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Is a Christian sinless and perfect in reality?

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In reality, NO…I’m not “sinlessly perfect” as a Christian, but in my Heavenly Father’s eyes I am “sinlessly perfect” NOT because of my behavior but because of what Jesus did for me as Jesus gave Himself, His perfection, His righteousness, for me at the Cross and by New Covenant promise (Hebrews 8:12; 2 Corinthians 5:21) I receive the perfection, the sinless righteousness, of Jesus gifted, imputed, over my life as a gift of divine grace; this, when I believed in my heart that Jesus is my Messiah who died for me (John 3:16; Romans 10:9-10).

When I received the indwelling Holy Spirit subsequent to my faith in Jesus as my Messiah (Ephesians 1:13-14), the Father declared me “not guilty” (Hebrews 8:12) and now the Father chooses to not see my sin (Romans 3:23; 5:12) or my unworthiness in the flesh but the Father only sees the perfection, the righteousness, of His dear Son in me (2 Corinthians 5:21). I have been divinely clothed in Jesus’ perfection via the shedding of Messiah’s sinless blood at the Cross; this, as He first promised in Genesis 3:21.

Innocent substitute. Replaced fig leave of human righteousness.
18 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.