But we seem to be living in an age when numerous people deprecate themselves. Many appear to entertain very little, if any, sense of personal worth. Then there are those individuals who languish under the burden of having been molested in their youth. These sorts of things haunt the minds of troubled souls. Additionally, there is that self-depreciation which engulfs one when he, with sensitive conscience, sins, and so is confronted with the awful reality that he has disappointed his holy Creator, perhaps disgraced his family, and humiliated himself.
Sin can immerse one in a terrible sea of personal disdain.
Again, though, we must remind ourselves that it was for this very reason that the Son of God entered this contaminated earthly environment. In light of Golgotha, any man can lift up his head with a smile on his face. In the final analysis, the serious student must acknowledge that the New Testament opens up vistas of love never dreamed of by the most brilliant of human intellects. Let us revel in the sublimeness of this exalted theme, and seek to meet its challenge. Comment on this article.