UnHoly War

Twenty-one heads rolled as 21 Christians met their Savior in Lybia. The video released Sunday by an ISIS cell was partially titled "to the people of the cross." I hate to admit it, but the title is extremely accurate. Even as our Lord died a torturous death on a cross, so His followers died face down at the hands of evil. 

But how does one fight that level of evil? Governments must respond with force and proclamations. The perpetrators must feel the weight of these proclamations and understand that their actions have be taken as unjust and deserving punishment. 

Coptic Christians must grieve. The ache of loss may paralyze a coherent response to such evil for awhile. Certainly they may feel ISIS is their enemy. In Matthew 5, Jesus taught we people of the cross are to pray for our enemies. We fellow followers should be in prayer for our Coptic siblings that they find the strength to pray for these enemies. 

So how does one fight this level of evil? Romans 12:21 proclaims an unsatisfying answer. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. In the face of beheadings, we must find new ways to do good in Lybia. That good would best be funneled through the Coptics, with the support of us, their Western brothers and sisters.