We often go through life hearing people say that they "forgive but they don't forget". It seems the old wounds of some dreadful injury have not healed, or has partially healed. I have also uttered such nonsensical words from my mouth. In my ignorance of my understanding the true concept of forgiveness I have been sucked into the abyss of the world's corrupted beliefs.

The truth of the matter is that if we truly took the time to understand God's love for us then the reality of forgiveness would be staring us in the face. When God sent his Son into this world, the true meaning of forgiveness was displayed. Let's be real about who we are as human beings, because far so long we pretend to be someone else, trying to fool those around us that we are all good and perfect beings. The truth be told, human beings from the fall of man in the garden have been totally and completely sinful [Romans 5:12]. This was the birth of spiritual death, not the physical death that some believe. Evil cloaked as knowledge overtook man, and he fell miserably. From that time till now, that has not changed, we are still under the cloud of sin.

When God sent his son Jesus Christ to die on the cross and be risen on the third day, the gift of forgiveness was given to mankind. This only happens when a soul decides to turn his life over to God, by following the steps to salvation, which are: hear the word, believe, repent, confess Jesus as the Son of Man, and be baptized in water. It is by taking these steps that God forgives us of our sins. For we know that John 9:31, teaches that "We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth." We must be God's child for him to hear our sins. 

Jesus love for us was unconditional, no strings attached. He didn't just forgive us, he forgot everything single sin that we committed before we were his. Can you imagine that? If we were to count the number of sins we commit daily, is there any book that could hold the amount? I would say not even the Red Sea could hold our sins.

Yet we still have the tendency of the world. I can remember so many persons I have spoken to saying the words "I forgive him, but I don't forget". It is time that we see that this argument is anti-God, and that the sacrifice of his son would have been fruitless if this was God's approach.

We are expected to forgiveness without any strings. Now we are also expected to learn from these things. Just as Roman 6:1-2,"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?"  teaches us that at some point we must stop our sinfulness, so too  the one that sins against us must learn from their mistakes and not continue to be sinful. Remember at some point in time the shoe will be on the other foot. 

If love lives in us then why can't we appreciate these simple things that cause so many problems. When I do my self examination on a daily basis, I realize why so many people have side stepped me, because I really have not forgiven them, I have only forgotten, the hurt still remains, and that is a sad thing. God is not pleased with me, and I have decided that I will change my outlook and do what God expects, starting today and forever....