"Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ." Galatians 1:10 (NIV)
In his letter to the Galatian Christians, the Apostle Paul said that if he were trying to win the approval of men, he would not be a servant of Christ. Paul knew that he could not please God and man at the same time.
Today, we need to know and understand that we cannot please God and please man at the same time. Paul said the same thing to the Christians in Thessalonica. (1 Thessalonians 2:4) We can only please, follow, and serve only one or the other. No man can serve two masters. (Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13) We must choose who we will serve and try to please. (Joshua 24:15) The carnal mind of man is at enmity with God (Romans 8:7), and anyone who wants to be friends with the world, and please man, is an enemy of God. (James 4:4) Unless a man submits to God, he is controlled by his sinful nature, and those controlled by their sinful nature cannot please God. (Romans 8:8)
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