Times Of Refreshing or Regret?

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Times Of Refreshing or Regret?

• 2 Corinthians 78-16

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Times Of Refreshing or Regret?

• Paul
• Visited Corinth on his 2nd missionary journey
  planted a church there Acts 181ff
• He later wrote several letters to the believers
  there, two of which are included in the Bible
• His 1st letter written to the Corinthians is lost
  1 Corinthians 59-11

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Times Of Refreshing or Regret?

• Paul
• His 2nd letter to them is our book of 1
  Corinthians
• His 3rd letter is lost 2 Corinthians 26-9
  712
• His 4th letter is our book of 2 Corinthians (this
  was written less than a year after his 2nd letter)

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Times Of Refreshing or Regret?

• My letter
• Pauls 3rd letter to the Corinthians now lost
• It had caused the people to begin to change
  (repent). Receive pardon for sin Isaiah 557
  Jeremiah 312 319

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Times Of Refreshing or Regret?

• Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

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Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

• V10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads
  to salvation... refers to the sorrow of our sins
  that results in changed behaviour
• Peters remorse repentance Luke 2254-62
• King Davids broken and contrite heart when the
  prophet Nathan came to him after he had committed
  adultery with Bathsheba Psalm 51

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Other Examples

• Ahab
• 1 Kings 2127
• Josiah
• 2 Kings 2219
• Israel in Ezras time
• Ezra 101
• The Ninevites
• Jonah 36-9

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Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

• Vs 10 ... But worldly sorrow brings death
  refers to people who are sorry only for the
  effects of their sins or for being caught
• Judas Iscariots sadness for selling Jesus Luke
  223-6 Matthew 273-5

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Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

• Vs 10 ... But worldly sorrow brings death
• What weve just seen in Judas is spiritual death
• Revelation 208-15
• Revelation 216-8

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Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

• It is difficult to be confronted with our sin,
  and even more difficult to get rid of sin.
• Paul commended the Corinthians for clearing up an
  especially troublesome situation
• 2 Corinthians 25-11

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Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

• VS11
• EAGERNESS Cant wait to change, no delay
• EARNESTNESS Serious about real/honest/sincere/gen
  uine changes
• INDIGNATION Hate sin, anger towards sin
• ALARM Fear of the consequences of sin
• LONGING Strong yearning to put things right
• CONCERN Zeal to change have real concern for
  God people
• READINESS FOR JUSTICE Eager to make the wrongs
  right

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Times Of Refreshing or Regret?

• Today I urge you, choose life, embrace Godly
  sorrow, repent of your sins and enjoy TIMES of
  REFRESHING!