If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
We want that level of forgiveness from God, but are often unwilling to give it to others. Our attitude often reflects, “I’ll forgive you, but I won’t forget. If you ever do this again, 1+1=2, and that will be it.” We want God to forgive and forget, but we don’t want to do the same. The mature believer will say, “By God’s grace, I’m going to keep on forgiving, while you keep working on who you are”.