Stop Polishing Your Binoculars for Other People's Sins

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Our eyes reveal the condition of our hearts. When we measure ourselves against others, searching for someone “worse” to feel better about ourselves, we slip into what Jesus called an “evil eye.” This perspective is fueled by pride and fear, pride that elevates us above others and fear that, without comparison, we may not measure up.

In this conversation, Austin Gardner and Robert Canfield look at Jesus’ vivid illustration in Matthew 7:3-5 about removing a speck from someone else’s eye while ignoring the beam in our own. His exaggerated picture drives home a powerful truth: we are quick to judge others while remaining blind to our own need for grace. But the answer is not becoming sharper critics, it is turning our eyes toward Christ.

Christianity was never meant to be built on fear and performance. It is not mainly “anti-sin” but “pro-Savior.” When we fixate on the failures of others, we lose sight of the One who already bore our sins and declared us loved. True freedom comes when we stop comparing, stop competing, and start resting in Christ’s finished work.

As the hosts remind us, fear and insecurity often fuel our critical spirit, but perfect love casts out fear. Jesus Himself modeled this love as He prayed for His executioners, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” If He could extend such grace, how much more should we extend compassion to our brothers and sisters in Christ?

This episode calls us to set our eyes on things above, to run our own race without distraction, and to let love be the guiding principle in every relationship. If you are weary of judgment, comparison, or division, listen in and rediscover the healing power of love that restores our vision and unites us in Christ.

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