Can You Be Perfectly Holy in This Lifetime? || Devotional Series (Eph 1:4)
Ephesians 1:4 tells us that God chose us to be holy and blameless. But does that mean we can be sinlessly perfect in this lifetime? Regarding the thumbnail, obviously, people don't turn into angels or the pop-culture understanding of angels! The thumbnail was just to symbolize what people might think of when they think of sinless perfectionism. I was also just having fun with the thumbnail as I usually do! Hello! I'm Mark LaBarr. I have a B.S. in Biblical Studies and Theology and I am currently half a year from completing my MDiv at Liberty, Lord willing. I pray that we will grow in our love for Christ! Please bear with me as I continue to figure out all of this YouTube stuff! 0:00 - Introduction 0:36 - Ephesians 1:4 1:45 - "In love" 2:44 - First Idea: God's Choice 5:39 - Second Idea: Why God Chose Us 8:15 - What is holiness? 8:38 - What is blamelessness? 9:29 - Past holiness 10:15 - Present holiness 11:35 - Future holiness 12:26 - Past, present, or future holiness in Eph 1:4? 14:35 - Can we be perfectly sinless in this lifetime? 19:27 - How then should we live? 20:13 - 1 21:11 - 2 21:37 - 3 22:14 - Conclusion 25:48 - Reflection Questions (Pause Here!)
Ephesians 1:4 tells us that God chose us to be holy and blameless. But does that mean we can be sinlessly perfect in this lifetime? Regarding the thumbnail, obviously, people don't turn into angels or the pop-culture understanding of angels! The thumbnail was just to symbolize what people might think of when they think of sinless perfectionism. I was also just having fun with the thumbnail as I usually do! Hello! I'm Mark LaBarr. I have a B.S. in Biblical Studies and Theology and I am currently half a year from completing my MDiv at Liberty, Lord willing. I pray that we will grow in our love for Christ! Please bear with me as I continue to figure out all of this YouTube stuff! 0:00 - Introduction 0:36 - Ephesians 1:4 1:45 - "In love" 2:44 - First Idea: God's Choice 5:39 - Second Idea: Why God Chose Us 8:15 - What is holiness? 8:38 - What is blamelessness? 9:29 - Past holiness 10:15 - Present holiness 11:35 - Future holiness 12:26 - Past, present, or future holiness in Eph 1:4? 14:35 - Can we be perfectly sinless in this lifetime? 19:27 - How then should we live? 20:13 - 1 21:11 - 2 21:37 - 3 22:14 - Conclusion 25:48 - Reflection Questions (Pause Here!)