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Re: Do Outward Standards Protect Inward Holiness?
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Originally Posted by staysharp
It's extremely arrogant to think we could ever do anything in our flesh that would please God.
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Everything we do is in our flesh otherwise we would be dead.
But if you mean the impetus of what we do or say when it comes from a carnal mind and not a spirit led mind, then I agree with you, anything we do through a carnal mind will not please God for a carnal mind is enmity with God. But I don't think this is what you're saying.
I would point to Jesus. Jesus always pleased God. The words He spoke and the things He did pleased God. Would you consider the actions and words of Jesus to be "anything in our flesh"? There are good works we can do that please God. I'm not saying that we can earn our salvation. I think for us to dress modestly pleases God. We dress modestly because of what God is doing in our heart. Am I arrogant for wanting to please God? Was Jesus arrogant for wanting to please God?
I hope I'm misunderstanding what you are saying.
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