Two Pairs of Spectacles: The Dishonesty of Double Standards
Maclaren exposes the universal human dishonesty that Christ addresses in Luke 6:41. We employ what he calls 'two pairs of spectacles'—one that diminishes our own...
This is historical examples on self-deception and double standards in judgment, drawing on Luke 6:41-49.
Maclaren exposes the universal human dishonesty that Christ addresses in Luke 6:41. We employ what he calls 'two pairs of spectacles'—one that diminishes our own faults, another that magnifies our brother's. When examining our own failings, we squint through lenses of self-excuse; when observing another's identical transgression, we enlarge it to grotesque proportions. Yet when considering virtues, we reverse the procedure entirely.…
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