Seguir a Jesus
Seguir a Jesus é o convite mais transformador da Bíblia. Jesus chamou pescadores, cobradores de impostos e pessoas comuns para deixar tudo e segui-lo. Esse chamado continua vivo hoje.
O chamado de Jesus
Jesus disse: 'Segue-me'. Esse convite simples e poderoso mudou a vida de pescadores, publicanos e pessoas comuns ao longo da história.
And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Come, follow me, and I will make you daiyagei adam (fishers of men). And immediately, leaving their nets, they followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
And going away from there, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw a man called Mattityahu sitting in the tax office. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to him, Follow me. And Mattityahu arose and followed him.
On the next day he wanted to go out into the Galil, and he finds Philippos, and says to Philippos, Follow me.
And as they were going baderech (on the road), a certain one said to Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, I will follow you wherever you go. And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Foxes have dens, and the OPH HASHOMAYIM (birds of heaven) have nests, but the Bar Enosh does not have a place where he may lay down his head. And he said to another, Follow me. But the ish said, Adoni, allow me to go first and bury the Av of me. But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Leave the mesim (dead ones, spiritually unregenerate ones without hitkhadshut) to bury their mesim (dead ones), but you go and proclaim the Malchut Hashem. And another said also, I will follow you, Adoni. But first allow me to say lhitraot to the ones in my bais. But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, No one having put his hand upon the plow yet looking back to the things behind is fit for the Malchut Hashem.
O custo do discipulado
Seguir a Jesus exige renúncia. É preciso tomar a cruz diariamente, deixar tudo para trás e amar a Cristo acima de qualquer outro vínculo.
Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to his talmidim, If anyone wishes to come after me, let him turn in hinnazrut (self-denial), and take up his etz shel mesiros nefesh (tree of self-sacrifice), and follow me.
If someone comes to me, and does not hate his own Abba and Em (mother) and isha and yeladim and achim and achayot and in addition also his own life, he is not able to be my talmid. Whoever does not carry his own etz shel mesiros nefesh following Me is not able to be my talmid.
Shim’on Kefa began to say to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Hinei! We left everything and have followed you! Yehoshua said, Omein, I say to you, there is no one who left bais or achim or achayot or em or abba or banim or sadot (fields) for the sake of me and for the sake of the Besuras HaGeulah, But that he shall receive a hundredfold now in the Olam Hazeh, batim (houses) and achim and achayot and imahot and banim and sadot with redifot (persecutions); and in Olam Habah, Chayyei Olam. And many Rishonim (First Ones) will be Acharonim (Last Ones); and the Acharonim, will be Rishonim.
Caminhar com Cristo
Quem segue a Jesus não anda em trevas, mas tem a luz da vida. Ele nos convida a crescer nele e a servir como Ele serviu.
Then again he spoke to them, saying, Ani Hu HaOhr HaOlam Hazeh. The one following me will never walk in choshech, but will have the Ohr HaChayyim.
If anyone serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my eved will be. If anyone serves me, HaAv will honor him.
It was for this tachlis (purpose) [of your being osei tzedek and suffering] that you were given your kri’ah (calling), because also Moshiach suffered on behalf of you, leaving you a mofet (example), that you should follow be’ikvot Moshiach (in the steps of Moshiach), Who was beli chet (without sin) V’LO MIRMAH BEFIV (and no deceit was in his mouth); Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, who, being reviled, did not retaliate; suffering, he did not utter iyumim (threats), but handed himself over, entrusting himself to the Shofet Tzedek (Righteous Judge);
But saying HaEmes in ahavah, let us grow up in every respect unto Him who is the Rosh, Moshiach,
Ye shall do My mishpatim, and be shomer over My chukkot, to walk therein: I am Hashem Eloheichem.