A church on the Gold Coast has turned heads with their interesting sign and it's been blown out of proportion.

The Anglican Church Of The Holy Spirit have posted a sign that states "Forgiveness is swallowing when you'd rather spit'. 

Now APPARENTLY (according to a spokesperson for the church) they aren't referencing what you may think they are referencing... 

#ChurchSigns done differently 😬#thefabulousGoldie #surfersparadise pic.twitter.com/xzpXKYtPO2

— John-Paul Langbroek (@JPLangbroek) June 5, 2018

In fact the sign allegedly has a much more innocent meaning. 

“You don’t open your mouth and yell at somebody, you close your mouth and swallow,” a spokesperson told News limited. 

“If you want to say something, keep your mouth closed for a bit.

“Swallow it, don’t spit it out.”

Yeah okay mate LMAO, the ball's in your court now.