What does perfection mean to you?

During my upbringing as a Jehovah’s Witness, I was taught that spiritual gifts no longer existed. If a Jehovah’s Witness heard about some sort of miracle occurring, like a miraculous healing or a prophesy, then that “miracle” did not come from God, it was something Satan did to deceive people. I know that sounds ludicrous, but, it’s what I was taught when I was growing up.

The scripture that was used to defend the JW stance against miracles was this:

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.

So, the underlined text of this scripture indicates that prophecies and tongues will cease when perfection comes.

What, exactly, is perfection? Is the Apostle Paul speaking of when Jesus returns, and eventually, all pain and suffering will be gone – is that perfection?

Please, share your thoughts.