You should see creation as veiled in imperfection, yet based in perfection.
Imperfection is a component of the veil that is our reality. Consider imperfection as what does not acknowledge the truth, or defies it. What must be considered is that imperfection is set over all Creation to enable us to strive for heights in holy capacity. All of creation faces challenges within imperfection.
Imperfection is not sin. Imperfection is not just behavior or state of mind and heart, no. Biblically, the term 'weakness', implies what imperfection is. And this is why it is said we are to look to Christ who is our strength(perfect). Imperfection should be considered as a challenge to the spirit(soul).
Imperfection is not sin. Imperfections can, and do lead to acts of deceit, envy, bitterness, wickedness, or any such impiety to maintain survival or desire. These acts are the sinful products of the choices made in the imperfection set over Creation. A murderous trait is not a sin, acting on it to feel whole, is the sin. A thief is not a sinner until he steals, a coveter is not a sinner until they covet. These internal imperfections are spiritual challenges to the individual, their choices describe either their defeat or victory over what is set upon them.
Do not consider imperfection as without the Lord, indirectly or directly. Imperfection is over all creation, and is a diversity of imagery. Imperfection models what can be perfect if imperfection is opposed in faith.
Imperfection is where we find our spiritual challenges. It is the sincere effort of the individual to separate themselves from their imperfections that is an act of trust in Christ. That act of trust is rewarded with understanding. The outcome is not what is valued, it is the choice to set ourselves aside in order to act in righteousness.
In terms of spirituality; the states of love, forgiveness, and mercy can be sought out or acted upon to bring perfection into being for the sake of love, from an imperfect state.
In heavenly realms, perfection is sought out, in the same manner. With exception of the holy Trinity, heavenly forms also are imperfect. These heavenly forms can also choose to embrace holiness while avoiding choices that otherwise would embolden their imperfect design. For example, an angel can represent the imperfect state of cruelty. This same angel could then honor the Authority of Life and deny this cruelty of its nature, so to have perfect kindness available to act upon.
When a heavenly form sees the imperfection in another heavenly form, and because of love for them, they can offer the truth to them. Truth, that was granted to them through sincere trust in the Lord's Authority. In this example, the heavenly form being spoken to, chooses to hear but not listen. They then act on their choice to embolden their imperfection as they consider it valuable. This separates them further from the truth, which then is seen by other heavenly forms as wickedness. This is what battles in heaven are based on. Heavenly bodies either embracing their imperfections for empowerment, or denying their imperfection to have holiness come through them.
Here among the living, it is possible that others can also see our imperfections. We may see imperfections in others. As children of the world, it is not uncommon for people to be manipulated in their imperfections by others. In the world, the Spirit of the World labels and convicts us for the imperfections of our flesh. The Spirit of the World empowers those who act on their imperfections because it is in opposition to the Truth. But as those who believe in the authority of Christ, we acknowledge, that although we are bound in our imperfections, we can choose to act on what is perfect.
The Lord through the Holy Spirit can show us our imperfections. If this happens, they are shown to us one by one, at a pace that does not overwhelm us. We become aware of what our flesh desires in its imperfections, so we can then choose to deny it to honor the authority of Christ which allowed us to see. But there is no perfecting ourselves, there is only being perfected in Christ- living to act of holiness while still bound in the flesh.
Imperfections drive us to be more than ourselves, and that included Jesus. Before he was perfected, he was bound in the flesh that carried the sins of generations before him. We know this because of his trials in the desert, and the content of his temptations. But in every case, his imperfection were over come through his sincere love of the Father. As the new creation, he is the embodiment of perfection, and as such, he is also everything imperfect. As Authority over Life, he arranged all imperfections to guide creation to understand perfection through that which is imperfect.
Acting on certain imperfections lead to condemnation. These imperfections are so obvious, that the choice to act on them is considered a condemnable sin. What is worse, is imperfections, remain with you because they are what you were described as in your host flesh. This is the same for everyone. Some imperfections are obvious, some are only visible through others or holy understanding. But there is always a way to overcome them. And that is through denial of self and reliance on the Spirit, under the Lord's authority.
So having imperfections, acknowledging them, and denying them is how we come to know our capacity as souls in Christ. And if you are witness to other believers acting on their imperfections, you may gently testify to them, so they may themselves choose to deny it through that understanding.
We can focus on what can be done by denying ourselves. By replacing our knowledge of self, and our worldly labels with holy wisdom. That holiness is beyond the limitations set upon us in the physical world.
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