Is It Possible to Ever Be Completely Free of Sin in This Life and Become Perfectly Sinless?
1) Direct Answer
- Not in the fleshly sense. In this life you will not reach a state where your body and human faculties never fail. But in Christ you can be truly free from the dominion of sin, and before God you stand perfectly sinless by the blood. The born‑again life does not practice sin.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The Bible says, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves” (1 John 1:8). That shuts the door on fleshly perfectionism.
- Yet it also says, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin… and he cannot sin, because he is born of God” (1 John 3:9), and “Sin shall not have dominion over you” (Romans 6:14). That shows the new birth brings a life that does not live in sin.
- “By one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified” (Hebrews 10:14). In Christ, God sees you perfect.
- “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus… who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” (Romans 8:1,4).
- “If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1). We are kept clean by His intercession as we walk in the light (1 John 1:7,9).
- Paul said, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect… but I press toward the mark” (Philippians 3:12‑14). We are pressing, overcoming, not boasting of flawless flesh.
- Christ “loved the church… that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle” (Ephesians 5:25‑27). That is our standing and our aim.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Now notice: the new birth plants God’s seed in the soul. Sin, at its root, is unbelief. The inner man born of God believes and cannot sin; he will not live in willful disobedience. But you still carry mortal flesh with weaknesses. So a believer may stumble, but he does not practice sin or stay in it. He confesses, is cleansed, and walks on.
- You see, it’s not fleshly perfection; it’s spiritual victory. Not sinless flesh, but sin not imputed because of the blood (2 Corinthians 5:21). Not bondage to sin, but freedom indeed (John 8:36). Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).
4) Reinforcing Statement
- So, no to boasting of sinless flesh; yes to a holy life where sin’s rule is broken, failures are confessed, and Christ’s perfect righteousness keeps you without condemnation as you walk in the light. That’s the mystery of perfection: perfect in Christ, overcoming in daily life, until this mortal puts on immortality.
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59-0628E §78
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Adoption, part 3: Position in Christ
60-0522M §55
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Believing God
52-0224 §34
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Hebrews, Chapter 6, part 2
57-0908E §83
And how can I then, after Christ has died for me and I've become His righteousness because of His grace and love to me? How can I sin when there's something laying between me and God, a sacrifice? I can't sin, can't do it. God never sees me; He sees Christ. He stands in my place, and when I do anything wrong, Christ takes my place. I made my confession, "I'm wrong; He's right. Lord, You know my heart; You know whether I mean it or not. And I'm wrong, forgive me." God never sees it; the blood of Jesus got it covered...
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54-1203 §39
Notice. But one lamb every year, they come and made another offering. Every year come back and make another offering. Every year make a remembrance of sin. But this Man after one time offering up His blood sat down at the right hand of God and the Majesty on High and has perfected forever every believer that has come and been borned-again of the Spirit of God. God has protected forever them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus. Amen. Oh, my. What we scared about? What you worried about? Don't listen what the devil h...