Honour and Shame
The Honour and Shame storyline explores some of the deepest themes woven through Scripture and many cultures around the world. Through carefully chosen passages, groups discover how God restores dignity, covers shame, and redefines true honour. It opens space for honest reflection about identity, failure, belonging, and acceptance, while revealing a God who draws near rather than pushes away. This journey is especially powerful in communities where honour and shame shape daily life and relationships.
Genesis 1:26-31 - Created, honoured and not ashamed
Genesis 2:15-25 - Created, honoured and not ashamed
Genesis 3:1-13 - Shame is the result of sin and is expressed in hiding from God
Genesis 3:14-24 - Shame is the result of sin and is expressed in hiding from God
Genesis 4:1-16 - Shame is the result of sin and is expressed in hiding from God
Genesis 12:1-9 - God challenges Abram’s notion of honour
Genesis 18:1-19 - The great reversal for Abraham: from shame to honour
1 Samuel 24 - David ascribes honour to his enemy
Ezekiel 16:1-14 - God redresses shame from uncleanness with honour
Matthew 1:1-17 - Honour is ascribed to Jesus
Philippians 2:5-11 - Honour is achieved by Jesus; great reversal from shame to honour
Hebrews 1:1-13 - Honour is ascribed to and achieved by Jesus
Mark 10:35-45 - Concern for the love of honour
Matthew 5:1-12 - Jesus challenges our notion of honour
Matthew 12:9-23 - Honour competition between Jesus and the Pharisees
Luke 13:10-17 - Honour competition between Jesus and the Pharisees
Matthew 9:18-26 - Jesus heals shame that comes from uncleanness
Mark 5:1-20 - Jesus heals shame that comes from uncleanness and affliction
John 13:3-17 - Jesus gives honour to parts of the body associated with shame
Luke 15:11-24 - The son shames his Father
Luke 15:25-32 - The Father restores the son’s honour
Ephesians 2:1-10 - The great reversal for God’s people: from shame to honour
Ephesians 2:11-22 - The great reversal for God’s people: from shame to honour
Revelation 3:14-22 - The great reversal for God’s people: from shame to honour
1 Peter 2:1-12 - Give witness to others in the language of honour and shame
Revelation 22:1-5 - The nations will give honour to God face to face
