This phrase refers to several passages in Scripture that speak of God’s forgiveness. When you receive the gift of salvation (justified by Christ's atoning sacrifice), He forgets your sins so completely that they are described as being at the bottom of the ocean ... He will tread down our iniquities and cast all of our sins into the depths of the sea. (Micah 7:19)
Spurgeon - Not into the shallows out of which they might be washed up by the tide, but into the "depths" shall our sins be hurled. They are all gone. They sank to the bottom like a stone.
The 'sea of forgetfulness' is where every iniquitous thought, word, and deed has been forever exiled. They can no longer affect a believer's relationship with God ... For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. (Hebrews 8:12)
When we apply this wondrous truth to our walk of faith, the chains that hold us captive are broken and that which took place on Calvary's cross becomes more precious day by day.
God's acceptance of Christ's redemptive act sets us free from the consequences of sin ... As far as the East is from the West, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:12)
The idea that all of your sins can be cast into a 'sea of forgetfulness' may seem too good to be true. If you're languishing in guilt and shame over your past, find the forgiveness you long for in the Gospel of Jesus Christ ... If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
If you are a Christian, don't be a 'deep sea diver' ... forever dragging already forgiven sins to the surface as if they still warrant attention.
Leave them where God put them.
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