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The Paradox of Perfection: How Embracing Our Imperfection Perfects us by Reber PhD LPC, Jeffrey, Moody LCSW, Steven is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
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Americans are wealthier, smarter, and more beautiful than ever before, but we are also more depressed, anxious, and lonely. How can this be? The answer for many of us is perfectionism. Perfectionists pursue flawlessness and often reach great heights as a result, but we ultimately fall frustratingly short of our ideal. Christian perfectionists turn frustration into despair, because Christ commands us to "be ye therefore perfect, even as your father which is in heaven is perfect. This seemingly impossible demand promotes feelings of guilt, unworthiness, and discouragement. Why would God put us in such a hopeless position? The short answer is, He didn't. In The Paradox of Perfection you will discover that the perfection Christ commands of us is actually possible here and now in this life, but to achieve it we must learn a new, properly Christian language of perfection. Relational experts, Dr. Jeffrey Reber and Steven Moody, will teach you this language and help you learn that the perfection Christ commands of you is not individual flawlessness, but a form of relationship with Him that depends precisely upon your weaknesses and imperfections, which enable Christ's perfect love within y
Who reads The Paradox of Perfection: How Embracing Our Imperfection Perfects us?
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Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Reber PhD LPC, Jeffrey, Moody LCSW, Steven
- Publisher
- Crosslink Publishing
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781633571525
- Category
- religious
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (26 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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