Tyranny of Forgiveness

Excel Still More

Kris Emerson

Self-improvement, Increase, Jesus, Achieve, Spiritual, Health & Fitness, Best, Goals, Faith, Religion & Spirituality, Excel, Christianity, Education, Grow

4.9 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Send us a textThe title is "The Danger of Forcing Forgiveness" on the website. I was titled "The Tyranny of Forgiveness" in the printed magazine. Both articles are the same.Today's topic is heavier than usual. Sadly, the topic of sexual abuse and how abusers use forgiveness to cover themselves is needful in our time. There are victims who need help desperately, but are effectively being coerced into forgiving in a way that keeps them silent. They are simply staying controlled and manipulated ...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Season 5 of the Excel Stillmore podcast. I'm still your host, Chris Emerson, and I'm here to encourage you in your walk with the Lord, and I'm glad you've joined.
0:14.2	The program continues to be sponsored by Cunningham Financial Group. John is a good friend, and he's helped me and my family in everything
0:21.8	from stock and mutual fund investing to annuities, life insurance, and retirement planning.
0:28.1	I certainly commend him to you. If you have needs in any of those areas, you can reach him
0:32.6	at 615-895-7773. Thank you again for your ongoing encouragement and support. Let's get started.
0:46.1	Welcome and thanks for listening in today. I need to begin this episode with a disclaimer. I'm going to be
0:52.3	sharing with you a short article from Christianity Today magazine
0:56.2	called The Tyranny of Forgiveness. The concept of tyranny is cruel and oppressive rule
1:03.7	trying to control someone for your own self-interest. Particularly, we will dive into the weaponizing aspect of how some people wield their
1:13.8	knowledge on forgiveness. And this will put us in deeper waters than usual as we talk about particularly
1:20.0	oppressive relationships like verbal abuse, psychological abuse, physical abuse, and even situations that involve molestation.
1:31.0	And look, my wife and two little kids listen pretty much every Monday morning, and I'm
1:36.3	hopeful to word this in a way where they may have a few questions, but it will be fine for them.
1:42.1	So I'm not intentionally trying to eliminate younger people from listening,
1:46.0	but I thought you should know that up front. Before we get into that article, which I will read for you today
1:51.1	and discuss its content, let's begin with some basic things that you and I both know about forgiveness.
1:57.6	The New Testament is very clear that we exist in hope because God has forgiven us. You know
2:04.1	very well that there are no limits to the extent that God will go to show mercy to you. You have given
2:10.5	God every reason to be bitter against you, and yet when you come to him penitently, he forgives you and restores you. It has always been
2:20.0	God's call to Christians not only to accept this wonderful kindness of God, but to be willing to
2:26.2	extend it to others, to all others. The Bible talks about letting go of bitterness and wrath. The Bible
2:33.6	talks about forgiving as God has and wrath. The Bible talks about forgiving as God has
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