I have always thought it weird that there is a group of Christians who think we can actually pull this whole sinless living off. I know that the more I study the bible the more it seems impossible to me. Its downright depressing. So how is it that these people think we can pull it off.
Well, their argument goes something like this. Jesus demands that we be perfect like God in heaven is perfect. Jesus wouldn't ask his disciples to do something they couldn't or wouldn't pull off. Therefore you can be perfect like God is perfect. Sounds reasonable enough. So lets look at the assumption they are making about Jesus. Is Jesus wouldn't ask his disciples to do something they couldn't or wouldn't be able to do. Assuming this is true, then why did Jesus ask his disciples to DAILY pray for the forgiveness of their sins in the Lords Prayer.
So which is it? Is it that they can be perfect and then have no need for the petition in the Lords Prayer asking for forgiveness? Or is it that Jesus wasn't serious about either being perfect or asking for forgiveness? Perhaps Jesus just meant be complete; no need to be perfect. This isn't much hope either. There isn't a single day I feel like I'm complete.
Perhaps these two go hand in hand. Perhaps Jesus is saying that we SHOULD be perfect as God in heaven is perfect and that daily we SHOULD ask for forgiveness when we are not perfect. To me this sounds like a reasonable interpretation of these two verses.
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