Egoísmo
O egoísmo é o oposto do amor cristão. Jesus nos ensinou a negar a nós mesmos, tomar a cruz e segui-lo. A vida cristã é vida de entrega, serviço e generosidade.
Negar-se a si mesmo
Se alguém quer vir após mim, negue-se a si mesmo. O caminho de Cristo é o caminho da auto-entrega e do serviço.
Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these."
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus — the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Viver para os outros
Ninguém busque o próprio interesse, mas o do próximo. O amor não busca os seus próprios interesses.
No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
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.
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
A generous soul will prosper,
and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only in airing his opinions.
Turn my heart to Your testimonies
and not to covetous gain.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.