This reminds me of Job, where God says if Job can abase ALL the proud and haughty people, the God would admit Job's own hand could save him, something like that. Ch 40, I think.I will add that a holy walk/the doing of good works is the result of a living faith in Jesus Christ...we cannot accomplish it apart from faith.
Some try...but will find themselves singing the song, "What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behaviour...this only serves to confirm my suspicion, that I'm still a man in need of a Saviour."
If we put our trust in our works to save us, I believe that the Lord will graciously not allow us to live the perfect life that is required of those who put their trust in their works to save them (see Galatians 3:10, James 2:10, Matthew 5:48)....so that we can convert from trusting in our works to save us unto trusting in the finished work of Christ: as His blood was shed as the propitiation for our sins. He paid the penalty of our wrongdoing on the Cross. If we are thus forgiven, and receive the Holy Spirit as the result...then yes, we will live a different life than before. We will walk according to the Spirit rather than the flesh...because we are new creatures in Christ...the old has gone; behold, all things are become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17 (kjv)).
Much love!