SINLESS PERFECTION ?

Does it exist? Yes, it does, in Christ Jesus; for in Him there is no sin and God is light and there is no darkness in Him and IF we walk in the light, as He is in the light,...the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from ALL sin. But it must be stressed that sinless perfection does only exist in the most holy place, where our old self is completely surrendered to God, once and for all. A brother describes it this way: " There is an inner surrender that only few reach. After all the outer things, like friends, possessions, home and relatives are surrendered, there remains still a deeper surrender, which God wants us all to make. It is so deep, it goes beyond words. This innermost surrender happens between your soul and God, when you in hidden prayer wrestle with the Lord, until you have reached a point where God takes possession of your innermost thinking, wishing, and desire; then the only desire remaining, is to please and obey Him. You are then completely separated from all ungodliness and totally at His disposal. Human opinions and views of yourself or others won't influence you anymore; your life is then only lived in the will of the Lord." Sinlessness in Christ does not mean however that it has become impossible for us to sin. As long we are in this mortal body we are liable to be tempted to sin, even as our Lord was tempted. But the secret of an abiding victorious life lies in the word "abide". Once the separation of soul and spirit has taken place (Hebr.4.12) and we entered the Sabbath-rest of God by the perfect submission, where we rest of all our own works, our only remains to abide in His love, just as the Lord did abide in His fathers love.(John 15) Then the favour and approval of the father will rest on us, just like it rested on His only beloved Son. The same testimony we can receive from God, even as Enoch received commendation that he pleased God and he was seen no more. Then we belong truly to the Church of Philadelphia that has the full approval of the Lord. We are then not sinners anymore, but His chosen saints. Unfortunately there are many believers who are lukewarm and belong to the Church of Laodicea and for those it can not be said - although born-again - they are not sinners. This is confirmed by the Apostle James, when he calls the believers adulterous, double-minded, proud sinners and in need of repentance and purification. (James 4.4) The Lord has given us through our Brother Christian Roeckle twelve marks of perfect submission, as a guidepost, so that we can clearly see what still is lacking in our surrender and find our way to entering the most holy place and be ready for rapture when the Lord returns.