Tag: conscience

Facing, digesting and metabolising the feeling of shame for having done wrong. A deep dive into the Parable of the Unrighteous Steward.

Barbara Roberts7 Comments

This post is about a person feeling shame that is rightly due because that person has done wrong. When a person's deeds have been evil, when the person has only been caring for their own interests and not caring how their conduct affects others, that person needs to face and feel their own shame. It… Continue reading Facing, digesting and metabolising the feeling of shame for having done wrong. A deep dive into the Parable of the Unrighteous Steward.

Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt

Barbara Roberts6 Comments

Some people teach that when an abuse victim is rebuking the abuser, the victim must do so in a way that shows evident love and respect for the abuser. Is that teaching in the Bible, or is it a doctrine which people have invented? Let me show you an example of that teaching. I adapted… Continue reading Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt