Remorse is a feeling of deep regret, of hopelessness, and even of despair. It does not lead to constructive change, nor does it help us to believe God. Repentance, on the other hand, causes us to turn away from sin and opens us to receive the next gift from God—faith. Remorse is destructive; it turns us against ourselves. Repentance is life-giving; it turns us to God.
