1. Why did the apostle Paul warn
everyone “not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think”?
(Romans 12:3)

2. What’s Wrong with Self Elevation?
Jesus spoke a
parable about a
Pharisee and a tax
collector “to some
who trusted in
themselves that they
were righteous, and
despised others”
(Luke 18:9)

3. The Pharisee was guilty
of elevating himself.
“The Pharisee stood and
prayed thus with himself,
‘God, I thank You that I
am not like other men—
extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even as
this tax collector.’”
(Luke 18:11)
What’s Wrong with Self Elevation?

4. Jesus taught that
the Pharisee was
not justified before
God because
“everyone who
exalts himself will
be humbled”
(Luke 18:14)
What’s Wrong with Self Elevation?

5. Pride goes before
destruction, And a
haughty spirit before a
fall. (Proverbs 16:18)
What’s Wrong with
Self Elevation?

6. Do you see a man
wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for
a fool than for him.
(Proverbs 26:12)
What’s Wrong with
Self Elevation?

7. Before destruction the
heart of a man is
haughty, And before
honor is humility.
(Proverbs 18:12)
What’s Wrong with
Self Elevation?

8. “Therefore humble yourselves under
the mighty hand of God, that He may
exalt you in due time”(1 Peter 5:6)