Skip to main content

PERFECT MAN

Text: Matthew 5:48 

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your father which is in heaven is perfect..

For so many unprinted reasons, it is believed that man cannot be perfect. Yet if it was an impossible task, Jesus would not have told us to be perfect as our Heavenly Father is perfect. 

 This goes to say that anyone who has accepted the fatherhood of God through Jesus Christ is saddled with the responsibility of being holy as our Father in heaven is. 

 In essence, It may be a task impossible for any fallen man to be perfect. But it's a lie from the pit of hell to believe that a new creation man cannot attain unto perfection. Now, let's look into what this perfection entails: 

 The Greek meaning of the word "perfect" is *full grown 

 *adult 

*full of age 

*mature 

*finished. 

 That is, when Jesus was telling us to be perfect, what He is saying is grow into maturity, come of age, walk in the finished work like an adult. Little wonder Apostle Paul said in 1Corinthians 14:20 that when it comes to malice, be like a child(who holds no offence against anyone) but in understanding be men. Men in the spirit are those who have come of full age, and men who have matured in spiritual matters. 

 But strong meat belongs to them that are full of age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:14. This is one quality of a perfect man, he can discern both good and evil. 

Apostle James gave us a simple definition of who a perfect man is. "If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. James 3:2. 

 To be a perfect man, you must: 

 1. Have God has your father. Matthew 5:48.

 2. You must grow up into maturity via the meat of the word. Hebrews 5:14. 

 3. Be able to bridle your tongue. James 3:1-12. 

 4. Learn to do good to both evil and good people. Matthew 5:44-48. 

 Bible reading: James 3:1-18. 

CIA CAMPUS MOVEMENT PUBLICATION, +233241109074, +2335583559 



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

IT IS WRITTEN AGAIN

Text: Matthew 4:6. He told Jesus, “Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written,   ‘God will put his angels in charge of you,’ and,   ‘With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’ Jesus knocked devil off with "it is written" when he came to him with the first temptation. So, the devil too decided to use "it is written" for Jesus for the second temptation.  Don't be deceived, the devil knows the scriptures too. Second Corinthians 11:14 says,  "Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light." So, it's no surprise when you see Satan's messengers masquerading themselves as Apostle of Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:14.  The word of God is perfect. Yet, many people can twist it to their advantage and ultimately to their disadvantage. A drunk, smoker, fornicator, liar and all sort can justify their sinful lifestyles with a Bible verse. See to it that you do not twist the word of Go...
Post a Comment
Read more

WHEN GOD IS SILENT(2)

Text: Matthew 4:1  *Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.*  We saw yesterday that God was not pleased with many israelites that left Egypt for the promised land  (Corinthians 10:5).  A good percentage of the Israelites were overthrown in the wilderness.   Wilderness experience is not what any child of God desires, but it is an experience God sends or allows his children go through. In Deuteronomy 8:2, God says that He *LED* the Isrealites through the wilderness for forty years to humble them, to prove them, and to know what was in their heart whether they would keep his commandments or not.  Our Lord Jesus Christ was also *LED* into the wilderness by the Spirit of the Lord to be tempted by the devil. You will  notice there is a similar feature of the number *40(forty)* between these two wilderness experiences. That is, that of the Israelites and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Israelites spent 40years, Jesu...
Post a Comment
Read more

GULLIBLE BUT INTELLIGENT

Text : Mat 25:31-32  *When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:*   *And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:*  Have you ever wondered why Jesus compared His followers to sheep and not goats?  Sheep has reputation for being stupid, defenceless and harmless creatures that mope about on hillsides doing not very much. They are good for two things: being eaten and producing wool. According to a study by Keith Kendrick, he said in reality, Sheep are actually surprisingly intelligent, with impressive memory and recognition skills. They build friendships, stick up for one another in fights, and feel sad when their friends are  sent to slaughter. The truth is that sheep are far smarter than we know., All these reasons and more are the basis for Jesus' comparism of His followers with sh...
Post a Comment
Read more