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My Thoughts on Erika Kirk\u2019s Speech at Charlie\u2019s Funeral<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

 Lori Alexander<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n
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Today is the day after Charlie Kirk\u2019s funeral. I had tears all throughout it and was amazed how many preached the Gospel. I loved it! I also loved a lot of Erika Kirk\u2019s speech. There were four things I disagreed with her about. I will share these. We must pray for wisdom for her during this difficult time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told men how they should be as husbands. I didn\u2019t like this nor think this was her place to do so. Women aren\u2019t to teach men. We are only to teach women. It\u2019s fine she told women to be virtuous. We absolutely should, but it seemed the list she gave to men was far longer. I wish she would have not done that. (Let me assure you, I don\u2019t hold any of these issues with her speech against her at all! I am just sharing with you what I thought. I love her and want the very best for her.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that wives shouldn\u2019t be \u201cservants\u201d of their husbands. Christ said the greatest of all is the servant of all! Servant is not a bad word. If we can\u2019t be a servant towards our husband as his help meet, who are we to be a servant for? (I agree we aren\u2019t their slaves as she mentioned also. Slaves are bought and sold. Our husbands willingly chose us, and we chose them!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spoke about being the CEO of TPUSA. She needs to be home raising her children, not a CEO. If it means just a few hours while the children are napping to be on phone calls, that\u2019s fine, but I pray it doesn\u2019t take her away from her children. She can have highly capable godly men take her place in moving TPUSA forward. No one can take the place of her in her children\u2019s lives. (There\u2019s a post going around hoping she will be the first female president of the United States. I sure hope not! I never want a female president.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth one is very controversial, and many, if not most, of you will not agree with me, and that\u2019s okay. I don\u2019t believe she needed to forgive the man who murdered her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent<\/strong>, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent<\/strong>; thou shalt forgive him.\u201d (Luke 17:3,4) One must repent before they can be forgiven. God doesn\u2019t forgive us unless we repent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThem that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.\u201d (1 Timothy 5:20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works\u201d (2 Timothy 4:14). Paul didn\u2019t forgive Alexander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026forgiving one another, even as God for Christ\u2019s sake hath forgiven you.\u201d (Ephesians 4:32) Christ doesn\u2019t forgive us unless we repent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMoreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.\u201d (Matthew 18:15-17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, this one from a man on X:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should I forgive someone who hasn\u2019t asked?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do we do if the offender has never asked for forgiveness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a difference between an ATTITUDE of forgiveness and TRANSACTIONAL forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Attitude of Forgiveness means I pray that God would forgive the offender, just like Jesus on the cross praying, \u201cFather, forgive them\u201d \u2013 asking God to grant them the gift of repentance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attitude of Forgiveness says, \u201cI have released this person from their debt towards me in the court of Heaven. In the presence of God who knows my heart, I no longer hold a grudge against them; I have released them of this debt before you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An attitude of forgiveness primes your heart and makes you ready to give transactional forgiveness when sought out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is VERY different than walking up to them and saying \u201cI forgive you\u201d unprompted. That\u2019s unbiblical. It is unbiblical to express forgiveness to someone who hasn\u2019t sought it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will cheapen and short-circuit the cycle of repentance and reconciliation. This cycle cannot happen if the offender doesn\u2019t repent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does God forgive us this way? Just issue blanket forgiveness without repentance? No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transactional forgiveness always requires repentance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you cultivate an Attitude of Forgiveness, then when the offending party comes to you and asks you \u201cWill you please forgive me,\u201d you will already have the attitude of forgiveness. And you\u2019ll be glad to forgive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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