I am not ashamed

My attention was caught by the tag line on an interview with Lily Allen in the sunday paper - I am not ashamed of anything I do.

How can she be so confident that everything she does can stand scrutiny? Because "I'm a well intentioned person".

This is a stance taken frequently these days - in the past, not lamented Big Brother days, those kicked off the show would often proclaim that they were not ashamed or had no regrets. This was often met with approval by the host and cheers from the audience. "I know I'm a good person".

I shudder to think what a world where no one any longer feels shame would be like. If it was a result of no bad things being done, then well and good. But, no shame no matter what you do is a terrifying thing. What they really mean is that they do not hold themselves responsible for the consequences of their own actions.

As the proverb says, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

I have done plenty of things to be ashamed about. Good thing then that I need not be ashamed of the gospel (Rom 1:16, Bible).