What is the definition of 'forget' here? For instance, say if someone snipes behind your back in a gossipy, critcal way. You confront the person and he/she apologize and ask forgiveness. You forgive them, but later you find he/she doing the same type of sniping. Before confronting he/she again do you ignore the previous offense, and treat this as the first time.

IOW, what do you do with a person when he/she is willing to apologize and ask forgiveness for the individual offense, but do not see the need to repent (or get help) in their sinful pattern of behavior.

How do we discern if the person is genuinely sorry, or that they just got caught.

John Chaney

"having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith . . ." Colossians 2:7