The Destructiveness of Self-Righteousness, Part 1 (TMF:2074)

Thursday, April 20, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Destructiveness of Self-Righteousness, Part 1 (TMF:2074) - Daniel Litton
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       If we want to advance to the higher levels. It’s as simple as that, and it is accomplished by surrendering one by one each level for a higher level. Let’s take self-righteousness as our example here. I think this is a good one for us to examine for several reasons. One, it’s a reoccurring theme I think that keeps coming up in our discussions here. Two, that leads to the point that it’s a prevalent problem among Christian individuals. Three, self-righteousness often leads us to speak negatively toward others (for instance, cursing) like James is talking about in our text here. We know what self-righteousness is, but let me define it again so that there is no mistaking it. Self-righteousness in our context is when we believe our way of following the Christian life is the best way, and that all other ways are either wrong (sinful) or incomplete (lacking). It is the belief that we know best, and that if other’s don’t follow the Bible exactly as we see it, they are in the wrong, sinning against God, and sinning against us. We see this all the time among Christians.