The Two Narratives at Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service
One can both squirm at the entanglement of gospel and political ideology, and still delight when the gospel shines through.
One can both squirm at the entanglement of gospel and political ideology, and still delight when the gospel shines through.
As Christians, we face a strange conundrum. On one hand, we know that in Jesus Christ, the Almighty God has forgiven us for our ignorant and sinful rebellion against Him. On the other hand, despite knowing this grace and reveling in its goodness daily, we still struggle to reciprocate it to those who have hurt or offended us. God commands us to offer the same magnitude of forgiveness to those who might have sinned against us (Ephesians 4:32); to do good to both our loved ones and our enemies (Luke 6:27-28). But actually trying to forgive people forces us to...