I love the word "perfect." It refers to being complete or whole, lacking nothing. In Matthew 22:34-40, the Pharisees attempt to trap Jesus by asking Him what the greatest commandment is. Jesus replies "You shall love the Lord your God will all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is first and great commandment." He then goes on to say the second is to love your neighbor as yourself, and that the WHOLE law and prophets hang by these concepts. I think we generally understand the first commandment to mean that we are to love God perfectly or completely: heart, soul, mind. But if we think about this a little more logically, I think we can see just how smart Christ's reply was. Jesus uses this term "perfect" many times when referring to Himself. Jesus came not to do away with the Law that had been taught to these people, but to perfect. He completed what God had always intended for man. Jesus then tells us that the foundation of our relationship to God is bases on loving Him competely. Later on in 1 John 4, we read how God, Himself, IS love. So basically we're told that thru Jesus we are able to be competed: thru Jesus we are able to love completely, and thus thru Jesus we are able to be competely made one with God. The symmetry of Jesus teaching is amazing! All these things tie together so beautifully! Now going back to Matthew 22: Christ gives us the foundation of the Gospel, the foundation of Himself. He gives us three things to focus on. These three things will pertain to everything Christ did, is doing, and will ever do. We'll look at each one of these over the next three weeks. Jesus basically tells the people that the greatest commandment, the most important thing you can do in this life, is to prepare yourself completely. Here's what we'll start looking at next week:
I. Preparing our Hearts
II. Preparing our Souls
III. Preparing our Minds
Lord, we praise you for all the things you have put in motion for us. We praise you for the things we take for granted everyday. Help to realize Your hand in our lives. Help us to see Jesus in the things we think, the things we say, and the things we do. Help us to know you completely. Increase our faith and give us hearts of servants. Amen
About Me
- Isaac
- Oxford, Mississippi, United States
- Hello everyone! I am just an ordinary guy working as a mechanical engineer while trying to finish up my graduate research on the side. I have a lovely wife and a son on the way. Over the last few years I have realized how much Christians misunderstand the Bible, its purposes, and its power. I plan on posting thoughts as often as I can. I look to forward to your input and comments. God bless.
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