Repentance

Repentance

For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right. My purpose, then, was not to write about who did the wrong or who was wronged. I wrote to you so that in the sight of God you could see for yourselves how loyal you are to us. We have been greatly encouraged by this.

2 Cor 7:10-13a (NLT)

4 Truths about my need for forgiveness:

     Humans hurt humans.

     I ____________________________________________________________________________.

     Human sorrow makes things worse.

     I ____________________________________________________________________________.

     Humans have access to godly sorrow.

     I ____________________________________________________________________________.

     Human submission to godly sorrow leads to salvation.

     I ____________________________________________________________________________.

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

Mark 1:15b (NKJV)