Hebrews 10:12,14, KJV
12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God… 14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
God sees you with no flaw, spot or imperfection, so honour His Word and the finished work of His Son by saying, “Amen!” Don’t doubt your perfection in Christ.
To see yourself as far from being perfect is not modesty, but a failure to understand the perfect sacrifice that Jesus has made for you.
The Bible tells us, “For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified”. Did you get that? You have not only been sanctified, that is, made holy, but by the same offering of His body, you have been perfected. You are both holy and perfect in the eyes of God!
Your sins have been purged perfectly. Today, Jesus is seated at His Father’s right hand not because He is the Son of God (although that is true), but because His work of purging your sins is completely finished and perfect! So instead of being conscious of your sins, which is to have an evil conscience (Hebrews 10:22), you can have a perfect conscience, a conscience that is free from the guilt and condemnation of sins.
When you find yourself conscious of your sins, just say, “Thank you, Lord Jesus, for Your wonderful work at the cross. It is a perfect work that has removed all my sins completely. Holy Spirit, thank you for convicting me of righteousness, not my own, but God’s righteousness given to me as a gift. Keep on convicting me in the days to come, reminding me especially when I fail that I am still the righteousness of God in Christ.”
My friend, God sees you perfect without any spot of sin. He sees you covered in the beautiful white robes of His own righteousness. He treats you like a righteous man because that is what He has made you. So expect good things to happen to you because blessings are on the head of the righteous! (Proverbs 10:6)
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But what about those christians who believe that they have accepted God into their lives but still carry on doing stuff that upsets God like taking drugs, having premarital sex, lying, being selfish, greedy or simply condemning other people's sins? Doesn't God get angry at us when we declare that we recognise what He has done but we go on sinning and telling ourselves "Oh its ok cos God died for my sins and I will always be perfect in His eyes."? This is such a big gray area that always confuses me.
i believe that the more one feel God's love for him, the more one wouldn't want to indulge in activities that will upset God. Being set free from our sins does not give us the liberty to go on sinning, neither does it gives us an excuse and licence to sin but i believe that the understanding of his love for us will give us the strength not to sin. We are humans afterall. From time to time we are bound to make mistakes, by remaining sin-conscious as in like "oh no! i did this and this and God is going to be angry with me. i am ashamed to be in his presence" Having this mentality will cause us to distant ourselves away from our loving abba father. We have to keep reminding ourselves that for God so loved us, he gave His only son to die for us. Jesus already bore our sins and weaknesses on the cross. Even at times when we fail, God never foresakes us. We have to recognise His love for us because we cannot but Jesus can. =)
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