How perfect does Christ tell His followers to be?

Answer

"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Verse 48.

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To whom are those who suffer exhorted to commit their souls?
What did God purpose to do with the people of that day?
What did the first Sunday law enacted in America, that of Virginia, in 1610, require?
Hearing these words, what questions did the disciples ask?
What shows that the angels sent to Abraham and Lot were real beings?
What are we admonished to overcome?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle