Contention often begins with faultfinding. The Prophet Joseph Smith http://facebook.com/217921178254609 taught that “the devil flatters us that we are very righteous, when we are feeding on the faults of others.” When you think about it, self-righteousness is just a counterfeit for real righteousness. http://lds.org/ensign/2017/04/the-war-goes-on #sharegoodness

In his article, The Self-Righteousness of Job, Stephn Flurry states, “The sin of self-righteousness is perhaps the most difficult sin there is to see.” As I pondered that statement, I thought about the times in my life where I didn’t see how my own self-righteousness destroyed relationships, hindered my inability to lead or work well...

Be careful not to dehumanize those with whom you disagree. In our self-righteousness, we can become the very things we criticize in others and not even know it.