Here is something, which the more I consider it, the more i want to study how our Lord and Savior thought and responded to all situations He was faced with through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The topic being how to respond to somebody who might be an unbeliever, but indubitably not in fellowship with God, who takes offense by the least action, statement, or seemingly any thought one has through faith in Christ.
For example, Romans teaches us we are not to give offense to the person who is living by the Law and becomes offended if we were to eat meat sacrificed to idols, yet through faith in Him and the New Covenant, all things are possible, not perhaps expedient.
I consider now how many times, our Lord and Savior encountered those who did not understand, made a statement which due to their own thinking was inherantly unrighteous, but nevertheless, our Lord discerned a response which provided proper guidance, while not offering offense. Like the woman accused of adultery being brought to be stoned.
Our Lord and Savior, of all people, who knew what awaited Him, still had the grace to preserve the Law, while placing the burden upon the scribes that he who was without sin was to cast the first stone, thereby defeating their intent to appeal to the Targums, but instead maintained the Law, all the time recognizing they had used grossly improper procedure in the Law when they approached Him,...the same who would be convicted and crucified by similar lack of proper procedure in the Law by man made assemblies.
It is challenging of both intellect, mind, and human spirit to figure out ways to bear proper witness to those who are not in fellowship, yet insist they are offended by anything which is through faith in Him.
Nevertheless, we are believers 24/7, in sleep as well as our most active states.
You are changing the subject. I was talking about forgiveness by God, our part in owning our sin, and how God forgives our sins through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Now you are talking about unbelievers. Not going there.