The Bible speaks in several places about having a worldly sorrow or a sorrow that doesn't lead to repentance. What does this mean and how do you know if your sorrow or regret is a Godly one? Well I am going to make this quick and to the point. I could sit here and list scripture after scripture but it would fill too much of this page. The idea of a worldly sorrow is one where we fear the consequences. It is one where we feel sorry not for the wrong we have done but for the blessing we have lost. A Godly Sorrow is one where we are genuinely sorry for our sin and the fact that it has offended God. We understand this is true repentance which is the only kind of repentance that leads to salvation. For someone to be sorry for their sins because they don't want to miss out on Paradise (Heaven) or suffer the consequences of Hell does not lead them to true repentance and following Jesus Christ. This False sorrow will lead them to a shallow belief in Jesus that is in word only and not in deed. It will cause them never to suffer, but to continue living their life in this world for this world. So do you have a genuine sorrow? Have you experienced a true repentance leading you to leaving this world of darkness and follow Jesus Christ? If you haven't or are unsure go now to the Lord in prayer and plead with Him for understanding and perhaps a genuine repentance.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
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