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The word "perfect" in the Greek Bible and the English translation of it does not necessarily mean to be so entirely without fault or defect that its flawlessness is so extreme that it is beyond reach of the mortal.

As the meditation above indicates, for the human person, it means attaining a state of development such that one has "all the proper characteristics" of maturity, "lacking in no essential detail; fully developed: synonyms being "complete" or "whole" (Webster's Third International Dictionary, Unabridged).

But for the Bible of 66 books given by special revelation from God and set down under Spiritual guidance of its various writers, it does mean that its excellence of comprehensive completeness is such that adding anything to it or diminishing it in any way is condemned by its Author and Administrator.

1 posted on 10/17/2016 11:49:15 AM PDT by imardmd1
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2 posted on 10/17/2016 11:51:42 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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