Relacionamentos
Os relacionamentos são centrais na vida cristã. A Bíblia orienta sobre amizade, casamento, família e convivência, sempre tendo o amor como fundamento de toda relação.
Amor e amizade
O amigo ama em todo tempo. A Bíblia valoriza amizades verdadeiras que edificam, fortalecem e desafiam ao crescimento mútuo.
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one man sharpens another.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Casamento e família
O casamento é aliança sagrada. O marido deve amar a esposa como Cristo amou a Igreja, e ambos devem cultivar respeito e submissão mútua.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
A wife of noble character, who can find?
She is far more precious than rubies.
You are altogether beautiful, my darling;
in you there is no flaw.
Convivência saudável
Os relacionamentos florescem quando tratamos os outros como gostaríamos de ser tratados, com amor crescente e caráter maduro.
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’"
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
A good name is more desirable than great riches;
favor is better than silver and gold.