Justice
Posted "Bangladesh hangs killers of the Nations Founding Father."
January 27, 2010
Nearly 35 years after Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahmand was assassinated with his entire family and several of his officials, five army officers who were among those convicted for this killing were hung at Dhaka Central Jail this past Thursday. This brought to end a very long manhunt and the quest for justice of Mujib's daughter, current Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. Out of the other 7 convicted for this killing, one has died, and the other 6 are on the run.
Two hangmen put nooses around their necks at 12:05 am, and the convicts were left to hang for nearly thirty minutes to confirm their death. The news hit that justice had been served.
It was interesting to talk to some of the locals about their thoughts on the hanging. I asked them questions about whether or not they thought it was 'fair' or 'just' that these men were killed for their actions. I received a number of mixed responses yet most stated strongly that these men should have been put to death, and defined justice as an "eye for an eye."
Although I am not opinionated on this particular subject of capital punishment as it is shown here, I spend most of my time feeling humbled by it. When I heard this news and the story about why these individuals were hung, it made me think... "what if I got everything I deserved in my life?"
How many of you have ever "gotten away" with something? I suppose we all have at some point or another... we have lied and no one ever found out, or we have perhaps snuck out of the house when we were kids and our parents still don't know.... justice goes both ways.
I can't tell you much about life, but I can tell you that I am thankful for God's justice in mine.
Romans 3:23 states that
Romans 3:23 states that
"For ALL have sinned and have fallen short of the Glory of God"
and Romans 6:23 states:
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life"
So if I have fallen short, and my penalty is death.... should I not also be hanging from that noose?...or worse.... be cast into hell to spend an eternity away from God?
A lot of people think that if you are simply a "good person" that you will end up at the pearly gates of heaven with a God who loves all welcoming you in... is that Justice? Is it? What kind of God would He be if He allowed everyone into His eternal kingdom? What about these men? Maybe they were really "good" children, and their friends talked them into being a part in this murder? Why can't they "make up for it" with "good deeds?"...... how often do we live our lives like that.... we do something horrible, and rather than feeling the weight of what we deserve, we simply try to "make up for it"... is that justice?
I can tell you one thing:
God is just, and because of that, and because of HIS love, He has provided a way for EACH and EVERY soul here on Earth to come to Him in Heaven and be welcomed. This came in the life of His Son Jesus Christ.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that all who believe in Him shall NOT perish, but shall have ETERNAL LIFE". (John 3:16).
You have a chance to NOT have the Justice that you deserve, but rather, to live in the GRACE of God. Is that not the best form of Justice that there is? If you stood before a judge today.... if you stood before THE JUDGE of the world that is GOD, would He find you guilty?.... or would He grant you life because you accepted the gift of Christ. It's a big decision isn't it.... don't let it go unanswered.
Thank each of you for all of your prayers during this time here, they are needed and appreciated.
In Christ,
Corinne
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Bless you Corinne for your courage and endurance. I can only guess at the burdens and trials that accompany your commitment to serve in Bangladesh.
I think that as humans we will always struggle to understand how God can promise full justice and full mercy, because, as you imply, if all we received was justice then we would all be fated to punishment unto death.
We glory in a merciful God, and are humbled by our daily fresh cup of God's grace.
May your cup be sufficient for your day.//Stuart
Yes now a days in the world over the voice against capital punishment is growing. We who believe that capital punishment is cruel and inhuman are in doubts for this verdict. Because these very men murdered a whole family and a whole lot of people in a coup and boasted that they saved the nation. Actually Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the target. But they killed even his eight year old child so that his family is wiped from the face of earth. All in the name of clinching power and political mileage.
These murderers were sent to foreign countries many employed as diplomats. Successive government put up a bill in the parliament exemting them of their crime and until Mujib's daughter who escaped while traveling abroad came to power 21 years after could revoke the ordinance in parliamnet to start the justice process all over again. So was that important for me or for her revenge only?
Oh yeah - if anybody kille my father of nation and be the judge of his deeds I have got the rights to see whether he/she has the authority.
The trials could not be completed in her 5 years tenure. Then the next govt came and diluted the process. Some got released.
And this time when she is around the judgment was swift. We would wanted to watch those men behind the bars till the end of their lives. But you know when the next government comes they could have had the last laugh getting out of jail playing the hero saying we were tortured for our hioly deeds of saving the country.
Sometime justice seems so misterious. They needed to be stopped. And the other incidents which were bound to follow if lawlessness exists. Where justice only serves the powerful and rich sometimes we need God's intervention.
And I believe its all God's work.
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