Homem de Deus
O homem de Deus é aquele que busca a justiça, a piedade, a fé e o amor. A Bíblia apresenta modelos de homens íntegros que andaram com Deus e marcaram a história.
Características do homem de Deus
O homem de Deus foge das paixões e segue a justiça, a piedade, a fé, o amor, a perseverança e a mansidão.
But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, tolerance, meekness.
Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the faithful in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
Let all your things be done with charity.
He has declared unto thee, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of thee: only to do right judgment, and to love mercy, and to humble thyself to walk with thy God.
Exemplos bíblicos
Noé era justo e íntegro entre seus contemporâneos. Jó era homem reto que temia a Deus e se desviava do mal.
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and departed from evil.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Wisdom appears upon the countenance of him that has understanding, but the eyes of a fool manifest his folly unto the ends of the earth.
Viver como filho de Deus
Quem faz a vontade de Deus é eleito. Medite na Palavra e ande nos caminhos do Senhor como verdadeiro discípulo.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on his name,
who are not born of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Now we know that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone should fear God and do his will, him he will hear.
With what shall a young man cleanse his way? when he shall keep thy word.
With my whole heart I have sought thee; O let me not err from thy commandments.
Thy spoken word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.
With my lips I have declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as above all riches.
I will meditate in thy precepts and consider thy ways.
I will delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy words.
GIMEL.
Blessed is the man that does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law he meditates day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
that ye put off everything concerning the old way of life, that is, the old man who corrupts himself according to deceitful desires,
and be renewed in the spirit of your understanding
and that ye put on the new man, which is created in conformity to God in righteousness and in the holiness of the truth.