![]() ![]() ![]() Cmraiv bebss, tnbe, is ardetbf jbcmrb it is cbgt. Iestbdf, prdy pmsitivbgy cmr tnbir armwtn. ![]() Fme’t rmmt cmr tnbk tm cdig, fme’t nmpb cmr tnbir pdie. Zdtnbr, rblmaeizb tnb lmkkme siecug nukdeity ymu sndrb witn nik mr nbr. Fme’t vigicy mr fbkmeizb tnb mbefbr ie ymur ikdaied- time. Vndt is, fme’t lmetieudggy rbpgdy tnb tdpbs mc tnb wrmea ie ymur ikdaiedtime, ie mrfbr tm obbp tnb sbesb mc gmss def nurt crbsn sm ymu lde stdy dltivbgy nmstigb tmwdrf tnb pbrsme def cbbg virtumus jy lmetrdst. Vnirf, wnbe cmraivi ea ymu rbcusb tm iefugab ie igg-wigg ie ymur nbdrt. Y mu fme’t rue tnbk fmwe uefbr tnb auisb mc wdreiea pbmpgb djmut t nbk mr uefbr tnb auisb mc sbboiea sykpdtny def suppmrt def sndriea ymur nurt. ‛ĭvmifiea tnbk mr jbiea lmgf tmwdrf tnbk \blmef, ymu rbcusb tm bkpgmy ieeubefm mr ‗spie‛ mr niet mr amssip mr firblt sgdefbr tm fikieisn tnmsb wnm ndvb nurt ymu ie tnb bybs mc mtnbrs. Ie tnis it fibrs crmk dgg mtnbr lmkkueitibs. Lnristide jrmtnbrnmmf is d spiritudg def emt d nukde rbdgity. It kdy jb nbrb kmst mc dgg tndt wb sbb tnb trutn mc Jmenmbbr’ s stdtbkbet, ‗Mur lmkkueity witn meb demtnbr _ie Lnrist[ lmesists smgbgy ie wndt Lnrist nds fmeb tm jmtn mc us. Jut meb lmugf draub tndt tnb jijgildg tbdlniea me cmraivbebss def rblmeligid time is sm rdfildg tndt tnbrb drb em lugturbs mr smlibtibs tndt drb ie dllmrf witn it. Lnristides crmk kmrb trdfitimedg lmkkuedg lugturbs gmvb tnb bkpndsis me dllmuetdjigity cmr kmrdgs def jbgibcs jut mctbe lndcb dt bkpndsis me rdlidg rblmeligidtime def jbiea mpbe djmut meb’s pbrsmedg nurts def ffledelidg ebbfs. Lnristides crmk kmrb iefivifudgistil lugturbs gmvb tnb Jijgb’s bkpndsis me drkiea meb demtnbr def sndriea nurts def prmjgbks‖jut ndtb tnb ifbd mc dllmuet- djigity def fislipgieb. Xut demtnbr wdy, it fmbse’t fflt dey lugturb jut lndggbeabs tnbk dgg dt smkb pmiet. I urge you to read his essay in detail.Vnb ebw nukde lmkkueity tndt tnb Jijgb rbquirbs luts dlrmss dgg lugturbs def tbkpbrdkbets. For example, Keller has very practical actions around forgiveness and unpacks our cancel culture in an incisive and thoughtful analysis. In my personal reflection on Tim Keller’s essay, I only spoke to the high points that caught my attention. ![]() We must never tire of forgiving (and/or repenting!) and seeking to repair our relationships.“ Tim Keller I Urge You to Read Keller’s Essay “ Christians in community are to never give up on one another, never give up on a relationship, never “write off” another believer and have nothing to do with them. Yet the sacrifice and offer has been made regardless of the acceptance. His forgiveness is offered to all–but not all accept it. The primary purpose of forgiveness is not a way to make me feel better or to combat hate I may feel toward those who have wronged me (although it may well do that as a by-product), it is my minor participation in Christ’s reconciling work on the cross. It may not always work right away, or ever, but it is the only route to healing and reconciliation. The sacrifice of forgiveness is not optional for me. The Amish uniformly expressed forgiveness of the murderer and his family.” Tim Keller The Bottom Line for Me “Within hours members of the Amish community visited both the killer’s immediate family and his parents, each time expressing sympathy for their loss. The families of the wounded and dead children immediately reached out to the family of the deceased gunman, as Keller put it, “expressing sympathy for their loss.” “forgiveness is either discouraged as imposing a moral burden on the person or, at best, it is offered as a way of helping yourself acquire more peaceful inner feelings, of “healing ourselves of our hate.” “ Tim Keller The Amish of Nickel Mines, PennsylvaniaĪs a counterpoint to our culture’s intolerance toward forgiveness, Keller cited the example of the Amish families whose children were shot and killed by a gunman in October, 2006. Keller then goes on to show, in a segment entitled OUR THERAPEUTIC CULTURE, that even when “forgiveness” is tolerated, it is only tolerated in a therapeutic sense … if forgiveness is of positive benefit to the victim of the injustice. “ the emphasis on guilt and justice is ever more on the rise and the concept of forgiveness seems, especially to the younger generation, increasingly problematic“ Tim Keller Indeed forgiveness is seen as an enabler of injustice. In the introduction entitled OFFENDED BY FORGIVENESS, Keller cites many examples where the younger generation has moved from forgiveness to retribution. Yet, despite his challenges he wrote a profound essay on forgiveness on. Tim Keller, is a writer, speaker, and a minister at a New York city Presbyterian church. ![]()
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