In this lesson What The Bible Says About Forgiveness, it's vital Christians have a biblical viewpoint on forgiveness.  A failure to understand the true nature of forgiveness leads to prolonged bitterness, illegitimate fears and unnecessary guilt. It prevents us from receiving and granting life’s most important gift! If you’ve spent any time in church at all, you realize the importance of forgiveness. You are no doubt genuinely grateful for a God who was willing to take on human form and die an excruciating death so YOUR sins could be forgiven. Why then, is there such a discrepancy between our understanding of forgiveness and our willingness to grant it to others?