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Old 07-05-2009, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Misshalfway View Post
And just a note on the whole "being perfect" thing..... Many LDS's stumble over this one as they try to "do" all necessary stuff to become perfect. But that thinking is a mistake. We can be perfect, but ONLY perfect thru Christ.
An interesting thing that I've noticed about the "be ye therefore perfect" commandment: When Christ said "Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect" (3 Nephi 12, emphasis added by me), the part referencing Himself only came after the Resurrection. Before that, it was always "be ye therefore perfect" or "be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven" or something to that effect.
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