Jesus Speaks
So let’s look at the perfect instance in Matthew 5:48 with all this background information.
Read MoreApocryphal Perfection
There is a general streamlining of the idea of perfect into an end or goal based thought.
Read MorePerfect Negative Examples
I hope it’s not a surprise that the Hebrew scriptures present a multivalent understanding of perfection.
Read MoreA Realization
Jesus is calling out the idea of perfectionism—even the modern version of it—but we blow right past that.
Read MoreLectionary 6 A
Whew, there’s a lot here.
Read MoreLectionary 5 A
You can’t do it on your own.
Read MoreLectionary 4 A
Righteousness and the beatitudes.
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