Two Perspectives (Part 1) 4-28-25

I have written previously about God’s perspective which is clear and our cloudy perspective. The problem is that many  people are leaning to their own understanding rather than trusting God. His ways and thoughts are so much higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9), yet He wants us to think like He thinks, and the only way that can be done is through our spiritual view.

The scriptures today and try to explain:  If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us (1 John 1:10). I never said we don’t sin- we are surrounded by sin, we live in a flesh body that is not saved, and it will not be perfect until we reach heaven. However, the Almighty God our Father sees us differently because He is not confined to time or space but we are.

Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.  He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

Paul wrote from two perspectives and in these verses John is doing the same thing. From God’s perspective we do not sin! Our awesome Father sees us as completely righteous and holy, the way He positioned us. Although we are positioned in holiness and righteousness,  we are still required to walk in righteousness and holiness.

It’s the same as not doing anything to get saved because God placed us into salvation, and He put the faith in us to be saved (Ephesians 2:8-9). We could not respond to the call unless God allowed us to, because we could do nothing without Him (John 15:5), yet we must practice living righteously and holy.

From our perspective, we sin and we ask our Father to forgive us (1 John 1:9). And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (1 John 3:3).

We are pure from God’s perspective, but the scripture clearly says that we purify ourselves, that is the sanctification process from our point of view, which should be a progressive walk.

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins (Hebrews 10:26). What about people who profess to be saved, but deliberately sin regularly, these are called apostates. Judas Iscariot is an example- he walked with Jesus and was one of his disciples, but he was never saved.

Someone having a stronghold is not deliberately sinning, the sin has a grip on them, but God delivers His children from whatever is trying to destroy them. He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions (Psalm 107:20). God definitely deliver me from some strongholds!

Next- Two Perspectives (Part 2)

His handmaiden, Betty A. Burnett ~ burnettministries.org