Q: How do you forgive someone who know that what they did was wrong and was not sorry for it?
A: Forgiveness is ultimately an act of obedience to God. It is true that people will wrong you (or someone close to you) and refuse to apologize. However, our duty as believers...our allegiance is ultimately to God. Therefore, we should strive to obey God, not strive to change that person. Only God can truly change a person. So, if we forgive them (and let them know that we forgive them) the hope is that they will see the glory of God through the act of forgiveness. In summary, we forgive because we were forgiven. We show grace because grace was shown to us. We have mercy because Christ had mercy. We love because Christ first loved us.
SIDE NOTE: It does take time...just pray for God to reveal His heart to you through the situation.
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