Why is self righteousness unattractive

Of course, it is. Yes, there is such a thing. Self-righteousness is ugly. Be not [morbidly exacting and externally ] righteous overmuch, neither strive to make yourself [pretentiously appear] overwise—why should you [get puffed up and] destroy yourself [with presumptuous self-sufficiency]? The Classic Amplified Bible points out that it talks about self-righteousness. And it makes sense. We destroy ourselves by self-sufficiency.

So we are told not to become too righteous on our own so we would not need Jesus anymore. Instead, we are told to lean on Christ and his sufficiency. They can achieve everything—including salvation—on their own.

Their faith and hope is in their ability, morality, and works. In this blog, I have tried to identify at least six manifestations of self-righteousness. The reality is, we must all take off the blinders of self-righteousness. For within our still damaged, distorted, and sinful bodies there is the dormant disease of self-righteousness that potentially can awake at a moments notice.

In closing, what kind of life counteracts that of self-righteousness? Micah gives a great answer. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.

Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content Being a father provides you a front row seat peering into the manifestation of self-righteousness. Here are some identifiers of self-righteousness. The self-righteous use God as the prop in the play of their life.

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To understand it properly, we need to recognise that it takes different forms:. Q 1- If we interpret this as righteousness given to us by faith, how might this distort our understanding of our right standing before God?

Q2- If we interpret this as righteousness of our hearts and of our witness lived-out, how would that effect the way we live? Read Micah Ask yourself, in what area of society am I hungering to see more righteousness? Likewise, ask yourself, in what area of my life and character, do I thirst for more righteousness?

Dig deeper: If you have time to do this in the group — why not? There is no better sign of growth in Christ than an ever-increasing, insatiable appetite for righteousness.