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 No one has greater love than this–a man laying down his life for his friends.
13 No one has greater love than this–a man laying down his life for his friends.
15 No longer do I call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all that I have heard from the Father I have made known to you.
12 This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.
10 As for brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in matters of worldly honour, yield to one another.
11 For I am longing to see you, in order to convey to you some spiritual help, so that you may be strengthened;12 in other words that while I am among you we may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith, yours and mine.
7 Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.
11 Dear friends, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.12 No one has ever yet seen God. If we love one another, God continues in union with us, and His love in all its perfection is in our hearts.
21 And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man 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 says, »And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness,« and he received the name of God's friend.'
4 You unfaithful women, do you not know that friendship with the world means enmity to God? Therefore whoever is bent on being friendly with the world makes himself an enemy to 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 Honour thy father and thy mother'; and Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'«
33 Do not deceive yourselves:»Evil companionships corrupt good morals.«
33 Do not deceive yourselves:»Evil companionships corrupt good morals.«