GODLY SORROW WORKETH
REPENTANCE (II COR. 7:10)
INTRO:
1. Repentance has been called the hardest command to obey.
2. Baptism presents NO difficulty for the one who has genuinely repented.
3. The Bible places GREAT emphasis upon repentance; Acts 17:30; Lk. 13:3.
BODY:
I. "GODLY SORROW WORKETH REPENTANCE."
1. There is a certain kind of sorrow involved in repentance---"godly sorrow."
a. Not sorrow because one has been hurt.
b. But sorrow because God has been hurt.
2. It is sorrow that recognizes sin to be not only a violation of God's law, but also His
love.
II. HOW REPENTANCE AFFECTS MAN.
1. Repentance affects the intellect, the ability to reason.
2. Before a sinner can repent he must reflect upon his actions.
3. Not only must there be a consciousness of sin but a conviction of sin.
a. Simon Acts 8:22-24.
b. Must realize EVERY sin is against God.
c. Must want to be right with God.
4. Repentance affects the will-power; the ability to do or act.
5. Repentance affects the emotion, the ability to love and hate.
6. While a person can be sorry for his sins and not repent, he can not repent without
being sorry for his sins.
CONCLUSION:
Let us be sure we understand what it means to repent.