The Power of Godly Sorrow and Repentance

2 Corinthians 7:5-16

5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

15 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.

Pa medio di 2 Korintionan 7:5-16, Pablo ta ilustrá e poder di e Spiritu Santu pa produsí un kambio profundo den bida di e kreyente pa medio di un repentimentu berdadero, kual ta resultá den un alegria i konsuelo mutuo entre e minister i e iglesia7BC 938.4+1. Pablo ta splika ku e tristesa ku e kreyente ta sinti mester ta unu ku ta hiba na salbashon i no na morto spiritual 2 Corinthians 7:10SpTA02a 25.2.

1. Konsuelo den tempu di Aflikshon

Pablo ta habri e sekshon aki splikando su propio debilidat humano; ora el a yega Macedonia, su kuerpo no tabatin sosiegu pasobra e tabata afligí pa tur banda: "guera pafó, i temor padintra" 2 Corinthians 7:5.

• Dios komo Fuente: Pablo ta duna testimonio ku Dios ta esun ku ta konsolá esnan ku ta abasá òf desanimá 2 Corinthians 7:6EVRR145.

• Tito komo Instrumento: E konsuelo di Pablo no a bini solamente dor di e presensia di Tito, sino dor di e bon reportahe ku Tito a trese tokante e deseo, e yoramentu i e selo di e Korintionan pa ku Pablo 2 Corinthians 7:7EVRR145.

2. Tristesa Segun Dios (Godly Sorrow)

Un di e lèsnan mas grandi ku Pablo ta siña nos akinan ta e distinshon entre dos tipo di tristesaARSH February 23, 1860, page 107.3+1:

• E Naturalesa di Tristesa Segun Dios: Pablo no ta repentí di a manda un karta fuerte pa nan, aunke esaki a hasi nan tristu pa un tempu, pasobra e tristesa ei a hiba nan na repentimentu 2 Corinthians 7:8-9AA 324.3.

• E Resultado: E tristesa aki ta "segun e boluntat di Dios" i e ta produsí un repentimentu pa salbashon di kual no mester tin duele 2 Corinthians 7:10FW 99.2+1. E ta un yoramentu sinsero pa e ofensa kontra Dios i e ta kousa un miedu santu i un deseo ferviente pa hasi loke ta korekto 2 Corinthians 7:112T 294.2+1.

• Tristesa di Mundu: Pablo ta spièrta ku e tristesa di mundu—kual hopi biaha ta miedu pa e konsekuensianan òf remordimentu pasobra e piká a sali na kla—ta hiba solamente na morto 2 Corinthians 7:10SpTA02a 25.2+1.

3. E Fruta di un Repentimentu Berdadero

Pablo ta deskribí den detaye kiko a pasa den e kurason di e Korintionan despues di a risibí su reprendimentuGC 462.2+1:

• Selo i Indignashon: Nan a demostrá un selo nobo pa e bèrdat i un indignashon kontra e maldat ku tabatin den e iglesia 2 Corinthians 7:11AA 324.3.

• Vindikashon: Pa medio di nan akshonnan, nan a proba nan mes di ta puru den e asuntu aki, kitando e mancha ku e piká a trese riba e kongregashon 2 Corinthians 7:11GC 462.2.

• Obediensia i Temor: Pablo ta elogiá nan obediensia i e manera ku nan a risibí Tito ku "miedu i temblamentu," rekonosiendo e outoridat di e mensahe divino 2 Corinthians 7:15EVRR145.

4. Rekonsiliashon i Alegria

E meta final di Pablo su splikashon ta pa mustra ku e meta di tur reprendimentu den iglesia mester ta rekonsiliashon i goso den Señor21MR 181.3+1.

• Konfiansa Restorá: Pablo ta konkluí bisando: "Mi ta gosa anto ku den tur kos mi tin konfiansa den boso" 2 Corinthians 7:16. E konfiansa aki no tabata den nan mérito humano, sino den e grasia di Dios ku a transformá nan kurason15MR 161.1+1.

• Amor di un Amigu: Pablo ta demostrá ku el a skribí e kosnan aki pa nan sa e amor abundante ku e tin pa nan, i pa nan fieldat keda manifestá dilanti di Dios 2 Corinthians 7:1221MR 181.3.

Pablo ta siña nos anto ku den un ministerio outéntiko, e bèrdat mester ser bisá asta si e ta kousa dolor temporal, basta ku e meta ta pa hiba e alma na e goso di un bida santu i rekonsiliá ku Dios6MR 166.1+1.