So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Are we to cut our bodies to pieces in order to please God? Should we become murderers in order to practice virtue? You see what inconsistencies result if we take these words literally! What Paul means by the flesh in this passage is not the essence of the body but a life which is carnal and worldly, serving selfindulgence and extravagance to the full.
