This past Sunday, in our second installment of the "Four Dark Riders of the Heart" series, we looked at how the Gospel of God's Grace deals with our shame. Like the previous week, I referred to material from The Gospel App by Bill Senyard that I am happy to pass along as a resource. Click Here for a link to the book.
What Is Shame?
Shame is a powerful negative self-assessment that something is innately wrong with you. You are broken, a loser, a failure, dirty, unloveable, a joke and intrinsically not-right. The core fear of a shamed Christian is that no matter what you do, you will never ever be worthy of God’s love and favor again.
The Gospel App – p. 39
Because you feel “wrong” you may . . . .
In response to the requests after Sunday’s sermon on The Gospel Deals With Guilt, I am happy to post a section that I referenced from Bill Senyard’s workbook The Gospel App. Click Here for an Amazon link to that book.
Guilt is what you normally feel when you do something wrong. You did not do right and so feel guilt. Guilt is a power that ignites largely unconscious reactions to fix it.
To feel right again you might . . . .
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