A woman who had been assaulted and raped was interviewed. Frankly, I've forgiven him. I'm not going to give him another minute of my time. I'm getting on with my life. Through forgiveness, she removed the bitterness that is often the result of being mistreated.
Forgiveness revives the spirit.
This kind of spirit can only be experienced after the forgiveness of verses 13-14 is applied. Seek assurance of your own salvation. This is a reference to accepting Christ and being forgiven yourself. Once we know we have been forgiven, we can have the grace to forgive someone else. Make the offender a love project to do good and kind things for them without expecting any positive response from them.