Composition verses Performance. What is the difference between perfection and a great copy? When I look at the life of Christ and read what the Gospel writers wrote about him, I see a perfection that we as Christians can never hope to emulate. We are imperfect human beings, we have flaws, we have failings. But, every now and again we humans come very close to that perfection. Think of the great composers of the 18th century, men such as Mozart or Beethoven, Elgar (my own favourite) and we must not forget Bach. All these men composed music, they created music and as they composed, it is said that they heard the whole orchestra in their minds perform it. They brought about perfection that over the centuries has been performed by many others, but never to the same level. Some have come close but they could never perform to the same stratospheric standard as that original performance conducted by the composer themselves. So, when I look at the life of Christ I see p...