Sinless perfection will not be had until we are with the Lord. As long as we are in these fleshly bodies we cannot be perfect. We are made perfect in Him, not through ourselves. Every day we run the race, looking forward to the finish line, being "perfected" every day, but not perfect until the end, when we are with the Lord. "For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified." (Hebrews 10:14)
He died for our sins and therefore perfected us, then you notice the words "who are being sanctified" - means a continual process, every day we are being sanctified as we walk with Him. It does not mean that we are as yet "wholly" sanctified, but that we have been brought under the influence of that gospel (of Jesus Christ) which sanctifies and saves.
This gradual "perfection process" is further illustrated in Proverbs 4:18, "But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day."
So to say we must be perfect - now - is just ignorant. Lack of reading (and understanding) God's Word is clearly evident in those who make such claims.
Amen.
He died for our sins and therefore perfected us, then you notice the words "who are being sanctified" - means a continual process, every day we are being sanctified as we walk with Him. It does not mean that we are as yet "wholly" sanctified, but that we have been brought under the influence of that gospel (of Jesus Christ) which sanctifies and saves.
This gradual "perfection process" is further illustrated in Proverbs 4:18, "But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day."
So to say we must be perfect - now - is just ignorant. Lack of reading (and understanding) God's Word is clearly evident in those who make such claims.
Amen.
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