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Perfection:What is it?
Throughout
the ages, man has strived to be perfect. Many books and articles have
been written on becoming perfect. Religions and fraternal organizations
have been established , all in the pursuit of perfection. In spite of
all of this , most people have no idea what perfection is.
Many say Jesus was perfect and we should follow his example, but what does that mean? By who’s standard of perfection do we follow, and was Jesus perfect. I’m sure in his time, many would disagree with the notion that Jesus was perfect.
Sphinx at Sunset Giza Egypt
His travels to India, Egypt, possibly Stone Henge and the new world would have many believe he was far from perfect. they would have been asking, why doesn’t this guy have a job, why the long hair? Who are these people he is hanging out with. Being of the Jewish faith many would have asked,”why isn’t he married? He needs to settle down and raise a family.” I’m sure Pontius Pilate and his gang of desperadoes didn’t think he was perfect.
Everyone has a different perspective of what perfection is. Look at the political arena, or the entertainment and sports industry, everyone has their favorite team, candidate, or movie star, and each individual thinks his favorite is the perfect human being. It leads one to think that perfection is just a matter of perspective and no one can really be perfect .
This is a question I have been asking myself for years, what is perfection and how do we achieve it? It certainly has nothing to do with our personal appearance and often times not even our .actions have anything to do with it.
I have come to the conclusion that being perfect, although it does affect our actions and feelings towards others has nothing to do with our physical life as such, it is all about our connection with our God, or the God Source.
Jesus studied his whole life, and was in tune with his environment and the creator. Because of the knowledge he came in with, and his desire to know God, he became a student of life and of Nature’s or God’s Laws, in this way he became perfect. He had a perfect connection with God. Because of this he was able to turn water into wine, walk on water, heal the sick and raise the dead.
As we can see from this, perfection has nothing to do with our appearance or social standing in life, it is all about our connection with the Supreme Being. Thankfully, this connection is available to all of us as Jesus said, “These things that I do, you shall do also.” As we study and grow, so can the kingdom of heaven be ours.
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Many say Jesus was perfect and we should follow his example, but what does that mean? By who’s standard of perfection do we follow, and was Jesus perfect. I’m sure in his time, many would disagree with the notion that Jesus was perfect.
Sphinx at Sunset Giza Egypt
His travels to India, Egypt, possibly Stone Henge and the new world would have many believe he was far from perfect. they would have been asking, why doesn’t this guy have a job, why the long hair? Who are these people he is hanging out with. Being of the Jewish faith many would have asked,”why isn’t he married? He needs to settle down and raise a family.” I’m sure Pontius Pilate and his gang of desperadoes didn’t think he was perfect.
Everyone has a different perspective of what perfection is. Look at the political arena, or the entertainment and sports industry, everyone has their favorite team, candidate, or movie star, and each individual thinks his favorite is the perfect human being. It leads one to think that perfection is just a matter of perspective and no one can really be perfect .
This is a question I have been asking myself for years, what is perfection and how do we achieve it? It certainly has nothing to do with our personal appearance and often times not even our .actions have anything to do with it.
I have come to the conclusion that being perfect, although it does affect our actions and feelings towards others has nothing to do with our physical life as such, it is all about our connection with our God, or the God Source.
Jesus studied his whole life, and was in tune with his environment and the creator. Because of the knowledge he came in with, and his desire to know God, he became a student of life and of Nature’s or God’s Laws, in this way he became perfect. He had a perfect connection with God. Because of this he was able to turn water into wine, walk on water, heal the sick and raise the dead.
As we can see from this, perfection has nothing to do with our appearance or social standing in life, it is all about our connection with the Supreme Being. Thankfully, this connection is available to all of us as Jesus said, “These things that I do, you shall do also.” As we study and grow, so can the kingdom of heaven be ours.
Now you can follow me on Kindle
Posted by The Florida Hoosier at 7/16/2011 11:13 AM 
Categories: Spiritual Growth
Tags: divine plan reality self discovery vision Quest
Categories: Spiritual Growth
Tags: divine plan reality self discovery vision Quest
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