in discussion What is Sanctification? / Godliness / Perfection » Nobody's Perfect
Everybody Can Be Perfect… Ephesians 2:5-10, The Issue is how is that accomplished… Most attempt to find it by their personal efforts or thru some formula or process. Others seek to emulate what they perceive to be Perfection…But emulation is condemned as a work of the flesh.. Galatians 5:20. It can ONLY be found by submission to the Spirit Galatians 5 clearly describes this with the mechanism found in verses 16 & 17. James speaks to this reality, Ezekial 36:27 expresses it, and the most explicit statements are found throughout the book of 1 John. "Nobody's Perfect" is assumptive denial of Spiritual Realities achievable in our fallen world, and a prescription for stunted and weak Christianity. It is the Mantra of those who wish to live as they choose, excuse their faults and marred characters, and expect God will save them in spite of themselves. They will also be quick to shun 4 letter words like Obey and Keep as rank Legalism. "Nobody's Perfect" implies that we have compared everyone to some supposed empirical standard. Just because nobody I know is perfect, doesn't prove "Nobody's Perfect" to be true. Christianity at its core denies "Nobody's perfect" by saying Christ was perfect….and then it doesn't stop there but assures us that we too may be perfect "In Christ" and that the life I now live is "Christ in you, the hope of glory."