Micah 7:5-7
Do not trust a neighbor;
put no confidence in a friend.
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
guard the words of your lips.
For a son dishonors his father,
a daughter rises up against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear me
Psalm 41:9
Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me.
Psalms 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in humans.
Psalms 118:14
The Lord is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
God did not send his Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ (I am dead). It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Hebrews 10:14
We are perfected and sanctified(holy) forever through Jesus Christ
For by one sacrifice
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.
Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
no condemnation = no misery, no guilt, no shame
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Isaiah 43:18-19
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.,
Nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert
Isaiah 41:13
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go
Matthew 28:20
Behold, I am with you every day, even to the end of the age.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled
2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless,
he remains faithful -
for he cannot deny himself.
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Romans 5:12
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
<=> toti suntem egali; nimeni nu este mai bun decat altul
Psalm 51:5
For I was born a sinner
—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me (bring alive).
Genesis 6:5
The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Psalm 14:2-3
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
They have all turned aside;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
Jeremiah 7:9
The heart is deceitful above all things = the biggest liar = says one thing and does another,
and desperately wicked = evil;
who can understand it?
Romans 7:15
For I do not understand my own actions.
For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate
Romans 7:18-19
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells;
for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
Romans 7:20
Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me
Romans 7:24
Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
Romans 7:25
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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John 8:7
And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."
James 4:11-12
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Romans: 2:1-4
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.
Do you suppose, O man — you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself — that you will escape the judgment of God?
Or do you presume (to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain:) on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God 's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
Ephesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
-> practic aici apostolul Paul spune ca e mai josnic decat insusi Iuda; poseda un nivel mare de umilinta, smerenie, modestie, ce il ajuta sa fie sincer si realist in privinta propriei persoane, indepartandu-se de mandria care ne orbeste pe fiecare dintre noi in privinta a ceea ce credem suntem.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
persecute= to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time
-> suntem nevrednici si noi la randul nostru de a fi numiti buni, caci bun este numai Dumnezeu, iar in noi traieste pacatul: mandria, aroganta, invidia, ura, gelozia, poftele noastre sexuale imorale, egoismul, minciuna, inselaciunea, lacomia si asa mai departe.
-> doar pentru ca un criminal ajuta oamenii din jur si se imbraca in culori deschise asta nu-l face sa fie drept, nici ispasit de pedeapsa pe care o merita pentru pacatele sale
Sunt rau. Sunt nimic. Sunt pamant.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
-> aici apostolul Paul reuseste sa arate cum este modest, dar si increzator si curajos in acelasi timp, neavand frica
-> accepta cu umilinta ceea ce este "I am what I am", dar aduce la cunostiinta oamenilor ca munca sa este realizata, nu prin propriile lui puteri, in schimb, prin darul lui Dumnezeu. Darul este oferit nu pentru ca apostolul Paul este vrednic de acest lucru, ci datorita iubirii neconditionate pe care Dumnezeu o are fata de noi si a increderii sale in El.
Primul pas catre umilinta este sa nu uiti ceea ce esti fara Iisus Hristos. Astfel, inveti sa nu-ti pui increderea in tine insuti si sa realizezi ca fara Dumnezeu esti pur si simplu un criminal neputincios, murdar si pacatos. Mai presus de a repeta intr-una aceste lucruri, trebuie sa crezi in inima ta cu adevarat asta.
Al doilea pas, dupa umilinta vine increderea si curajul: "it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me."
Pot sa fac ceea ce fac doar prin tine Doamne. Bunatatea din mine se datoreaza Tie.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Iubesc, nu pentru ca am iubire, ci datorita Tie.
Iubirea nu reprezinta poftele noastre sexuale imorale si dorintele noastre egoiste.
Iubirea nu este un sentiment. Nu te poti baza pe ceea ce simti atunci cand iubesti o persoana. Azi simti ca o iubesti. Peste o saptamana simti ca o urasti. Peste o luna ti se face dor de ea si simti ca o iubesti din nou, ca mai apoi sa aflii ceva in legatura cu ea si sa simti ca nu ai iubit-o niciodata.
Iubire este o actiune, o alegere libera de a-ti dori si a depune efortul pentru binele unei persoane.
1 Corinthians 13:4–7: 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast (to speak happily about what you have done or what you own):, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Rupturile de relatii dintre oameni. De ce se intampla?
Din cauza egoismului nostru.
Mereu cautam sa avem langa noi persoane care sa fie atractive dupa standardele noastre, sa aiba calitati pe care noi ni le dorim sa le vedem, sa ne simtim noi bine in prezenta lor, sa ne indeplineasca noua nevoile si dorintele, sa ne faca fericiti si impliniti pe noi
E mereu vorba despre noi, noi, noi, noi, iar atat timp cat tu poti sa indeplinesti ceea ce doresc eu, desigur, voi indeplini si eu ceea ce doresti tu (in cazul cel mai bun). Asta nu e buntate. Asta nu e iubire. Asta nu inseamna ca-ti pasa de cealalta persoana.
In momentul in care ei nu mai sunt in conformitate cu ceea ce ne dorim, bum, ne despartim, ne indepartam, ne racim, nu ne mai pasa, ignoram, judecam, jignim, injosim sau chiar ne credem mai buni.
Cautam oameni care sa ne fie pe plac pentru ca suntem egoisti.
Crestinismul consta in a te gandi pentru ceilalti, nu pentru tine.
Imagineaza-ti daca Iisus, in timp ce-i vedea pe toti acei oameni care-i doreau raul si moartea, spunea:
'Radeti acum, o sa va vina si voua ziua' ; 'Castigati lupta, dar eu castig razboiul'
In schimb, Iisus, in acele momente se ruga pentru ei si spunea "Iarta-i Doamne pentru ca nu stiu ce fac" (Luca 23:24)
Nu este vorba despre cine e la putere, despre ceea ce eu imi dorsesc, ci despre ce pot face pentru binele tau? Cum te pot servi? Ai o nevoie pe care o pot indeplini?
Asta-i iubirea pura a lui Hristos ce poate fi gasita in orice fel de relatie: romantica, prieteneasca, familiala, comunitara sau chiar si in prezenta unui necunoscut, unui animal, pana la natura.
Ca sa poti sa servesti, trebuie mai intai sa te smeresti, sa fii sincer in privinta a ceea ce esti la radacinile inimii tale si sa nu te privesti mai presus decat altii cunoscand si acceptand cu umilinta aceste lucruri despre tine.
Toata viata ai ascultat de gandurile si sentimentele tale. Increderea in tine insuti unde te-a indreptat? Catre esec, dezamagire, furie, ura, regret, depresie, anxietate, singuratate.
Matthew 4:4
But he answered, 'It is written,
“Man shall not live by bread alone,
But by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
John 6:63
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all.
The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom.
admonishing = intended to tell someone that they have done something wrong
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