"Perfect" is one of those biblical words that deserves to be wrestled with.
What does it mean that Jesus called us to "be perfect"? (Matt 5:48)
I have always disliked the "Christian" bumper sticker slogan "I'm not perfect, just forgiven".
It fits right in with the all too common perception that a trip to the altar when you were eleven years old somehow functions as eternal fire insurance. And it doesn't really matter how you live out the rest of your days - Jesus paid for all your sins on the cross, past, present, and future.
Just frame that altar trip behind some glass and hang it on the wall. You won't really need it until death comes calling.
There’s really nothing in the New Testament that could justify such a view.
If Americans read their Bibles more, I think this would be pretty obvious.
Hebrews 10:14 - For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
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