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.
34 Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and said to them,"If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continually.
31 The second is this: ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’No other commandment is greater than these."
20 I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and the life that I now live in the flesh I live by the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
3 Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.
24 But I don't place any value on my life, if only I can finish my race and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus of testifying 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.
24 No one should seek his own welfare, but rather his neighbor's.
4 Love is always patient, Love is always kind, Love is never envious Or vaunted up with pride. Nor is she conceited,5 And never is she rude, Never does she think of self Or ever get annoyed. She never is resentful,
18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.
2 Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building him up.
16 For wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.