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Set high standards and show grace

It is easier to show grace under high standards then to raise the expectation of low standards. The standards of behavior Jesus expects of his followers are matchless. “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect (ESV, Matthew 5:48)” is his summary of an exposition on the behavior of those in his kingdom. Even if you take the word “'“mature” rather than “perfect,” as other translations use, you are left with a command to be like God.…