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.
The friend is loving at all times, || And a brother is born for adversity.
Iron is sharpened by iron, || And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
The two [are] better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labor.
For if they fall, the one raises up his companion, but woe to the one who falls and there is not a second to raise him up!
And if the one strengthens himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord 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.
The husbands: love your own wives, as the Christ also loved the Assembly, and gave Himself for it, that He might sanctify it, having cleansed [it] with the bathing of the water in the saying,
so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife—he loves himself;
but you also, everyone in particular—let each so love his own wife as himself, and the wife—that she may revere the husband.
The wives: [subject yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the LORD, because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the Assembly, and He is Savior of the body,
The wives: be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the LORD; the husbands: love your wives, and do not be bitter with them;
And YHWH God says, "[It is] not good for the man to be alone; I make him a helper as his counterpart."
and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;
House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, || And an understanding wife [is] from YHWH.
[ALEPH-BET] A woman of worth who finds? Indeed, her price [is] far above rubies.
You [are] all beautiful, my friend, || And there is not a blemish in you. Come from Lebanon, O spouse,
Convivência saudável
Os relacionamentos florescem quando tratamos os outros como gostaríamos de ser tratados, com amor crescente e caráter maduro.
All things, therefore, whatever you may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Honor your father and mother, and, You will love your neighbor as yourself."
and the LORD cause you to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,
and if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of the household, he has denied the faith, and he is worse than an unbeliever.
Do not become yoked with others—unbelievers, for what partaking [is there] to righteousness and lawlessness?
For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men—I should not be Christ’s servant.
And [for] this same [reason] also, having brought in all diligence, supplement your faith with virtue, and with virtue—knowledge, and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety, and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
A name is chosen rather than much wealth, || Than silver and than gold—good grace.