Perfection, divine

The state of being whole, complete or without defect in any way.

Only God is absolutely perfect

In his nature and character

Deuteronomy 32:4 See also Ecclesiastes 3:14; Matthew 5:48; Romans 11:33–36

He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

In his word

Psalm 12:6 See also Psalm 19:7; Proverbs 8:8–9, Proverbs 30:5; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; James 1:25

The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

In his morality

Habakkuk 1:13 See also 2 Samuel 22:26–27; Job 4:17; 1 John 3:3

Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

In his will and providence

2 Samuel 22:31 parallel Psalm 18:30 See also Romans 12:2; James 1:17

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

In his knowledge

Job 37:16 See also Psalm 139:4; Isaiah 40:13–14; Hebrews 4:13

Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

In his faithfulness

Isaiah 25:1

God's perfect creation

In its original condition

Genesis 2:1–2 See also Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:31; Isaiah 40:25–26; Hebrews 4:3

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.

The coming new creation

1 Corinthians 13:10 See also 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1–5, Revelation 22:1–5

but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.

God's perfect self-revelation in Jesus Christ

John 14:9 See also John 1:14; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3

Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

The moral perfection of Jesus Christ as God's Son

1 Peter 2:22 See also Isaiah 53:9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 2:10, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 5:9, Hebrews 7:26; 1 John 3:5

“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

The perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ

Hebrews 9:14 Leviticus 22:21; Numbers 19:2; 1 Peter 1:19

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!