| No. |
Godly Sorrow |
Worldly Sorrow |
| 1 |
Pushes you into God's arms |
Causes you to hide from God |
| 2 |
Involves the whole person : Intellect, emotions and results in life change |
Is not integrated holistically, leading to internal dissonance |
| 3 |
Has faith in the sufficiency of Jesus' sacrifice for all sins |
Causes you to punish yourself |
| 4 |
Gives life |
Hardens the heart, leads to internal deadness |
| 5 |
Rests in the grace of God |
Doubt's God's goodness and love |
| 6 |
Sincerely desires to return to healthy ways of relating to God and others |
Despairs over consequences and/or realization of personal flaws and weaknesses |
| 7 |
Leads to eternal salvation |
Leads to eternal death and destruction |
