This document summarizes Thomas Watson's work on the fourth and fifth phases of repentance - shame of sin and hatred of sin. It provides nine considerations for why sin should cause shame, including guilt, ingratitude, putting Christ to shame, and acting like beasts rather than sons of God. True penitents will show their penitence through a holy bashfulness. Hatred of sin includes a hatred of its abominable nature as well as its origin from hell and consequences of dishonoring God, separating from Him, and causing Christ's death. One should look at sin's nature, comparisons, and consequences to find it truly hateful.

1. Shame and Hatred of Sin The 4th and 5th phases in The Doctrine of Repentance

2. Review: Confession Self-Accusing and Voluntary Compunction (Resentment – Feeling sin) Sincere – the heart Particularizing Sin Sin in the Fountain (willing submitting to the sin nature) All Circumstances and Aggravations (Root) Charge oneself as to clear God A resolution not to act on one’s sins again

3. Outline Shame of Sin Nine considerations about sin that cause shame Those who have no shame Showing our penitence Hatred of Sin A two-fold hatred: abominations and enmity How true hatred of sin may be known Look upon sin with conceit

4. Shame of Sin “That they may be ashamed of their iniquities.”Ezekiel 43:10

5. A Holy Bashfulness “When the heart has been made black with sin, grace makes the face red with blushing: ‘I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face’ (Ezra 9:6). Repentance causes a holy bashfulness. If Christ’s blood were not at the sinner’s heart, there would not so much blood come in the face.” The Doctrine of Repentance

6. Nine Considerations The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson gives nine considerations for why sin should cause us to be ashamed:

7. 1. Guilt Every sin makes us guilty. Adam never blushed when he was innocent, but when he tainted his soul by sin, then he was ashamed. Sin has tainted our blood, and we are guilty of high treason against the Crown of Heaven.

8. 2. Ungratefulness We should be scolded for our sin of ingratitude since God has clearly given us no cause. We have everything we need on this earth and eternal life with Christ, and yet we constantly abuse the kindness of so good a God.

9. 3. Nakedness Sin has made us naked – it has stripped us of our white linen of holiness. It has made us deformed in God’s eyes, showing our emptiness without Him and our constant rebellion against His decrees.

10. 4. Christ Shamed Our sins have put Christ to shame. The Jews arrayed Him purple, put a reed in His hand, spat in His face and reviled Him. Christ was crucified and reviled because of our sin, and yet we still keep on sinning.

11. 5. Instigation of the Devil Many sins which we commit are by the special instigation of the devil. The devil put it into the heart of Judas to betray Christ (John 13:2). He filled Ananias’ heart to lie (Acts 5:3). He often stirs up our passions (James 3:6).

12. 6. Men into Beasts Sinners are compared to foxes (Luke 13:32), to wolves (Matt. 7:15), to donkeys (Job 11:12), and to swine (2 Pet. 2:22). Our sins take away that noble, righteous spirit we are called to possess as sons and daughters of God.

13. 7. Folly In every sin, there is folly (Jer. 4:22). Is it not folly to labor more for the bread that perishes than for the bread of life, to believe a temptation before the promises of God?

14. 8. Our sins are worse than those of the unsaved The sin committed by a Christian is worse than the same sin committed by the unsaved, because the Christian sins against clearer conviction – He knows God and all His attributes yet willing rebels against Him.

15. 9. Our sins are worse than the sins of the fallen angels The fallen angels (demons) never sinned against Christ’s blood – Christ didn’t die for them; but He did die for us, and we have seen and understood this truth and have regarded it as being of little worth.

16. No Shame “Many have sinned away shame: ‘The unjust know no shame’ (Zeph. 3:5). God set it as a brand on the Jews: ‘Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush’ (Jer. 6:15). The devil steals shame from man. When men have hearts of stone and foreheads of brass, it is a sign that the devil has taken full possession of them.” The Doctrine of Repentance

17. Showing Penitence “Let us show our penitence by a modest blushing: ‘O my God, I blush to lift up my face’ (Ezra 9:6). ‘My God’ – there was faith; ‘blush’ – there was repentance. Be assured, the more we are ashamed of sin now, the less we shall be ashamed at Christ’s coming. If the sins of the godly be mentioned at the day of judgment, it will not be to shame them, but to magnify the riches of God’s grace in pardoning them.” The Doctrine of Repentance

18. Hatred of Sin “You shall loathe yourselves for your iniquities.” Ezekiel 36:31

19. A Hatred of Abominations “A true penitent is a sin-loather. If a man loathe that which makes his stomach sick, much more will he loathe that which makes his conscience sick. It is more to loathe sin than to leave it. Christ is never loved till sin be loathed. Let all my self-love be turned into self-loathing (Zech. 3:4-5).” The Doctrine of Repentance

20. Job’s Repentance “Therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” – Job 42:6

21. Hatred of Enmity “There is no better way to discover life than by motion. The eye moves, the pulse beats. So to discover repentance there is no better sign than by a holy antipathy against sin. Hatred, said Cicero, is anger boiled up to an inveteracy. Sound repentance begins in the love of God and ends in the hatred of sin.” The Doctrine of Repentance

22. Regeneration “He saved us… according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.” – Titus 3:5

23. How may true hatred of sin be known? When a man’s spirit is set against sin. True hatred of sin is universal. It is universal in two ways: in respect of the facilities, and of the object. True hatred of sin is against sin in all forms. True hatred is implacable. Where there is a real hatred, we not only oppose sin in ourselves but in others too.

24. Look upon sin with conceit Look upon the origin of sin, from where it comes. Look upon sin in it’s nature, and it will appear very hateful. Look upon sin in its comparison, and it appears ghastly. Look upon sin in the issue and consequence, and it will appear hateful.

25. 1. Origin of Sin Its pedigree is from hell (1 John 3:8) Sin is the devil’s occupation, his work God has a hand in ordering sin, but Satan has a hand in acting it out It is hateful to be doing that which is the occupation of the devil, and that which makes men like the devil

26. 2. Nature of Sin It is a dishonoring of God (Rom. 2:23) A despising of God (1 Sam. 2:30) A fretting of God (Ezek. 16:43) A wearying of God (Isa. 7:13) A breaking the heart of God (Ezek. 6:9) A crucifying of Christ afresh and putting him to open shame (Heb. 6:6)

27. 3. Comparison of Sin Sin is worse than affliction and hell Affliction can take away the life; sin takes away the soul (Luke 12:20) Affliction only reaches the body, but sin goes further: it poisons the mind and disorders the affections Hell is of God’s make; sin is none of His making In hell there is the execution of divine justice, but sin is the highest injustice – it robs God of his Glory, Christ of his atonement, and the soul of joy

28. 4. Issue and Consequence of Sin Sin reaches the body and exposes it to a variety of miseries – it gives momentary pleasure and racks the body with pain afterwards Sin reaches the soul – by sin we lose the image of God, our innocence and majesty found in Christ; and it separates us from the vision of God, in whose presence is the fullness of joy It is responsible for Christ’s death and divine wrath inflicted upon Him because of our sin