Teachings of Jesus

Self-Condemnation

The prodigal said, “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, And am no ore worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.”

     This represents a theological state of mind which is quite common to al of us; one of self-condemnation and personal distrust; it is morbid and detrimental to our welfare; a theological state of introspective morbidity, which might be classed as one of our worst mental diseases. Self-condemnation is always destructive and should never be indulged in by anyone, it is always a mistake. There is no question but that all of us have done that which is not for our best. From this viewpoint, all have been sinners, because all have fallen short of the Divine Calling. If we have sinned, it is because we have been ignorant of our true nature and because experience was necessary to bring us to ourselves.
Science of Mind