Walking in the flesh

In my Wednesday Bible class, I was inquiring for a good word in malayalam for 'legalism' and couldn't find any. I had to use quite a lot of words to explain it and finally had to come to define it myself - 'Any act or activity not explicitly commanded by God, done with the purpose of obtaining God's favor but without the activity of grace or of Christ either in the decision or in the act itself'. I find it so important to admit more and more that without Jesus we can nothing. At least nothing that pleases God. Isn't that what God wants us to see when He gave us Jesus? Isn't He the author and finisher of our faith? A single boast can easily lead to many. So it is important to remain zero boast. Does that mean we become passive Christians? No! it means that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.