2 Corinthians 7:5

CONTEXT- Titus came and we are able ministers 2 Corinthians 7:1-10:18 1 Therefore, beloved, because we have these promises, let us purify ourselves from every unclean association with flesh and spirit, and let us work to be set apart in holiness with reverence to God. 2 Open your hearts to us. We have done injustice to no one. We have corrupted no one through erroneous teaching; we have greedily taken advantage of no one. 3 I am not speaking to condemn you, for I have told you already that you are in our hearts. Whatever we do we are together with you. 4 Great is my boldness of speech with respect to you; great is my boasting of you. I am totally filled with encouragement. I superabound with joy in spite of our pressures of life. 5 For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we had pressures from all sides: conflicts from the outside and anxiety from within. 6 But God Who encourages the downhearted who are humble, encouraged us by the return of Titus. 7 Now it was not just by his physical return, but by his encouragement, whereby he was encouraged by you, which he relayed to us when he reported how you love me, how sorry you are, and how eager you are to stand with me. So I rejoiced even more. 8 If I made you feel grieved by my letter, I do not regret writing it, even if I did regret it. For now I see that the letter only grieved you for a short time. 9 So now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because the grief led you to a change in heart. It was a grief leading back to alignment and harmony with God. Thus, you were not injured by us. 10 (For grief leading to God energizes repentance to salvation which is irrevocable, but worldly grief produces death.) 11 So look at what this grief leading back to alignment and harmony with God has produced in you: diligence [to correct your error], an answer [of truth in the face of accusation], annoyance [with Satan’s devices], reverence [for God], a longing [for fellowship with God], earnest desir