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and insecurities. God sees us as perfected saints, not through rose colored glasses, but rather through lenses covered with the blood of Jesus. “In God’s eyes, we have been perfected by virtue of being joined to Jesus by faith, which frees us from needing to earn His or anyone else’s approval through perfectionism.We are free to engage imperfectly in our sanctifying fight against sin!” 100 But while that’s all true positionally, practically speaking, we are still human and engaged in a daily battle with sin, many specifi- cally with perfectionism. If that describes you, realize that God’s on your side. Embrace the perfection of His Son through the presence of the Spirit that lives in you.

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