Questions about Forgiveness: too freely given?

15. How does one forgive an offender when to do so will only swell their existing self-righteousness?

There must be more to this question under the surface.

We forgive freely. There is no warning in Scripture against forgiving-to-freely. One of the reasons people remain immature in their faith-walk is based on their lack of experiencing true forgiveness and reconciliation.

We forgive freely, but we don't forgive at a distance. True forgiveness is followed by true reconciliation. Think of the way that God forgives us in Christ, then sends His Spirit to live in us to complete our reconciliation. The only cure for alienation is "life together."