I recently had a Facebook acquaintance post the follow statement “ Jesus doesn't require perfection, he requires a relationship.... ” People seemed to think a lot of his remark. Lots of different people claimed they “liked” it. I think I understand something of what he was getting at. That Jesus came to save sinners, and we all have sinned. Jesus did say “ I didn’t come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance ” (Luke 5:32). But his statement still is wrong. Jesus does require perfection. In Matthew 5:48 Jesus very clearly says : " Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Here, in plain language, Jesus says we have to be something more than what we are. It is not enough to know the right person; we have to be the right people. This statement occurs right in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, a lesson that very clearly says God expects m...
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