Romans922
Puritan Board Professor
You know, all of this forgiving people without their repentance has no real Scriptural warrant. It seems as though most who hold this view are somewhat seeker-sensitive, not wanting to offend anyone, not wanting to call people to repentance, and not wanting to invoke church discipline. Forgiving without repentance is only showing them through our actions that they need not repent for they have forgiveness already. Everything is already ok, so why even repent. There is no need. O that we would be able to forgive sins of all who sin against us and others, but there is no where in Scripture where there is a clear example of forgiving someone who has not repented. Nor is it commanded. It is the other way around, repent and then forgiveness comes. And we should desire with all of our being to forgive just as Our Father in heaven has forgiven us.