Hello Everyone,
“Repentance is hating what you once loved, and loving what you once hated.” Jim Elliff
In 2 Corinthians 7:9 Paul not only rejoiced because the Corinthians finally came around and dealt with their sins, but that they followed through with a genuine repentance.
9. yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.
A false repentance (worldly) is one that never gets beyond the emotion of guilt. You may feel sick to your stomach for a while, but you know the feeling will soon pass.
In turn, Satan use’s that against you, he comes to you and says: “You’re OK now because you felt bad about what you did. Don’t worry about it”. The word used here for repentance means: A change of mind, a change of heart, a change of attitude…I’m sorry and I am going to do something about it! I am going to change with God’s help! Our guilt that leads to the decision to turn from our sins and accept God’s free gift of eternal life!
God wants the conviction you may be feeling in your heart to produce a change of mind and attitude!That is true repentance.
All for Jesus
Pastor Phil
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