Was Jesus Arrogant?
Was Jesus arrogant? Absolutely not. Consider: God’s wisdom personified states in Proverbs 8:13 that, “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.” God’s unchanging word (Psalm 119:89) also states in Isaiah 13:11, “I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.” Therefore, when the unchanging God’s (Malachi 3:6) Word personified came in the flesh (John 1:14), He was the exact opposite, and complete antithesis, of the evil arrogance which God so vehemently hates and rejects; being instead, the perfect example of Godly meekness and humility, just as prophesied (Isaiah 42:1-3; Matthew 12:15-21). The Apostle Paul tells us just how incredibly far Christ’s humility actually went, writing in Philippians 2:8-9: “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore, God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name…” 
Jesus – God in the flesh – arrogant? Absolutely not! And yet, there would be many who would most certainly be wont to falsely and maliciously accuse Him of such. For example, how do you think the scribes and the Pharisees – the top of the religious food chain of the spiritual leadership of Jesus’ day – must’ve felt when Jesus told the assembled crowds on the mountain that day, that “unless [their] righteousness [exceeded] the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, [they would] by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20)? If someone said that about you as a deeply religious person, how would you feel? Wouldn’t you wonder who He thought He was to dare say such things about your long-held faith?
Many more of these obvious “How dare He,” “He’s so arrogant,” “Who does He think He is” type sentiments in the eyes of some, can be seen, cited, and sifted, from throughout the gospel accounts (See for instance, Matthew 21:15-16, 26:62-66, 27:41-43; Lk. 4:23-29, 5:21, 7:49, 11:37-54; John 5:16-18, 6:41-42, 8:53, 10:22-33, 19:7 and others.)
But still, Jesus arrogant? Absolutely not! Yet even as He made such honest and straightforwardly truthful statements as: “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God” (Matthew 22:29); “You are therefore greatly mistaken” (Mark 12:27); and many of the other strong statements of condemnation He made to the religious elite in Matthew 23:1-39, surely many of the more prideful, spiritually blind, and Biblically immature who heard Him had to have believed – and perhaps even violently, vehemently, and aggressively voiced to others, just how “arrogant” they thought He truly was. But He certainly wasn’t; at least not in God’s eyes, which is the only thing that ever has mattered, ever does matter, or ever will matter.
Jesus arrogant? Absolutely not. But this is the accusation that is often leveled (albeit at times in different terms) at many who: have a good knowledge of God’s word; are completely confident in God’s word; and who faithfully and obediently seek to live, preach, teach, and practice God’s word no matter what, by those who simply either don’t, or won’t, do the same (just as we see repeatedly happened to Jesus throughout the gospel accounts).
However, the most tragic irony in all of these scenarios, is that it is precisely those who so strongly and wrongly condemn the more Biblically knowledgeable, confident, and faithful among us as “arrogant,” who prove themselves to be the most arrogant of all! Just as they did with Jesus! A sin for which they who do such, will therefore be judged by the Lord upon His return, unless they repent (Matthew 7:1-5; Luke 6:36-38; John 7:24; Romans 2:17-24).
Therefore my beloved brethren, let us all determine to never become so arrogant and self-righteous ourselves, as to judge, accuse, and condemn another as arrogant, just simply because they either: better know, more faithfully follow, and/or far more strongly and confidently preach and proclaim the challenging truths of God’s word than we do. Let us all take to heart the words of 1 Samuel 2:3: “Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed.”