What is this blog?

In 2008 I stumbled upon a blog organized by a woman who wanted to read The Bible each day through the year and then comment and receive comments about the reading assignment. I decided to join and I really enjoyed the experience of discussing the passages. I wanted to continue that. I thought I would start a blog that follows the LDS Sunday School lessons, not in any way replacing them, but just to offer a venue to comment on the readings for those who don't like to/get to comment in class or don't get to go to class at all, or just anybody. 2009 was my first full year with this blog, reading the Doctrine and Covenants (all archived in 2009). 2010 I did my best to discuss the Old Testament but fell off in the fall. 2011 is a review of The New Testament, but I was even less successful in continuing with that year, but I hope to fill those in during the year! During 2012 we discuss The Book of Mormon. I will post at least once for the week's readings. I will not post on General Conference weeks and will probably be behind your current reading due to our church schedule, but hope you can still find relevancy. Also, I probably won't proofread much, so please forgive me for errors, I'll be lucky to just get a post each week in. Feel free to comment on my current week or your class' current week. Enjoy! I do!

Friday, February 5, 2010

Perfection

9 ¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

It says Noah was perfect. You know what the references to perfection are in the Topical Guide (there is no definition of perfection in the Bible Dictionary)? Here they are: Perfection, Perfect, Perfectly See also God, Perfection of; God, the Standard of Righteousness; Godliness; Integrity; Jesus Christ, Exemplar; Just; Man, New, Spiritually Reborn; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father; Whole

In a world obsessed with perfection and therefore extremely high, sometimes unrealistic, expectations, here is God's definition: to be whole; to stand for rightousness; to have integrity; to be just. Why is this not unrealistic? Because of the atonement. Because we don't have to show that we are perfect to God in order to be accepted, we acutally have to show Him that we know we are imperfect and then by grace we are accepted. Isn't that great? Doesn't this just take off a little bit of the pressure we feel to be perfect? Doesn't this help us not expect perfection from those around us because we acknowledge that we are not perfect?

I love the scriptures.
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