Reflective commentary on the death of Osama Bin Laden emerges as reports on the events of his demise continue to emerge.
For what it’s worth, the US forces walked in his front door and shot him dead.
Invading another country to do it.
Just as an identifiable location of his grave has been identified as problematic, the custody of a living Osama Bin Laden would have been worse.
Scenarios in which more lives would have been at risk had he lived rather than died are easily envisioned.
So, I can understand why taking him alive doesn’t seem to have been a priority.
But Christians should remember that all these events have taken place in the kingdom of men, not the kingdom of God.
And we should seek to evaluate them from Christian perspectives.
We need to appreciate the principles that were at work here, and whether we support them or not, or whether we’re reacting to the degree of the wrongdoing as our guide for that which is appropriate in dealing with the wrongdoer.
N.T. Wright offers commentary on the situation. (Scroll down to Wright’s commentary)
Michael Bird offers a brief response.
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