In the article “Yahushuah said, “Be ye perfect,” I stated that the dictionary meaning of the term perfect means without mistake, faultless. Satan did not attempt to distort the term but worked in the minds of sinners and Christian pretenders to make sure everyone believed that it was impossible to be perfect, though Yahushuah told us to be perfect. 

I previously mentioned that the term "perfect" originates from the Greek word "teleios." This word means to be complete or of a full age"—mature. Then I told you that you can’t understand how the early church understood the term without understanding how the Greeks believed the term to be understood. Then I told you how the Greek Stoic philosophers understood the term. I told you that in order for one to be mature, a grown man, or complete, one could not be so if they were controlled by the passions of the flesh. Therefore, a person must develop virtues that can govern the desires of the flesh—specifically, the passions.

“These virtues are called the “Four Cardinal Virtues,” which, as I said, are wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance. By cultivating and achieving the Four Cardinal Virtues, you are considered “teleios”—that is, complete or mature. When a person has achieved this way of life, they are able to master the passions that arise from the impulses of the flesh. This simply means that they have full control over their thoughts.”

If the thoughts dictate the actions, then controlling your thoughts automatically controls the actions, and you determine what you do, whether you obey God or obey the dictates of the flesh, which are driven by sin. That is your master if you are continuing to sin as a so-called Christian. The ironic aspect of Christians—who claim to be no longer under the law but instead under grace—is that their continued sinning indicates they are not truly under grace, as it reveals they remain enslaved to sin. Wherever the spirit of truth is, there is liberty, so if you are sinning, you have not been set free by the truth and are still a slave to sin. This simply implies that you remain subject to the law, as its purpose is to convict those who violate it. 

“Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” Romans 3:19-20 KJV

The law speaks to those who continue to transgress it. If you commit adultery, you transgress the commandment that says, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” The law lets you know that committing adultery is a sin, and therefore the law speaks to you, saying, “ Thou shalt not commit adultery.” However, your enslavement to sin, which dictates your actions, compels you to transgress. So when you see another man’s wife, and the impulses of your flesh speak to your mind, saying, “I gotta have her,” you can’t resist because you have no control over your thoughts. And this is what defiles you, as Yahushuah says:

“And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:19-23 KJV

Now you can see how the virtue of "temperance," or "self-control," can govern the evil thoughts that arise from the hearts of men. These thoughts are the dictates that Satan, your master, causes to emerge from the flesh, and this occurs because your mind is enslaved to sin—specifically, Satan, who is the strong man in Yahushuah’s parable.

“And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.” Mark 3:23-27 KJV

Yahushuah is the only one who could and did bind the strong man and take away his possessions, which include his house. Every person who is a slave of sin is a part of Satan’s house. They are one with Satan. They have his nature and follow his way. Adam and the woman subjected mankind to Satanic authority, which is why everyone born into the world ruled by Satan through the womb is under a ban. Kids are cute and sweet until they reach puberty, typically around the ages of 12 to 13. This stage is when Satan takes full control over the will of mankind.

Only Yahushuah Hamashiach can break this authority. You must first believe God's message about your condition and how He has freed you from sin to benefit. If you accept via your belief, God will take you through a set of parabolic rituals before approving the request for you to receive the Holy Wind, which is the word of wisdom. That word is the truth and is able to set you free. But that word, God's wisdom, is the first virtue needed to develop the other three. When you gain an accurate understanding of the truth, you possess knowledge. Having this knowledge gives you courage because bravery is a byproduct of belief. Once you have courage, you have moved from fear and doubt because God's love is perfected in you. 

Yahushuah said this because you have total control of God's kingdom when you have these virtues:

“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:20-21 KJV

I’ve already stated elsewhere that Yahushuah is the kingdom of God. So how is the kingdom of God within you? Well, Yahushuah is the word of God, and I’ve also explained elsewhere that Yahushuah is the Spirit or Wind of God:

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV

Liberty is freedom, and freedom comes from being in possession of the truth. This means that Yahushuah embodies the truth, as he is the Word of God. That word also means spirit, wind, and life. If Yahushuah is in you, you have the kingdom's authority, and you can't be a slave to sin, since God is in your mind. This is why what John says makes absolute sense:

“We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” 1 John 5:18

So when I say that those who are engendered from above can not sin, there is no way that I am lying to you. My claim that a truly born-again or engendered-from-above person cannot sin and will cease from sin will only be refuted by those who lack the spirit of truth. Think about that! I know those who are pretenders because I lived as one for thirty long years. I spent a significant amount of time enslaved to sin due to my previous addiction to pornography.

I’m also completely courageous, and I am not afraid to tell any pretender that they are pretending; furthermore, I am unbothered by how they feel about my open statements. God called me to tell a sinner about his sins, and if a righteous man walks away from his righteousness, I will tell that one that he will die in his sins. Your blood will not be on my hands. Therefore, I have all the motivation in the world to let you know what God wants you to hear.

But I am also providing a testimony to this wicked world as a witness who has taken a good look at the truth hidden in the Greek and Hebrew writings of Moses and the prophets. In this article, I am conveying that without God’s Spirit within you, achieving perfection is impossible, as only by possessing an accurate understanding of the truth can you attain the virtues of wisdom, courage, justice, and self-control. These virtues rule over the impulses of the flesh that cause you to sin. To be perfect like God, you must be born of God’s Spirit/Wind. 

If you continue to sin, you lack the presence of God's Wind within you. And it really doesn’t matter to me whether you express the truth of your issue of sin with me; your conscience will convict you that you are lying to yourself concerning your sin, and you will know that you do not possess God’s Wind. It is because a truly born-again person or a person engendered from above/God will not sin, for God’s seed remains in you.

Don't attack the messenger!

Shalom.