{"id":15074,"date":"2014-09-16T16:45:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=15074"},"modified":"2014-09-17T12:35:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:35:14","slug":"self-righteous-what-other-people-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/self-righteous-what-other-people-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Self- Righteous: What other people are"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a good thing you aren’t self-righteous, or this would be a tough article to read.<\/em><\/strong>\"law\"<\/p>\n

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…so, I had a fascinating discussion with a friend about “modern-day Pharisees” in the church and what can be done about it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(This issue extends far beyond the church and people of faith. In short, we may and do all suffer from self-righteousness somehow because\u00a0we all fall prey to self-deception.)<\/p>\n

There’s no way to recapture the conversation I had, but I hope that my noting the highlights is\u00a0interesting to you.<\/p>\n

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Summary: Self-Righteous, Pharisee-types seem to be what other<\/span> people are…this little twist makes getting rid of the problem very hard.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\u2022 In short, a pharisaical person is self-righteous.<\/strong>
\n– The assume they are in the right, doing right, alright. Am I right? Right!<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Most people think they are right most of the time.<\/strong>
\n– Few people think, “I’m usually wrong and you\u00a0and others are\u00a0usually right.”<\/p>\n

\u2022 People feel they believe the truth, not lies.<\/strong> (Sounds obvious, sure, but consider the greater implications.)
\n– Obviously, we can’t all be right, but this doesn’t really entering our minds as applying to us.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Most people believe that OTHER people are self-righteous \/ pharisaical, not them.<\/strong>
\n(or if they are pharisaical, it’s only sometimes. The situation doesn’t really trouble them.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Self-Righteousness is a delusional episode of the sin pride.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0It pivots on one losing track of one’s\u00a0own ongoing and un-remedied sinfulness, as well as one’s\u00a0blindness to the guilt and weight of that sin.<\/p>\n

(Thus, we become self-satisfied with our level of goodness and immune to the devastating implications of sin in any unmitigated form. I’m just great and I’m happy about it. I’m not like you!<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Unhealthy pride is a universal human malady.<\/p>\n

– Whoops, that means it applies to ME and YOU. eesh.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Recognition<\/strong> of one’s sin that move one toward humility to repent (to God and others) is one of the only sure-fire cures, albeit\u00a0a temporary one.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

If you care to weigh in on the topic, go right ahead.<\/p>\n

What is the best remedy for pride, in your opinion?<\/p>\n

-L<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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