{"id":2713,"date":"2026-02-02T07:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2026-03-22T07:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T07:43:06","slug":"124-perfection-in-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2713","title":{"rendered":"126. 2-Feb 2026: Perfection in Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ephesians 4:13  KJV<\/strong> <\/mark><\/em> till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or consider the Amplified Bible version as well…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ephesians 4:13 AMP <\/i><\/mark><\/strong> until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity].<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus through Apostle Paul said that we mature into the fullness of Christ within. We were created through Jesus, the life. Once separated by the veil of sin, but now, through the cross, we pass back through Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a spiritual awakening of our true identity as son’s and daughter’s of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He matures us into His perfection, becoming one with Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hebrews 10:14. <\/strong> For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, if we abide in Him and Him in us, we are one with Him, growing in His absolute perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romans 8:12-13.<\/strong> But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.<\/mark><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God views us through Christ, in the finished work of the cross, because the blood of His perfect Son cleansed us of all iniquity and unrighteousness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through His perfect love at the cross, Jesus, and the fullness of God, indwells us, in union with Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In time we mature in His perfection, through the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early in my walk with Jesus , after being convicted by the Holy Spirit, I would have feelings of sorrow and condemnation. The Lord said to me, not to do this, just repent and move on, for my grace is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The perfect sacrifice of Christ at the cross, absolutely paid the debt of all our sin. To go back into the law of condemnation within His, perfectly purchased vessels, bought and cleansed with His, precious blood, denies this truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is we are not our own, we are His and He is ours, one together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colossians 1:27-28.<\/strong> To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. <\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Corinthians 6:17.<\/strong> But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.<\/mark><\/em><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Corinthians 6:19.<\/strong> Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we honour God through our bodies by speaking, or dumping down in, condemnation, after He washed us with His precious blood ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hebrews 10:9-14.<\/strong> then He said, \u201cBehold, I have come to do Your will, O God.\u201d He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. <\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.<\/mark><\/em>  <\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.<\/strong><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I make a mistake or go through a trial, Holy Spirit is perfecting me through it, maturing me, in His richness of wisdom, understanding<\/mark> and grace, which is absolutely sufficient. Thank you Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Know that I am, but clay, in God’s hands, being moulded into His perfect creation, thank you Father God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 64:8.<\/strong> But now, O Lord,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James 1:4.<\/strong> But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we have been crucified in Christ and walk in the Spirit of God in perfect union with Him, we are being perfected through Him. Because, it is no longer I who live but Christ in me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are in oneness with our creator and aligned with the Kingdom of Heaven, within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galatians 2:20.<\/strong> I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humility is imperative, but so is acknowledging Christ within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We lack absolutely nothing, a living sacrifice, the essence of God, made whole, and become a reflection of Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Corinthians 3:16-18. <\/strong> Nevertheless\u00a0when one turns to the Lord,\u00a0the veil is taken away.\u00a0Now\u00a0the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord\u00a0is, there\u00a0is\u00a0liberty.\u00a0<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding\u00a0as in a mirror\u00a0the glory of the Lord,\u00a0are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as\u00a0by the Spirit of the Lord.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathew 5:48<\/strong>  Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glory to Jesus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God bless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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