11 Bible Verses about perfectionism
Most Relevant Verses
We are engaged in confuting arguments and pulling down every barrier raised against the knowledge of God. We are taking captive every hostile thought, to bring it into submission to the Christ,
who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These men's consciences are seared,
our eyes fixed upon Jesus, the Leader and perfect Example of our faith, who, for the joy that lay before him, endured the cross, heedless of its shame, and now 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God.
For, though we live an earthly life, we do not wage an earthly war.
The weapons for our warfare are not earthly, but, under God, are powerful enough to pull down strongholds.
Since God deems it just to inflict suffering upon those who are now inflicting suffering upon you,
for while the training of the body is of service in some respects, religion is of service in all, carrying with it, as it does, a promise of Life both here and hereafter.
For who makes any one of you superior to others? And what have you that was not given you? But if you received it as a gift, why do you boast as if you had not?
You look at the outward appearance of things! Let any one, who is confident that he belongs to Christ, reflect, for himself, again upon the fact--that we belong to Christ no less than he does.
If we say that there is no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves, and the Truth has no place in us.