Seeking to please God above all else is a fundamental principle of the Christian life. The apostle Paul wrote in Galatians that he was not trying to win human approval, but rather to serve Christ. As seen in 1 Thessalonians, this mindset is rooted in a deep-seated desire to be faithful servants of God, rather than people-pleasers. Additionally, warnings against fearing human opinion are found in Proverbs and John, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing God's will above human expectations, as also echoed in Colossians, where believers are urged to work heartily for the Lord.
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Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.