Living Without Expectation of Perfection
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🗓️ 18 August 2021
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Summary
As we near the end of our week on forgiveness, today we’re going to look at a more foundational aspect of forgiveness, living without expectation of perfection.
The goal today isn’t to adopt a pessimistic way of looking at the world around us, but to actually see others the way that God does. God isn’t surprised by our sin, but looks at us with eyes of hope and love. May we gain his perspective today, and the peace and joy that accompany it, as we spend time in his word and his presence.
Our Scripture for today comes from Romans 3:23, and today's worship is See A Victory/What A Beautiful Name by Jonathan Traylor.
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“Now what?” “How do I find and keep a daily connection with my Creator on my own?”
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| 0:00.0 | As we near the end of our week of forgiveness, today we're going to look at a more foundational aspect of forgiveness, living without expectation of perfection. |
| 0:13.0 | The goal today isn't to adopt a pessimistic way of looking at the world, but to actually see others the way that God does. God isn't surprised by our |
| 0:22.6 | sin, but he looks at us with eyes of hope and love. When we gain his perspective today, |
| 0:28.6 | and the peace and joy that accompany it, as we spend time in His Word and His presence, |
| 0:34.4 | welcome to the First of teen podcast. |
| 0:53.8 | Our version today comes from Romans 323, which says, |
| 0:58.2 | For all of sin and falls short of the glory of God. |
| 1:08.2 | One of the most vital aspects of offering continual forgiveness is living without expectation of perfection from others. |
| 1:13.6 | You will never meet a perfect human. All of us suffer from the same sinful, broken condition. And as believers, our lives are a reflection of God's grace, transforming what was |
| 1:22.1 | once wholly sinful into pictures of his love. Even in this reflection, we will never experience perfection |
| 1:29.8 | until we pass from this world to the next |
| 1:32.5 | and live in perfect, uninhibited relationship with our Heavenly Father. |
| 1:38.3 | Psalm 103, 10 through 14, |
| 1:40.8 | offers us insight into the expectations of God |
| 1:43.7 | in regards to our sin. May the perspective of our Heavenly Father be our model for forgiveness. God's Word says, He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his |
| 2:03.3 | steadfast love toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far does he |
| 2:10.3 | remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him, |
| 2:20.7 | for he knows our frame, he remembers that we are dust. |
| 2:25.5 | God offers us continual love, grace, compassion, and forgiveness, |
| 2:32.6 | because He knows that we've come from dust and will return to dust |
| 2:36.7 | once again. He knows the sins and symptoms of brokenness that entangle us, and He offers us |
| 2:44.4 | forgiveness for our sin and grace to live righteously in the future. If we are ever going to live in the fullness of life available to us, |
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