Amizade
A amizade é um dos dons mais preciosos da vida. A Bíblia celebra amizades profundas — Davi e Jônatas, Rute e Noemi, Paulo e Timóteo — modelos de lealdade, fé e amor.
Valor da amizade
Há amigo mais chegado do que um irmão. Em todo tempo ama o amigo. A amizade verdadeira permanece nas tempestades.
Amizade cristã
Vós sois meus amigos se fazeis o que eu mando. Jesus nos chama de amigos — que honra imensa e responsabilidade!
13 "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
13 "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
15 "I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have learned from my Father.
12 "This is my command, Love one another as I have loved you.
10 As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.
11 For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;12 that is, that I with you may be encouraged by you, each of us by the others faith, yours and mine.
7 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loves us a child of God.
11 If God so loved us, beloved, we also ought to love one another.12 No man has ever gazed on God; but if we love one another, God ever abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
21 And we have this command from God. HE WHO LOVES GOD IS TO LOVE HIS BROTHER ALSO.
Exemplos bíblicos
Davi e Jônatas fizeram aliança de amizade. Rute se apegou a Noemi. Abraão foi chamado amigo de Deus.
23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which said, And Abraham believed God, and this was imputed to him as righteousness, and he was called Gods friend.
4 You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.
Companheirismo
Dois são melhores do que um. Quão bom e suave é que os irmãos vivam em união! A amizade fortalece e edifica.
19 "Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
33 Do not deceive yourselves. Evil companions ruin good morals.
33 Do not deceive yourselves. Evil companions ruin good morals.