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God's Righteousness or Self-Righteousness
From Luke 18:9-14
| God's Righteousness |
- Christ-centered
- Sees self as unworthy
- Thanks God for everything
- Prays, seeking God’s will for everything
- Relies on God for wisdom when things don’t go their
way
- Trust God for victory
- Waits on God as long as necessary for breakthrough
- Easily admits faults
- Intercedes for the weak
- Intercedes for the wicked
- Turns the wicked over to God
- Daily applies the principle of God’s grace and
forgiveness to self and others
- When too hard, prays for strength to forgive those who
hurt them
- Seeks to help others: “What can I do for you?”
- Uses religion as a source of spiritual and emotional
support.
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| Self-Righteousness |
- Self-centered
- Sees self as deserving
- Has a sense of entitlement
- Prayer tends to be ritualistic
- Worries a lot when things don’t go their way
- Handles matters as wants, then prays it works
- Manipulate their way to victory
- Gets mad at God and blames Him and others when frustrated
- Never admits faults
- Looks down on the weak
- Hates the wicked
- Tries to handle the wicked themselves
- Applies the principle of grace and forgiveness to self
only
- Applies the law of vengeance on other
- Gets people to serve them: “What can you do for
me?
- Uses religion to cover sinful acts.
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