forgiving sin is not the same as dealing with it

While there may be some question on the part of some people about whether forgiveness really should include reconciliation, the referenced post argues that it does.

Real forgiveness is not pretending that there is no sin, it is not pretending that everyone is okay and that no one got hurt. Jesus knows, God knows, and we know, that every action has consequences. Reconciliation is not about covering up sin, it is about dealing with it so that the person affected is healed as much as possible – and that the person who did it can try to make amends, and then deal with it so that (to the best of our ability) it does not happen again.
He is in the business of reconciliation. That means he is the business of getting people on good terms with each other. Reconciliation is the goal, the end product, of forgiveness.

I think I tend to agree.
felix hominum: forgiving sin is not the same as dealing with it:
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