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How do we know that believers are perfect before God?

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Believers are seen as perfect before God because of their justification through Christ, as God no longer sees their sin but Christ's righteousness.

The doctrine of justification is central to the believer's standing before God. In historic Reformed theology, we understand that when God looks at a believer, He sees the righteousness of Christ that has been imputed to them. This understanding is rooted in scriptures such as 2 Corinthians 5:21, which states that Christ was made sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Therefore, believers are considered perfect, unblameable, and unreprovable in God's sight because their sins have been fully dealt with by Christ's atonement. This perfect standing does not negate the reality of ongoing sin in believers' lives but emphasizes the grace and mercy bestowed upon them through Jesus' sacrifice.
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 5:21

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