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Westerners to bring about repentance, just as he uses honor and shame to bring Easterners to repentance and saving grace. Ironically, each culture tends to think the Spirit only uses its particular tools, or that other tools are inadequate, so people want to import their tools into other cultures. Thus, Westerners can’t imagine how the Spirit can convict anyone without using guilt; yet many Asian cultures don’t even have a word for guilt.
Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World
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