Homem
A Bíblia fala sobre o homem como criação de Deus — feito à sua imagem e semelhança, mas também frágil, mortal e necessitado de redenção.
Criado à imagem de Deus
Deus criou o homem à sua imagem. Mas pelo pecado, o homem caiu e passou a depender da graça para ser restaurado.
26 Then God said: »Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.«27 God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. He created male and female.
8 The man and his wife heard the sound voice of Jehovah God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. They hid from Jehovah, among the trees of the garden.
12 Therefore, through one-man sin entered into the world, and death through sin. So death passed to all men, for all have sinned.
45 Thus it is written: »The first man Adam was made a living being.« The last Adam became a life giving spirit!46 How is it the first is not spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.47 The first man is from the earth, earthy: the second man is from heaven.48 As is the earthy so are those who are of the earth. And as is the heavenly, so are those who are of heaven.49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Fragilidade humana
O homem nascido de mulher é de poucos dias e cheio de inquietação. Deus conhece nossa fragilidade e cuida de nós.
1 »Man born of woman, lives a short life that is full of trouble.
17 »Can any mortal be righteous to God? Can any human being be pure to his maker?
17 »What is man that you should magnify him and set your mind on him?
6 But a certain witness has given proof, saying: »What is man, that you are mindful of him? Or what is the son of man that you take care of him?
24 Jehovah directs mans steps. How can man understand his own way?
Renovação e chamado
Despojados do velho homem e revestidos do novo, somos chamados a buscar a justiça, a piedade e o amor.
22 You put away your former way coursebehaviorconversation of life, the old self that was corrupt with the lusts of deceit.23 You are renewed in the spirit vital principlesattitude of your mind understanding.24 Put on the new man, that in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
15 Christ abolished in his flesh the enmity ill will, which the law of commandments contained in ordinances. That way he might create one new man, out of the two, with himself establishing peace.
11 But you, O man of God, run from these things. Pursue set your heart on righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and meekness.
11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, and reason like a child. When I became an adult I did away with childish things.
21 The ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah. He ponders all his paths.
1 Preparations of the heart and the answer of the tongue, is from Jehovah.
A confiança errada
Maldito o homem que confia no homem. O homem de duplo ânimo é instável em todos os seus caminhos.
5 This is what Jehovah says: »Cursed is the person who trusts humans, who makes flesh and blood his strength and whose heart turns away from Jehovah.
7 Do not let that man think that he will receive anything from God.8 A double-minded man is unstable inconsistent in all his ways.
1 Do not rebuke censurecriticize an elder, but appeal to him as a father, the younger men as brothers.