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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The unpardonable sin
54-1024 §25
...sh do? The flesh only veils the blood. The blood is the life. That's the only way that keeps life in my body, is for the skin and flesh and tissues and sinew, and so forth, to hold the blood in their places, so they can give life to this tabernacle that I'm dwelling in. Is that right? That's what veiled God from mankind, was the blood and sinew and skin of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The unadulterated birth of His, who God the Father overshadowed the virgin Mary and created in her the blood cell of His own being,...
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever
55-0806 §23
But now look, friends, there's only one translation, there's only one word for sin, and that's "unbelief." "He that believeth not is condemned already." Drinking whiskey is not a sin. Committing adultery is not a sin. Gambling is not a sin. It's the attributes of unbelief. If you believe Christ and accept Him as your Saviour, you won't do that. That's just the fruits off of your tree. So, if you... Now, not drinking, and not smoking, and not gambling, and not committing adultery, and those evil things, because I do...
Hebrews, Chapters 5 and 6, part 1
57-0908M §33
Watch this: let's get this word "perfection." Do you know there's only one way you'll stand in the presence of God? That's perfect! God cannot tolerate unholy things. And you legalists: how could you ever perfect yourself, when you have not one thing to perfect yourself with? You were born in sin. Your very conception was in sin. The very desire of you being here was sin: "borned in sin, shaped in iniquity, come to the world speaking lies." Now where are you going to stand at? Where are you, sinner, that said, "I w...
Perfection
57-0419 §28
There you are. That's the answer to the death of Christ. That's the answer to Calvary. He absolutely, with His own blood, purchased our sins, and perfected forever His believers. Therefore, in Christ we stand blameless, perfected in the presence of God Almighty. We are underprivileged people, with our own doctrines; we'll been taught that we have to get up to a certain place, we have to do a certain thing. No, my brother, it's nothing you've done; it's what God did for you! We are now, if we are justified by faith,...
The Seed of Discrepancy
65-0118 §13
But we find out, God gave His children His Word for their defense. We have no other defense than the Word of God. That is our defense. There's no bombs, no shelters, no hiding places, no Arizonas or Californias, or wherever it is; there's only one defense we have, and that is the Word. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, which is Christ Jesus, He is our only defense. Being in Him, we are safe. Not even sin is imputed to a genuine believer. Did you know that? He that's born of God does not commit sin, he...