Obviously, when God forgives, He does not simply sit in the heavens and emote. So forgiveness isn’t a feeling. if it were, we would never know that we have been forgiven. No, when God forgives, He goes on record. He says so. He declares, “I will not remember your sins” (Isa 43:25; see also Jer. 31:34 ). Isn’t that wonderful? When He forgives, God lets us know that He will no longer hold our sins against us. If forgiveness were merely an emotional experience, we would not know that we were forgiven.