Difference between revisions of "Perfection"

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-'''Perfection''' is a concept that originated with the [[Bible]], in [[Psalms]], [[Ezekiel]], and the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]].  ''See, e.g.'', Ezekiel 28:12 ("Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: 'You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.'");<ref>[[ESV]].</ref> Hebrews 7:11.
+Existence is perfect.
-Hebrews 2:9-11, which may have been spoken or written by [[Jesus]] himself after the [[Resurrection]], explains:<ref>NAB version - [http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100415.cfm Reading for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time]</ref>
-{{cquote|Brothers and sisters:
-He "for a little while" was made "lower than the angels,"
-that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
-<br>For it was fitting that he,
-for whom and through whom all things exist,
-in bringing many children to glory,
-should '''''make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffering'''''.
-He who consecrates and those who are being consecrated
-all have one origin.
-Therefore, he is not ashamed to call them “brothers.”}}
-== History of term ==
-The term "perfection" was originally used in the sense of completeness, or attaining completeness.  Its more common meaning of flawlessness arose later.
-== See also ==
-*[[Essay:Quantifying Perfection]]
-== References ==
-<references/>
-[[category:Bible]]
-[[category:philosophy]]