Welcome to Things Unseen.

If you're new to this Ligonier weekday podcast, let me say you're very welcome.

And you've found us this week thinking about the Lord's Prayer and for many of us it's

a very familiar prayer.

But I sometimes think we forget just how wonderful and important it is because one of the things

we've been seeing is that the prayer not only teaches us how to pray and gives us a framework

for growing in prayer, it also teaches us how to live seeking first God's glory and

His kingdom, doing His will, depending on His provision.

And today we're thinking about how it teaches us about a life of forgiveness.

Now I know it's often said by Christians as well as by others that we're living today

in a culture where the concept of shame is more relevant than the concept of guilt.

And I'm not so sure for a couple of reasons.

One is that shame and guilt are actually intimately related to each other.

And another on which I want to comment is that guilt is actually still a major factor

in the world in which we live.

It's just that we've changed the basis on which we count people guilty.

So, if you're not on board with the social agenda of certain pressure groups, yes, you

should be ashamed of yourself and you may even be shamed, but there's more.

You'll be treated as guilty.

Guilty of transgressing the law of the new norms that have been set for you.

And that's why you should feel ashamed.

You should feel ashamed because you're guilty.

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