Christ gave us this command to “be perfect.” And, of course, the knee jerk response comes, “Wait a minute. With all due respect, that can’t be right. Nobody’s perfect. Nobody can be perfect. So why would He give us a command that’s impossible to keep?”
This is where some will begin to toss Christianity into the trashcan, never realizing that ‘Be perfect’ is a paradox, which is ‘a statement seemingly absurd yet really true’ (Dictionary.com).
But some will dig down to a deeper level and find that one man was and is perfect–Christ. And they’ll see that He was perfect because of the Spirit that filled Him. And they’ll understand that He has now given His Spirit to the sons and daughters of God, who will realize that they can grow in faith where “it is no longer I that lives, but Christ that lives in me” (Galatians 2:20).
And armed with this knowledge, they will see that “with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). They’ll see that the glass is not half empty nor half full, but brim full and running over with the living waters of His Spirit.
It will dawn on these princes and princesses of God that “no idle word” proceeds out of the mouth of God. They’ll take this admonition to heart: “Let us go on unto perfection” (Hebrews 6:1-2). And they’ll learn that there is so much more to God’s spiritual house than the foundation of “repentance from dead works and faith toward God,” which are the first steps of “newborn babes in Christ.”
They’ll realize that they have received in their hearts the seed of perfection. Christ is that Seed. And now that Seed is growing, for “one plants and another waters, and God gives the increase.” This growth is likened to a planted seed of wheat or corn. It comes up, “first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.” And then harvest will come when He will have been perfectly reproduced in us. And we then in full maturity will have completed the life cycle of God. And that is perfection.
The princes and princesses of God will realize this in the command: “Be perfect.” For they will see these two words as His challenge to “overcome all things” and walk on down His road to the Heavenly City. They will answer the challenge and embark on this quest for perfection. Because He said to. Kenneth Wayne Hancock
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Thank you, Julia, for sowing these seeds of truth into the world. kwh
Your Always welcome. Happy to share the truth.
Julia
Christ’s command to “be perfect” isn’t about flawless behavior but about spiritual growth and alignment with God’s will. While absolute perfection is unattainable, striving for holiness and relying on God’s grace helps us mature spiritually. It’s an ongoing journey of becoming more like Christ, embracing His teachings and allowing His transformational power to work within us.