How do we perceive our Heavenly Father?  The preaching of any amount of Moses' Law will cause us to view our Heavenly Father as a Great Fiery Dragon in heaven; whereas the preaching of the Gospel of the Cross of Christ will cause us to view our Heavenly Father as a Lamb.  Dragon-Father supplies "fear"-power, "pride (scorn)"-seat, and great-"wrath"-authority...
within us.  These are the three elements of self-righteousness.  Lamb-Father supplies faith, hope and love... within us.  These are the three elements of God's righteousness in Christ.  One righteousness, we work hard at obtaining and maintaining; while the other righteousness, we simply consider or accept it as being true of us... as the free gift that it is.