Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a contra-indicator of self-esteem. It's what sets in when genuine righteousness eludes us.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.
When you're righteous, you don't have to tell people that you're righteous.
Righteousness is easy in retrospect.
Judge yourself; if you do that you will not be judged by God, as St. Paul says. But it must be a real sense of your own sinfulness, not an artificial humility.
Anger, and the self-righteousness that is both the cause and consequence of anger, tends to be easier on the psyche than personal responsibility.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.
I don't know if I'm so righteous.
Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.
It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.
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