Forgiveness, therefore, is first and foremost a promise. As God promises not to hold the sins of repentant and believing sinners against them, so we also must promise not to hold the sins of those we’ve forgiven against them. You may demonstrate this promise by not doing at least three things to the person you’ve forgiven. First, you may not bring up the forgiven offense to the forgiven person so as to use it against him/her. Second, you may not discuss the forgiven offense with others. Finally, you may not dwell on the forgive offense yourself but rather remind yourself that you have forgiven your offender, “just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”
Lou Priolo, The Complete Husband, pg. 75
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