The term "faultless" in the biblical context often refers to a state of moral and spiritual purity, integrity, and blamelessness before God. It is a condition that is highly esteemed in Scripture, reflecting the holiness and perfection that God desires for His people.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the concept of being faultless is closely associated with righteousness and uprightness. The Hebrew word often translated as "blameless" or "perfect" is "tamim," which conveys the idea of completeness and integrity. For example, in Genesis 6:9, Noah is described as "a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time," indicating his moral integrity in a corrupt world.

The sacrificial system also underscores the importance of being faultless. Animals offered to God were required to be without blemish, symbolizing the purity and perfection that God demands (Leviticus 1:3). This requirement foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who was without sin.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the Greek word "amōmos" is often used to describe the concept of being faultless or blameless. This term is frequently applied to the character and conduct of believers. Ephesians 1:4 states, "For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence." This verse highlights God's eternal purpose for His people to be faultless through their union with Christ.

The apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of living a blameless life in Philippians 2:15, urging believers to "become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation." This call to faultlessness is not about achieving sinless perfection through human effort but about living a life that reflects the transformative power of the Holy Spirit.

Christ as the Faultless One

Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of faultlessness. Hebrews 4:15 affirms that He "has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin." His sinless life and sacrificial death provide the basis for believers to be presented as faultless before God. Jude 1:24 praises God, "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy."

The Believer's Call to Faultlessness

Believers are called to pursue faultlessness as part of their sanctification process. This pursuit involves a commitment to holiness, obedience to God's commands, and reliance on the Holy Spirit. Colossians 1:22 speaks of Christ's work in reconciling believers "in His body of flesh through death, to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence."

While believers will not achieve complete faultlessness in this life, they are encouraged to strive for it, knowing that God is faithful to complete the work He has begun in them (Philippians 1:6). The hope of being presented faultless before God is a source of encouragement and motivation for living a life that honors Him.(a.) Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from incorrectness, vice, or offense; perfect; as, a faultless poem.361. anamartetos -- unerring, faultless
... unerring, faultless. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: anamartetos Phonetic
Spelling: (an-am-ar'-tay-tos) Short Definition: without blame, faultless ...
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299. amomos -- amomum (a fragrant plant of India)
... Adjective Transliteration: amomos Phonetic Spelling: (am'-o-mos) Short Definition:
blameless Definition: blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless. ...
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273. amemptos -- blameless
... prefix) and memphomai Definition blameless NASB Word Usage blameless (2), blamelessly
(1), faultless (1), without blame (1). blameless, faultless. ...
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677. aproskopos -- not causing to stumble, not stumbling
... From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of proskopto; actively,
inoffensive, ie Not leading into sin; passively, faultless, ie Not led into ...
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The Redeemed on Mount Zion.
... Lamb. And in their mouth no lie was found for they are faultless.""Rev.14:
1-5. The ... state. They are faultless, and without guile. They ...
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Cleansing.
... We may be helped here by observing the difference between the two New Testament
words "blameless" and "faultless." "I pray God your whole spirit and soul and ...
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Hebrews viii. 1, 2
... order of Melchisedec?" ( Hebrews 7:11 ); so also here he used the same syllogism,
saying ( ver.7 ) "For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should ...
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This Presupposed Truth and the Historical Accounts Mutually ...
... the "actual (concrete) working out of the picture, with the traits of individual
reality." In relation to this last he says, "Such a faultless picture could ...
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God did not Make Evil, nor is He at all in any Way the Author of ...
... Wherefore, if he should wish it to be perfectly beautiful and faultless, it must
be broken up and recast, in order that all the disfigurements and mutilations ...
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The New Covenant.
... I. A NEW COVENANT PROMISED THROUGH JEREMIAH. "For if that first covenant had been
faultless, then would no place have been sought for a second. ...
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From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus.
... [3777]. "Now to Him," he says, [3778] "who is able to keep you without stumbling,
and present you faultless before the presence of His glory in joy." In the ...
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The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in his Names.
... rhetorical standpoint. His diction is faultless, his style beautiful, his
logic unimpeachable, his orthodoxy beyond criticism. It ...
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Hebrew Captives; Or, Mordecai and Esther.
... gave her. Of exquisite form and faultless features, her rare beauty at once
captivated the king, and he made her his wife. Mordecai ...
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The Epistle of St. James
... of rendering it incomplete by impatience or repining.4 It is a moral process which
results normally in a finished and complete character, faultless and perfect ...
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Faultless (10 Occurrences)
... (a.) Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from
incorrectness, vice, or offense; perfect; as, a faultless poem. ...
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Fault (42 Occurrences)
... without blemish," "spotless," is translated "without fault" (Revelation 14:5, the
Revised Version (British and American) "without blemish," "faultless"; Jude 1 ...
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Irreproachable (6 Occurrences)
... Colossians 1:22 He has now, in His human body, reconciled to God by His death, to
bring you, holy and faultless and irreproachable, into His presence; (WEY DBY ...
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Fault-finding (1 Occurrence)
Fault-finding. Faultfinding, Fault-finding. Faultless . Noah Webster's Dictionary ...
Faultfinding, Fault-finding. Faultless . Reference Bible.
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Faultlessly (1 Occurrence)

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Defect (62 Occurrences)
... unblemished. (WEY). 1 Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a faultless
and pure lamb, the blood of Christ; (See NIV). Exodus ...
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Absolute (5 Occurrences)
... absolute monarch. 2. (a.) Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless;
as, absolute perfection; absolute beauty. 3. (a.) Viewed ...
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Stumbling (51 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you
faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy, (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT ...
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Rejoicing (90 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you
faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy, (See RSV). ...
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Occasion (53 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Hebrews 8:7 For if that first covenant had been
faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. (See NAS RSV). ...
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