The Destructiveness of Self-Righteousness, Part 3 (TMF:2076)

Monday, April 24, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Destructiveness of Self-Righteousness, Part 3 (TMF:2076) - Daniel Litton
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       So, what is the opposite of self-righteousness? Well, I would say the opposite is love, namely, love of God and love of self. Both of these areas (love of God and love of self) need to be in order if we are going to love others. It’s just the way it is, and a lot of people don’t realize this fact. What, then, has to be surrendered in order to get rid of self-righteousness? First, a person needs to stop caring about what other people think. That is an easy way to identify a self-righteous person, isn’t it? The self-righteous individual is always concerned about being criticized. They try to cover all the bases, to make their argument bulletproof so that on one can successfully attack them. But what happens? This eagerness to be right is the very thing that brings on the attack. This wantingness blocks the person from actually making them right and instead makes them come out on the other end, the wrong end. And it all stems from a fear of what other people think, a worry over what another will say.