A co-worker stole something from my desk at work. A couple days later, they talked about it, not TO me but with my supervisor who sat next to me. They wanted to let me know they stole it guess. They just explained why they stole it. After that, they left. The item was never returned, nor did my supervisor press the person to give it back. No apology was given. At that point, this person treated the item as if it belonged to them and would not be returned. After three days and the item still not returned, I go to HR and tell them what happened. Something apparently happens as a couple of days later, the item magically reappears on my desk.
No apology ever came forth. No "I'm sorry". No request for forgiveness. My supervisor advised I should drop the issue.
As a christian, am I supposed to forgive this person? How should I feel about my supervisor's behavior in this?
I look at Bible verses and I see this:
Luke 17: 3-4
Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
The thing is, this person never repented. I have to deal with this person on occasion at work so I'd like to know how it should be handled as a christian.