Matthew 5:47-49

And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? you therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect


While attending a friends church, I noticed that they treated this passage like it was "good news" to hear.

The sermon then went on to state many and various things the Christian could do to emulate perfection.

Do you think this verse is The Gospel? And, is being demanded to "be perfect" by Jesus a good thing?

Robin

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Robin
URCNA
Heidelberg, Ursinus, Belgic Confessions; Canons of Dordt
Revelation 14:2

Boy do I know what you mean with that one, Robin! I am always surprised by what my friends think is "Good News".

How about, "When you die, God's not gonna look at such-n-such, He's only gonna look at your heart!" ?

This is always taken as great news! Well, they must be a LOT better than me!!!

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Christopher Hinton
Northland, A Church Distributed;
Altamonte Springs, FL

It's good to think that I'll be like this someday.

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The man who is disposed to think of his sin as a great calamity, rather than as a heinous crime, is not likely either to reverence God or to respect His law. - John Kennedy, 1873
Meg
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