Exactly, and there are those here who have made a point of letting us know just how righteous they are. Maybe they have so incredibly wise and did not become pregnant out of wedlock, but they are seriously lacking in other areas. Just because she is pregnant, does not give us a reason to slander her, to shame her. SHAME IS NEVER A MOTIVATING FACTOR. God did not come to CONDEMN the world, but to save it.
Condemnation bringsof hopelessness, fear, depression, which is not a place a pregnant girl needs to be. The deed is done, now she needs support, love, and a sound mind to bring her baby into the world. Shame is not going to undo what is done.
Matthew 7
1. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye
>>SHAME IS NEVER A MOTIVATING FACTOR.<<
I beg to differ. It’s why only one of my mother’s friends got unmarriedly pregnant in high school, and why she gave the baby up for adoption.
It’s also why junior-high girls do the vast majority of whatever it is they do. Peer pressure is a bitch.