Re: [TruthTalk] Christian Perfection

[Terry Clifton]

David Miller wrote: Terry wrote: When God gave Moses the law, He knew that it could not be kept. It was an impossible goal. Something to strive for, but never attainable. I see the command to be perfect in the same light. We strive to be perfect. Some come closer than others, but we all come short. It is an impossible goal. God knows that. It is to show us our shortcomings, our need for a Savior, who was perfect and took our place. Terry, I am shocked by what you have just written. Never have I seen you post something so wrong. You put the New Covenant on the same footing as the Old Covenant! Please reconsider in light of Scripture. Hebrews 6:1 tells us to go on unto perfection: I stand by what I said, David.  Perhaps I did not state it clearly or perhaps you misunderstood what I said.  No one could be perfect under the law.  We agree on that I think, because all have sinned and come short.  The picture remains the same in the new testament with one important exception.  We can be considered perfect because of a perfect sacrifice that was made in our behalf.  Never because we are able to do all that the Lord commands, or because we can refrain from doing all that He has forbidden.  We all have sinned and come short, and hard as we try to live the perfect life, we ain't gonna do it if you define sin the way it was meant to be defined.  We try, and as time goes on, we get better at it, but I cannot name one who has arrived at perfection, including the apostle Paul. Terry