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 he called the crowd over, along with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to be one of my disciples, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
21 ¦ And a second is like it 𝔐3 HF ¦ The second is this ECM NA SBL WHAnd a second like it is this: ‘Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these."
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. The life that I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
Do nothing from selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility regard others as more important than yourselves.
But I take no account of these things, nor do I regard my life as precious to myself, if only I may complete my course with joy and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel 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.
No one should seek his own good, but each person should seek the good of others.
Love is patient and kind. Love does not envy or boast. It is not puffed up or rude. It does not seek its own way, it is not irritable, and it keeps no record of wrongs.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become foolish so that he may become truly wise.
Each of pt ¦ you 𝔐ptus should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.