Manhattan Church of Christ Podcast

A Culture of Shame and a Messiah Who Says No to It

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Shame is not guilt, it doesn’t say “you did something wrong,” it says “you are wrong.” In this message from John 9:1–16 and John 8:2–11, Carl examines how Jesus consistently dismantles shame-based systems that crush the vulnerable and protect the powerful. From the man born blind to the woman caught in adultery, Jesus refuses binary thinking, collapses shame economies, and restores dignity to those society has labeled defective, disposable, or cursed. Drawing on Howard Thurman’s concept of “the sound of the genuine,” Carl calls us to recognize and resist shame, in our theology, our culture, and ourselves.