I would suggest that a parent that does not discipline their child from wrongdoing does not love that child. The same would apply to a parent that never forgives and endlessly punishes a child for one single misdemeanour. The Psalmist tells us that God’s ”anger is but for a moment”. His timing is perfect.
I noticed Sala was using humour to distract us – nothing offensive, but using that Pacific Island giggle to try and brush off the seriousness of what we were trying to portray. Thankfully we were able to keep focus enough to get him to agree that he would not end up in a good place on judgement day based on his own goodness. From what we could tell, God did not soften his heart, but we pray that the seeds of doubt would claw at his heart. We passed Sala later. I threw a checking question at him, but he was back to his giggly self. All we can do is keep him uplifted in prayer.