God's Perfect Gifts - James 1:17


Perfect - lacking nothing necessary for completeness

  1. God's Son: the Manifestation of His Perfect Love - John 3:16
    1. 1 John 3:16-18 (cf Rom 5:6-8)
    2. 1 John 4:7-10
    3. But why did God send Jesus?
      1. Hebrews 7:11-2, 18-19
        1. The Old Law could not make anyhting perfect.
        2. why not? Hebrews 10:4
        3. Hebrews 9:11-15, 28
    4. Why was Jesus the perfect sacrifice? 1 Peter 1:18-19; 2:22-24


  2. God's Word - Psalm 19:7
    1. Romans 12:1-2
    2. 2 Peter 1:3
    3. 1 Corinthians 13:8-10
    4. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
      1. James 1:21-25
      2. John 17:17-23


  3. God's Church
    1. Matthew 16:18
    2. Mark 9:1
    3. Acts 2:41, 47
    4. Acts 20:28
    5. Ephesians 5:23-27
    6. Just b/c members of God's church are not sinless, does this make God's plan for the church imperfect?


  4. God's Salvation - Romans 6:23
    1. Hebrews 2:1-3
    2. 2 Peter 3:9-14