QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TWIN TOWER TERRORS
John T. Polk II

[1]Why did God destroy the World Trade Towers?
[2] If God forbids killing, why did this happen and
[3] isn't the United States wrong to "go after"
the terrorists with war? [brackets added, JTPII]
God did not destroy the WTC on September 11, 2001 (America's "9-11"), evil men did. Since Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, sin has entered the world (Romans 5:12). The effects were immediate: Cain killed Abel because Abel obeyed God but Cain did not (Genesis 4:1-15).
Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous. Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you (1 John 3:7-13, NKJV).
Ever since that beginning, All those who follow the Devil and persecute the innocent and righteous are evil! Repenting and obeying Jesus Christ is their only hope for remedy (Luke 24:44-47). The battle between light and darkness, good and evil, righteous and ungodly is always fought out on Earth with humanity losing when it does not turn to God and Christ (John 3:19). Jesus said even evil men can give good gifts to their children, but they are still evil (Matthew 7:7-12)! Some "good deeds" do not wipe out or cure a heart given to the Devil (notice "evil" is most of the name). Only a good heart brings forth good things, and an evil heart brings forth evil things, certainly including one's words (Matthew 12:33-37). It is impossible for someone to hurl incendiary rhetoric against people without also being able to make them die by incendiary means! Such is the Devil's work, but Jesus Christ came to deliver anyone who would follow Him from participating in such (Hebrews 2:14-15; 1 John 3:8).
Such horrific disasters should, instead cause all others to pause for moral reflection and re-evaluation.
There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish" (Luke 13:1-5, NKJV).
Jesus turned such disasters into occasions for the living to consider and repent of everything that keeps God out of their lives, because such grisliness can occur without the slightest warning. Never was Jesus clearer that "death-bed repentances" are not the way to go, but life-long repentance is.
Nearly every cell phone call made by those who died, whether from the planes or the buildings, ends with "I love you." When death was imminent they wanted to reassure their loved ones of their connection. Don't wait!! Every day, in every way, say, "I love you" to your husband or wife, children, Christian brethren, and above all, Almighty God. A frightening thought: what if some cell phones did not have service at that moment? Some may have died without giving this necessary reassurance to someone who meant the most to them. Jesus said, "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." (John 14:21, NKJV). Obey the gospel of Christ and live for him, now (John 15:13-14; Mark 16:15-16; Romans 12:1-2). Let no day go by without telling and showing God and men that we love them.
We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also (1 John 4:19-21, NKJV).
The 110-story Twin Towers became 5-story high rubble in 45 seconds, which should graphically remind everyone that this world itself and everything in it will end someday. The only lasting tribute to each human will be whether or not we have obeyed God (1 John 2:15-17; 2 Peter 3:9-11; 2 Corinthians 5:1-5).
The one ingredient missing from American's "bumper sticker ideology" since that barbarous attack in New York is an admission of ungodliness and contrition! The U.S. Courts, with some approval of Federal laws, have been on a course for decades of crowding God's Law from all law. Evolution denies God as Creator; Abortion, euthanasia, DNA replication abuse deny God as Life-Giver; divorce (with its consequent spouse/child abuses), "free sex" (with its myriad of consequent diseases), and homosexual perversions deny God as the Father who made us male/female, gave us marriage and family in which we should develop love, trust, respect, intimacy and stability. Always God gives those who "did not like to have God in their knowledge...over to a debased mind" (Romans 1:28, Cf., verses 18-32). The American Government has legally removed God from its people and now says, "God Bless America." Is this a command or a prayer? If it is a command, then this war may end the way godless Communist Russia ended when it fought this same Afghanistan! But if it is a prayer, then American Government Leaders should be on their knees confessing the sinful way this country has been led of late!
Jeremiah prophesied to a morally bankrupt Judea. God said their problem had become "You refuse to be ashamed. Will you not from this time cry to Me" (3:3-4), and when their sins were made evident, "no one takes it to heart" (12:11). Now is the time to "Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the Lord has spoken" (13:15). The unrepentant are never ready for mass destruction, the impenitent are never completely victorious, and the penitent are the only ones truly blessed by God (Acts 17:30-31). The gospel of Jesus Christ, with its appeal and motive to repent, is the only solution for sinful hatred.
[2] Because evil men will not listen to God. God forbids "murders" and "slaughters" (Genesis 9:6; Matthew 15:16-20; Galatians 5:19-21), and those who refuse to obey His law are reduced to ungodly behavior (1 Timothy 1:8-11).
The Christian hears this law:
I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing with partiality. Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people's sins; keep yourself pure (1Timothy 5:21-22, NKJV).
A Christian recognizes that this pagan act was not committed by all Muslims, all Afghanis, all whites, all foreigners, or all religious people, and therefore will not "rush to prejudgment."
Those who claim to be Islamic but stoop to such violence, have contradicted their own "prophet, Mohammed" and blaspheme their god, "Allah." Their bible, the Qur'an (meaning "thing read") teaches them to: "Fight for the sake of Allah those that fight against you, but do not attack them first. Allah does not love the aggressors. Kill them wherever you find them...Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. But if they mend their ways, fight none except the evil-doers." (Qur'an, sura 2).
v This means they should only fight against "those that fight against you" but those who planned the "Tower Terror" killed people who were not fighting against Muslim/Afghanis;
v they should "not attack them first" but they made a "first strike" against non-aggressors;
v they should "kill them wherever you find them" but they passed by thousands of people to target some in certain planes and buildings;
v they should not stop "until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme" but they have not embarked on a genocide and only fought enough to further some man's political power agenda.
v In short, those responsible for these actions have violated their own religious teaching and stand condemned even by Mohammed in their own bible! They do not heed either Jehovah God or "Allah" and have no promise of "heaven!"
[3] No. Right now, the United States Government is doing something as God decrees it should do!
For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil (Romans 13:4, NKJV).
All "civil government" exists solely by the authority and power of God (Romans 13:1-3; John 19:10-11). The government should not only "go after" the terrorists for this brutish behavior, but "death rows" also need to be cleaned out because "he does not bear the sword in vain" (Romans 13:4), unless "he" refuses to do God's bidding!
Christians, however, are to follow Jesus' teaching:
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You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:38-48, NKJV).
Personally, Christians must encourage a government in its effort to bear the sword as God decrees, but at the same time continue to treat all men, even enemies, with love and compassion as always. Christians will find this is an open door to preaching the Gospel of Christ as never before in our lifetimes. Only God knows for sure what is in the future (James 4:13-17). Pray for all people that they may get ready to meet God.-125 The Trace, Dover, TN 37058