Quote Source – Jarrod Scott
A Biblical Christian worldview perspective – I would add that one will not find a New Testament character whose actions demonstrate morality in every instance.
Morality (Webster): “Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior.”
Bible characters from Adam to John have had their moral failures outlined in great detail in Scripture. That fact lends credibility to the reality that …
Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
And though the sin nature of Christians should be muted by the Holy Spirit, our immorality will never be eliminated on this side of the grave, which is why Paul, one of the greatest human heroes laments …
Romans 7:22-24 - For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
Only Jesus Christ lived His whole life on earth without sin so that He could be a sacrifice on the cross for our sins and represent a covenant from God for our ultimate resurrection to Heaven for eternity. As we study God’s Word, we can learn from those who failed (all humanity) as well as from the One teacher who succeeded (Jesus, the Christ).
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