“I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in One; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me.” John 17:23
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48
As Paul wrote in Hebrews, let us go on to perfection and as Jesus said to us, be perfect even as God is perfect. These are two awesome statements of faith. Perfection is not an unattainable goal of the believer. Why isn’t it, because perfection comes from Christ. Look at what Jesus said to us in John 17:23. He taught us that our unity with Him and the oneness that it brings with God makes us perfect. Now how cool is Luke 6:40, Jesus said that everyone who is perfect shall be like his master. Jesus is our Master, we are perfect because of our Master, Jesus, and we are like Him even while on this earth, if He lives within us, 1 John 4:17. Jesus is in us and we are in Him, and we all are in God, and all are made perfect in One! Jesus said it, now do you actually believe Him or do you believe some bumper sticker that says we aren’t perfect just forgiven?
The reason that we have to continue to talk about our perfection in Christ is because Jesus teaches us that it is how the world will know that God sent Him, and it is how the world will know that God loves them every bit as much as He loves Jesus! The world, America, China, Europe, Asia, Africa, Israel, the Middle East, Russia, South America, and Australia, the world! The world being a glorious church in Christ, without spot, wrinkle, or blemish! Our Father would that all men be saved and perfection by Christ is how we can be! This is the Day of our Salvation and now is our accepted time!
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48
As Paul wrote in Hebrews, let us go on to perfection and as Jesus said to us, be perfect even as God is perfect. These are two awesome statements of faith. Perfection is not an unattainable goal of the believer. Why isn’t it, because perfection comes from Christ. Look at what Jesus said to us in John 17:23. He taught us that our unity with Him and the oneness that it brings with God makes us perfect. Now how cool is Luke 6:40, Jesus said that everyone who is perfect shall be like his master. Jesus is our Master, we are perfect because of our Master, Jesus, and we are like Him even while on this earth, if He lives within us, 1 John 4:17. Jesus is in us and we are in Him, and we all are in God, and all are made perfect in One! Jesus said it, now do you actually believe Him or do you believe some bumper sticker that says we aren’t perfect just forgiven?
The reason that we have to continue to talk about our perfection in Christ is because Jesus teaches us that it is how the world will know that God sent Him, and it is how the world will know that God loves them every bit as much as He loves Jesus! The world, America, China, Europe, Asia, Africa, Israel, the Middle East, Russia, South America, and Australia, the world! The world being a glorious church in Christ, without spot, wrinkle, or blemish! Our Father would that all men be saved and perfection by Christ is how we can be! This is the Day of our Salvation and now is our accepted time!
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