Be perfect, not do perfect.

This sounds confusing at first. I was thinking God doesn't want you to be perfect but then I came across the verse Matthew 5:48, “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” So what does this mean? This verse is talking about love. Loving as He loves. You can do perfect all the livelong day. Look at the pharisees. According to the law, they looked like they were doing just fine. But, according to grace and love and mercy, they were missing the mark. In the same way, He's more interested in you loving truly than in your offering of “perfect works.” Your works aren't what get you into heaven. He's interested in your heart. (Psalm 51:16-17). The only way you can be perfect is if you're washed in Jesus' blood, saved by grace, filled with the Holy Spirit. That is the only way. Jesus is the only way. Our righteousness comes from Him. And as we're filled with the Holy Spirit our hearts get changed and transformed to be more like His.

Love fulfills the Law:

Romans 13:8-10 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 

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