Mark Twain once said, “Why didn’t God forgive Adam and Eve seventy times seven?” He was probably being snarky, but it did get me to thinking. I figured God DID forgive Adam and Eve. I fully expect they are in Heaven now. BUT...they still had to suffer the consequences of their sins. Adam still had to work, Eve still had pain in childbirth, etc. I don’t see a conflict with forgiving someone, yet still wanting and expecting them to suffer the consequences of what they did; for instance, someone robs you and still has to go to jail, pay a fine, whatever the legal punishment is.
Many here have spoken to the forgiveness of debt. Is debt forgiven if it still has to be repaid?