Doesnt the Bible say we should always forgive and forget?
This phrase is not in the Bible. Yes, we must be ready to forgive people. If a man is a pedophile and attacks a child, and then says he is sorry, I can certainly forgive him. But that does not mean I will or should “forget” that he has exhibited this problem. I would not choose to allow him to babysit my childrennot because I hadnt “forgiven” him for his former action, but because it would be very foolish to assume that the propensity was eliminated just because he proclaimed he was “sorry.” Likewise, if a person has made false prophecies in the past (openly claiming special revelation from God) I can “forgive” them for misleading me or others. But that doesnt mean that I should forget that the person is a false prophet. This problem would not have come up in the Old Covenant dispensation. Back then, he would have been stoned to death! False prophets didnt even get a chance to make Mistake #2. But even though there is no physical penalty in our time for prophesying falsely, it is utter
