The Just Martyr

Just taking it back to "Man's search for Meaning" I really wanted to talk again about our discussion on Martyrdom. First of all, you don't have to be murdered for what you believe in to be a Martyr. By definition, a Martyr is simply witness, and there is no greater witness to a cause then someone who dies for it. We consider these people to be revered and brave. Unfortunately, many people like to discount our zeal for the furtherance of the gospel (even to the point of death) not something special. We call Abraham a great hero of faith because he was obedient even to the point of almost killing his son. Yet, those who are not under the Christian persuasion would look at that with apaul. They would reply something along the lines of : "Well the 9/11 terrorist did what they did because they were trying to be great Knights of Faith, and they really believed what they did would give them a great reward and favor with Allah."

It is only now that I am finning to true paradigmn. Sure, these terrorist were Martyrs. He's a witness. But is he just in doing so? A Martyr in Cambodia who gets his tongue cut out and is beaten until dead because he won't stop telling people about the love of Christ is, and I say boldly a just Martyr. Can you really not see the difference? The Martyr from 9/11 willingly and intentionally took the life of thousands and thousands of people for his cause. The Martyr in Cambodia willingly let his life be taken for his cause.

Now what about Abraham? Yes, Abraham sought to willingly and intentionally cause physical harm to his son. But he did so knowing that God would provide, even if it meant raising Issac from the dead. Do you understand? He knew Issac would be okay regardless of the situation!

Unless someone can show me that the high-jakers truly believed with all their heart that all those people they murdered would be "okay" I will attest in every way that they were unjust. But, I don't see "kill all the infidels" as something to help any arguments against this.