Irrepreensível
Ser irrepreensível não é ser perfeito — é viver com integridade diante de Deus e dos homens. A Bíblia nos chama a buscar uma vida reta, pura e sem manchas visíveis de hipocrisia.
O padrão divino
Deus é perfeito e chama seus filhos à integridade. A palavra de Deus é purificada e Ele é escudo dos que caminham na retidão.
Buscar a perfeição em Cristo
Todos tropeçamos em muitas coisas, mas o alvo é a maturidade. Cristo é a fonte da salvação eterna para todos os que lhe obedecem.
yataH sarvvE vayaM bahuviSayESu skhalAmaH, yaH kazcid vAkyE na skhalati sa siddhapuruSaH kRtsnaM vazIkarttuM samarthazcAsti|
klEzakAlE pitRhInAnAM vidhavAnAnjca yad avEkSaNaM saMsArAcca niSkalagkEna yad AtmarakSaNaM tadEva piturIzvarasya sAkSAt zuci rnirmmalA ca bhaktiH|
yat kinjcid uttamaM dAnaM pUrNO varazca tat sarvvam UrddhvAd arthatO yasmin dazAntaraM parivarttanajAtacchAyA vA nAsti tasmAd dIptyAkarAt pituravarOhati|
itthaM siddhIbhUya nijAjnjAgrAhiNAM sarvvESAm anantaparitrANasya kAraNasvarUpO 'bhavat|
tatO yIzuravadat, yadi siddhO bhavituM vAnjchasi, tarhi gatvA nijasarvvasvaM vikrIya daridrEbhyO vitara, tataH svargE vittaM lapsyasE; Agaccha, matpazcAdvarttI ca bhava|
Vida íntegra
Que a vossa alegria seja completa! Vivam em harmonia, sejam irrepreensíveis — transformados pela renovação da mente.
yuSmannimittaM mama ya AhlAdaH sa yathA ciraM tiSThati yuSmAkam Anandazca yathA pUryyatE tadarthaM yuSmabhyam EtAH kathA atrakatham|
pUrvvE mama nAmnA kimapi nAyAcadhvaM, yAcadhvaM tataH prApsyatha tasmAd yuSmAkaM sampUrNAnandO janiSyatE|
aparaM yUyaM sAMsArikA iva mAcarata, kintu svaM svaM svabhAvaM parAvartya nUtanAcAriNO bhavata, tata Izvarasya nidEzaH kIdRg uttamO grahaNIyaH sampUrNazcEti yuSmAbhiranubhAviSyatE|
hE bhrAtaraH, asmAkaM prabhuyIzukhrISTasya nAmnA yuSmAn vinayE’haM sarvvai ryuSmAbhirEkarUpANi vAkyAni kathyantAM yuSmanmadhyE bhinnasagghAtA na bhavantu manOvicArayOraikyEna yuSmAkaM siddhatvaM bhavatu|
vizESataH siddhijanakEna prEmabandhanEna baddhA bhavata|
khrISTAd yadi kimapi sAntvanaM kazcit prEmajAtO harSaH kinjcid AtmanaH samabhAgitvaM kAcid anukampA kRpA vA jAyatE tarhi yUyaM mamAhlAdaM pUrayanta
EkabhAvA EkaprEmANa Ekamanasa EkacESTAzca bhavata|
virOdhAd darpAd vA kimapi mA kuruta kintu namratayA svEbhyO’parAn viziSTAn manyadhvaM|
kEvalam AtmahitAya na cESTamAnAH parahitAyApi cESTadhvaM|
khrISTasya yIzO ryAdRzaH svabhAvO yuSmAkam api tAdRzO bhavatu|
sa IzvararUpI san svakIyAm IzvaratulyatAM zlAghAspadaM nAmanyata,
kintu svaM zUnyaM kRtvA dAsarUpI babhUva narAkRtiM lEbhE ca|
itthaM naramUrttim Azritya namratAM svIkRtya mRtyOrarthataH kruzIyamRtyOrEva bhOgAyAjnjAgrAhI babhUva|
