Playing Hide and Seek with God

Playing Hide and Seek with God – “Something has gone very wrong. Instead of longing to once again be with God, they are afraid to be seen by him. Sin had entered the world, and the guilt and fear of sin caused them to hide. People have been hiding from God ever since.” 

You Are No Longer Condemned

You Are No Longer Condemned – “When we speak such biblical truths to ourselves, self-condemning thoughts will flee.”

Ashamed Sinner, Unashamed Savior

Ashamed Sinner, Unashamed Savior – “When you’re in the midst of guilt and shame—which we should rightly feel in the midst of sin—we have to take all that he has done and his promises to God and see that he’s actually not ashamed of us. It’s not that he excuses sin, but he welcomes sinners.”

How Guilt and Shame Can Bring Us Closer to God

How Guilt and Shame Can Bring Us Closer to God – “This theme of deflecting, blaming, and hiding has remained with us since Eden.”

 

The Filthy Will Still Be Filthy

The Filthy Will Still Be Filthy – “Sin is filth. It is soul pollution. It makes us vile in the eyes of God, and no matter how much pride we take in our sin now, we will one day even be offensive in our own eyes.”

The Oft-Unopened Gift of Shame

The Oft-Unopened Gift of Shame – “Godly shame causes us to blush, points us to the Gospel, and promotes holiness.”

Find Freedom from Your Shame

Find Freedom from Your Shame – “Shame isn’t meant to crush us; it’s meant to open our eyes to the true state of our hearts.”

Shame: Its Uses and Abuses

Shame: Its Uses and Abuses – “Sometimes shame functions like surgery to bring us to the healing that we need.”