Perfection in Faith

Spurgeon unlocks the text "He has perfected forever them that are sanctified" by reading it through the lens of the Old Testament tabernacle, arguing that "sanctified" means set apart and consecrated to God's service — just as the golden vessels and the priests were dedicated exclusively to God's use — and that "perfected" refers not to moral character but to official standing, the same way those vessels and priests needed blood sprinkled on them before they were fit for God's holy purposes. He draws out three glorious implications: believers have bold, constant access to God's throne because the blood of Christ gives them a standing of perfection before him regardless of their feelings; God can actually use imperfect people in his service because he sees them not as sinners but as instruments made perfect through the blood; and unlike the Jewish sacrifices that had to be repeated endlessly because they never fully satisfied the conscience, Christ's one offering gives permanent peace of conscience — no further sacrifice is ever needed. He closes with a penetrating personal question: are you a sanctified person, genuinely set apart for God rather than living for yourself, because only those with the blood of Christ upon them stand before God as perfected — and only they have the access, the usefulness, and the settled peace that this great truth provides.Sermon delivered by Charles Spurgeon on January 2nd, 1859.