Self-righteousness
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:55 pm
Serving, perhaps, as a sister thread to Pride, this thread is an attempt to define and better understand the nature of self-righteousness. The Oxford English Dictionary defines self-righteousness as righteousness in one's own esteem, or righteousness for which one gives oneself credit.
I note that it has been mentioned as recently as April 2014 General Conference:
I note that it has been mentioned as recently as April 2014 General Conference:
How do we avoid self-righteousness? How do we identify it in ourselves? Do you know of any good talks about this, or can you recall a really good lesson that helped you understand this a little better? What thoughts do you have on the subject of self-righteousness?The Savior taught us to love not only our friends but also those who disagree with us—and even those who repudiate us. He said: “For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? … And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?”
The Prophet Joseph Smith warned us to “beware of self-righteousness” and to enlarge our hearts toward all men and women until we feel “to take them upon our shoulders.” In the gospel of Jesus Christ, there is no place for ridicule, bullying, or bigotry.
(Elder Neil L. Andersen, Spiritual Whirlwinds, April 2014 GC) ↗