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 he called the crowd along with his disciples and said to them, "If any one wishes to come after me, let him disown himself and take up his cross and follow me.
31 This is the second, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
20 I have been crucified with Christ. I am living, yet no longer I, but Christ is living in me. The life that I am now living in flesh I am living by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
3 doing nothing in a partisan or vainglorious way, but each modestly regarding the others as of more account than himself.
24 But I do not hold my life as of any account if only I may finish my race and the service which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of the grace of God.
Viver para os outros
Ninguém busque o próprio interesse, mas o do próximo. O amor não busca os seus próprios interesses.
24 Let no one seek his own interest, but the interest of others.
4 Love is longsuffering, love is kind, is not jealous, love does not boast, is not conceited,5 does not behave unbecomingly, does not seek her own interest, is not irritable, does not count up her wrongs,
18 Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you thinks himself wise in this world, let him become a fool in order to become wise.
2 Each of us should please his neighbor for his good so as to build him up.
16 For where jealousy and party-spirit are, there is confusion and every base affair.