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Originally Posted by MarieA27
KBTW when Jesus was going through all of that He was considered perfect and without sin, how is it that if, when we go through the same thing, and do the same act as He acted in the same situations are not considered perfect?
Our Lord Jesus fought His flesh and temptations, conquered and overcamed all the way through to the end, and resisted the devil at every turn. And everytime temptations came, He never gave in. If we do the same as He did, we will be perfect.
And IF we happen to fall, we get back up, repent, and if that we are forgiven, by nature of this not being counted against us, we can go on back to being perfect. Just because you have sinned in the past, does not mean you cannot be perfect.
And you still never gave me your definition of what you think being perfect in God means?
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While we're asking questions, let me ask you this...
did Jesus ever have to repent? with regards to the context of this statement that you made: "If we do the same as He did, we will be perfect."
This reasoning is not scriptural at all: "If, when we go through the same thing, and do the same act as He acted in the same situations are not considered perfect?" Again, ask yourself the question... did Jesus ever have to repent? Yes, he was tempted and tried as we are, but the difference is, HE WAS WITHOUT SIN. Jesus never had to repent. We can never say that. We were not born with the nature of God, but He was.
I never saw your question where you asked what I think being perfect in God means. It really doesn't matter what I think anyway, it only matters what the Word says.
But since you asked to know what I think being perfect means, I personally think it means to walk before Him as best I possibly can, allowing the spirit of God to transform me and help me to be an overcomer over the weights of sin that would beset me. It is being transparent to the word of God, and allowing myself to be scrutinized by the Spirit of the Lord to weed out, and root out anything in my life that is not producing fruit of the spirit, so that I can live an overcoming life with the spirit and the mind of Christ reigning in me.
That is my simple definition, perhaps not the best one, but the one I see in scripture.
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