[fortheDeclaration]

***The command to be "perfect" is a legitimate command, but as you might guess, no being except God will ever attain to the perfection of God.*** Well, take your complaint up with fortheDeclaration. He is the one who thinks that it is unfair: "God never commands anything that we are unable to do, only unwilling." Perhaps you Arminians might ought to huddle up and figure out what is fair and what is not fair. Obviously, some of you think that, because God commanded it that man must be able to do it, in this case, be perfect as the Father in heaven is perfect. Of course, that is the very heart of Pelagius' error. He, too, thought that man followed Adam's example into sin and thought that man could obey God's commands, which is exactly what this belief of some of you Arminians leads to.

What we Arminians do is actually read the Bible.

You should try it once in a while, it would clear up alot of confusion in your mind (but maybe God has simply not decreed you to understand these truths, so it is really His fault-praise God)

Check the context out of the passage you cite.

The passage is dealing in context, with the Father's kindness not His sinlessness.

The word implies full development, growth into maturity of godliness, not sinless perfection. see Eph.4:12-13. (Scofield note-p.1001)

Imagine a Christian who could say that God could be dishonest!

What a 'faith'you guys have!

[thePilgrim]

***The passage is dealing in context, with the Father's kindness not His sinlessness.***

Yes, and reading your post, I can clearly see the the kindness of the Father in you towards me.

BTW, where did I actually give a context for the passage? Still, you accuse me of not reading the Bible. BTW, how can one have the kindness of the Father and still be full of sin?

You know, I actually pity you and the root of bitterness in you.

Christian.