An unjust judge or master having subjects or servants could rightly forgive them their wrongs against him and debts against him or not forgive and not be unjust either way, even though he is actually unjust. How much more then can God who is just be equally just in forgiving us as in not forgiving us who are indebted to Him and have done Him wrong. We cannot take forgiveness by God for granted. We are wise to forgive others their sins and debts towards us as we turn towards God asking His forgiveness. With the same God, we need to ask Him to give us the Holy Spirit and we need to follow this Holy Spirit's lead, again not taking it for granted but asking with faith because grace can be given justly and equally justly can be withheld. "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord".
