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>Forgiveness is the ultimate get out of jail card.
You seem to have a skewed view of redemption. For the person who sins, simply asking for forgiveness does not bring about redemption, but the act of repentance with a contrite heart can. Everyone sins, and so it is important that we continuously repent and always draw closer to Christ. We forgive others because just as we sin and deserve destruction, Christ says that if we truly forgive others, God the Father with forgive us. Forgiveness of others is a form of repentance.