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Subject: perfect - not pleasing

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yeager

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Date Posted: 07:38:37 06/17/02 Mon

Bill:

Great commentary, I believe one of the best. The first thought that came to mind was the issue of being perfect, not necessarily pleasing. It seemed like you had the slant that if Jesus was perfect, he would therefore be the best crowd pleaser, best friend, ect... And I believe that.

However, I am reminded of several instances when giving the right advice does not necessarily produce the best response. Even when we are flawless as a friend (in advice), we still may not be appreciated or liked. The evidence is actually Jesus himself. When he responded to the Pharisees with the perfect response, He did not receive the best response from them. So my thought is that we should definately strive for perfection (with Jesus being our best model for that) but don't expect the perfect responses back.

yeager

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