All that had ever furnished security and protection is now gone, swept aside by the elements. There is no retreat to be found no shadow in which to hide. All of the subtle little hypocrisies of the past, the cavilling and the accommodations are gone. There is no place to flee except to Christ. It is very difficult to confess that one has been in error much of his life.
All past training is opposed to such a confession.
It stifles pride. It runs counter to the ego. There is the question of those one has taught. His fellow-prisoners resent his admission. There is the problem of the congregations he has planted.