Forgiveness is an act of grace that releases someone of a debt owed, not on the basis of their merit, but on the basis of mercy. The Bible teaches that forgiveness is not forgetting, but rather choosing not to recall what we have released. It's not excusing sin, but trusting God with the justice that is deserved. Forgiveness does not require the restoring of a relationship to its former state and is not weakness, but rather a choice to give freedom to oneself and others.
