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b'We all know someone who tries to be perfect in every way. They comb their hair just so, they are always doing nice things for others, and they never seem to do anything wrong. They long for perfection, but can they be perfect? Can any of us be perfect? Do we have to be perfect?\\nWe serve a God who asks us to be perfect like He is perfect\\u2014but who knows that, in our sinful and broken state, we cannot do that on our own (Matthew 5:48; Romans 3:10-26). But here\\u2019s the good news: we serve a God who gave His life for us while we were sinners\\u2014as imperfect as can be (Romans 5:8).\\nDoing good things isn\\u2019t going to save us from sin and death\\u2014none of us will ever be perfect enough to earn eternal life with Jesus. He has to do the work, not us (Ephesians 2:8-9).\\nWithout Jesus, when we strive for perfection, we\\u2019re trying to earn God\\u2019s love by what we do. Instead, God wants us to let go and rely on faith in Him over our attempts at perfection. At the cross, Jesus exchanged our sin for His sinlessness (2 Corinthians 5:17-21; 1 Peter 2:24). If our faith is in Him, He is perfect for us. \\u2022 Emily Acker\\n\\u2022 Do you feel the need to be perfect in order to be loved by God? \\n\\u2022 In Christ, can anything you do cause God to stop loving you (Romans 8:1, 38-39)? \\n\\u2022 To learn more about what it means to put your faith in Jesus, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\nI once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done\\u2026.I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God\\u2019s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. Philippians 3:7, 9b (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPsalm 139:1-10'