Sunday mornings we're going through 2 Corinthians chapter by chapter verse by verse.

And today we'll finish chapter 7. Our text will be verses 8 through 16. I'll have you

turn there in your Bibles at this time. And once you do, if you're able, I'll ask you to

stand. You can follow along as I read. If not, that's all right. I'll begin reading in verse 8, where the Apostle Paul, by the Holy Spirit, is writing to the

Corinthian Church and says, even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it.

Though I did regret it, I see that my letter hurt you,

but only for a little while. Yet now, verse 9, I am happy. Not because you were made sorry,

but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so

we're not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation

and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

See what this godly sorrow has produced in you?

What earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done,

at every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. So even though

verse 12 I wrote to you, it was neither on account of

the one who did the wrong nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God

you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are. By all this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement,

we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was because his spirit has been refreshed

by all of you. I had boasted to him about you and you have not embarrassed me.

But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus has proved

to be true as well.

And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient

receiving him with fear and trembling.

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