4-Mat Review of McMcinn

My father was the one who sinned , not I . He was the one who was raising me , and he made mistakes . It was wrong of him to yell to hit , to manage his own anger so poorly and to react to me in violence . I think it 's important that sin be treated seriously , as it is an act which fragments tender social and familial relationships . I think that it is important to feel remorse about sinful situations and to regard the incidents with honesty . As a child , I felt guilty , as if

I did something wrong . I carried this guilt , which was also sinful into my life as a young adult , until I finally recognized that I was not to blame . My father was the one to blame . And now , I feel comfortable in knowing what is wrong and right for me as a parent . I feel liberated by seeing the sinful situation clearly and through forgiveness of both my father and myself . I forgive him for hitting me , for yelling at me and I forgive myself for feeling guilty and ashamed for so long for something which was not my fault

Reflection

In reflecting on McMinn 's book , I think it is highly important for Christian counselors to keep in mind the importance of attributing sin to the precise people and situations . McMinn addresses how it is important to regard oneself with respect to one 's own sins . However given the relational nature of human social interaction , it is highly significant to discuss the ways in which the sins of others have an affect on the personal lives of clients . Many people have problems in their lives , and many times , people are feeling guilty and ashamed , down trodden and helpless , because of the sins of other people (Isay...