Killing For Love?
The Associated Press reported that the Colorado couple was 83 years old. Investigators said the probable motive for this murder-suicide was "medical problems." Oxygen tanks and prescription drugs were found at the scene. What a relief to know that there was a good reason.
The buzz words which appeared in the last line of the article brought me back to Reality. The detective suggested that the situation might have been some kind of "mercy killing."
"Mercy killing?" A more appropriate, but less gallant word choice is "mercy murder." Oops, they found her in the yard. Doesn't sound like she was in on the deal, does it? Perhaps the couple had just returned from seeing Clint Eastwood's latest film, Million Dollar Baby where killing because of love was the right thing to do.
Mark my words. We need to watch out for this deceptive word pair. "Mercy killing" is a Christian oxymoron. It's like describing someone as having "virtuous adultery." The kingdom of darkness is using people to repeat this sweet phrase over and over again until we get used to the idea. We're being rained on with the concept that sometimes the loving thing to do is kill.
I know what happened to me. When I realized the murder-suicide story was about an 83-year-old couple, I thought of my dear, departed grandparents. What would have motivated Grandpa to kill Grandma, then turn the gun on himself? The answer is he would have never done this.
We should be asking: "Why did the man who promised to protect her, kill her?" "Did he think his vow 'until death' meant by his own hand?" "How many households in Colorado with 83 year old occupants have prescription drugs and oxygen tanks in them?" (The answer for those who live at lower altitudes is "a whole lot of them" and most don't kill over it.)
While it could be argued that God Himself "killed for love," He also had the power to bring about a resurrection. As far as I know none of us have that spiritual gift.
I Corinthians 13 says a lot about love, but never mentions killing. Verses 6-7 in the NIV says "Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." And if a person you love wants to die, the most merciful thing you can do is kill him. (I added that last sentence to show how ridiculous the concept sounds following God's words on love.)
Please, let's train our minds to stop and question when we hear the words "mercy killing." There really is no such thing.
The buzz words which appeared in the last line of the article brought me back to Reality. The detective suggested that the situation might have been some kind of "mercy killing."
"Mercy killing?" A more appropriate, but less gallant word choice is "mercy murder." Oops, they found her in the yard. Doesn't sound like she was in on the deal, does it? Perhaps the couple had just returned from seeing Clint Eastwood's latest film, Million Dollar Baby where killing because of love was the right thing to do.
Mark my words. We need to watch out for this deceptive word pair. "Mercy killing" is a Christian oxymoron. It's like describing someone as having "virtuous adultery." The kingdom of darkness is using people to repeat this sweet phrase over and over again until we get used to the idea. We're being rained on with the concept that sometimes the loving thing to do is kill.
I know what happened to me. When I realized the murder-suicide story was about an 83-year-old couple, I thought of my dear, departed grandparents. What would have motivated Grandpa to kill Grandma, then turn the gun on himself? The answer is he would have never done this.
We should be asking: "Why did the man who promised to protect her, kill her?" "Did he think his vow 'until death' meant by his own hand?" "How many households in Colorado with 83 year old occupants have prescription drugs and oxygen tanks in them?" (The answer for those who live at lower altitudes is "a whole lot of them" and most don't kill over it.)
While it could be argued that God Himself "killed for love," He also had the power to bring about a resurrection. As far as I know none of us have that spiritual gift.
I Corinthians 13 says a lot about love, but never mentions killing. Verses 6-7 in the NIV says "Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." And if a person you love wants to die, the most merciful thing you can do is kill him. (I added that last sentence to show how ridiculous the concept sounds following God's words on love.)
Please, let's train our minds to stop and question when we hear the words "mercy killing." There really is no such thing.
posted by Cynthia Duck at
5:26 PM
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