If someone tells me that I am not required to forgive unless the other person repent first and says, ‘I’m sorry’, then I answer: Jesus’ example on the cross is good enough for me. ‘Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots’ (Luke 23:34). If he had waited until they felt any guilt or shame for their words and actions, then Jesus would never have forgiven them.
