Comunidade
A comunidade cristã é essencial para o crescimento da fé. A Bíblia ensina que fomos criados para viver em comunhão — edificando-nos, encorajando-nos e servindo uns aos outros.
Viver em unidade
Os que creram eram um coração e uma alma. A comunidade primitiva partilhava tudo e vivia em harmonia e alegria.
32 And the multitude of them that beleved were of one hert and of one soule. Also none of them sayde that eny of the thinges which he possessed was his awne: but had all thinges commen.
42 And they continued in the Apostles doctrine and felloushippe and in breakinge of breed and in prayer.
46 And they continued dayly with one acorde in the teple and brake breed in every housse and dyd eate their meate to gedder with gladnes and singlenes of hert47 praysinge God and had faveour with all the people. And the Lorde added to ye congregacion dayly soche as shuld be saved.
14 These all cotinued with one acorde in prayer and supplicacion with the wemen and Mary the mother of Iesu and with his brethren.
5 Then was Peter kepte in preson. But prayer was made with out ceasynge of the congregacion vnto God for him.
20 For where two or thre are gathered togedder in my name there am I in the myddes of them.
Edificação mútua
Vivam em harmonia uns com os outros. Não haja divisões entre vós. A comunidade cresce quando cada membro contribui.
10 I beseche you brethre in ye name of oure lorde Iesus Christ that ye all speake one thynge and that there be no dissencion amoge you: but be ye knyt together in one mynde and in one meaynge.
13 For in one sprete are we all baptysed to make one body whether we be Iewes or getyls whether we be bonde or fre: and have all dronke of one sprete.
4 As we have many members in one body and all members have not one office:5 so we beynge many are one body in Christ and every man (amoge oure selves) one anothers mebers Seynge
16 Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another. Be not hye mided: but make youreselves equall to the of ye lower sorte. Be not wyse in youre awne opinios.
1 Him that is weake in the fayth receave vnto you not in disputynge and troublynge his conscience.
5 The God of pacience and consolacion geve vnto every one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the insample of Christ:
17 I beseche you brethre marke them which cause division and geve occasions of evyll contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned: and avoyde them.
Amor e compromisso
Não deixemos de congregar. O vínculo perfeito é o amor — ele une a comunidade e produz frutos que duram.
24 and let vs consyder one another to provoke vnto love and to good workes:25 and let vs not forsake the felishippe that we have amoge oure selves as the maner of some is: but let vs exhorte one another and that so moche the more because ye se that the daye draweth nye.
14 Above all these thinges put on love which is the bonde of parfectnes.
3 and that ye be dyliget to kepe ye vnitie of ye sprete in the bonde of peace
8 In coclusion be ye all of one mynde one suffre with another love as brethren be petifull be courteous
11 Beloved yf god so loved vs we ought also to love one another.
7 but and yf we walke in (lyght) even as he is in lyght then have we fellishippe with him and the bloud of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from all synne.
28 Now is ther no Iewe nether getyle: ther is nether bonde ner fre: ther is nether man ner woman: but ye are all one thinge in Christ Iesu.29 Yf ye be Christes then are ye Abrahams seed and heyres by promes.
3 Honoure widdowes which are true wyddowes.
20 Verely verely I saye vnto you. He that receaveth who soever I sende receaveth me. And he that receaveth me receaveth him that sent me.