Os ensinamentos de Jesus sobre generosidade e desapego material
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Jesus nos ensinou que a verdadeira riqueza está em investir no Reino de Deus, não nos bens materiais. Obviamente, não estamos sendo literais, é claro que queremos que você tenha suas coisas e conquistas, mas saiba que isso é matéria, é mundando.
A riqueza que realmente engrandece sua alma, é àquela do Reino dos Céus, a riqueza da fé, do Amor de nosso Deus. Então tome cuidado com excessos, consumismo, materialismo… nada disso será bom para você, muito menos agradará a Deus.
Algumas sugestões de leitura sobre o assunto:
1. A parábola do rico insensato
Em Lucas 12:15-21, Jesus alerta contra a ganância, destacando que a vida não consiste na abundância de bens.
He then told them, "Watch out and be on guardagainst all greed,because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions."
Then he told them a parable: "A richman’s land was very productive.He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.Then I’ll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy;eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ’
"But God said to him, ‘You fool!This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared — whose will they be? ’
"That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasurefor himself and is not rich toward God."
2. "Mais bem-aventurado é dar que receber"
Atos 20:35 reforça que a generosidade é um ato de fé e obediência.
In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by laboring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ "
3. O jovem rico como exemplo de desapego
Marcos 10:21,22 nos ensina que seguir a Cristo exige abrir mão do apego material.
Looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, "You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor,and you will have treasurein heaven.Then come,follow me."But he was dismayed by this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
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