A comunhão
A comunhão cristã é dom e mandamento. Juntos somos mais fortes. A Bíblia celebra a unidade dos crentes em Cristo como antecipação do céu na terra.
I in them, and thou in me, that they be ended into one; and that the world know, that thou sentest me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved also me.
I give to you a new commandment, that ye love together, as I have loved you, and that ye love together.
In this thing all men shall know, that ye be my disciples, if ye have love together.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common.
They sold possessions and chattel, [or substances, or goods], and parted those things to all men, as it was need to each.
And each day they dwelled stably with one will in the temple, and brake bread about houses, and took meat with full out joy [or with gladness] and simpleness of heart,
and praised together God, and had grace to all the folk [or all the people]. And the Lord increased them that were made safe, each day into the same thing.
Therefore that thing, that we saw, and heard, we tell to you, that also ye have fellowship with us, and our fellowship be with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
In this thing we have known the charity of God, for he put his life for us, and we owe to put our lives for our brethren.
For which thing comfort ye together, and edify ye each other, as ye do.
that is, to be comforted together in you, by [that] faith that is both yours and mine together.
not forsaking our gathering together, as it is the custom to some men, but comforting [them], and by so much the more, by how much ye see the day nighing.
Iron is whetted by iron; and a man whetteth the face of his friend.
Each bear other’s charges, and so ye shall fulfill the law of Christ.
Therefore while we have time, work we good to all men; but most to them that be home-like [or that be the household meine] of the faith.
Therefore it is better, that two be together than one; for they have profit of their fellowship.
If one falleth down, he shall be underset of the tother; woe to him that is alone, for when he falleth, he hath none to raise him up.
And if twain sleep together, they shall be nourished together; how shall one be made hot?
And if any man hath [the] mastery against one, twain [or two] against-stand him; a threefold cord is broken of hard.