Earthly tragedies can easily be used by thoughtful people for self-examination. At the beginning of this chapter, Our Lord used two recent events to encourage His listeners to think about the idea of repentance. Simply defined, repentance is a changing of the mind. Spiritually defined, it is a changing of the mind about one’s own sins—it is a resolution to think differently about sin and to stop. It is preceded by a different, but essential, emotion: godly sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:9-10). Have you repented? Do you realize that “perishing” is certain for all who do not repent?
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