{"id":1118,"date":"2025-10-07T09:31:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:41:42","slug":"forgiveness-is-a-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/forgiveness-is-a-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgiveness is a Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a response to a recent article by <\/em>Aly Dee<\/em><\/a>:<\/em> The Gospel of Cowardice: How Cheap Forgiveness Weakens the Church<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just my thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of good stuff here. Particularly the \u201cTurn the other cheek\u201d part. It was a power shift. By turning the other cheek in that era, you shifted power from the aggressor to you without doing much. The aggressor was left with a dilemma, strike with the \u201cunclean\u201d hand (left hand) or open hand, which implied equality in status. Or nothing and show weakness. One slight move shifted the entire dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strength under control is also a good theme here. A man should be capable of danger and wise enough to know when to and not to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d like to provide a little nuance here on two main points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Evangelical Protestantism<\/li>
  2. Forgiveness<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Evangelical Protestantism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cEvangelical Protestantism is the <\/em>worst<\/em><\/strong> form of Christianity available today<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    This is hardly accurate. But when speaking in absolutes, accuracy is rarely found. It\u2019s hard to call a movement that is bringing people to Christ by the thousands that had given up all hope in being forgiven for the atrocities they\u2019d committed in their life the \u201cworst form of Christianity available today.\u201d The worst place for deep spiritual growth? Maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But remember, the people that who are entering these domains often believe, truly believe, there is no hope for them. They believe they have made entirely too many serious mistakes to be forgiven by a perfect God. Not realizing it is in His perfection where the ability to forgive resides. They enter at the request of someone they know, believing there is no way God can love them. Then they hear otherwise and everything changes. I cannot possibly tag them with \u201cworst.\u201d Not even close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019d dare say the worst form of Christianity today are the denominations being willfully blind to obvious scriptural instruction for the sake of identity over merit and making sure no one\u2019s feelings are hurt. Starting with the Presbyterian church. That\u2019s the worst form. Absolute false prophets dressed in robes adorned with crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Forgiveness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cForgiveness isn\u2019t really something reasonable to foist on someone mourning a fresh assassination, whether it be Charlie Kirk\u2019s widow or American Christians who have been persecuted and attacked by Leftists for nearly a decade.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    I totally agree that it isn\u2019t reasonable to push forgiveness onto someone in pain. I also believe that while it isn\u2019t reasonable, it is possible. Because it is a choice. When Erika Kirk chose<\/em><\/strong> to forgive her husband\u2019s killer, a few things happened and a few things didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What didn\u2019t happen:<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n