The Lord Jesus reminded his followers that as the Priests served in the Temple, they were blameless.
• Matthew 12:5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
• Luke 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.)
Paul assures believers that we shall be held Blameless in Christ:
• 1 Corinthians 1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
• Philippians 3:6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul points out that leaders in the church must be blameless (before others in this life)
· 1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
• 1 Timothy 3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
• 1 Timothy 5:7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
· Titus 1:6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
• Titus 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Peter, writing to Believing Jews about their standing before God.
• 2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
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