Self Righteous Quotes

92 Self Righteous quotes by 76 unique authors

To the self-righteous, being judged according to deeds does not seem too alarming but to the man who knows himself the thought is terrifying. — Paul Washer
We are all naturally self-righteous. It is the family disease of all the children of Adam. — J C Ryle
Our sin is what separates us from God, but it's our self righteousness that keeps us from running to Him for the grace He willingly… — Paul David Tripp
The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair — Charles Spurgeon
I hate being moved. I hate that man who came in. So self-righteous, so cruel. He made fun of me, that's why I cried. You… — Peter Ustinov
The targets of this story are not wayward sinners but religious people who do everything the Bible requires. Jesus is pleading not so much with… — Timothy Keller
A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to Hell than a prostitute. — C.S. Lewis
I always tell our community that we should attract the people Jesus attracted and frustrate the people Jesus frustrated. It's certainly never our goal to… — Shane Claiborne
Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three things: humble service,… — Timothy Keller
Carefully observe the natural laws in operation in the world around you, and live by them. From following them, you will learn the morality of… — Benjamin Hoff
Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can then feed on that culture, bringing it down. It's happened… — David Brin
I wish I could say that when I didn't agree with a director I defer to him, but I think sometimes I'm a little self-righteous. — Billy Crudup
Beware of self-righteousness. The black devil of licentiousness destroys his hundreds, but the white devil of self-righteousness destroys his thousands. — Charles Spurgeon
The saints are sinners still. Our best tears need to be wept over, the strongest faith is mixed with unbelief, our most flaming love is… — Charles Spurgeon
Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven.… — R C Sproul
Human self-righteousness denies the need for the saving, enabling grace of Christ. Human righteousness embraces the cruelest of Satan's lies, that a person can be… — Paul David Tripp
If we think we are usually good, then God is usually irrelevant... Such thinking ignores the depths of sin in my own heart, and, in… — Edward T Welch
"Sinner" is a present-tense description of everyone, including those who have put their faith in Christ. Of course, those who have called Jesus "Lord" are… — Edward T Welch
Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from their sins. — J C Ryle
Self-righteousness exclaims, "I will not be saved in God's way; I will make a new road to heaven; I will not bow before God's grace;… — Charles Spurgeon
So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our own… — John Gerstner
No wonder if such persons look upon imputed righteousness as the shadow of a dream, who esteem those things which evidence its necessity to be… — John Owen
I do not stand here before you as a self-righteous saint who has achieved spiritual perfection, but as a sinner who has received Jesus into… — Thomas J. Paprocki
It needs some intelligence to be truly selfish. The unintelligent can only be self-righteous. — Eric Hoffer
Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost?… — Thomas Sowell

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