• 1 Cor. 13 – love keeps no record of wrongs
  • Lev. 16 – Day of Atonement shows that God forgives sins we aren’t aware of, thus it’s not necessary to confess every sin in order to be forgiven and reconciled
  • Prov. 19:11 – it shows strength and maturity to overlook offenses done to you
  • Matt. 5:23-26, 38-42 – we should go the extra mile when we’ve done something wrong or there are outstanding grievances another has
  • 1 Pet. 4:8; Prov. 10:12 – love is willing to forgive

Saying all this:

  • it’s still good to address people in ongoing sin in order to help discipline their character (part of sanctification)
  • it’s part of bearing with those who are weaker to meet them where they are at in order to be reconciled when we aren’t (Rom. 15)
  • forgiving someone doesn’t mean justice and consequences play no effect. Think of the cross where justice was upheld, but to the hurt of God himself who did everything He could to show mercy within the rubric of justice. Similarly, there are consequences we live with for sin even after we repent (think of David with Bathsheba, and the son still died)