tatkAraNAd IzvarO’pi taM sarvvOnnataM cakAra yacca nAma sarvvESAM nAmnAM zrESThaM tadEva tasmai dadau,
tatastasmai yIzunAmnE svargamartyapAtAlasthitaiH sarvvai rjAnupAtaH karttavyaH,
tAtasthEzvarasya mahimnE ca yIzukhrISTaH prabhuriti jihvAbhiH svIkarttavyaM|
atO hE priyatamAH, yuSmAbhi ryadvat sarvvadA kriyatE tadvat kEvalE mamOpasthitikAlE tannahi kintvidAnIm anupasthitE’pi mayi bahutarayatnEnAjnjAM gRhItvA bhayakampAbhyAM svasvaparitrANaM sAdhyatAM|
yata Izvara Eva svakIyAnurOdhAd yuSmanmadhyE manaskAmanAM karmmasiddhinjca vidadhAti|
yUyaM kalahavivAdarvijatam AcAraM kurvvantO’nindanIyA akuTilA
Izvarasya niSkalagkAzca santAnAiva vakrabhAvAnAM kuTilAcAriNAnjca lOkAnAM madhyE tiSThata,
yatastESAM madhyE yUyaM jIvanavAkyaM dhArayantO jagatO dIpakA iva dIpyadhvE| yuSmAbhistathA kRtE mama yatnaH parizramO vA na niSphalO jAta ityahaM khrISTasya dinE zlAghAM karttuM zakSyAmi|
yuSmAkaM vizvAsArthakAya balidAnAya sEvanAya ca yadyapyahaM nivEditavyO bhavEyaM tathApi tEnAnandAmi sarvvESAM yuSmAkam AnandasyAMzI bhavAmi ca|
tadvad yUyamapyAnandata madIyAnandasyAMzinO bhavata ca|
yuSmAkam avasthAm avagatyAhamapi yat sAntvanAM prApnuyAM tadarthaM tImathiyaM tvarayA yuSmatsamIpaM prESayiSyAmIti prabhau pratyAzAM kurvvE|
yaH satyarUpENa yuSmAkaM hitaM cintayati tAdRza EkabhAvastasmAdanyaH kO’pi mama sannidhau nAsti|
yatO’parE sarvvE yIzOH khrISTasya viSayAn na cintayanta AtmaviSayAn cintayanti|
kintu tasya parIkSitatvaM yuSmAbhi rjnjAyatE yataH putrO yAdRk pituH sahakArI bhavati tathaiva susaMvAdasya paricaryyAyAM sa mama sahakArI jAtaH|
ataEva mama bhAvidazAM jnjAtvA tatkSaNAt tamEva prESayituM pratyAzAM kurvvE
svayam ahamapi tUrNaM yuSmatsamIpaM gamiSyAmItyAzAM prabhunA kurvvE|
aparaM ya ipAphradItO mama bhrAtA karmmayuddhAbhyAM mama sahAyazca yuSmAkaM dUtO madIyOpakArAya pratinidhizcAsti yuSmatsamIpE tasya prESaNam Avazyakam amanyE|
yataH sa yuSmAn sarvvAn akAgkSata yuSmAbhistasya rOgasya vArttAzrAvIti buddhvA paryyazOcacca|
sa pIPayA mRtakalpO’bhavaditi satyaM kintvIzvarastaM dayitavAn mama ca duHkhAt paraM punarduHkhaM yanna bhavEt tadarthaM kEvalaM taM na dayitvA mAmapi dayitavAn|
ataEva yUyaM taM vilOkya yat punarAnandEta mamApi duHkhasya hrAsO yad bhavEt tadartham ahaM tvarayA tam aprESayaM|
atO yUyaM prabhOH kRtE sampUrNEnAnandEna taM gRhlIta tAdRzAn lOkAMzcAdaraNIyAn manyadhvaM|
yatO mama sEvanE yuSmAkaM truTiM pUrayituM sa prANAn paNIkRtya khrISTasya kAryyArthaM mRtaprAyE’bhavat|
aparaM kamapi pratyaniSTasya phalam aniSTaM kEnApi yanna kriyEta tadarthaM sAvadhAnA bhavata, kintu parasparaM sarvvAn mAnavAMzca prati nityaM hitAcAriNO bhavata|