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Controversial verses parsed #5

Perfect/complete

Thayer's Greek Definition #5046 Perfect , [ teleioi ], or 'complete,'

Strong's Definition #5049 Perfect: teleios "having reached its end" (telos), "finished, complete, perfect

Mounces' Definition perfect: mature, finished

Vines dictionary Definition PERFECT: It is used thus of God in Matthew 5:48; (II) of "things, complete, perfect,

KJV Dictionary Definition PER'FECT, a. L. perfectus, perficio, to complete; per and facio, to do or make through, to carry to the end.
1. Finished; complete;

Matt 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Col 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
(MY NOTE: Believers are made complete/perfect, in/thru/by Christ)

Acknowledge God "IS" & that you've sinned against His sovereign rule. Deserve heavens sin payment "DEATH' (Rom 6:23). Then place your faith in Christ's sin atoning death, burial & resurrection. Confessing Jesus as Lord & believing He rose from from death (Rom 10:9, 1 Cor 15:1-4)

Christ will then place/indwell/baptize you with His eternal life giving Holy Spirit. Imputing (See Lev chapter 4 & Rom 4) His righteousness onto you & your sins onto Himself. Whereby you become the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Cor 5:21). Whereby you become complete/Perfect. Amen

Jesus completely trusted the Father, a believer must completely trust Jesus.

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