Casal
O casal cristão é parceria abençoada por Deus. Juntos são mais fortes. O amor mutual, a paciência e a submissão ao Senhor são os pilares do casamento que honra a Deus.
Unidos em Cristo
Eu e minha casa serviremos ao Senhor. O vínculo perfeito é o amor que tudo suporta e tudo espera.
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!"
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
O projeto divino
Não é bom que o homem esteja só. Dois são melhores do que um — e o cordão de três dobras não se rompe facilmente.
The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it."
So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."
But as for you,
be fruitful and multiply;
spread out across the earth
and multiply upon it."
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
Amor conjugal
Maridos, amai vossas mulheres. A mulher virtuosa é achada de Deus. Cresçam juntos em graça e verdade.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another. "Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the LORD.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.