Distrust and Sorrow in the Church

Conclusion: No matter how hard you may try to plead your innocence, your lack of sincere repentance before God will eventually mar your testimony as a believer. Blind zeal to correct a bad reputation without sincere repentance will not clear you either. You must understand that your sins affect not only yourself, but others in your family and in the church, sometimes causing great sorrow to those who love you.