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.
2 Corinthians 7:11
Who am I teamed up with?
Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14
“In sin, the pleasure passeth, the sorrow remaineth; but in repentance, the sorrow passeth, the pleasure abideth forever. God soon poureth the oil of gladness into broken hearts.” – John Trapp
It’s a grief that makes us keenly aware of sin, with an earnestness to clear our conscious.
Holy Spirit’s intent isn’t to hurt us (Neither was it Paul’s intent to hurt them), but to create an awareness of our sin, that lead to repentance of the sin. Sometimes we have to hear the hard stuff about ourselves in order to open up to a transformation that Spirit wants to do in our lives.
The pain of the awareness of our sin should
What is godly sorrow? (Gotquestions.org)
There are two responses:
Experience the godly sorrow necessary to become what Christ wants me to become… a reflection of His image.
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