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God's perfect will is that we grow, and keep growing spiritually. Not just growing in knowledge and religious activities but especially in "partaking" of the DIVINE NATURE of Christ.

Just as it's ABNORMAL for a child to remain in the same class for years; likewise, it's even MORE disturbing for a believer who professes to truly be in Christ to REMAIN in the same spiritual condition for years as it's very common today, even among TOP Christian Leaders.

2Pet.1.4
that through these you may be PARTAKERS of the DIVINE NATURE, having ESCAPED the "corruption" that is in the "world" through LUST.

Hence, we PARTAKE in Christ's divine nature by ESCAPING the corruption in world through LUST (for Money, Honour of people or Popularity, and everything out of Selfishness and Pride).

There is no use having GREAT Religious or Bible knowledge; doing GREAT Religious or Church Works, if we aren't PRESSING ON to perfection, but rather living False or Unchristlike lives:

Heb. 6:1
... let us GO ON to Perfection, ...

The need for GROWTH is why JUDGING of our own selves in secret is very important. Justifying ourselves and Finding comfort in some religious activities and other external things instead of judging ourselves by the standard of God's Word is what leads to Spiritual BLINDNESS and Hypocrisy.

In other words, if after many years of being Religious, we are not becoming more and more like Christ, then it's ALL fit for the TRASH.

PERFECTION or True Salvation is about becoming More and MORE like Christ in our daily lives.

Some aspects of our lives that should be quickly "examined" if we are really serious are in the areas of:

1. The Love of Money

2. The Love of the honour Men (Popularity)

3. Love of the things of the World

4. Anger

5. Fear

6. Unforgiving attitude

7. Hatred

8. Sexual sins

9. Hypocrisy or Religious acting

10. Gossiping and Evil talks

11. Other things out of Selfishness and Pride

If we aren't becoming more Christlike in those areas we might as well consider getting PROPERLY CONVERTED first; if we are really serious about Eternal life.

Not about perfection, but making PROGRESS spiritually.

It's not necessarily being a STRONG Church member or worker that proves we are saved, but CHRISTLIKNESS through OBEDIENCE to the Words of Jesus in the New testament and CONSTANTLY Judging Oneself.

1 Peter 1:22 KJV
Seeing ye have PURIFIED your souls in OBEYING the truth through the Spirit ...

1John.3.3 - And EVERYONE who has THIS HOPE in Him "purifies" himself, just as He is PURE.

1John.2.6 - He who SAYS he abides in Him ought himself also to WALK just as He WALKED.

Heb. 6:1
... let us GO ON to Perfection, ...

May the Lord Jesus bless you.

Phil.3.12 - Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I PRESS ON, that I may LAY HOLD of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.