Doing The Same Thing Wrong In Opposite Ways

People can do something wrong in two opposite ways if the underlying problem is not fixed.

Consider a hiring manager who hires a man over a woman when the woman clearly deserved the position because of her credentials and experience.

Christians,

A person can do something wrong in even two opposite ways if the underlying problem is not fixed.  Consider a hiring manager who hires a man over a woman when the woman clearly deserved the position because of her credentials and experience.  The hiring manager did this because he felt like he was supposed to do it, but without thinking about how he would feel if he were treated that way. 

Imagine his boss finds out and is unhappy about it to his surprise.  He tells the hiring manager he should have hired the woman for that position.  The next time around, the hiring manager decides to hire a woman for the position.  However, unlike the last situation, the male candidate had more relevant credentials and experience.  The hiring manager did this because he felt like it was what he was supposed to do on some superficial level, just like the last time. 

The hiring manager actually did the same thing wrong in two opposite ways.  It wasn’t a matter of hiring a man or a woman that was the problem, although that is how he ended up seeing it.  The real problem was that he was being unfair and self-centered in his thinking, doing what he thought he was supposed to do on some shallow level for his own good without thinking about how he was treating another human being.