Man is prone to Pr 20:6; 30:12
Hateful to God Lu 16:15
IS VAIN BECAUSE OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS
But external Mt 23:25-28; Lu 11:39-44
But partial Mt 23:25; Lu 11:44
No better than filthy rags Isa 64:6
Ineffectual for salvation Job 9:30,31; Mt 5:20; Ro 3:20
Unprofitable Isa 57:12
Is boastful Mt 23:30
THEY WHO ARE GIVEN TO
Audaciously approach God Lu 18:11
Seek to justify themselves Lu 10:29
Seek to justify themselves before men Lu 16:15
Reject the righteousness of God Ro 10:3
Condemn others Mt 9:11-13; Lu 7:39
Consider their own way right Pr 21:2
Despise others Isa 65:5; Lu 18:9
Proclaim their own goodness Pr 20:6
Are pure in their own eyes Pr 30:12
Are abominable before God Isa 65:5
Folly of Job 9:20
Saints renounce Php 3:7-10
Warning against De 9:4
Denunciation against Mt 23:27,28
Illustrated Lu 18:10-12
Exemplified
Saul 1Sa 15:13
Young man Mt 19:20
Lawyer Lu 10:25,29
Pharisees Lu 11:39; Joh 8:33; 9:28
Israel Ro 10:3
Church of Laodicea Re 3:17