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.
19 And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.20 And straitway leaving the nets they followed him.
9 And as Jesus passed along from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
43 The day following he was minded to depart into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.
57 And as they went in the way, one said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.58 But Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests: but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.59 And he said to another, Follow me.60 But he said, Lord, Suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but suffer me first to bid them farewell that are in my house.62 Jesus said to him, No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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.
24 Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 And Peter said to him, Lo, we have left all and followed thee. And Jesus answering said,29 Verily I say to you, there is none that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my sake and the gospel's,30 But he shall receive an hundred fold now in this time, houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.31 But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.
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.
12 Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honour.
21 For even hereunto are ye called; for Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye might follow his steps:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:23 Who when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ: