How’s Your Aim?

Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. (2 Corinthians 13:11, NIV 1984).

My Musings – Imagine, if you will, an Isosceles triangle. At the apex is God. Perfection. That should be our aim. Unattainable in this life, but the pursuit of Godliness must still be our goal as we journey through this life. At the base of the triangle, you, me and fellow believers. We have roughly common beliefs and faith values. Yet some distance (perhaps doctrinal differences) remains between us because we are still a work-in-progress. But as we grow in the faith, moving upward towards the apex, the two ascending legs draw us closer to one another, as we grow closer to God. The result? Our “roughly” common beliefs and faith values become less rough as we are becoming “of one mind.” As the differences disappear, we become more likely to “live in peace.“

My Advice – “But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:16, NIV 1984). The mind of Christ? Yes. But what are we doing about it? “Aim for perfection.” Aim – have the intention of achieving:

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I was raised in a Christian family and my earliest childhood memories include regular Sunday school and Church attendance as a family. I was taught that our Judeo-Christian values were not just a part of our Sunday routine they should be part of our character and influence all aspects of our lives. I was also taught that as important as these values were they could not save us. We must also be “born again” by accepting Christ. View all posts by thebrewisamusing