Was Adam before the fall perfect?
Yes.

For in the image of God created he him,
Genesis 1:27

Was Christ, who was not a mere man, perfect?
Yes.

He knew no sin,
2 Corinthians 5:21

And are the saints in heaven perfect?
Yes.

In their mouth is found no guile,
Revelation 14:5

But is any mere man since the fall in this life perfect?
No.

For there is not a just man on earth,
Ecclesiastes 7:20

And have the best of men acknowledged this?
Yes.

We are all as an unclean thing—and our iniquities like the wind have taken us away,
Isaiah 64:6

Did the Father of the faithful sin through unbelief?
Yes.

For he denied his wife, lest the Egyptians should have slain him,
Genesis 12:12, 19

Was Jacob, a plain man, guilty of deceit?
Yes.

For Isaac said, art thou my very son Esau? and he said I am,
Genesis 27:24

Did the meekest man offend by passion?
Yes.

For they provoked his spirit so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips,
Psalm 106:33

And the most patient man by impatience?
Yes.

For he cursed his day,
Job 3:1

And was the wisest man guilty of the greatest folly?
Yes.

For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods,
1 Kings 11:4

Did the most resolute of Christ’s disciples sin through weakness and fear?
Yes.

For he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man,
Mark 14:71

And did the apostle Paul, who so earnestly breathed after perfection, yet fall short of it?
Yes.

I am carnal, sold under sin,
Romans 7:14

Do the best of saints sin in thought?
Yes.

Why think ye evil in your hearts?
Matthew 9:4

And in word?
Yes.

Ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right,
Job 42:7

And in deed?
Yes.

By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme,
2 Samuel 12:14

Are they guilty of many sins which they know?
Yes.

My sin is ever before me,
Psalm 51:3

And of many more which they do not know?
Yes.

For who can understand his errors?
Psalm 19:12

Are the saints sanctified in every part?
Yes.

In soul, body and spirit,
1 Thessalonians 5:23

And yet are they sanctified but in part?
Yes.

For God will perfect that which is lacking,
1 Thessalonians 3:10

Are they sincerely obedient?
Yes.

Remember I have walked before thee in truth,
Isaiah 38:3

But are they perfectly obedient?
No.

For we cannot do the things that we would,
Galatians 5:17

Have they a relative perfection in Christ?
Yes.

We are complete in him,
Colossians 2:10

But have they a personal perfection in themselves?
No.

Look not upon me because I am black,
Song of Solomon 1:6

Is justification then by our own works impossible?
Yes.

For if thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquity, who shall stand?
Psalm 103:4