Sin is a matter of falling short of standards. It is possible to be the kind of person who is up to standard in all ways, never falling short. Really? Hard to believe. But Jesus is that sort of person. Filling our lives with Jesus-ness results eventually in not falling short. For this, lofty goal, Jesus provides His words, His sayings, which convey His spirit, His way of doing things starting from the inside and extending out to actions. Imbibing, absorbing, dwelling on, recollecting, responding positively to sayings of Jesus, augmented by ongoing work by the Holy Spirit, gets us more and more towards that goal. Let’s not call it sinlessness. Let’s call it Jesus-ness.
