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.
Jesus then told the crowd and the disciples to come closer, and he said:
If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.
The second most important commandment says: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these."
I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.
Don’t be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.
But I don’t care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And this work is to tell the good news about God’s gift of undeserved grace.
Viver para os outros
Ninguém busque o próprio interesse, mas o do próximo. O amor não busca os seus próprios interesses.
We should think about others and not about ourselves.
Love is patient and kind,
never jealous, boastful,
proud, or rude.
Love isn’t selfish
or quick tempered.
It doesn’t keep a record
of wrongs that others do.
Don’t fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise.
We should think of their good and try to help them by doing what pleases them.
Generosity will be rewarded:
Give a cup of water,
and you will receive
a cup of water in return.
Fools have no desire to learn,
instead they would rather
give their own opinion.
Make me want to obey you,
rather than to be rich.
Whenever people are jealous or selfish, they cause trouble and do all sorts of cruel things.