The Russell Moore Show - Tim Keller Says Forgiveness Is Key to Christian Witness

What does it mean to forgive? Is it just a matter of forgetting and moving on? How do justice, vengeance, and accountability factor into the equation?
On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, pastor and author Tim Keller and Russell discuss the "thorny," as Keller refers to it, topic of forgiveness. They talk about the biblical approach to forgiveness and how to understand the subject theologically. And they consider the role of forgiveness in real-life circumstances, ranging from the idea of forgiving oneself to what it means to forgive in situations of abuse.
For more on the subject, check out Keller's latest book, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Timothy Keller, Forgive
Wendell Berry, The Need to Be Whole
Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace
David Powlison, Good and Angry
Jonathan Rausch, The Constitution of Knowledge
Yuval Levin, A Time to Build
00:00 Opening
02:45 Forgiveness as a Precondition to Justice
07:30 A Process and a Promise
13:32 Forgiveness and the Cross
18:24 Disintegration of Communities
21:38 Transactional Forgiveness
25:33 Forgiving Those Who Have Passed Away
27:43 Has God Really Forgiven Me?
34:13 Cancel Culture
42:26 When Someone Refuses Reconciliation
46:36 Health Update
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Executive Producer and Host: Russell Moore
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Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

[@naegwut]

TK!

[@AllSven]

Where Keller is now - I ASSURE you he is cursing God. Forever.

[@pamgrueber7343]

Very interesting talk. Forgiveness isn't my strong suit.

[@juliusmorals123]

Our lord Jesus is coming very soon to confront false prophets and do called teachers . repentance!

[@stevenmerritt4960]

One form of weaponized forgiveness is christians defining not being a christian as being wrong. Once you define not being christian as being wrong, if someone isn't a christian then they aren't being contrite for their "sin". Therefore they shouldn't be forgiven. Thus, forgiveness gets defined as only for christians. This allows christiains to go after anyone who isn't a part of their group with no forgiveness for anyone who isn't one of them.