DAVEH: > It seems to me that your below non-religious examples > are illogical, DavidM. Let me give you an example. > If I were to ask you, "Are you perfect before God?", > you might answer from your perspective, "Yes."
Actually, no, I would not answer that way. DaveH wrote: > If on the other hand, I were to ask God, "Is DavidM > is perfect?", he might view it differently. Again, the only reason I might speak of people being perfect is because God himself declares some people to be perfect in addition to commanding them to be perfect. DaveH wrote: > Do you see what I am getting at? I understand that you are pointing out that perception plays a role, but that seems to be exactly my point, which is why I am not sure why you would label my examples as "illogical." Let me give you another example. Have you ever looked at your own infant child lying asleep in the crib and thought to yourself, "what a perfect child." Sure, your percption of that might be challenged when you are up at 3:00 a.m. trying to figure out what you need to do to stop that "perfect" child from crying. Nonetheless, my point was that we use the word "perfect" in many different ways, but when it comes to morality and loving your neighbor, somehow the word becomes taboo. I think it is very interesting to consider why the word becomes taboo in that context. It has to do with religious dogma, history, Calvinism's influence on Christianity, etc. DaveH wrote: > God is not asking us if we are perfect, he is commanding > us to be such. The question becomes what does perfection > mean. Fortunately, he qualifies it so that we don't have > to worry about what or how man has defined perfection. > As stated in Matthew, whatever perfection there is > in God, that is how he commanded us to become. Nicely stated, and while I agree that we don't have to worry about what or how man has defined perfection, the question was raised by Perry and the answer to his question does yield a greater understanding of the Scripture and its practical application to our lives. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
