Good Shame and Bad Shame

Good Shame and Bad Shame

Shame in contrast of guilt. When we do something wrong, we feel bad but that’s right feeling for our wrong doing. It’s a good shame. It is normal to feel shame, especially when you make adulterous sin. Good shame leads us to repent to God. But if you feel shame because you think that you are ugly, dark, too small, you didn’t  have good studies, poor. You feel shame not because you didn’t do wrong, but instead you yourselves are the mistake, then it’s a bad shame. When you think that you are defective, unacceptable and not worthy  it’s a also  a bad shame.

Shame starts from Adam and Eve. God gave them everything except eating the fruit of knowledge and evil. But the serpent influence Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.  Then you know what happen next. After disobeying and believing the lie of the enemy, then suddenly they felt the shame. But of course we are responsible for our reaction for being shamed.

Source of bad shame.

-          Shame from damaging words from family and others while growing up. Like saying you are like this and like that.

-          Shame from family background. Like rejection, came from a broken family and not legitimate son.

-          Sexual shame because of sexual sin and sexual abuse.

-          Shame from nationality.

-          Status in life

-          Religious shame.

Good shame.

-          Any shame that leads to repentance to God.