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.
The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these two."
For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
The commandments, "Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not desire what belongs to someone else"—all these, and any others besides, are summed up in the one command, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law.
"Do for others what you want them to do for you: this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of the prophets.
Amor em ação
O amor verdadeiro se mostra em ações concretas: hospitalidade, generosidade e cuidado com os necessitados ao nosso redor.
How to Please God
Keep on loving one another as Christians. Remember to welcome strangers in your homes. There were some who did that and welcomed angels without knowing it.
What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.
Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins.
So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.
Love One Another
The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another.
And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one 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.
And so encourage one another and help one another, just as you are now doing.
Help carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will obey the law of Christ.
Instead, we should all please other believers for their own good, in order to build them up in the faith.
None of you should be looking out for your own interests, but for the interests of others.
Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.
May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you.
Humildade, perdão e convivência
O relacionamento com o próximo exige humildade, paciência e disposição para perdoar. Não devemos julgar, mas acolher com compaixão.
Don’t do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.
Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.
Do Not Make Others Fall
So then, let us stop judging one another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make others stumble or fall into sin.
God’s Judgment
Do you, my friend, pass judgment on others? You have no excuse at all, whoever you are. For when you judge others and then do the same things which they do, you condemn yourself.
Suffering for Doing Right
To conclude: you must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another, and be kind and humble with one another.
Some people think that a certain day is more important than other days, while others think that all days are the same. We each should firmly make up our own minds.
In trouble like this I need loyal friends—
whether I’ve forsaken God or not.