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The Power of God To be ashamed is to be “embarrassed or guilty because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations” (online dictionary). So if you are ashamed of something, you will probably try to hide it from others for fear of embarrassment and humiliation. This reasoning seems logical to most people. After all, if you are ashamed of your favorite TV show you simply will not mention it to your friends. But what if you are ashamed of the Gospel? In John Bunyan’s book, The Pilgrim’s Progress, the pilgrim, Christian, is on a journey to the Celestial City. But just imagine if he met someone else on his way there; someone who is ashamed to be on this journey; namely, Mr. Ashamed-of-the-Gospel. If Christian were to meet this man, his
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