Character Quote by Jerry Bridges

“The tendency in legalistic religion is to mistrust God, to mistrust others, and consequently, to mistrust ourselves.”

— Brennan Manning

“Rather than experiencing the richness of a dynamic, intimate relationship with the righteous One, you put God in a little box that you can…

— Craig Groeschel

Self-righteousness and presumptive moral judgments pose a great danger in the political arena. To become convinced of the divine infallibility of one's personal predilections…

— Jim Wright

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

“There are sins much more serious than socio-pathologies which really are mental illnesses, whereas self-righteousness is an illness of the soul.”

— R. Alan Woods

“This God expects people to be perfect and to be in perpetual control of their feelings and thoughts. When broken people with this concept…

— Brennan Manning

“While paying attention to the messages in its public spaces, Christianity also wisely recognizes the extent to which our concepts of good and bad…

— Alain de Botton

“A noble and Godlike character is not a thing of favour or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking,…

— James Allen

Self-righteousness is the inevitable fruit of simple moral judgments.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“Being righteous is not all that complicated; it means doing what is right. We have to have a passion to do what is right.”

— R.C. Sproul

“RELIGIOUS PASSION IS A FORM OF SOCIALLY ACCEPTED INSANITY”

— Jo Neace Krause

Self-righteousness is the fruit of a low view of God's law and a lite view of your own sin.

— Tullian Tchividjian