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.
17 A friend loves at all times. A true brother is born for adversity.
17 Just as iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another.
9 Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 If they fall, the one will lift up his companion. Woe to him who is alone when he falls for he has no one to help him.
12 One can be overpowered by another, two can 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.
25 Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself up for it.26 This is so he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word.
28 In this way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his own wife loves himself.
33 Each one of you should love his own wife even as himself. The wife should respect her husband.
22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.23 For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the congregation, he being the savior of the body.
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
18 Jehovah God said: »It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.«
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
14 Real estate and riches are the inheritance of fathers. A prudent wisesensible wife is from Jehovah.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her value is far above corals.
7 »You are all fair, my love. There is no spot in you.
Convivência saudável
Os relacionamentos florescem quando tratamos os outros como gostaríamos de ser tratados, com amor crescente e caráter maduro.
12 »Do for others the same as you would have them to do for you. That is the meaning of the Law and the Prophets.
19 »Honor your father and your mother, and Love your neighbor as yourself.«
12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you.
8 If any do not provide for his own, and specially his own household, he denies the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship does righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what communion does light have with darkness?
10 Do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Am I striving to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
5 Yes, for this very reason you do your part with all diligence. Supply virtue to your faith. Add knowledge to your virtue.6 Include self-control with your knowledge. Supply patience to your self-control. Your patience should be helped by godliness.7 Add brotherly kindness to your godliness. And to your brotherly kindness add love.
1 A good name is better than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.