God is completely perfect in His character, actions, and Word—He never sins, makes mistakes, or breaks His promises. The Bible clearly teaches that God’s ways are flawless, His Word is trustworthy, and Jesus, His Son, lived a sinless life to rescue us from sin. While humans are sinful and fall short of God's perfection, salvation is offered through faith in Jesus Christ, who became the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Believers are called to pursue godly living, empowered by the Holy Spirit to grow in righteousness and reflect God's character. As we follow Christ, we can trust fully in God’s perfect guidance and His unchanging truth through every season of life.
For all of time, humanity has been trying to exalt themselves and their own opinions above God, trying to make themselves out to be gods. In ignorance, people make accusations against God like He has made mistakes or that they could do a better job of running the universe. These perspectives are foolish, short-sighted, and extremely prideful because they attempt to put human beings on a throne that only God is worthy to handle. After all, He made the universe, and we are His creations.
The Bible reveals that human beings are sinful and not perfect. Our sin and rebellion against God broke off our relationship with Him (Genesis 3). Left to our own, we are doomed for an eternal death, separated from God forever (Ephesians 2:1–10). However, the good news of the gospel is that God sent His perfect Son, Jesus Christ, to save the world from sin and death (John 3:16–18). Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose again on the third day, paying the full penalty of sins and breaking the power of sin in our lives. Anyone who believes in Jesus receives eternal life, forgiveness of their sins, and the gift of God’s righteousness in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17–21).
They also receive the indwelling Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9–17; Ephesians 1:3–14). They have become children of God (John 1:12) and as such are called to reflect Him (1 John 2:1–6; 3:1–10). They are invited to participate in God’s work in the world so that others may know Him, too (Matthew 28:18–20; John 15:1–17; 17:20–26; 1 John 4:7–12).
As believers in Christ, we have the charge to live like He did: "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48; cf. 1 Peter 1:1–25). Of course, only Jesus is perfect, but as Christians, we now have the power of God at work within us through the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit to live in righteousness and carry out His call (Romans 6:5–14; 8:1–17; Philippians 2:12–13; 2 Peter 1:3–8). As we live in the power of the Holy Spirit, we will begin to see our lives transformed and bear the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23). The Spirit helps us to become more and more like God as we follow Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
As Christians we can have total confidence in the perfection of God's Word, His character, and His ability to lead and guide us through all the seasons of our life (Psalm 23; Hebrews 13:5–8; 1 Peter 1:23–25; 1 John 4:13–18; Jude 1:24–25).
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