| Re: Perfect Men [message #615 is a reply to message #584] |
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Dragon
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Dictionary.comper·fect [adj., n. pur-fikt; v. per-fekt] Show IPA
adjective
1. conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
2. excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement: There is no perfect legal code. The proportions of this temple are almost perfect.
3. exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose: a perfect actor to play Mr. Micawber; a perfect saw for cutting out keyholes.
4. entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings: a perfect apple; the perfect crime.
5. accurate, exact, or correct in every detail: a perfect copy.
6. thorough; complete; utter: perfect strangers.
7. pure or unmixed: perfect yellow.
8. unqualified; absolute: He has perfect control over his followers.
9. expert; accomplished; proficient.
10.unmitigated; out-and-out; of an extreme degree: He made a perfect fool of himself.
Too often we think of perfection in the gospel as fitting definitions 4 or 5. Yet if God once was as Man is now, and as God is now, Man can become, these two cannot be correct, because they remove the possibility or need for eternal increase. Definition 6 fits the word from the Bible better than 4 or 5. Each of these definitions can give insight into what it means to become a Perfect Man, but we must always remember it is called Eternal Progression because we are always learning from our successes and our failures, and our counsels with others.
- Dragon
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