Abdu Murray in a recent podcast made a connect as he was explaining how to evangelize to those who come from a honor-shame culture. It caught my attention as he mentioned in many ways our western culture is shifting to be the same.
From what once was a culture built around guilt instead of shame. Now your words, failures, or beliefs can haunt you for all your life. Look at how a politician or and spotlight figure can have something from high school, a old belief, failure, or even a new belief is shamed as they the individual is none redeemable.
Or as Abdu mentions in the virtual town square of social media. People get likes or followers for how well the shame others and make themselves look more honorable.
This was the culture of the Pharisees. To ask questions of Jesus, not to learn but to try and trap in something the audience would see as shameful. But in other times in the cover of night to protect their honor they would ask Jesus the true questions of the heart.
The LGBT movement is a western example. To believe in traditional marriage is now a shame game. To speak out brings insults and at times even death threats.
"Abdu is a speaker and Senior Vice President of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. He is the author of four books, including his latest book with Ravi Zacharias, Seeing Jesus From the East – A Fresh Look at History's Most Influential Figure. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim who studied the Qur'an and Islam. After a nine-year investigation, Abdu discovered that the historic Christian faith alone answers the questions of the mind and the longings of the heart.
Abdu has spoken to diverse international audiences and has participated in debates and dialogues across the globe. He has appeared as a guest on numerous radio and television programs all over the world and hosts the podcast The Defense Rests.
Abdu holds a BA in psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. As an attorney, Abdu was named several times in Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyer.
Abdu lives in the Detroit, Michigan, area with his wife and their three children."
From what once was a culture built around guilt instead of shame. Now your words, failures, or beliefs can haunt you for all your life. Look at how a politician or and spotlight figure can have something from high school, a old belief, failure, or even a new belief is shamed as they the individual is none redeemable.
Or as Abdu mentions in the virtual town square of social media. People get likes or followers for how well the shame others and make themselves look more honorable.
This was the culture of the Pharisees. To ask questions of Jesus, not to learn but to try and trap in something the audience would see as shameful. But in other times in the cover of night to protect their honor they would ask Jesus the true questions of the heart.
The LGBT movement is a western example. To believe in traditional marriage is now a shame game. To speak out brings insults and at times even death threats.
"Abdu is a speaker and Senior Vice President of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. He is the author of four books, including his latest book with Ravi Zacharias, Seeing Jesus From the East – A Fresh Look at History's Most Influential Figure. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim who studied the Qur'an and Islam. After a nine-year investigation, Abdu discovered that the historic Christian faith alone answers the questions of the mind and the longings of the heart.
Abdu has spoken to diverse international audiences and has participated in debates and dialogues across the globe. He has appeared as a guest on numerous radio and television programs all over the world and hosts the podcast The Defense Rests.
Abdu holds a BA in psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. As an attorney, Abdu was named several times in Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyer.
Abdu lives in the Detroit, Michigan, area with his wife and their three children."
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our western culture....what do you mean by that.
