Be Ye Perfect, Even As Your Father Which Is In Heaven Is Perfect

[WalterandDebbie]

Tuesday 6-4-24 3rd. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Iyar 26 5784 78th. Spring Day

What did Jesus mean when He said, “Be ye therefore perfect”?​

The Savior said, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). This is not an invitation to do everything flawlessly. It is an invitation to better understand Heavenly Father’s plan and follow Him.

In the New Testament, the Greek word for perfect means complete, whole, or fully developed, having reached an end-goal. Jesus Christ invites us to strive for that kind of perfection. And He alone can help us to reach it—eventually.

Our Father in Heaven wants us to have the physical and spiritual perfection He has. Then we can have a fulness of joy like He has. Through Jesus Christ’s Resurrection and atoning sacrifice, we can be made perfect—eventually.

Heavenly Father knows that we cannot be perfect in this life. But in His plan, we can choose to have faith in Jesus Christ, make covenants, strive to keep God’s commandments, and repent whenever we falter. Then He can bless us in this life and—eventually, after this life—make us perfect.

Love, Walter And Debbie

 

[Eternally Grateful]

If we look at context Jesus had just showed them how they have not kept the law. The law says do this but I say do that

Jesus is making a point. If you want to earn salvation be perfect. That’s Gods standard. Sadly many Jews did Not t know understand and the crucified Christ thinking they were ok. Having failed to become poor in spirit themselves. .

 

[WalterandDebbie]

If we look at context Jesus had just showed them how they have not kept the law. The law says do this but I say do that

Jesus is making a point. If you want to earn salvation be perfect. That’s Gods standard. Sadly many Jews did Not t know understand and the crucified Christ thinking they were ok. Having failed to become poor in spirit themselves. .

Hello Eternally Grateful, Sir in this context, I think He is talking not only to the Jews but mainly about Love in Matthew 5 verses 43-48.

Love, Walter

 

[Eternally Grateful]

Hello Eternally Grateful, Sir in this context, I think He is talking not only to the Jews but mainly about Love in Matthew 5 verses 43-48.

Love, Walter

I think he is talking to anyone who thinks they are ok. and does not need saved, or save themselves based on how good they are.

 

[WalterandDebbie]

I think he is talking to anyone who thinks they are ok. and does not need saved, or save themselves based on how good they are.

Amen