Today with Jeff Vines Forgiveness: Love & Wrath - Part 2 - 20 March 2026
Mar 20, 2026
Discussion of pursuing justice with love versus vengeance. Confronting wrongdoing to protect others and invite repentance. Exploration of justification, substitutionary atonement, and how the cross models both justice and forgiveness. Real-life stories and a school illustration show loving justice in practice. Practical steps for naming harm, forgiving personally, and seeking communal accountability.
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Justice And Forgiveness Must Coexist
- Justice and forgiveness must be pursued together using the cross as the model.
- The cross shows God is both just (sin punished) and loving (forgiveness opened), so Christians must pursue justice motivated by love.
Confront Sin Out Of Love Not Vengeance
- Confront wrongdoing motivated by love, not vengeance, to spare future victims and help the offender repent.
- Approach with humility, bear burdens together, name the sin, and seek communal restoration over revenge.
Rachel Denhollander Courtroom Example
- Rachel Denhollander's story illustrates how churches mishandled sexual abuse by urging silence and premature forgiveness.
- Denhollander studied Scripture, saw the cross affirms victims' need for vindication, and advocated justice plus forgiveness in court.
