Spring Cleaning of your heart / mind / body / soul : - “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect” - Matthew 5:48 The word PERFECT what does it mean – in the Greek original text the word PERFECT – is TELEIOS – and to put the thruth of GOD`s WORD into perspective – may I share this with you : Teleios is the adjective formed from the noun telos Telos means an end, a purpose, an aim, a goal. A thing is teleios if it realizes the purpose for which it was planned; a man is perfect if he realizes the purpose for which he was created and sent into the world. A very simple analogy : Suppose in my house there is a screw loose, and I want to tighten and adjust this screw. I go out to the hardware shop and I buy a screw-driver. I find that the screw-driver exactly fits the grip of my hand; it is neither too large nor too small, too rough nor too smooth. I lay the screw-driver on the slot of the screw, and I find that it exactly fits. I then turn the screw and the screw is fixed. In the Greek sense, and especially in the New Testament sense that screw-driver is teleios because it exactly fulfilled the purpose for which I desired and bought it. So then a man will be teleios if he fulfils the purpose for which he was created. For what purpose was man created? The Bible leaves us in no doubt as to that. In the old creation story we find God saying, Let us make man in our image after our likeness (Genesis 1:26). Man was created to be like God. The characteristic of God is this universal benevolence, this unconquerable goodwill, this constant seeking of the highest good of every man. The great characteristic of God is love to christians and to sinners alike. No matter what men do to him, God seeks nothing but their highest good. LET`s GLORIFY GOD!!!!!
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:00:39 +0000
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