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.
Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself,take up his cross,and follow me.
The second is, Love your neighboras yourself.,There is no other commandgreater than these."
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel 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 is to seek his own good, but the good of the other person.
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so that he can become wise.
Each one of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.
A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions. ,
Turn my heart to your decrees
and not to dishonest profit.
For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.