Episode 34: The highest standard
Some of us struggle with some degree of perfectionism. And if so, what Jesus says at the end of Matthew 5 may be particularly disturbing: he suggests that we are to be “perfect” like our heavenly Father. And that’s in the context of teaching that we should love our enemies! Does he mean that we have to be flawless in love, even in loving our enemies, to be accepted by the Father?
