God's View or Man's View

Many people base their view of themselves on what others think of them. They become angry when someone comes along and shows them their sin. Since their entire being is dependent on their illusion, they cannot stand for that illusion to be cracked.

When our walk is based on Christ alone we want to learn about ourselves to be cleansed. We embrace the teachings of Christ in order to worship Him as well as being changed into His likeness. Born again believers had to come to Christ in brokenness over their sinful self, they have no illusions about being good, they know they are not good that only Christ is good. Therefore there is no illusion to be cracked.

2 Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."

1 John 3:1-3
"Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure."

2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

Philippians 2:13
"for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."

1 Peter 1:15-19
"but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."