Mark Barnes

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The clearest example is Jesus himself. He was sentenced to death in the most shameful manner possible — naked and on a cross. He felt shame, but he was innocent. He suffered the shame of others that was placed on him. This is the One on whom Janet must fix her eyes (Heb. 12:2). Then, instead of focusing on her works-righteous attempts to repay God for a sin that is not hers, she can focus her attention outside of herself, on who God is and what he says.
When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man
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