BEING PERFECT Matthew 5:43-48
"Perfect" When applied to things: When applied to people: "brought to its end, finished" "wanting nothing necessary to completeness" – James 1:25 When applied to people: "full grown, adult, of full age, mature"
The Perfect Man: Has Stability Able to receive "strong meat" Eph. 4:13,14 Able to receive "strong meat" Heb. 5:13,14 1 Cor. 2:6 Able to discern good & evil Heb. 5:14
The Perfect Man: Loves enemies Able to control tongue Matt. 5:44-48 Able to control tongue James 3:2 Recognizes need for continued growth Phil. 3:12-15
What Must I Do To Be Saved? Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believe Jesus is Christ (Acts 8:37) Repent of your sins (Luke 13:3) Confess your faith in Jesus (Mt. 10:32) Baptized for remission of sins (Acts 2:38) Be faithful unto death (Rev. 2:10)