O amor ao próximo é um dos princípios mais importantes ensinados por Jesus Cristo, sendo, para muitos, quase sinônimo de sua mensagem. Ao longo de sua vida e ministério, Jesus deu inúmeros exemplos de como devemos tratar os nossos irmãos com compaixão, perdão e amor incondicional. Inspire-se nos ensinamentos de Jesus, afinal, atos de amor ajudam a espalhar a Palavra.
Jesus ensinou que devemos amar não apenas aqueles que nos amam, mas também nossos inimigos ou quem consideramos inimigos, mesmo que sem absoluta certeza.
Em Lucas 10:30-37, Jesus conta a parábola do Bom Samaritano. Um homem é assaltado e deixado quase morto. Dois passam por ele sem ajudá-lo, mas um samaritano, considerado inimigo dos judeus, oferece ajuda ao desamparado. Jesus explica que o verdadeiro amor ao próximo transcende barreiras culturais e preconceitos, encorajando-nos a agir com compaixão para com todos.
Em João 8:3-11, Jesus encontra uma mulher acusada de adultério, prestes a ser apedrejada. Diferente dos demais, Ele não a condena, mas desafia os acusadores, dizendo:
"Aquele que dentre vós está sem pecado seja o primeiro que atire pedra contra ela."
Todos vão embora, e Jesus salva e orienta a mulher, mostrando um exemplo poderoso de perdão e compaixão.
Em Mateus 8:5-13, um centurião prova a sua fé, acreditando que Jesus pode curar seu servo apenas com uma palavra. Jesus, impressionado com a fé do centurião, cura o servo.
Este ato de amor e cura mostra que Jesus ajuda a todos, independentemente de origem, posição social ou qualquer outra classificação. Ele é misericordioso sem ver a quem.
O maior ato de amor ao próximo foi feito por Cristo na Cruz para que pudéssemos ser salvos. Em João 15:13, Jesus disse:
"Ninguém tem maior amor do que este, de dar alguém a sua vida pelos seus amigos."
Lembre-se sempre de agradecer pelo sacrifício de Jesus, que deu sua vida na Terra por nós, a humanidade.
Compartilhe esses ensinamentos de Jesus sobre amor, perdão e salvação e ajude a espalhar o Amor e a Palavra de Cristo.
Deus abençoe!
44 "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
30 "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell among bandits who both stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead.
31 "Now a certain priest chanced to be going down that way, but on seeing him he passed on the other side.
32 "In like manner also a Levite who came to the spot, came and looked at him, and passed on the other side.
33 "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him was moved with compassion.
34 "He went to him bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine. He set him on his own beast, and took him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 "The next day he took two silver pieces and gave them to the landlord and said, "Take care of him, and whatever more you spend I will repay it to you on my way back.
36 "Which then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"
37 He replied, "The one who showed mercy on him." "Go, then," said Jesus, "and do likewise."
13 "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
3 when the Scribes and Pharisees had brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court, and said to him.
4 "Rabbi, this woman has been found in the very act of adultery.
5 "Now Moses, in the Law, has commanded us to stone such creatures. But you, what do you say?"
6 (This they said to tempt him, so that they could bring a charge against him.)
7 But Jesus stooped down, and began to write on the ground with his finger. When they continued to question him, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent man among you be the first to throw the stone at her."
8 Then he stooped down again, and again began to write on the ground.
9 When they heard that, they went out one by one, beginning with the eldest. And Jesus was left behind alone - and the woman in the middle of the court.
10 Then Jesus raised himself up and said to her. "Woman, where are they? Has no man condemn you,"
11 "No one, Sir," she answered. "Neither do I condemned you," said Jesus. "Go, and never sin again."
5 When he entered Capernaum, an army captain came, and entered him,
6 saying, "Lord, my slave at home is lying ill with paralysis, in terrible agony."
7 "I will come and heal him," said Jesus.
8 "Lord, "said the captain in reply, "I am not worthy to have you under my roof, but speak the word only, and my slave will be cured,
9 "For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say Go, and he goes; to another,Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it."
10 As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished, and said to those who followed him. "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite.
11 "I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 "but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
13 Then Jesus said to the captain. "Go! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in that very hour.