It is the love we share (by our actions, not just words!) that makes people believe we are sincere. It is how much we sacrifice for each other that opens the door for the gospel message. It is by bearing each other's burdens that we fulfill the Law of Christ.
And he said to them all,
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but
whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it." (Luke
9:23, 24)
Only one entrance may be found
to the Kingdom of God. There is a narrow gate set at the head of the path of
life. "Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and
few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:14). No one with an inflated ego can
squeeze through the door. There must be self-effacement, self-repudiation,
self-denial even to become a disciple (a student) of Jesus Christ.
O que temos para guardar? Pode parecer que não temos muitas coisas de valor, mas há algumas que nos são muito preciosas, mais do que quaisquer quantias avaliadas de bens materiais. Em Neemias, no capítulo 7º, lemos que aconteceu um episódio que encheu os corações dos judeus moradores de