Godly Sorrow and True Repentance

2 Corinthians 7:2-16

I. A Renewed Plea for Love 7:2-4

A. Three Reasons they should “Open their Hearts”
1. We have wronged no one
2. We have corrupted no one
3. We have defrauded (cheated) no one

B.  Commending the Corinthians  7:3-4

    

II. Finding Titus 7:5-7, 13-16

A.  The Historical Narrative
    1:23-2:1;  2:12-13; 7:5-6, 7, 13-16

B.  Comfort for the Downcast  7:5-7	
    1.  Are YOU ever downcast, discouraged, in despair?   Isaiah 49:13
    2.  How does God comfort the Downcast?
        

III. Godly Sorrow Contrasted with Earthly Sorrow 7:8-12

IV. Godly Sorrow and True Repentance

A.  The Marks of Godly Sorrow
     1.  Godly Sorrow sees sin as an offense against God
    2.  Godly Sorrow leads to Repentance
    3.  Godly Sorrow sees grace as our only hope
    4.  Godly Sorrow causes us to hate the sin that we formerly loved
        
B.  The Marks of the Sorrow of the World
    1.  The sorrow of the world leads to death
    2.  The sorrow of the world is fueled by shame
    3.  The sorrow of the world tends toward bitterness
    4.  The sorrow of the world hardens a heart
        
C.  The Fruits of True Repentance  7:11

1. The Error of Decisional Regeneration.
2. The Corinthians true repentance