Following Christ: Obedience of Christ
Obedience of Christ Collin Leong. 25/8/2017 I. Introduction 1. Can perfection be made more perfect? Can a man be “perfect” in kindness and generosity, if he had only given from unlimited wealth, and never had to make a decision to give away his last loaf of bread while starving? Can a woman be “perfect” her love for others, if she had never had to forgive someone who had hurt her to the extreme, and yet continue to love? Can God be a perfect saviour, if He had never experienced unjust oppression, inhuman cruelty, temptations, cry over the loss of a loved one, hungry and sleepless over poverty, pain of a frail body… and still die for us? Can perfection be made more perfect? Yes, only through Obedience in Suffering. “It was fitting that he [God], for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.” (Heb 2:10) Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And b...