(Arthur Pink, "Worldly Sorrow")
"The sorrow of the world
works death." 2 Corinthians 7:10
Just as surely as happiness
is the attendant of holiness--
so misery is the certain result of sin.
The sorrow of the world
is not occasioned by mourning
over sin as sin--
but over the retribution
which sin brings.
The sorrow of the world
does not arise from just views
of sin, nor does it proceed
from any concern that God
has been offended.
It does not lead the soul
to God in true penitence,
nor to turn to Him
for consolation.
When the worldling's dream
of earthly happiness has been
dispelled by misfortune--
he feeds only on the sour bread
of self-pity and unblessed woe.
The sorrow of the world
debilitates the body, disturbs
peace, impairs the mind, and
breaks the spirit.
There is no contrite
seeking unto God
on the part
of the suffering one--
but only a fretting and
murmuring against Him.
"Men gnawed their tongues
in agony and cursed the God
of heaven because of their
pains and their sores--
but they refused to repent
of what they had done."
Revelation 16:10-11
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