In the meantime, while we should absolutely be moving, or at least trying very seriously to move, along the path that leads to perfection, we shouldn't despair at our slow rate of forward travel. "And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order," said King Benjamin, "for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order" (Mosiah 4:27).
Acorns don't become oaks overnight. Long distance races require … long distances.
Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic studies and Arabic at BYU, where he also serves as editor in chief of the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative. He is the founder of MormonScholarsTestify.org. He blogs daily at www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/.
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'Christ as human was not perfect...'
I guess it depends on what you mean by the word 'Perfect'. Most people use that word to mean 'sinless'. If this is how you're using the word More..
Excellent article Dr. Petersen. Of course, there is not perfection in this life. The verse in Matthew to be understood must be read as a rhetorical sentence. So, if you do all this (the previous commands of the Lord in the preceding verses) "be More..
RE: Be ye perfect(Mt 5:48)Christ sets up a high ideal of perfect, “complete”(Love, see context verses 43-47)not that we can attain it in this life. God’s standard for us.
Arabic translations tend to use More..