True Repentance Unlocks Divine Forgiveness
According to the presented materials, God’s forgiveness is provided for those who sincerely repent and seek mercy, while the absence of true repentance renders a person unworthy of forgiveness—even if their sins are grave. In other words, personal repentance is a necessary condition for receiving forgiveness, and it is precisely unrepentance that acts as an obstacle. As one source states:"There is no unforgivable sin except the sin of unrepentance. Judas the traitor would have been forgiven if he had repented. Nothing can compare to God’s bounties, nothing exceeds them. Therefore, whoever despairs is akin to a suicide. Whoever sincerely comes to God, He will not allow them to fall at all, but seeing their weakness, He assists and helps them both overtly and secretly, reaching down from above with a helping hand. But let us not abuse God’s infinite mercy for sinners to excuse our sins; God is as just as He is merciful, and therefore true repentance is required for everyone: He does not forgive those who do not repent." (source: link txt)This principle is further illustrated in the discussion regarding a person who refuses to repent:"Since we infinitely sin against God, He commanded us to forgive sinners—and those against us—an infinite number of times, but each time only for the repentant.
And for the one who does not repent, He commanded that after the third admonition, they be rejected as a Gentile and a tax collector; for who will forgive him who does not ask for forgiveness?" (source: link txt)From these excerpts it becomes clear that forgiveness is closely linked to sincere repentance: only through personal contrition can one receive God’s forgiveness, and the refusal or incapacity to repent results in the loss of this gift. Thus, those who do not repent of their serious sins remain in a state where forgiveness cannot be granted, regardless of the magnitude of the transgressions committed.