What’s something you’ve forgiven but haven’t forgotten?
Christians play around with these two words, forgiving and forgetting, to their detriment. Humans who are impenitent – have no need to repent – and think themselves to be the elite of humanity have very much of a problem forgiving people, which is the iconic act of God in Christ. Human beings have no switch to turn off their memories, but God does, especially with regard to our sins, which he says he has removed from us as far as east is from the west, and in another analogy, he has thrown the sins into the depths of the sea.
People are free to play that game, but the things we have forgotten do not come to mind, either as sins forgiven or righteous deeds to be celebrated.
