Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
–Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)–

Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices–mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law–justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
–Matthew 23:23-24 (NIV)–

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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others. But behind this mask of extreme confidence, they are not sure of their self-worth and are easily upset by the slightest criticism.
–Mayo Clinic–

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Ronald Enroth, Churches That Abuse (Zondervan, 1992).

Mary Alice Chrnalogar, Twisted Scriptures (Zondervan, 2000).

Philip Jacob Spener, Pia Desideria (Fortress Press, 1964).

Blaise Pascal, Penseés (Penguin, 1995).

Jonathan Edwards, The Religious Affections (Banner of Truth, 1986).