Jumping for the Ceiling

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IF WE were to have a jumping contest and aim for the ceiling of
the church sanctuary, no one would win. You may jump higher
than I can, but I can guarantee you that everyone in the room
is going to fall short of the ceiling. If the ceiling is the standard,
the fact that you jumped higher than me is irrelevant. You still
would have failed to meet the goal.

— Tony Evans

The point

A jumping contest to touch the ceiling; everyone falls short, making individual heights irrelevant—God's standard is absolute, not comparative.

Scripture

Romans 3:23Leviticus 19:2

Audience

Adults

Tone

Convicting

To tell aloud

under a minute · 71 words

Subjects

Perfection Sin God's Standard Holiness

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