When I was a kid, I remember getting excited any time I came across something in the Bible I actually understood. It was like a buried treasure unearthed. Now that I’m older I find I get most excited about the parts I absolutely do not understand. Each mysterious passage reminds me just how deep the well goes. And I don’t have to delve into the minor prophets to find them. Here’s one right in the middle of the most famous sermon of all time:
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)
Here is Jesus Christ, savior of sinners, lover of souls, healer of humanity, commanding us quite straightforwardly, it would seem, to be perfect. What could it mean?
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