No one in any state of grace is exempt from the possibility of willful sin in this life. The second biblical witness that sin is a falling short of a mark is likewise relevant in today's society. Sanctification is infinitely more than crisis. It is also progress. There is need for all emphasis upon growth in Christlikeness in this life.
All holiness admits of growth.
That is, blessed is the one who sees the need of growth. To know of the possibilities of growth and to fail to progress in that growth is to miss the mark-it is to sin. For example, the church is to be a light set upon a hill and any person, any church. Even as a light is seen only when it is taken from under a bushel and set upon a hill, so a Christian is effective as a witness only as he becomes involved in the age in which he finds himself. To fail to become involved in social issues is to miss the mark, it is to fall short.