Repentance is not just feeling guilt and sorrow. Some think that - TopicsExpress



          

Repentance is not just feeling guilt and sorrow. Some think that when a person knows he is a sinner and feels guilty, he is repenting. Others think they have reached repentance when they are truly sorry for sinning. You remember the rich ruler. Jesus exposes his love for money. He becomes "very sad" - and leaves Jesus! (Luke 18; Mark 10). Judas feels guilty for betraying Jesus. Torn by misery and sorrow, he returns the money, and confesses his sin. These feelings are not repentance, because Judas does not return to obey God. Instead he hangs himself (Matthew 27; Acts 1). Judas has a deadly sorrow. There is a better kind of sorrow. "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death" (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:26:21 +0000

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