God is perfect, and I am not playing word games. It means what it means. I am going to ask one last time... your silence is an answer, by the way. Since coming to the Lord, have you ever gotten too mad at somebody, had road rage, pride, gossiped, had lust? Yes or no... it is a simple question.
The fact that I have asked it 5 or 6 times now and you won't answer tells me your answer is "yes" and you are too embarrassed to say it... or recognize that by saying it, you shoot your own point down. Either way, your point is shot down. Until you are perfected, which doesn't happen UNTIL Messiah returns, then you remain imperfect. You're either perfected or your not Jason.... so you say "I am perfect" and you are the ONLY ONE save for Messiah. You say your imperfect until He returns... then the point you have been trying to make through this whole thread, is wrong. It isn't a big, we've all been wrong before.
Forum rules state that we are to keep the discussion to the topic and not make it about the poster (like me or you). But even if that was not the case, I strive not share my personal life with those who are adversarial to the faith or to the plain written Word of God. I confide in those in whom I trust within the faith (who seek my best interest so as to obey God and not to justify sin).
But to give you an answer: Yes, it is possible for believers to take time to mature in their faith and walk uprightly and overcome grievous sin in their life. But they will overcome their sin. God's people are not a defeated people to their own sin. God gives them the victory over their grievous sin in this life. For in the OT, God's people won physical battles by God's power. Today, we win the spiritual battle of overcoming grievous sin in this life.
Anyways, we can see accounts of men of God obeying God's commands both in the Old and New Testament.
5 "There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless."
(Luke 1:5-6).
3 "And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God." (Revelation 14:3-5).
Believers are told in Scripture that they can overcome grievous sin (See: 1 Corinthians 10:13, Romans 13:14, Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:24, 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 4:1-2, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Philippians 2:15, Romans 6:6-8, Romans 6:16, Hebrews 13:20-21, 1 John 2:5, 1 John 5:19, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:23). For there are false prophets who cannot cease from sin (See: 2 Peter 2:1, 2 Peter 2:14).
