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2 Corinthians 7:9-10 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing.
For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
The first reason is that you only have worldly sorrow over it, which produces death. Worldly sorrow makes you feel bad about yourself, doubt your salvation, feel like God is mad at you all the time, things of this nature. In short, worldly sorrow is about you.
Godly sorrow is about God and not you. It produces genuine repentance because it is a genuine response to offending a holy God. It produces a godly grief over hurting and offending God, over grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit. It brings the fear of the Lord which will cause you to depart from sin (Proverbs 3:7). It produces a hatred for the sin in your life (the fear of the Lord is to hate evil).
Ask God if the sorrow you feel over your sin is worldly or Godly. If it is worldly, ask God to soften your heart so you can feel Godly sorrow over it. God bless
For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
The first reason is that you only have worldly sorrow over it, which produces death. Worldly sorrow makes you feel bad about yourself, doubt your salvation, feel like God is mad at you all the time, things of this nature. In short, worldly sorrow is about you.
Godly sorrow is about God and not you. It produces genuine repentance because it is a genuine response to offending a holy God. It produces a godly grief over hurting and offending God, over grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit. It brings the fear of the Lord which will cause you to depart from sin (Proverbs 3:7). It produces a hatred for the sin in your life (the fear of the Lord is to hate evil).
Ask God if the sorrow you feel over your sin is worldly or Godly. If it is worldly, ask God to soften your heart so you can feel Godly sorrow over it. God bless