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To: dennisw
but victims' families say they wanted 'coward to suffer'

A very understandable desire and one I share. I wanted that POS to experience and suffer deeply the pain he caused for the pain he caused. Eye for an eye, head for a head, etc.

But...I'm working my head through the idea of Christian forgiveness and how we ourselves are forgiven as we forgive others.

As such, I thought it might be a bit unchristian of me to wish white hot agony and suffering on that POS for all he's done and that I should somehow forgive that POS, instead.

But after giving it some thought, I realized that when we suffer, especially when we suffer for the pain we've caused others, we are contrite and repentant and thus available for His Forgiveness.

However, that POS was likely full of himself and his own importance as a follower of allah, who, by his followers' fruits, I'm convinced is Satan.

That now vaporized POS likely never suffered for the pain he caused. If anything, he suffered for that pain he didn't cause and that he wasn't more of a monster for allah than he actually was.

If that's the case, then that now vaporized POS is now suffering for eternity pain beyond pain everlasting.

Hmmm...I guess it really is a Christian thing to wish for a certain kind of "eye for an eye" suffering on someone in the now, as it affords them the opportunity of repentance and to receive His Forgiveness and thus avoid true suffering for eternity.

But as for that now vaporized POS? Oh well...

30 posted on 11/13/2015 7:33:09 AM PST by GBA (Just a hick in paradise)
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To: GBA

We can wrestle with the pain. It’s just good, very good, that he’s been killed.

Can’t fault anyone from Obama down, he’s dead. The world is a slightly better place and he’ll face justice elsewhere.


32 posted on 11/13/2015 7:35:44 AM PST by Monty22002
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