PREPARED FOR LIFE

2 of 12 Series: Sanctuary Made Simple and Relevant Today

You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 ESV

Let the Bible speak about perfection

How do I know that I am already perfect?

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:20 ESV

How will I know I am perfect?

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:13 ESV

What areas of my life should go through perfection?

For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. James 3:2 ESV

What is the goal of being perfect?

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Philippians 3:12-15 ESV

When do we say I am already perfect?

And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:4 ESV

How do I know I am nearing perfection?

But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 1 John 2:5 ESV

That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, Philippians 2:15 ESV

What to do with my hesitations and fear if I decide to go through the processes of being blameless and without blemish (perfect)?

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 1 John 4:18 ESV

If I strive to be sinless (perfect), will the devil harm me?

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. 1 John 5:18 ESV

What should my lifestyle be to be completely perfect?

But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:25 ESV

What areas of my life that I should strive to keep away from sinning, so that my whole body remains sinless or perfect?

¹⁵ but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, ¹⁶ since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 ESV

So, what then is the connection of my striving to perfection with God’s holiness?

…¹⁶ since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-17 ESV

Let’s see what holiness is.

Stay with us as we continue to discover the magnificent Sanctuary of God as it directs us to its various parts which all link to our holistic endeavors to becoming sinless or as the Bible termed it ‘perfect’.