Tag: godly sorrow
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Marks of True Repentance
2 Corinthians 7:10-11 “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment!” When I was growing up in the church, one of…
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Repentance
2 Corinthians 7:10 “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” Some years ago, I had the opportunity to be involved in several short-term mission trips to Russia. One of the things that I remember about the Russian Christians was the terms they used in talking about their…
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Godly sorrow
Psalm 119:136 “My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.” Some emotions we would rather avoid, and one of them is sorrow. No one likes to feel sad. Sadness is usually associated with loss; perhaps loss of health, or property, or life. There are various degrees of sadness, ranging from…