Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV
Grief
MyGrief.ca is an online resource to help people move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace. It can help you understand your grief and approach some of the most difficult questions that may arise. It was developed by people who have experienced the death of someone important to them and grief specialists. It complements existing community resources and helps address barriers to grief services. The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer funded the vision and the original nine modules. Health Canada has funded the latest series of modules.
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If you watch enough crime shows, you will realize that there are two kinds of sorrow. One is the “I’m so sorry I got caught” sorrow and the other is “I’m truly sorry for what I’ve done and I want to make amends.” The Bible has terms for those two kinds of sorrow. The first is worldly sorrow, the second is godly sorrow and there is a huge difference in what they lead to in terms of the Kingdom of God. Worldly sorrow doesn’t lead to transformation, and it doesn’t recognize the need for a redeemer. Godly sorrow leads to both – it is birthed out of a heart that longs to be different, longs to be transformed. It leads to Jesus, the only One who can bring about that transformation. Paul the apostle deals with all of this in 2 Corinthians 7:10: “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” Paul is pretty blunt here – only godly sorrow leads to salvation. Be sure your sorrow leads to repentance and drives you to faith in Jesus.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley