Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
Week 9: Chapter 8 — Selfishness
Read Chapter 8 of Respectable Sins. Key Scripture: Philippians 2:3–4; Romans 15:1–3; Mark 10:45.
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Selfishness is so woven into modern culture — and into our own instincts — that we have largely stopped recognizing it as a vice at all, let alone a sin.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Bridges describes selfishness as the default posture of the sinful nature — the habitual placing of our own interests, comfort, and preferences above others'. How much of your daily life is shaped by what you want rather than what others need?
2.He addresses selfishness in specific contexts: in marriage, in family, in church life, in friendship, and in daily small decisions. Which of these arenas is the hardest for you to be genuinely other-focused?
3.Philippians 2:3 commands us to 'consider others better than yourselves.' In our individualistic culture, this sounds almost pathological. How do you understand this command — does it mean denying all self-interest, or something more nuanced?
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