Three Kinds of Forgiveness

Renunciation of vengeance, relational reconciliation, and divine forgiveness — those are the three kinds of forgiveness. Christians often conflate (blur, blend, shmoosh together) the three meanings of forgiveness — which causes much harm and confusion to victims of abuse.  Post last updated Feb 8, 2026. Take home messages God's forgiveness in its truest and purest… Continue reading Three Kinds of Forgiveness

Does the Bible Command us to “Respect no matter what”?

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. (Ephesians 5:33) Recently we received the following excellent email and question from a reader. This is what she wrote: I'm emailing you because I've been wondering a lot lately about what the opinion of… Continue reading Does the Bible Command us to “Respect no matter what”?