Can Anyone Be Absolutely Perfect All of the Time?
There is universal consensus that “nobody is perfect”, yet there was a person that roamed the earth about 2000 years ago that was perfect. Stunningly, the Bible proclaims that Jesus was tempted in every way that each of us is tempted, yet He never, ever made a mistake.
Could this really be? If this is true, it means that He never made a wrong decision, never behaved badly, never had to apologize because he never hurt anyone, nor did he ever have a bad thought or motive. Admittedly, this sounds impossible unless you consider this angle: Jesus was God. The Bible proclaims that Jesus was the “exact imprint of the nature of God.” (Hebrews 1:3) That means that everything God was so was Jesus. We know that God is perfect and pure (here), so that means that Jesus must be perfect and pure. The implications of Jesus being perfect and pure is the basis of our acceptance before God. (here)
Scripture for this post as quoted by the ESV:
Hebrews 4:15 – For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 7:26 – For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
1 Peter 1:19 – but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
1 Peter 2:22 – He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
1 John 3:5 – You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
2 Corinthians 5:21 – For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
By David Zook , Pastor Morningside Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Phoenix, AZ.
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