If You Want To Grow, Examine What You Think You Know

When you know who you are in Christ, you can easily follow the Lord’s Way and Truth. Some of you think, “That’s too hard.” However, I ask the Holy Spirit to bring to your remembrance that Jesus, Himself, said: “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matt. 11:30, NIV). If things are hard for some of you, it is probably because you love leaning to your own understanding and making it hard for yourself. So, if you think the Lord’s Way is hard and burdens heavy, I ask you to examine what you think you know. Some of you think you know that nobody is perfect. I always chuckle when people say that as they strike a self-righteous pose. How do you know that “nobody is perfect”? What is your measure? Have you met all the trillions of people in the world? Are you psychic? Or do you think that is what the Bible says? With the Holy Spirit as my witness, I am here to tell you that is not what the Bible says! It is a myth, an unsubstantiated statement spoken with a mean spirit and meant to create strive or shame others. If you want to grow, examine what you think you know!

The Bible never says, “Nobody is perfect.” I tell you the truth, the Bible says, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt. 5:48, NIV). Well, my house and I choose to believe and stand by what the Bible says. Bishop G.E. Petterson sang a song that says, “The Bible is right, and somebody’s wrong.” Just because we are imperfect does not mean we lose our salvation because the Lord gives us every opportunity to ask for forgiveness. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins” (1 John 1:9, ESV). There is no limit on how many times you can ask for forgiveness if you ask with a repentant and sincere heart. We have a High Priest sitting at the Father's right hand who sympathizes with our human weaknesses but does not condone them.

Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations (Gen. 6:9). “Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect” (Gen. 17:1). “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright” (Job 1:1). Many, many Scriptures in the New Testament point the saints toward perfection. Those preaching Christ with all wisdom present everyone perfect in Christ (Col. 1:28). Read your Bible; if you want to grow, examine what you think you know. Stop adding to God’s Word. This “Nobody’s Perfect” theology is from the devil, not God. The worst-case scenario of saying “nobody’s perfect” is mocking God, who said, “Be ye perfect, for I am perfect.” The Word of God is “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” Eph, 4:12). Epaphras, a servant of Christ, labored fervently in prayer so the people could stand strong and perfect and complete in the will of God (Col 4:12, NKJV). A little less worst-case scenario, which is still bad, is people who say “nobody’s perfect” are discouraging babes in Christ from striving to be like Jesus, who is perfect. And most of you are contradictory because I have heard many of you sing the song, “I want to be like Jesus,” and if Jesus is perfect, then the Bible is right, and you are wrong. Be careful what you say and what you sing about.

When you use the phrase “nobody’s perfect” to denigrate and hurt people, are you mocking God and discouraging babes in Christ from striving to be like Jesus? The world defines perfect as free from faults and defects. None of us are free from faults and defects. But that is the world’s definition, and we are not of the world. Therefore, we should not define ourselves by what the world says. By the world’s definition, we see what we see, and we might be able to examine what we see and make some ungodly conclusion, but by what measure? Do you want to use the world’s measure of the biblical measure? The Bible says, “One sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy” (Heb. 10:14, NIV). One sacrifice, which is Jesus Christ, has made perfect forever those working to be holy (sanctified). Are you becoming holy? Are you? What about you? Perfection is in those who are becoming holy because of the ONE Sacrifice made by Jesus Christ. Notice the words “being made holy,” not already holy. I do not know about you, but the Lord still works on me. Early in the morning, I ask the Lord to work on me, to work on my eyes so I see no evil, to work on my ears so I hear no evil, and to work on my tongue, so I speak no evil. I do not deny that I am striving to be holy like Jesus, and I will not allow anyone to shame me with their “Holier than thou” and “Nobody’s perfect” false doctrine. Stop mocking God and ask the Lord to work on you as you become more holy. Just because the Lord is working on you does not mean you should continue to sin. The answer to whether we should continue to sin so grace will abound is “God forbid.” If you think God condones your sinning, examine what you think you know.