1. Fear. If you are living your life in fear & worry, then you are not living your life in faith.  Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.  There are scripture verses in the Old & New Testaments that warn, "Do not be afraid". If you are living your life in fear, what you`re saying by your life is, you really don`t believe God!

2. Unforgivingness, resentment, and hard feelings, etc.   Matthew 6:15  "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." That`s a strong biblical statement! Forgiveness - having a forgiving attitude, actually helps us most of all! Without it we will not see Heaven.  God will eventually deal with the other person`s wrongdoing. So don`t worry about that!  We all reap what we sow.  Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.
 

 

3. Hatred. "Whoever has hatred in their heart is already guilty of murder." Think about it! Behavior is a physical manifestation of attitudes!  Read 1 John 4:20 - "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?"

 

4. Motives - which is why people do things. "Don`t be like the Pharisees that make long loud prayers in order to be seen by people. Don't pretend to be something you are not just to get attention.  Don't act like you are a real Christian if you hate your brother or do not love your sister.  "Behold, they have already have received their reward!" They are not really doing it for God, they are really doing it for self-exaltation!

 

 

Luke 20 41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; 47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

 

5. Unbelief. Professing Christians can be guilty of this too. They really don`t want to know biblical truth, they would rather go on their personal thoughts and false opinions. They prefer teachers that will tickle their ears and pet them, but not teach the full truth.  And for unbelievers, "...for this reason God will send them strong delusion to believe the lie... because they will not receive knowledge of the truth..."

Romans 11:20 - Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

 

6. Arrogant self-importance, pride and stubbornness. People like this are more concerned about promoting themselves and what they want to say, than listening to others. Some are even Pastors or ministers that enjoy ruling over others and stroking their own ego.  They form cults and rule for their own advantages.  

 

 Romans 3: 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) 6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:

16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:

17 And the way of peace have they not known:

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

 

Pride & stubbornness go hand in hand. If you see one sinful attitude, you are going to see the other! Pride is an overly inflated [false] opinion of oneself! The scripture "stubbornness is as sinful as iniquity..." People like this are unrepentant, tend to be judgemental, faultfinders, cold & unloving. Someone who has an arrogant self-important attitude think they are God`s gift to planet earth! And will not receive rebuke, reproof or correction, or will not do any soul searching. And yes, this includes ministry leaders at times.
[This not an exhaustive teaching on this subject by any means!]