relationship with his church. It is the core of our identity in Christ. Forgiveness is powerful and transformative, and yet it can be complex and slippery. You may have a sense that “I have to forgive,” but merely nodding to forgiveness may not get you any closer to obedience. Forgiveness is central—and hard to do. There is much confusion today as to what forgiveness is and how it is lived out. But Scripture says many things about forgiveness. Given our sinfulness before God and our sins against