Forgiveness Requires Repentance

There is no forgiveness without repentance. All through the Bible, people were forgiven if they repented of their sin.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 18, 2016

There is no forgiveness without repentance. Throughout the Bible, people were forgiven if they repented of their sin. Forgiveness requires repentance because it shows you're truly sorry for the mistake you've made, and are committed to not making the same mistake. I get that no one's perfect, but if you're making the same mistake over & over, then you're blowing out hot air by asking for forgiveness because it sounds good; there is no true repentance. True repentance involves not only asking the victim for forgiveness, but turning away from the offense. Real repentance means they never do it again. If you have ever regretted doing wrong towards someone, you never did that to them or anyone else.
If someone harms you, causes you pain or betrays you, you're within your right NOT to forgive them if they don't first repent and make a sincere effort to right the wrong. BUT....forgiveness is more for you than the offender because as I've stated before, some people are cold-blooded to where they can hurt someone and keep it moving. Many times, they don't care who they hurt, it's their nature to be foul. You want to know if someone's truly repented of their sin? They're shook by coming to you forgiveness because they feel so bad about what they've done, they feel you won't forgive them. IF they ask for your forgiveness and you've already forgiven them, they turn away from that transgression because they don't want to feel bad like that again. That's how you know you've repented for whatever wrong that you've done.