2 Corinthians 7:10 Meaning and Explanation
“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”
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Read Full Chapter →Sorrow shaped by God produces a repentance unto salvation that no one regrets, while worldly sorrow only leads to death.
What Does 2 Corinthians 7:10 Mean?
Paul draws a clear line between two kinds of grief. One is sorrow according to God -- a grief that takes sin seriously and turns to Him -- and it produces repentance that leads to salvation, a turning no one ever has cause to regret.
The other is the sorrow of the world: regret that festers in despair, self-pity, or wounded pride without ever reaching toward God, and its end is death. The difference is not the depth of the feeling but its direction. Grief that runs to Christ becomes the doorway to life; grief that turns inward and away only deepens the wound.
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What does 2 Corinthians 7:10 mean?
Sorrow shaped by God produces a repentance unto salvation that no one regrets, while worldly sorrow only leads to death.