Praying for Osama?

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The church ended up changing plans to pray for Osama and looks like the folks over at Family Radio are thinking things over as well considering they're all still here.
We're all still here and it looks like the folks expecting rapture are too.

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When Charles Roberts decided to kill little Amish school girls, leaving five of them dead, this story shocked the world. Not just because of the murders but because of the reaction of the parents and the entire community to forgive him. No one could understand being able to do that, but they did. They knew it was for their own sake they let go of the hatred and anger they felt.

This is what hatred does.

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This was done by suicide bombers. Could you imagine that kind of hatred? A person walking around the planet decides killing patients in a hospital while blowing himself up is a good thing to do and will send a message? What kind of message do you think the rest of the world received? Most will have no compassion or understanding of this kind of action. If he thought it would help his cause, he was a fool. When innocent people are killed, they are noting more than a foolish murderer ready to die for the sake of someone telling them they needed to do it. Fools believe another human telling them to martyr themselves while they remain alive and not willing to do the same thing. If the cause is so worthy, then why don't the leaders ever do it? Osama didn't. He wasn't even willing to face his "enemy" and put his own life on the line all these years. He hid in a mansion with his wives and kids.

While most of the country has been rejoicing since President Obama announced Osama had been killed, a church in West Palm Beach Florida is praying for his soul. Some find this wrong but Christ said it was followers needed to do.

Matthew 5
Love for Enemies

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[i] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 6
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

There is another kind of leader living to make people afraid.

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Harold Camping and his devoted followers claim a massive earthquake will mark the second coming of Jesus, or so-called Judgment Day on Saturday, May 21, ushering in a five month period of catastrophes before the world comes to a complete end in October.

At the center of it all, Camping's organization, Family Radio, is perfectly happy to take your money -- and in fact, received $80 million in contributions between 2005 and 2009. Camping founded Family Radio, a nonprofit Christian radio network based in Oakland, Calif. with about 65 stations across the country, in 1958.

What did Camping do with all the money the church had if the judgment day was going to start today? Did he keep it? Does he plan on taking it with him when he is raptured up to heaven? Did he give it all away to the poor? Did he even pray for those he will leave behind if he really believed the end was near?

Matthew 7
True and False Prophets

15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

There are three churches and two very different examples of what they feel is the right way to follow Christ. Two pray for people when everyone would understand if they hated instead and then there is the other church praying for the end of days.

How do you want to live the rest of your life? Do you want to carry around hatred or do you want to be able to forgive?

Honestly I wish I could be as good as the Amish and the church able to pray for Osama's soul but I have been unable to come close to doing it. As for the end of days, I paid my bills this month and just signed up for fall classes.