I have heard it said that Jesus did not really mean “be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Or that he surely didn’t mean that anyone who follows him must give up his possessions. At least not literally. His words must be taken as hyperbolic, as rhetorical exaggerations to grab attention and motivate behaviors. Yes, there’s something to that, …
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