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2 Corinthians 7:10 (LSB) 10 For godly sorrow produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death.
God put into place a plan for salvation. A method by which we can be redeemed from our sins.
His plan is flawless. His ways are perfect.
The only time His plan fails is when we fail to understand it or choose to follow only part of it.
So, in reality, it is not His plans that fail. It is our execution of those plans.
And this is why it is so important for us to fully understand God’s ways and His plans.
One of the areas in which man has failed is in fully understanding and walking out God’s plan for salvation.
We tend to pick and choose the parts that we like best; usually those parts that make it easier or less uncomfortable for us.
The verse above states very specifically that the type of sorrow that God desires us to experience and display leads to repentance, which then leads to salvation. But that the sorrow of the world brings death.
The truth in this verse is often twisted or altered by man, leaving out godly remorse and repentance as what leads to salvation.
The sorrow of the world has been inserted as a replacement for genuine godly sorrow.
This type of sorrow does not create remorse, nor does it lead to repentance and salvation. It brings about only a regret that our behavior has been discovered or exposed, not a turning of our heart toward God.
Partial truths avoid important pieces of the whole truth in an effort to conceal them, leading to deception.
Let us be sure to follow God’s truth in its fullness; not a partial truth that leads to worldly comfort and death.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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