Grace at 30,000 Feet and Other Unexpected Places
Overview
Discover the meanings of both divine and human perfection in history, philosophy, and specifically theology. In what was originally published as his doctoral dissertation, Seventh-day Adventist theologian and scholar Hans K. LaRondelle discusses the interpretations and implications of the word “perfection.” Including over 300 pages of analysis, Perfection and Perfectionism is a detailed examination of sin and holiness in both the Old and New Testaments, and of historical perspectives on these important issues.
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- Explores the implications of the term “perfection”
- Examines sin and holiness through 300 pages of analysis
- Surveys both the Old and New Testaments
- Offers historical perspectives on the theological issues addressed
- Orientation
- The Distinctive Idea of Divine Perfection in the Old Testament
- The Distinctive Idea of Human Perfection in the Old Testament
- Human Perfection in Israel’s Protology
- Human Perfection in Israel’s Cultus and Ethos
- Christ and the Apostolic Ethos of Perfection
- Christ and Perfection
- The Cultic Qualification of the Apostolic Ethos of Perfection and Holiness
- Christian Perfection and Sinlessness
- An Analysis and an Evaluation of Phenomenal Perfectionism
Top Highlights
“A hard heart-shaped seed dies to live. Wounds become points of strength. The greatest glory springs from brokenness. That glory belongs to the Father and Son, who, in Their love, cannot bear to destroy what They have planted and watered.” (Page 22)
“The Lord of the universe, capable of stopping the sun with His bare hand and more, can be trusted to open a rosebud to full beauty on time. In the middle of the raw, sensitive inflammation that is your soul, you can trust Him to create a clean heart and renew a right spirit within you (Psalm 51:10). ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts’ (Zechariah 4:6).” (Page 110)
“The rich young ruler was an empty suit. Take away the packaging of wealth, youthful appearance, power, and piety, and what was left? Only a pleading question rising out of the gnawing emptiness inside: ‘What must I do to get eternal life?’ The question spills the secret that the beautiful frame is missing its picture.” (Page 25)
“‘I have a beautiful frame on the wall at home with no picture in the middle. A portrait of Jesus is supposed to be placed in the frame. The empty frame reminds me every day that I need Jesus.’” (Page 23)
“The prayer of ‘crop failure’—‘O Lord, do not let these seeds of disaster that I have sown in my impatience and anger grow into plants’—is a frequent prayer of mine.” (Page 106)
- Title: Perfection and Perfectionism: A Dogmatic Ethical Study of Biblical Perfection and Phenomenal Perfectionism
- Author: Hans K. LaRondelle
- Publisher: Andrews University Press
- Publication Date: 1971
- Pages: 371
- Christian Group: Seventh-day Adventist
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Topic: Theology