Drifting from Absolutes

The Search for Meaning

Recognizing God Through Perfection, Truth, and Unconditional Love

More and more, I see people drifting away from belief in absolutes. Perfection, truth, and unconditional love are dismissed as unreachable ideals—illusions the world cannot seem to provide. Yet what puzzles me most is this: some still claim to believe in God while rejecting these very absolutes. But how can that be? For God Himself is perfection. God is truth. And God is love.

A Perfect God

The Bible makes this clear:

Complete and whole — nothing lacking, nothing missing. “This God—his way is perfect” (Psalm 18:30).
Without flaw or corruption — unlike humans, God’s character is pure, holy, and unchanging. “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just” (Deuteronomy 32:4).
Unchanging goodness — He does not improve or decline; He is eternally perfect in power, wisdom, love, and holiness. “The Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change” (James 1:17).

When we say God is perfect, it means:

He is perfect in holiness (Isaiah 6:3).
He is perfect in knowledge and wisdom (Job 37:16).
He is perfect in love (1 John 4:8).
He is perfect in power (Jeremiah 32:17).

Human imperfection fades, but God’s perfection endures forever. Who would want an imperfect God? An imperfect God would leave us doubting His every word, thought, and action. But the God of Scripture is flawless—the Creator of all that is truly good.

God did not create perfection itself—He created what is good, and only He remains the Supreme Being, uncreated, eternal, and perfect.

A Perfect God in an Imperfect World

How can a perfect God create a world that feels so imperfect? The answer lies in free choice. God gave us the freedom to choose Him—the source of true perfection—or to step outside of His perfection. When humanity chose the latter, sin entered the world, and creation fell with it.

God knew this would happen before He even created us, yet He still chose to give us life. He did not design us as flawless beings without choice, because that would make us mere copies of Him, not children who could freely love Him. Love requires freedom, and freedom means the possibility of turning away.

The world was not created to be our eternal home; it was created as the stage on which His greater purpose unfolds. Everything God made was perfect in its design, not so we could live here forever, but so we could learn to see beyond this life. Earth is the place where we are given time—the chance to open our eyes and choose Him.

What may look like imperfection on this side of Heaven is, in reality, part of God’s perfect plan. Through every brokenness, His love and will are still at work. What we call imperfection is, in reality, God’s perfection—designed to open our eyes and guide us into the true life found in His perfection.

God is Truth

God is truth because He is the source, standard, and sustainer of all reality. He is perfectly trustworthy, utterly faithful, and the foundation on which everything true rests. God is how we know truth because it begins and ends with Him.

God Is Truth Because He Cannot Lie
- “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind” (Numbers 23:19).
- Unlike humans who twist or hide truth, God’s very nature is faithful and trustworthy. If God could lie, He would cease to be God.
Truth Is Rooted in God’s Character
- Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).
- Truth isn’t just an abstract concept—it’s personal. It’s who God is. Everything about Him—His words, His actions, His promises—is reality itself.
God’s Word Is Truth
- “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth” (John 17:17).
- Because God is truth, His Word is always reliable. The Bible doesn’t simply contain truth—it is truth, because it flows from the One who cannot err.
Truth Means Reality As God Defines It
- To say God is truth means He is the ultimate standard of reality. What He declares is true—about life, love, sin, eternity—is truth, whether the world accepts it or not.
- As Creator, He defines what is real and right. To reject His truth is to live in illusion.
God’s Truth Is Faithful and Unchanging
- “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he” (Deuteronomy 32:4).
- Human “truths” shift with culture and opinion. God’s truth never changes because His nature never changes.

God is Unconditional Love

God’s love is unconditional—freely given, not earned. There is nothing we can do to deserve it, no amount of work or striving that could secure it. His love is like an endless ocean, vast and immeasurable; all we must do is step in and let it surround us. God doesn’t need love or our love; He is self-sustaining because He is love.

Many people struggle with the idea of God’s love being unconditional because the world only knows love with conditions. Human love often says, “I’ll love you if…,” because it flows from need, desire, or expectation. But God’s love is different—it isn’t based on what we do, but on who He is.

Some reject this truth, thinking unconditional love means someone can be saved and then sin freely, since nothing can change God’s love. They ask, “What would stop a person from sinning if all their sins are forgiven?”

The answer is simple: a person who is truly saved, truly engulfed in God’s love, will not desire to live in sin. When God’s love fills a heart, it transforms desires. Instead of striving to earn God’s approval through works, the believer longs to glorify Him, obey His commands, and reflect His character.

This is not human effort trying to prove something—it is the natural outflow of God’s love within us. His love becomes the fuel that motivates our obedience and the evidence that we are truly saved. It doesn’t originate in us, but in Him, the Source of all love.

Seeing God in His Kingdom

To reject perfection, truth, and unconditional love is ultimately to reject God Himself. It’s no different from denying miracles, the virgin birth, or the resurrection of Jesus—you cannot separate one from the other. Believing in God means believing in who He is, and He is perfection, He is truth, and He is love.

I understand that in this fallen world—shaped by Satan’s lies—it can be hard to believe in such absolutes. Everywhere we look, brokenness, corruption, and deception seem to prove the opposite. But that’s exactly why we must lift our eyes beyond the limits of this world. God does not exist in the vacuum of our earthly perspective; He is far above and beyond it.

Until our hearts are open to this reality, we will never truly see God or His kingdom. And His kingdom is nothing less than the fullness of perfection, the embodiment of truth, and the endlessness of unconditional love.

Summary

Many dismiss absolutes like perfection, truth, and unconditional love, but God Himself is these absolutes.
God is perfect: complete, holy, unchanging, and the eternal Creator of all that is truly good.
A perfect God allowed an imperfect world through free choice, so that love could be genuine and His greater purpose revealed.
God is truth: He cannot lie, His Word is truth, and He defines reality itself—unchanging and faithful.
God is unconditional love: freely given, never earned, and transforming the hearts and desires of believers.
Rejecting perfection, truth, and unconditional love is rejecting God Himself.
To believe in God is to lift our eyes beyond this broken world and see His kingdom—where perfection, truth, and love endure forever.