'Forgiveness is free'...True or False?

After my blog yesterday and the increase in views, most likely because it was slightly more controversial I've decided to continue on a similar note...

Anyway, after reading the comments made and reflecting on other people's opinion, it was interesting to see such a wide spread of views on one man. 

Yet I wonder....was there such a wide spread of views when Jesus was killed, a man who did no wrong yet paid a great price for us. I wonder if I posted yesterdays post with a different explanation and background into my personal viewpoint about Jesus, would it get the same response. 

Anyway....The title I've put is to really follow up and conclude from yesterdays post and ask, from any view point, religious or not, is forgiveness free?

From a variety of angles....

Is it free from someone like me who really just has an opinion on the subject and no direct connection?

Is it free from a relative of someone murdered in terror attacks within the last 10 years?

Is it free from the person who killed Osama Bin Laden?

I'll tell you who it is free from, the one person who suffered far greater than Osama Bin Laden or any other....

 Jesus Christ!

I can't help think...

So, Osama Bin Laden is dead. When I saw the news on my phone, I rushed out of bed and put the TV on. 


Was it really true? This man who had eluded the best intelligence officers in the world for 10 years had finally been caught out. 


When September 11th took place. I remember it vividly, I was watching my little brothers swimming lesson and it was on the TV and I remember rushing backwards and forwards telling my Mum who was watching the little brother swim, what was going on. Ever since then, I've had a keen interest in the situation surrounding that day, Osama Bin Laden and what this man was all about. 


And when I turned on the TV the first thing I see, is people celebrating the death of this man. Now, I am not saying what he planned and carried out was not horrific, wrong and mass murder. However, he was created by God, he was loved by God and God sent His son down to die for everybody, including Osama Bin Laden. So if you do read this, whether from a non-Christian view point, a Christian view point, or of any other faith. I would say this to you,


That man was born and had a mother and a father who would have loved him.


He had brothers and sisters,


And he was a child of God who went down the path leading away from Jesus like many people do, that led to sin, death and many other things.....