Tim - John 16:8

John 16:8. "When he comes he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me. "

Forgiveness does not mean that we are saved from hell and made right for heaven.   Rather, forgiveness means we are forgiven into a recreated relationship. A new identification in Christ.   The miracle is he turns us (unholy)into the standard of himself (holy) by giving us the disposition of Christ.