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2 Corinthians 7:8-13 (MSG)

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⁸ I know I distressed you greatly with my letter. Although I felt awful at the time, I don't feel at all bad now that I see how it turned out. The letter upset you, but only for a while. ⁹ Now I'm glad--not that you were upset, but that you were jarred into turning things around. You let the distress bring you to God, not drive you from him. The result was all gain, no loss. ¹⁰ Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets. ¹¹ And now, isn't it wonderful all the ways in which this distress has goaded you closer to God? You're more alive, more concerned, more sensitive, more reverent, more human, more passionate, more responsible. Looked at from any angle, you've come out of th ¹² And that is what I was hoping for in the first place when I wrote the letter. My primary concern was not for the one who did the wrong or even the one wronged, but for you--that you would realize and act upon the deep, deep ties between us before God. ¹³ That's what happened--and we felt just great. And then, when we saw how Titus felt--his exuberance over your response--our joy doubled. It was wonderful to see how revived and refreshed he was by everything you did.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 8) Repentance - Godly sorrow vs worldly sorrow
(v. 9) Repentance - Godly sorrow vs worldly sorrow
(v. 10) Repentance - Godly sorrow vs worldly sorrow
(v. 10) Salvation / Eternal Life - Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation
(v. 11) Repentance - Godly sorrow vs worldly sorrow

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 8) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part IV) (2011-02-20)
(v. 8) 7 Habits of Highly Effective Children (2010-04-27)
(v. 8) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 8) One Another - Bearing With Another (part 1) (2010-02-14)
(v. 9) One Another - Bearing With Another (part 1) (2010-02-14)
(v. 9) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 9) 7 Habits of Highly Effective Children (2010-04-27)
(v. 9) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part IV) (2011-02-20)
(v. 10) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part IV) (2011-02-20)
(v. 10) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 10) No one like him - Kingdom Attitudes (part 2) (2009-05-22)
(v. 10) One Another - Bearing With Another (part 1) (2010-02-14)
(v. 10) 7 Habits of Highly Effective Children (2010-04-27)
(v. 10) First the Kingdom - A Choice (2009-12-25)
(v. 11) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 11) No one like him - Kingdom Attitudes (part 2) (2009-05-22)
(v. 11) 7 Habits of Highly Effective Children (2010-04-27)
(v. 11) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part IV) (2011-02-20)
(v. 11) One Another - Bearing With Another (part 1) (2010-02-14)
(v. 12) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part IV) (2011-02-20)
(v. 12) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 13) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part IV) (2011-02-20)
(v. 13) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 8) Bible Talk: Scrooge (2006-12-08)
(v. 9) Bible Talk: Scrooge (2006-12-08)
(v. 10) Bible Talk: Scrooge (2006-12-08)
(v. 10) Devotional: Being Discipled (2008-12-12)
(v. 11) Bible Talk: Scrooge (2006-12-08)
(v. 11) Devotional: Being Discipled (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Titus (Ty-tus): pleasing