The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel. — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
Many have passed the rocks of gross sins - who have suffered shipwreck upon the sands of self-righteousness. — William Secker Copy Share Image
The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion.” — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness. — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
“Though there is no evil in righteousness, there is in self-righteousness,” — David Pietrusza Copy Share Image
But somehow in identifying myself as the healer, there was still a seed of both self-righteousness and defense from a kind of… — Gangaji Copy Share Image
Do not all theists insist that there can be no morality, no justice, honesty or fidelity without the belief in a Divine… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
“Our membership in this Church . . . should never be any cause for self-righteousness, for arrogance, for denigration of others, for… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
If we think we are usually good, then God is usually irrelevant... Such thinking ignores the depths of sin in my own… — Edward T Welch Copy Share Image
Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of a self-righteousness, is the soul and substance of… — John Owen Copy Share Image
“For God's sake, Larry, grow up. Develop a little self-righteousness. A lot of that is an ugly thing, God knows, but a… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Frankly, liberals are out of the habit of communicating with anyone outside their own in cohort. We have a cultural problem with… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Legalism is when we try to obtain the result of obedience by our own means and strength. It is self-righteousness, as opposed… — Kelly Minter Copy Share Image
The messages our kids receive from teachers, coaches--and even, with the best intentions, from us - can push them toward pride or… — Phil Vischer Copy Share Image
If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“When we step outside ourselves and stop being merely subjective witnesses, we can recognize how the relentless cut and thrust of our… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
When the devil looks at a man who sincerely desires not to sin, he is not so unintelligent as to suggest to… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
“You have to be careful what you write and not allow self righteousness to cloud your ability to be objective. This story… — Crystal Evans Copy Share Image
I think, that a man never passes the verge of moral humility, till self-righteousness be dethroned, till the high and towering imaginations… — Ebenezer Erskine Copy Share Image
Self-righteousness exclaims, "I will not be saved in God's way; I will make a new road to heaven; I will not bow… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Real joy is becoming exceedingly rare among artists of any kind. And I have an idea that those who can and do… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
“I did not intend making a philippic against covetousness, a sin to which I believe no one here is addicted. Let us… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
“What I saw in Washington that October were a lot of Americans who were genuinely dismayed by what their country was doing… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I can honestly say that there are many forms of atheism that I find far more admirable than many forms of Christianity… — David Bentley Hart Copy Share Image
“The nice people do not come to God, because they think they are good through their own merits or bad through inherited… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
“Self-reliance and independence can transform into selfishness and license, ambition into greed and a frantic desire to succeed at any cost. More… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“People that hold onto hate for so long do so because they want to avoid dealing with their pain. They falsely believe… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The second item in the liberal creed, after self-righteousness, is unaccountability. Liberals have invented whole college majors--psychology, sociology, women's studies--to prove that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The battlefield is symbolic of the field of life, where every creature lives on the death of another. A realization of the… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“Clara shrugged and immediately knew her betrayal of Peter. In one easy movement she'd distanced herself from his bad behavior, even thought… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
