Ep 146: Is God Partial? Spiritual First Class and God’s Love

Most of us would never say that God likes some people more than others. We know grace can’t be earned, and we believe God loves ordinary people.But do our hearts actually experience Him that way?In Episode 146, Brian explores another hidden idea of God: the idea that God is partial—that greater success, usefulness, discipline, or spiritual maturity earns us greater affection and access.We explore how this idea can show up in performance, suffering, comparison, spiritual celebrity, and even how we treat other people. And through the practice of Heartview, we consider what our resentment, striving, anxiety, and comparison might reveal about the God we actually experience.Deep discipleship invites us beyond simply believing the right things about God. It invites us to bring our hidden ideas into the light and allow Jesus to re-form them through relationship and experience.There is no spiritual first class. And with God, there is no back row.Join us online! Web: ⁠⁠⁠https://soilandroots.org⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠https://soilandroots.substack.com/