Vida
A vida é um dom precioso de Deus. Desde a concepção até a eternidade, as Escrituras revelam o propósito, o valor e a plenitude da vida que o Senhor nos oferece.
Deus, o autor da vida
O Senhor é quem dá a vida e a sustenta. Cada ser humano foi formado por suas mãos com propósito e intenção divina.
And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
And he smote their vines and their fig-trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
A vida em Cristo
Jesus é o caminho, a verdade e a vida. Nele encontramos sentido, plenitude e a promessa de vida abundante e eterna.
Vivendo com sabedoria
A Bíblia nos orienta a viver com sabedoria, aproveitando bem o tempo, guardando o coração e buscando a vontade de Deus para cada dia.
They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of thy life shall be increased, that the resources of thy life may be many.
Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.
Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.
He that procures wisdom loves himself; and he that keeps wisdom shall find good.
He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself.
Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.
The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.
A vida no dia a dia
Cada dia é uma oportunidade de glorificar a Deus. A Escritura nos chama a viver com propósito, confiança e fé prática.
I have not sat with the council of vanity, and will in nowise enter in with transgressors.
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek the face of the God of Jacob. Pause.
Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces. For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.
Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day.
Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their devices: give them according to the works of their hands; render their recompence unto them.
I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.
Prioridades e eternidade
Jesus nos lembra que a vida é mais que comida e o corpo mais que roupa. O que importa é buscar o Reino de Deus e viver para a eternidade.
Let every thing that has breath praise the Lord.
To all things there is a time, and a season for every matter under heaven.
If thou wilt hearken to the commands of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his ordinances, and his judgments; then ye shall live, and shall be many in number, and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all the land into which thou goest to inherit it.
Honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long on the good land, which the Lord thy God gives to thee.
No evils shall come upon thee, and no scourge shall draw nigh to thy dwelling.
And he put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord. Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.
O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, and in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.
They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul. But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my own bosom. I behaved agreeably towards them as if it had been our neighbour or brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.
Old age is a crown of honour, but it is found in the ways of righteousness.
As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.