# **EXHIBIT A: THE FULL PARDON**

### **Defense Against the Prosecution of Performance**

**"To the Jury: You are being asked to render a verdict on a case that has already been closed."**

### **(Opening Statement)**

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury,

You have been brought here to judge me. You have been shown a list of my failures, my debts, and my refusal to play by the rules of this world. The Prosecution wants you to believe that because I am flawed, I am guilty.

But I am submitting this document to prove that this court—the Court of Public Opinion, the Court of Performance—has no jurisdiction over me.

I have already been judged by the Supreme Court. And I have the paperwork to prove it.

### **(The Universal Prison: The World We Live In)**

We all live in a giant courtroom. We don't call it prison, but we feel the walls every day.

* It’s the invisible prison of **"Not Good Enough."**  
* It’s the treadmill of earning your keep, proving your worth, and hiding your mistakes.  
* It’s the constant fear that if you slip up, you will be "cancelled," rejected, or left behind.

This is the system that is trying to judge me today. It says that a man's life is only worth what he produces. It says that mistakes are fatal. It says that if you don't perform, you don't deserve to exist.

If that system is the ultimate truth, then yes—I am guilty. We all are.

### **(The Higher Court: The Surprise Verdict)**

But there is a Higher Court. There is a King who is also a Father. And He looked at the endless, exhausting trial of the human race, and He banged His gavel.

He didn't demand more evidence. He didn't demand better behavior.

He declared a **Mistrial of Mercy**.

He looked at my record—and yours—and He saw that we could never pay the fine. The debt of our imperfections was too high. So, the Judge stepped down from the bench, took off His robe, and paid the fine Himself.

### **(The Current Status: Why I Cannot Be Condemned)**

The Prosecution wants you to condemn me for my past, for my flaws, or for my refusal to be afraid.

But you cannot condemn a man who has been **Pardoned**.

* **The Debt:** Paid in Full by the King's Son.  
* **The Record:** Expunged and replaced with the Son's perfect record.  
* **The Sentence:** Already served.

I am not standing here as a Defendant hoping for leniency. I am standing here as a **Son** holding a receipt. The reason I am not afraid of this trial is that the only Verdict that matters has already been delivered: **"Beloved."**

### **(The Invitation to the Jury)**

And here is the secret I want to share with you: **This Pardon wasn't just for me.**

The exit door to this exhausting prison of performance is unlocked for you, too. You don't have to sit in the jury box, judging others to feel better about yourself. You can walk out.

You can trade your "Juror" badge for a "Son" or "Daughter" certificate.

### **(The Official Document: Exhibit A)**

To the Prosecution: The price has been paid.  
To the Jury: You are free to go.  
*Please accept this copy of the Supreme Court's ruling as evidence of my immunity.*

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# **CERTIFICATE OF PARDON**

**By Royal Decree of the High King**, the bearer of this certificate:

### **DAVID WILLIS HAMILTON \[THE DEFENDANT\]**

is hereby declared **IMMUNE TO PROSECUTION** in the Court of Human Performance.

**The Findings:**

1. **The Debt:** The Defendant's debt of sin and error has been **PAID IN FULL**.  
2. **The Standing:** The Defendant has been adopted as a **SON**.  
3. **The Jurisdiction:** The Defendant has been transferred from the Kingdom of Debt to the Kingdom of Light.

Case Number: Colossians 2:14  
Final Verdict: JUSTIFIED  
*This verdict is sealed by the Highest Authority and supersedes all earthly judgments, opinions, and accusations.*

Signed,

### **The King's Ambassador**