tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post8190775553159177549..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: What Jesus Wouldn't DoPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-37659263087965455272008-03-23T18:11:00.000-04:002008-03-23T18:11:00.000-04:00Yeah, that's happened to me more than once, but mi...Yeah, that's happened to me more than once, but mine usually hit me right after I've clicked the "Submit" button. *grin*Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-11869806788711155572008-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:002008-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:00Agreed. I thought of that while typing it, but fig...Agreed. I thought of that while typing it, but figured I'd throw it in here anyway. :-PJonathan Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716502505168901194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-88128004220610589942008-03-23T16:43:00.000-04:002008-03-23T16:43:00.000-04:00Jon, only if it wasn't true and/or was said in a s...Jon, only if it wasn't true and/or was said in a spirit of pride rather than humility. I believe it was true, and I certainly don't see pride in the circumstances of his death.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-4760647581585735922008-03-23T16:34:00.000-04:002008-03-23T16:34:00.000-04:00I think that Christ would have become imperfect by...I think that Christ would have become imperfect by saying he was "now perfect." Wouldn't that be prideful?Jonathan Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716502505168901194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-32786331998874168332008-03-17T13:47:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:47:00.000-04:00well said ray and those who've already posted comm...well said ray and those who've already posted comments. this is so important for us to understand and be reminded of often...this idea of perfection is one of those things that causes many of Christ's followers to give up because they don't understand that it is a process or that perfection is an end result, the finished stage or final act. <BR/><BR/>we need to also be reminded that our carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905287921850494709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-80636227045406698412008-03-16T18:08:00.000-04:002008-03-16T18:08:00.000-04:00"this was a long comment which I'm not even sure g..."this was a long comment which I'm not even sure goes along with your post. Hmmm, . . . I think I'll go take a nap!" <BR/><BR/>It goes along with the post very well - and I think the nap is a good idea. I might follow your lead and quit trying to stay awake. *grin*Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-32316086136619977022008-03-16T18:06:00.000-04:002008-03-16T18:06:00.000-04:00"We are told to FOLLOW Jesus for a good reason- He..."We are told to FOLLOW Jesus for a good reason- He leads to where we can't be yet, and we follow behind, learning as we go. And in the end we become finished and perfected because of His grace, not because of anything we accomplished on our own." <BR/><BR/>Exactly what I wanted to say. Thanks, Patty.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-72569970810203960782008-03-16T18:05:00.000-04:002008-03-16T18:05:00.000-04:00"we should focus more on progress." That's what I ..."we should focus more on progress." <BR/><BR/>That's what I mean, Adam - that "perfection" is the end result of continued progress, NOT an absence of mistakes. The gift of forgiveness changes the standard.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-4619623539529652572008-03-16T18:04:00.000-04:002008-03-16T18:04:00.000-04:00One of my favorite talks was by Elder Nelson, enti...One of my favorite talks was by Elder Nelson, entitled "Perfection Pending". <BR/>I have definite perfectionistic expectations of myself. However, one of the blessings that has come from living through the crucible of residency is the realization that most of these perfectionistic expectations are unrealistic and NOT what our Savior asks of me. <BR/> For example, I have come to accept that my Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742766085329658988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-46598379209046246372008-03-16T17:54:00.000-04:002008-03-16T17:54:00.000-04:00I think it's a blessing to be reminded of my imper...I think it's a blessing to be reminded of my imperfection sometimes. It would be hard to be humble if I truly thought that I was absolutely "perfect" in many things, and I think that I would then find it hard to look for and accept the Lord's grace. On the flip side, I do think that many people, women especially, are so busy comparing themselves to others, even to the perfected Lord, that they Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088835513981961640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-35415065212732074562008-03-16T01:45:00.000-04:002008-03-16T01:45:00.000-04:00Hey nice post! You really put this in a nice way....Hey nice post! You really put this in a nice way. It is a lot easier to focus on growing "grace for grace" rather than worrying about being perfect every day and constantly failing (at least, that's the case for me). We can definitely work on a little every day. Eventually, we may become like Him, but we don't necessarily need to compare EVERYTHING we do to his perfect standard--rather, we adamfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177880599252455507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-21865209636518548332008-03-14T14:03:00.000-04:002008-03-14T14:03:00.000-04:00christy, thanks for commenting. I don't publicize...christy, thanks for commenting. I don't publicize this blog, but I love it when new readers find it and comment. What you said echoes something else I wrote last December about a correct understanding of being "perfect" as meant in Matthew 5:48. <BR/><BR/>If you want to read that post, go back to this one and click on the highlighted word "perfection" in the third paragraph. It will take you Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-6529640964060959172008-03-14T13:06:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:06:00.000-04:00Hi. I just happened on your blog by following a l...Hi. I just happened on your blog by following a lot of links in search of good reading - and I ended here - my quest complete.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to comment on the Lord's commandment to be "perfect". I like to think of it not as a commandment but an invitation. If we keep following Him - keep seeking Him - keep our promises to the best that our imperfect selves can, this is what He offers us - Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878083089636912645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-17820086468667067252008-03-13T22:12:00.000-04:002008-03-13T22:12:00.000-04:00I had never made the connection between John 19:30...I had never made the connection between John 19:30 ("it is finished") with Matt 5:48 ("be ye therefore perfect"). You said, 'He might have said, instead, "I am now perfect."' Truly, He had "completed, finished, fully developed" His will, His role, His saving grace. This takes the atonement to a whole new level. Wow...Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647417825144481742noreply@blogger.com