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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)
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. The Common English Bible uses the word "complete" instead of "perfect". [1] The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
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.
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.
God's Bible School and College. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Brown, Allan (1 November 2011). "Key Passages That Teach the Concept of Entire Sanctification". God's Bible School and College. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Stetler II, Darrell (2020). Holiness is Able to Be Perfected or Completed.
“The Book of Clarence,” a Columbia Pictures/Legendary Entertainment release that hits theaters Jan. 12, is rated PG-13 for “strong violence, drug use, strong language, some suggestive ...
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.
Jerry Bridges (December 4, 1929 – March 6, 2016) was an evangelical Christian author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators, a Christian organization.Born in Tyler, Texas, United States, he was the author of more than a large number of books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies. [1]