Spiritual Perfection

Spiritual Perfection

Perfect is a Greek word meaning teleios-complete in conformity to God's laws.

What a Christian Must Be

1. Broken in spirit, burdened for others, meek, humble, hungry for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, wise, patient, loving, joyful and gracious. (Matthew 5:3-12).

2. Salt to preserve and a light to shine. (Matthew 5:13-16).

3. A teacher and Keeper of the truth. (Matthew 5:17-19).

4. Freedom from hypocrisy, selfishness and grudges. (Matthew 5: 20-24).

5. A peace-maker. (Matthew 5:9, 25-26).

6. Free from lusts. (Matthew 5: 27-30).

7. Truthful. (Matthew 5:33-37).

8. Non-resistant to mistreatment (Matthew 5: 38-41).

9. Charitable, neighborly, and God like in society (Matthew 5: 38-47).

All this is possible through

1) The new birth ( 2 Corinthians 5:17; I John 2:29; 3:5-10; 5: 1-4, 18.

2) By walking and living in the Spirit. (Romans 8: 1-13; Galatians 5: 16-26).

3) By proper use of Christian Weapons. ( 2 Corinthians 10: 5-7; Ephesians 6: 10-18; Colossians 2: 6-10, 3: 3-10; 2 Timothy 2: 21).

***Thought: in the end time we read that we who are alive will be caught up; we will hear the trump sound; only those who have the Holy Spirit can hear that trump sound; because it is spiritually discerned.

*****NON-resistant meaning: a strategy for social change that discourages physical resistance to an enemy. It is considered as a subdivision of nonviolence. In other words we can overcome by the power of God within us-let the Word work.