He did not say forget. One can love, pray and do good without forgetting but not without forgiving. Paul Little Man cannot be saved by perfect obedience of God's law, because he cannot render it. Man cannot be saved by imperfect obedience, for God will not accept it. J. Vernon McGee Forgiveness cannot be earned by the offender.
Forgiveness can only be a gift of the offended.
He wanted us to see how much we hurt Him by rejecting His gift. He gave us a visible sign that He has forgiven us. We are just finishing up a series on prayer of the Bible, realizing that if we expect our prayers to be answered, we have to spend enough time with the Father to know what He wants to do. It seems like His formula is Listen, Understand, Pray, Watch Him work. God and his Son are servants, . . .