God isn't passive aggressive

When God says you are forgiven, you are forgiven. He doesn't keep reminding you of your past failures to prolong your suffering.

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. (1 John 1:9)

Has there ever been a time when you confessed a failure or a mistake to someone, and they didn’t forgive you? I’m not sure there’s anything worse than that. In Christian communities, you expect forgiveness when you confess…