09/18/17 ONLY ONE PERFECT MAN, YEP

09/18/17 ONLY ONE PERFECT MAN, YEP

When I talk about a Christian living without sin, people usually refer to Jesus, as a supposed argument against salvation from sin,
"There has only been one perfect man."

I think I have a new response.

Yes, and there was only one Holy Spirit conceived Man.
Yes, there was only one virgin born Man.
Yes, there was only one absolutely sinless Man.
Yes, there was only one self resurrected Man.
Yes, there was only one God-Man.

And that very same Man died and rose again
so that we would be forgiven (Ac. 26:18),
so that we would be purified (Ac. 15:9) and
so that we would be empowered (Ac. 1:8) and
so that we would walk in newness of life (Ro. 6:4) and
so that we would walk in the Spirit rather than in the flesh (Ga. 5:16).

And that very same Man died and rose again
so that His people would be set free from Satan, sin and self in order to joyously keep the commandments of God (1 Jn. 5:2-3),
so that His people would become partakers of Divine Nature (2 Pe. 1:4) and would be conformed to His image (Ro. 8:29).

And that same Man sent the Holy Spirit so that His people would,
love one another from a pure heart (1 Pe. 1:22),
keep his commandments and do that which is pleasing in His sight (1 Jn. 3:22),
walk in the light, as He is in the light (1 Jn. 1:7),
love one another with a perfect love, as our Father loves us with a perfect love (Mt. 5:44-48),
follow in His steps and do no sin (1 Pe. 2:21-22).

And the list goes on.