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In Pursuit of Perfection: A Way of Christian Life (1936) Once upon a Bed-time: Being Fifty-two Delectable Stories from the Bible for the Want-to-be-read-tos (1937) A Child's Faith: Fifty-two Lessons (1938) Spiritual Direction: A Practical Essay (1944) The Sufferings of Christ: A Diurnal of Prayer for Lent (1945)
The pursuit of perfection is important, even if the attainment of it impossible. [ 6 ] Another view is that this is a limited form of perfection that is being asked.
In the Farewell Discourse Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples after his departure, depiction from the Maesta by Duccio, 1308–1311.. The roots of the doctrine of Christian perfection lie in the writings of some early Roman Catholic theologians considered Church Fathers: Irenaeus, [14] Clement of Alexandria, Origen and later Macarius of Egypt and Gregory of Nyssa.
The universal call to holiness is a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church that all people are called to be holy, and is based on Matthew 5:48: "Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). In the first book of the Bible, the call to holiness is expressed in the Lord's words to Abraham: "Walk before me, and ...
The perfection of Christ is a principle in Christology which asserts that Christ's human attributes exemplified perfection in every possible sense. [citation needed] Another perspective [citation needed] characterizes Christ's perfection as purely spiritual and moral, while his humanistic traits are subject to flaw, potential, and improvement as part of the current human condition.
The Gospel of Perfection is a lost text from the New Testament apocrypha. The text is mentioned in ancient anti- heretical works by the church fathers . It is thought to be a gnostic text of the Ophites , [ 1 ] and is believed by some to be the same as the Gospel of Eve , though the words of Saint Epiphanius implied that they were separate Gospels.
Perfect is the enemy of good is an aphorism that means insistence on perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements. Achieving absolute perfection may be impossible; one should not let the struggle for perfection stand in the way of appreciating or executing on something that is imperfect but still of value.
In Christianity, the three evangelical counsels, or counsels of perfection, are chastity, poverty (or perfect charity), and obedience. [1] As stated by Jesus in the canonical gospels , [ 2 ] they are counsels for those who desire to become "perfect" ( τελειος , teleios ).