Murderer of Health Club Women a Christian
What is it with Christians these days? They claim to be God's chosen people. They claim to be saved from sin. death and the devil. They claim to follow Jesus. They claim to be righteous and holy, God's beloved children, brothers and sisters in Christ. They claim to love as they have been loved by God.
George Sodini, the man who killed three women and wounded nine in a Pittsburg LA Fitness club, was a Christian. He was an active member of Telelestai Church until about five years ago. He was removed from the membership role after harassing a woman.
Why was he not loved and disciplined by his brothers and sisters in Christ insted of excommunicated? Why doesn't his church family bear some responsibility for failing to nurture him in the love of God in Jesus Christ? Why do they refuse to name him in their gatherings? He was one of them, one of their own. Why are they not confessing their failure and begging for God's forgivenss for not bringing back one of Jesus' lost sheep?
I understand how Christians rationalize away such failures. They refuse to acknowledge their responsibility, their failure to form faithful disciples of Jesus. Are Christian churches of today that much different from the LA Fitness club that Sodini used for his Armaggedon? Are they any more than clubs? Is the Spirit of Jesus still with them or not? I think not.
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FOREST HILLS, Pa. - If prayers were said Sunday for the soul of the gunman who killed three women at a Pennsylvania health club, they were not by the parishioners of a church where he apparently sat quietly for many years: Tetelestai Church doesn't pray for the dead.
"We pray for the living - the victims and the family of George Sodini," said Chuck Matone, a senior deacon.
And Sodini? "God will hold him accountable. God has his justice."
"Sodini shot and killed Elizabeth Gannon, Heidi Overmier and Jody Billingsley and wounded nine others Tuesday night in Bridgeville before killing himself."
May those he killed, Elizabeth, Heidu and Jodi, rest in peace. May those who grieve for them receive all of the comfort and strength they need. May those wounded be healed in body, mind, and spirit. May George also be healed as he prepares for another life. May he never do harm again.
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George Sodini, the man who killed three women and wounded nine in a Pittsburg LA Fitness club, was a Christian. He was an active member of Telelestai Church until about five years ago. He was removed from the membership role after harassing a woman.
Why was he not loved and disciplined by his brothers and sisters in Christ insted of excommunicated? Why doesn't his church family bear some responsibility for failing to nurture him in the love of God in Jesus Christ? Why do they refuse to name him in their gatherings? He was one of them, one of their own. Why are they not confessing their failure and begging for God's forgivenss for not bringing back one of Jesus' lost sheep?
I understand how Christians rationalize away such failures. They refuse to acknowledge their responsibility, their failure to form faithful disciples of Jesus. Are Christian churches of today that much different from the LA Fitness club that Sodini used for his Armaggedon? Are they any more than clubs? Is the Spirit of Jesus still with them or not? I think not.
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FOREST HILLS, Pa. - If prayers were said Sunday for the soul of the gunman who killed three women at a Pennsylvania health club, they were not by the parishioners of a church where he apparently sat quietly for many years: Tetelestai Church doesn't pray for the dead.
"We pray for the living - the victims and the family of George Sodini," said Chuck Matone, a senior deacon.
And Sodini? "God will hold him accountable. God has his justice."
"Sodini shot and killed Elizabeth Gannon, Heidi Overmier and Jody Billingsley and wounded nine others Tuesday night in Bridgeville before killing himself."
May those he killed, Elizabeth, Heidu and Jodi, rest in peace. May those who grieve for them receive all of the comfort and strength they need. May those wounded be healed in body, mind, and spirit. May George also be healed as he prepares for another life. May he never do harm again.
Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jCr-8hvMxT_o93eW1whvXEAyJfqAD99VICO80