Bem
Fazer o bem é mandamento de Deus e expressão prática do amor cristão. A Bíblia convida a praticar o bem a todos, com alegria, sem se cansar — porque colheremos no tempo próprio.
Turn away from evil and do good;
strive for peace with all your heart.
Trust in the Lord and do good;
live in the land and be safe.
I know that I will live to see
the Lord's goodness in this present life.
Remember, O Lord, your kindness and constant love
which you have shown from long ago.
Forgive the sins and errors of my youth.
In your constant love and goodness,
remember me, Lord!
The Lord is righteous in all he does,
merciful in all his acts.
If you listen to me, you will know what is right, just, and fair. You will know what you should do.
It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these.
So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.
Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.
Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good.
Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.
"We are allowed to do anything," so they say. That is true, but not everything is good. "We are allowed to do anything"—but not everything is helpful.
Do not be fooled. "Bad companions ruin good character."
And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.
I also want the women to be modest and sensible about their clothes and to dress properly; not with fancy hair styles or with gold ornaments or pearls or expensive dresses, but with good deeds, as is proper for women who claim to be religious.
He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good.
For this very reason do your best to add goodness to your faith; to your goodness add knowledge; to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness; to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love.
Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?
The Lord said to his people, "Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths and where the best road is. Walk in it, and you will live in peace."
But they said, "No, we will not!"
The Lord is good;
he protects his people in times of trouble;
he takes care of those who turn to him.
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.
Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.