‘... made perfect.’ Heb 12:23
Consider the great contrast between Israel’s terrified approach to God at Mt. Sinai and their joyful approach at Mt. Zion! What a difference Jesus made! Showing us there are two kinds of perfection which the Christian needs-the perfection of justification in the person of Jesus, and the perfection of sanctification wrought in him by the Holy Spirit. Our Justification as been made perfect in Jesus and the cross, our Sanctification is on-going through the Holy Spirit. At present, corruption yet remains even in us, the regenerate-experience soon teaches us this.
But I rejoice to know that the day is coming when God shall finish the work which he has begun; and He shall seal our soul, not only perfect in Christ, but perfect through the Holy Spirit, without spot or blemish, completed for our Glorification. Oh, how we should extol Jesus who perfected our Justification, and the Holy Spirit in preparing us to stand fit before our Lord to receive our finished work, perfected for Heaven. Yet let not the hope of perfection hereafter make us content with imperfection now. If it does this, our hope cannot be genuine; for a good hope is a purifying thing, even now.
The Christian life calls us to a walk of progression, not perfection. Perfection isn’t obtainable, but if we chase it, we’ll catch excellence along the way… HSAY
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