Not exact matches
Most of «gay pride» is just a rebellion against a lifetime of
shame and guilt forced
upon the gay person since childhood.
He takes the
guilt and shame upon Himself
and bears it into death.
I now believe it does a tremendous disservice to honorable people who are faithful believers to place on them the additional burden of
guilt,
shame and magnified suffering that comes from the kind of doctrine that promotes (sells) prayer as a magic talisman which will somehow change God's mind, alter physical circumstance,
and fix intractable problems — if only the one praying has enough faith or asks in the right way or lives a holy enough life or professes Jesus enough or waits patiently or never gives up or any of a hundred different gotchas that can be called
upon to justify the lack of an affirmative answer.
God answered this vital question by sending His Son, Jesus, as the fulfillment of the most violent religious writings, to show us that He had nothing to do with the violence, but was instead dying along with us in the midst of the violence, taking our sin
and suffering
upon Himself, bearing our
guilt and shame in His own being, all for the sake of those He loved.
And I agree that WE are the guilty ones, not God, but I do think that in some way, God takes the guilt, shame, and curse upon Himself so that we might gain His righteousne
And I agree that WE are the guilty ones, not God, but I do think that in some way, God takes the
guilt,
shame,
and curse upon Himself so that we might gain His righteousne
and curse
upon Himself so that we might gain His righteousness.
If parents had more people to turn to in order to help make decisions (relying on others» experience, expertise
and yes, opinions)
and these people could also be counted
upon to help when decisions / thoughts turn to action... well, I think everyone would be better off
and there would be less bad feelings,
guilt and shame.
Some religious beliefs frown
upon this activity
and can create
guilt and shame when they masturbate.
Only need is to respect our own intuitions, respect each other's differing needs
and life circumstances, understand that there are many ways of being natural but it does not work when we attempt to coerce,
shame or inflict
guilt upon each other, even subtly.
Dutch youth of parents with a mental illness reflect
upon their feelings of
guilt and shame.