Sunday, November 9, 2008

Thesis 95: Perfection

We are to strive for perfection in this life, not wait for the next life.[1]

Notes
[1] Matthew 5:48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Genesis 17:1; Leviticus 11:44; 19:2; 20:26; Deuteronomy 18:13; Job 1:1,2,3; Psalms 37:37; Luke 6:36,40; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 13:9,11; Philippians 3:12-15; Colossians 1:28; 4:12; James 1:4; 1 Peter 1:15,16

References

MERE PERFECTION

Wrestling with Perfection, I : Truth Observed See comment by Kevin Craig

ThePerfectClub.doc

Those groups criticized by B. B. Warfield almost invariably fudge on the requirements of God's perfect Law. They claim "perfection" only under a re-defined standard of "holiness."

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