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P. T. Forsyth’s study of Christian perfection begins with a discussion on the sin of the regenerate, both personal and in Scripture. It then examines the nature of faith and redemption. “To be perfect is to be in Christ Jesus by faith. It is the right relation to God in Christ, not the complete achievement of Christian character.” Forsyth then examines what it means to be faithful: humility,...

His object with us in this world. His object is communion with us through faith. And sin must abide, even while it is being conquered, as an occasion for faith. Every defect of ours is a motive for faith. To cease to feel defect is to cease to trust. To cease to feel the root of sin would be to have one motive the less to cast us on God for keeping. Every need is there in order to rouse the need for God. And we need God chiefly, not as a means to an end, not to satisfy earthly need, to keep the world
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