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The Dangers of Comparison (Part 5) Summary

Driven personalities often bring a competitive mindset into their walk with God without realizing the damage it can cause. In this episode, we examine why the Christian life was never meant to be a competition and how comparison turns faith into performance. Scripture reminds us that believers are called to run the race set before them, not to keep score against one another. This episode challenges the idea of spiritual rankings and refocuses listeners on faithfulness, obedience, and abiding in Christ rather than striving to outperform others. True spiritual growth is not found in winning, but in walking faithfully with God.

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The Dangers of Comparison (Part 4) Summary

In a culture shaped by constant visibility, many believers are quietly struggling under the weight of comparison fueled by social media and public expressions of faith. This episode examines the danger of what can be called “highlight reel faith,” where carefully curated moments distort reality and reshape how Christians measure spiritual growth. Drawing from Scripture, we are reminded that God values faithfulness in the unseen places and looks on the heart rather than outward appearance. This episode encourages listeners to step away from performance-based spirituality and rediscover the freedom and peace found in a sincere, personal walk with God.

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The Danger of Comparison (Part 3) Summary

Many believers struggle not because they lack faith, but because they are trying to live someone else’s walk with God. In this episode, we address the damaging assumption that there is only one “right” way to be a Christian and examine how comparison distorts God’s design for individual calling and growth. Scripture reminds us that God works through people, not replicas, and that faithfulness matters more than sameness. This episode encourages listeners to let go of false expectations, recognize God’s intentional design in their lives, and find freedom in following Christ personally rather than measuring themselves against others.

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The Dangers of Comparison (Part 2) Summary

Comparison often does more than discourage believers. Over time, it quietly turns into condemnation. In this episode, we explore the crucial difference between the Holy Spirit’s conviction and the enemy’s accusation, and why so many Christians confuse the two. Condemnation leaves believers feeling unworthy, disqualified, and hesitant to draw near to God, while conviction lovingly calls us toward repentance and grace. By examining Scripture, this episode exposes condemnation as a spiritual weapon that paralyzes faith and keeps sincere believers at a distance from the very help they need. Listeners are reminded that shame is not humility, and that freedom begins when we learn to reject condemnation and come boldly to the throne of grace.

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The Dangers of Comparison (Part 1) Summary

Comparison is one of the most common yet least acknowledged struggles in the Christian life. Many believers love God deeply, yet quietly measure their walk against others and come away feeling discouraged, inadequate, or spiritually behind. In this episode, we examine the subtle danger of comparison from a biblical perspective and why Scripture warns against measuring ourselves by one another. Rather than producing growth, comparison distorts reality, fuels discouragement, and shifts our focus away from personal obedience to Christ. This opening episode lays the foundation for the series by exposing comparison as a spiritual battleground and pointing listeners back to the freedom found in walking faithfully with God, one step at a time.

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Part 2: Compassion Without Compromise

In Part 2, we continue the conversation by focusing on biblical compassion and why it must always walk hand in hand with truth. Compassion is often misunderstood as silence, avoidance, or minimizing pain, but Scripture presents it differently. True compassion does not deny what happened, excuse sin, or bypass accountability. It speaks truth carefully, patiently, and without cruelty. In this episode, we explore how forgiveness differs from reconciliation, why words matter deeply in moments of apology, and how humility before God is essential for healing to begin. This is a sober and hopeful look at how Christ’s example of grace and truth gives us a better path forward when relationships are strained and hearts are wounded.

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A Minor Adjustment

With each of our channels/platforms growing so rapidly, we are making a few adjustments to keep things clear and easy to find. Our Seeking Approval Podcast will be reserved for APPLICATION DEVOTIONS and a few minor Bible Doctrine lessons. If you are searching the continuing classroom lessons on Debunking Calvinism, you can find them here (Sermon Audio) or here (YouTube). 

Thank you for continuing to bless us with your support of listening. We pray these episodes are a blessing to you and your walk with the Lord. 

God Bless!

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Anger, Bitterness, and Compassion (Part 1) Summary

Anger and hurt do not usually begin with hatred. They begin with pain that was never properly dealt with. In this episode, we take a biblical look at how unresolved anger turns into bitterness, how unforgiveness disguises itself as self protection, and why forgiveness and reconciliation are not the same thing. Scripture is allowed to define the path to healing, showing why dealing with wounds early matters, how words can either heal or harm, and what it really takes to move toward peace without denying truth. 

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In this lesson, we begin tracing the historical road of Calvinism. Rather than debating doctrines right away, this lesson steps back to examine where the system came from, the world that shaped it, and the pressures that molded its theology. We look at the Reformation climate, the rise of John Calvin, the role of Geneva, and the publication of The Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536.

This session makes clear that Calvinism did not fall from heaven fully formed, but developed within a specific historical and political context. Understanding that road matters, because Scripture warns believers not to be ignorant of the enemy’s devices. By studying the origins of Calvinism honestly and carefully, we remove the mystery, expose the framework behind the system, and prepare ourselves to test every doctrine by the Word of God rather than tradition or reputation.

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 Session B, Lesson 3

Clearing the Straw Men on Both Sides

In this lesson, we slow the discussion down and clear away the misunderstandings that often derail theological conversations about Calvinism before they ever get to Scripture. Too often, arguments are won by misrepresenting the other side rather than by engaging what is actually believed. That helps no one and honors neither truth nor the Word of God.

We address common straw men about Calvinism, but we also deal honestly with the straw men Calvinists often build about their critics. Rejecting Calvinism does not automatically make someone an Arminian, nor does believing in human responsibility mean the gospel is man-centered or that God’s sovereignty is diminished. Scripture presents a God who initiates salvation by grace and a man who is genuinely called to repent and believe.

This episode is not about labels, systems, or winning debates. It is about clearing the ground so Scripture can speak plainly. Once the straw men are removed on both sides, the real questions can be asked, and the truth can be examined honestly under the authority of God’s Word.