To be glad or not to be glad, that is the question…

With so many people jumping in to present God’s side on the brutal killing of Osama Bin Laden, I thought I would take a shot at it myself. (No pun intended.)

So the comments I see racing across my Facebook and Twitter accounts range from “hell ya,  I am glad he is dead” to “God wishes no man to perish” and we should “pray for those who persecute us.”

Wow! What extreme viewpoints we have here.

So, my take…

Romans 13:1-3

“¹ Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

² Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 

³For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong!”

So, I will make this simple. 

Our governing authority is NOT a king or a queen.  It is not a President or any elected official.

Our governing authority in this land is the Constitution of the United States.  In fact, every elected official takes an oath to uphold it, protect it, and defend it.  They also take an oath to support the laws of the land that are formed by the permissions granted in the Constitution.

So as I see it Osama masterminds a plan to attack the US.   Hmmm?  That seems a little opposed to the freedoms endowed by our governing authority. 

It is also apparent that the plan is clearly contrary to the laws of our land as provided by the legal processes outlined in the constitution.  Hmmm – again.

The plan is executed.  Hmmm?  Is that opposed to the laws of our land the governing authority that God has put in place?  Hmmm?

Clearly it is a crime according to the laws of our land.  So, if my take is correct, then according to what I see in Romans 13:2 is that Osama brought judgment on himself.  NOW THAT IS DIFFERENT.  I didn’t even see that coming!  WOW!

So, I am glad judgment has arrived for Mr. Bin Laden.

For those of you who sympathize for his plight, it seems both you and he missed verse 3.  Hmmm?

Thank you Mr. Obama for upholding your oath to protect and defend our governing authority, the Constitution of the United States.  Thank you for executing your Godly duty.

Good bye and good riddance osama bin laden.