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.
Just as iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the Countenance (Face, appearance; show favor) of his friend.
Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him [that is] alone when he falls; for [he has] not another to help him up.
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a 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.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Moshiach [Messiah] also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
That he might sanctify (make holy; set apart for God’s use) and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord - Kurios.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Moshiach [Messiah] is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord - Kurios.
Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
And the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm [The Living Word - The Many Powered] said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helpful partner for him.
Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate].
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
youi [are] all fair, my love; [there is] no spot in youi.
Convivência saudável
Os relacionamentos florescem quando tratamos os outros como gostaríamos de ser tratados, com amor crescente e caráter maduro.
"Everything you wish that men should do to you, do to them; this is the Torah and the words of the prophets".
"Honour your father and your mother and love your neighbour as yourself"
And the Lord - Kurios make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward you:
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Be you2f not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion has light with darkness?
For do I now persuade men, or God-The Father? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the slave of Moshiach [Messiah].
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue (power); and to virtue (power) knowledge;
And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience godliness;
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.