Imperfect Faith

11/19/18 • 37 min

Peter's bold profession of Jesus as Messiah is followed a major blunder in correcting Jesus. Even with this display of imperfect faith, Jesus not only embraces Peter, but makes it clear that he will be a key part of building the church. And this church is meant to follow the lead of Jesus in subverting evil with good.

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Imperfect Belief

When Jesus famously tells Nicodemus that he must be "born again," he is really striking directly at his religious identity. For a man who placed all his hope in his Jewish heritage and superior morality, Jesus was alerting him to a deeper reality. He didn't need more teaching - he needed to be rescued just like everyone else.

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Imperfect Ambition

Early in his life, Paul saw himself as the epitome of religious success - calling himself blameless. Towards the end of his life, Paul called himself the "worst of sinners." Meeting Jesus and understanding his human brokenness changed Paul's outlook on life - not to seeing himself as a morbid failure, but to seeing his relationship with God accomplished only through Jesus' work on his behalf.