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To: xzins; Dr. Eckleburg; P-Marlowe
I think you are wrong to ask for God's blessing on the murderer of this abortion doctor, no matter how dark and murderous his life had been.

My reason for that has to do with the murder of James the brother of John by Herod Agrippa I. This story is in Acts 12. In that story, Peter is also captured, imprisoned, and set to be wrongly executed by this fanatical king. The church prayed for his release and Peter was miraculously released.

On his release Peter did not rail against the king, nor did the Christians agitate for the death of King Herod Agrippa.

Shortly thereafter, though, God Himself took Herod's life due to Herod's own narcissism.

It is a clear biblical example of a true grievous and a true act of retribution by God, and not by God's people.

Very true.

We need to keep in mind that, prior to his departure for Damascus, Saul/Saint Paul was a truly evil man and a sworn enemy of Christianity. NOTHING that Christians did changed Paul, his conversion was a deliberate Act of God. Peter, James, John and the other Christians NEVER imagined that their enemy would become Christianity's greatest evangelist, but this is exactly what happened.

Do I believe that Tiller repented and received Salvation? I think it is highly unlikely; but I CANNOT say that for a certainty. God alone judges who will go to Heaven and who will go to Hell.

97 posted on 05/31/2009 1:00:52 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee
Do I believe that Tiller repented and received Salvation? I think it is highly unlikely; but I CANNOT say that for a certainty. God alone judges who will go to Heaven and who will go to Hell.

Well as for me, I think I would bet the rent and a year's salary that George 'The Killer' Tiller is already getting that warm toasty feeling that does NOT involve a festive holiday fireplace.
136 posted on 05/31/2009 1:23:51 PM PDT by mkjessup (Yeah, I'm praying for 0bama. Praying for God to light his ass up with a major lightning bolt.)
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To: wagglebee
We need to keep in mind that, prior to his departure for Damascus, Saul/Saint Paul was a truly evil man and a sworn enemy of Christianity. NOTHING that Christians did changed Paul, his conversion was a deliberate Act of God. Peter, James, John and the other Christians NEVER imagined that their enemy would become Christianity's greatest evangelist, but this is exactly what happened.

We should also remember that "Roe" in "Roe v. Wade" could have been considered some sort of target by vigilantes.

If she had been, she would not have been able to work to undo the damage in later days like she has...and would have been lost....and would have gone down as a martyr for the other side.

Funny how things work out when God handles it.
372 posted on 05/31/2009 5:47:18 PM PDT by Arkinsaw
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