WWJD? The Lord Jesus would and does forgive us our transgressions once we repent. He forgives His followers before they even ask for forgiveness, because He already knows they will! We should do what Jesus would do.
”Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.” -Psalm 25:18
”For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” St. Matthew 6:14
”If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” -I John 1:9
”Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do….” -St. Matthew 23:34
”And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” -Ephesians 4:32
FORGIVENESS
Verses: I John 1:9, Exodus 34:5-7, Nehemiah 9:17, St. Matthew 18:21-35, St. Matthew 6:14-15, St. Luke 6:36, Colossians 3:13, Micah 7:18
"Micah 7:18 -- Nobody Like God
"Theologians use big words to describe God's unique qualities: transcendence, omnipotence, comnipresence. Micah marveled even more over this: God's forgiveness. Unlike the angry gods of other nations, Israel's God delighted to show mercy.
"FORGIVENESS
"The so-called 'cursing psalms' express the hideousness of violence and injustice. Unless you feel the depth of this, you cannot understand the depth of God's forgiveness, offered freely to anyone who pleads for mercy. God is not merely letting people off on a legal technicality. He hears the cry of their victims, and more: He shares it. In Jesus, God was the victim, beaten, cursed, killed.
"The New Testament actually quoted two of the cursing psalms, referring to Judas's betrayal of Jesus. These psalms speak of bitter injustice, and Jesus suffered the ultimate injustice. But the final word comes from Jesus himself: 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.'
"If we follow Jesus' example, we dare not mouth the cursing psalms when we think of our enemies. These psalms are not for us to borrow from, as are other psalms. Yet these cursing psalms remind us of the bitter suffering many experience, and reading them can impel us to fight for justice. More, they remind us to forgive. For God, hearing such cries from the victim, having suffered as they suffer, forgives. So can we." -God's Words of Life
