Forgive and forget? We certainly know that God forgives all our sins through the death of Christ. However, is it correct to say that God also 'forgets' our sins as well? If he forgets our sins, does that not imply a denial of his omniscience?

Further, we know how hard it is for us to forget offenses committed against and by us, even if forgiveness is extended and or received.

We can understand the difficulty of forgiving an unfaithful spouse after they have confessed their sin to the offended party.

I remember this question being raised by Bishop Festo Kivangere of Uganda who wrote a little book, I Love Idi Amin, even after Amin attempted to murder Festo. I think Festo would say that God's forgiveness is so exhaustive that not a remainder of our sin remains, not even in his memory bank. Why? Because the cross of Christ removed all sin from us, and also removed God's just anger from us as well. He can now look on us 'just as if I never sinned,' because of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. 'Love so amazing so divine...'

Further, the Bible supports the adage that God not only forives but forgets as well:

Isaiah 44:22; Psalm 103:12; Micah 7:19; Isaiah 38:17; and Jeremiah 31:34 all use images which can only be understood as God forgiving us, and forgetting our sins as well.