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 true friend is always there to love you, and family provides help when troubles come.
An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person’s mind is sharpened by another’s.
Two are better than one, for they can help each other in their work.
If one of them falls down, the other can help them up, but how sad it is for someone who falls down and doesn’t have anyone to help them up.
Someone fighting against one other person may win, but not if they are fighting against two. A cord made of three strands can’t be torn apart quickly.
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, you should love your wives in the same way as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it. He made it holy, he made it clean by washing in the water of the word,
Husbands should love their wives just like this, as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself—
However, each husband should love his own wife as he does himself, and the wife should respect her husband.
Wives, do what your own husbands tell you to do, as you would if the Lord told you. The husband is head of the wife in the same way as Christ is head of the church—his body and its savior.
You married women, respect your husbands appropriately in the Lord. You married men, love your wives and don’t treat them badly.
Then the Lord God said, "It’s not good for Adam to be alone. I will make someone to help him, someone that’s like him."
However, because of the temptation to sexual immorality, it is better that each man have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
Who can find a strong, capable wife? She’s worth more than jewels!
You are incredibly beautiful, my darling—you are absolutely flawless!
Convivência saudável
Os relacionamentos florescem quando tratamos os outros como gostaríamos de ser tratados, com amor crescente e caráter maduro.
Treat others the way you want them to treat you. This sums up the law and the prophets.
honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself," replied Jesus.
May the Lord increase your love so it overflows to one another, and to everyone, just as we love you.
But those who don’t look after their relatives, especially their own family, have denied their beliefs, and are worse than those who don’t believe.
Don’t join together with people who don’t believe—for what connection does goodness have with wickedness? What do light and darkness have in common?
Whose approval do you think I want—that of people, or of God? Do you think I’m trying to please people? If I wanted to please people I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ!
For this same reason, do everything you can! Add to your trust in God, goodness; add to goodness, knowledge; add to knowledge, self-control; add to self-control, patience; add to patience, reverence; add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.
A good reputation is a much better choice than plenty of money; respect is better than silver and gold.