lord willing.

I certainly do not hold anything against thsoe who commited these acts, because if it weren't for the Lord, teh carnal man in me would be commiting the same acts, if not worse.

Perhaps it was the way i worded my paragraph, if so that is my fault and i apoligize.

God bless,

Alex

eggi:
I have found this passage to be of value in understanding more about God's justice:

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it. Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. (Eze 33:11-20 KJV)

Therefore we can feel sorry, yes even for Saddam Hussein, knowing that it's only by the mercy of God that we have not committed the same horrible actions as he did. However, the pity is not EXCLUSIVELY for Saddam. We also feel sadness for his victims. Eventually we will all end up in the arms of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!

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