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  DO YOU MOURN OVER SIN, OR THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN
  by Tim Conway
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the distinction between genuine godly
sorrow for sin and worldly sorrow that is insincere. It delves into the
concept of mourning over sin and the desire to be rid of it, contrasting
those who regret sin only when faced with consequences versus those who
truly hunger and thirst for righteousness. The message highlights the
importance of having a deep longing for righteousness that consumes the
heart and drives one to conform to God's standards.

Topics: "Genuine Repentance", "Longing for Righteousness"
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 7:10, Matthew 5:6, Psalm 51:17, Proverbs 21:2, Romans 6:23, James 4:8

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This sermon emphasizes the distinction between genuine godly sorrow for
sin and worldly sorrow that is insincere. It delves into the concept of
mourning over sin and the desire to be rid of it, contrasting those who
regret sin only when faced with consequences versus those who truly
hunger and thirst for righteousness. The message highlights the
importance of having a deep longing for righteousness that consumes the
heart and drives one to conform to God's standards.

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He who truly sorrows and mourns for sin, is going to long to be rid of
sin. Show me that sorrow that's genuine. Show me somebody shedding a
tear today over sin, who runs out and drinks it like water tomorrow.

And I'll show you somebody whose sorrow is sham. It's not real. It's a
put-on.

It's no good. I mean, this is where we can see the vast difference
between those... Listen, you know this. The Bible speaks about a godly
sorrow and a worldly sorrow.

Do you know people can shed tears for sin who are not legit? Who will
run right out and go back after their sin tomorrow and show that they
have no hunger and thirst. People can mourn. People can have a worldly
sorrow.

Listen, what can possibly make somebody regret sin when they really have
no desire for righteousness? When it costs them something. You see, the
guy is cheating on his wife and he gets caught and she leaves him and
divorces him and takes the house. And now he kicks himself.

Well, that happens all the time. People lose reputation. People lose
health.

Somebody can regret their heavy drinking their whole life when suddenly
they're found to have liver cancer. Suddenly they'll weep tears. But
I'll tell you what, you restore their health, they'll be back in the
bar.

You see, it's no good. It's sham. It's fake.

You can know the difference right at this point. He who sheds a tear
today over his wicked deeds but loves them just the same tomorrow. It's
all no good.

He only dislikes what the sins have cost him. It's a sham sorrow. The
person who possesses a godly sorrow will long to be rid of that for
which he sorrows.

If you're mourning over sin, you want to be rid of it. You see, those
very... What we have to recognize is those early beatitudes, they
naturally take us here. If a person is going to weep over this thing, he
has an earnest desire to get rid of this.

There's some kind of hatred for it. He can't go along without
righteousness. It's important to him.

It consumes him. That's what hunger is. His supreme ambition is
spiritual.

It's not physical. You know, we've got people all over this world who
they want stuff. They want stuff physical.

They want possessions. They want money. They want everything.

Achieve success. They want things. They want a family.

They want a wife. They want a husband. They want approval.

People are longing for these things. This is a person who Christ says
has a burden in their heart, in the depths of their being, to conform to
that standard that is pleasing to the Lord. Listen, you have to
recognize this.

This does not say, this beatitude does not say, blessed are those that
hunger and thirst after blessing or after blessedness. Everybody wants
blessing. There's a big difference between wanting blessing, wanting a
smile upon you, and really wanting righteousness.

There's a huge difference. Listen, this is, ah, this is so important
that we grasp this. Those who make that blessing their goal, they don't
end up arriving at blessing.

You do recognize this. Hunger and thirst after righteousness, you end up
blessed. You see, blessing is not the kind of thing to be sought
directly.

It's sought another way. There's a hunger for something else that leads
to the blessing.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/8i4Y3bOPX3I.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/tim-conway/do-you-mourn-over-sin-or-the-consequences-of-sin/
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