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 vidhavAnAJca yad avekSaNaM saMsArAcca niSkalaGkena yad AtmarakSaNaM tadeva piturIzvarasya sAkSAt zuci rnirmmalA ca bhaktiH|
yat kiJcid uttamaM dAnaM pUrNo varazca tat sarvvam UrddhvAd arthato yasmin dazAntaraM parivarttanajAtacchAyA vA nAsti tasmAd dIptyAkarAt pituravarohati|
itthaM siddhIbhUya nijAjJAgrAhiNAM sarvveSAm anantaparitrANasya kAraNasvarUpo 'bhavat|
tato yIzuravadat, yadi siddho bhavituM vAJchasi, 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 kiJcid 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 bhogAyAjJAgrAhI 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 bahutarayatnenAjJAM gRhItvA bhayakampAbhyAM svasvaparitrANaM sAdhyatAM|
yata Izvara eva svakIyAnurodhAd yuSmanmadhye manaskAmanAM karmmasiddhiJca vidadhAti|
yUyaM kalahavivAdarvijatam AcAraM kurvvanto’nindanIyA akuTilA
Izvarasya niSkalaGkAzca santAnAiva vakrabhAvAnAM kuTilAcAriNAJca 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 rjJAyate yataH putro yAdRk pituH sahakArI bhavati tathaiva susaMvAdasya paricaryyAyAM sa mama sahakArI jAtaH|
ataeva mama bhAvidazAM jJAtvA 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 pIDayA 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|