Psalms 145:8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Throughout all of the different aspects of guilt and sin, we see God’s tender mercy running through as a golden thread, forgiving all manner of sin, whether it be ignorant or deliberate. But it is not His will that individuals should take advantage of His grace, and continue in sin. Jesus came to save us from our sins, not in our sins, and thus, the grace and mercy of God is engaged with this sole purpose in mind, to bring us to a state where sin would be uprooted from our hearts.
That being said, there are two aspects of forgiveness and guilt that we will hone in on for they can occur quite frequently, and must be addressed. Here they are: [1] Cases where a person is wronged but he/she does not know that they have been wronged. [2] How to rebuild trust after trust has been betrayed. Let’s begin with the first issue. If in David’s case Bathsheba didn’t get pregnant, and David confessed to God and Bathsheba, should he still go to Uriah and confess his sin by informing him of what he does not know?
And what about Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, if she did not get pregnant, should she keep the matter quiet in an attempt to save her marriage, or should she risk Uriah blowing a fuse, by telling him what he did not know? Some people, even among Christians, don’t take the issue of cheating well. In some cases, the one who was cheated on may forgive, but in other cases, the wronged one might trip a fuse, and who knows, in an age where so many spouses are armed to the tooth, you never know what tripping a fuse might lead to.
Psalms 106:44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!