Vizinho
Amar o próximo é um dos mandamentos centrais do evangelho. A Bíblia nos ensina que nossos vizinhos são aqueles a quem devemos servir, apoiar e encorajar com amor genuíno.
O mandamento do amor ao próximo
Jesus resume a Lei no amor a Deus e ao próximo. Amar o vizinho como a si mesmo é cumprir toda a Lei.
31 The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.
14 For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
9 And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
10 Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.
12 All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.
Amor em ação
O amor verdadeiro se mostra em ações concretas: hospitalidade, generosidade e cuidado com os necessitados ao nosso redor.
1 Go on loving your brothers in the faith.2 Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
27 The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
8 And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:
10 So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
11 Because this is the word which was given to you from the first, that we are to have love for one another;
34 I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.
Edificação e encorajamento mútuo
Somos chamados a encorajar uns aos outros, carregar os fardos alheios e buscar o bem do próximo acima do próprio interesse.
11 So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.
2 Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.
2 Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.
24 Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.
10 Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;
12 And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;
Humildade, perdão e convivência
O relacionamento com o próximo exige humildade, paciência e disposição para perdoar. Não devemos julgar, mas acolher com compaixão.
3 Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:
13 Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.
1 So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.
8 Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:
5 This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.
14 He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.