Muslim Views of the Cross as a Symbol of the Christian Faith

2018 ◽  
pp. 194-213
Keyword(s):  
Christian Faith ◽  
The Cross

scholarly journals Paradoks Salib: Keindahan Wajah Kemuliaan Allah

MELINTAS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-94
Author(s):  
Joko Umbara
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Tree Of Life ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Divine Love ◽  
God's Love ◽  
Cross Of Christ ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Tragic Drama

An experience of the cross of Jesus Christ in Christian theology brings the sense of paradox. Christ’s death on the cross reflects the fate of humanity within the context of Christian faith. The cross is also seen as a mystery that tells the tragic story of humans who accept their punishment. However, the cross of Jesus Christ also reveals meanings that challenge Christians to find answers in their contemplation of the cross. The cross becomes a stage for human tragic drama, which might also reveal the beauty of death and life. It is the phatos of humanity, for every human being will die, but it is also seen as the tree of life hoped for by every faithful. On the cross is visible God’s self-giving through the love shown by the crucified Christ. God speaks God’s love not only through words, that is, in the teachings of Jesus Christ, but also through Christ’s loving gesture on the cross. The cross of Christ is the culmination of God’s glory and through it, God’s glory is shown in the beauty of divine love.

The Liturgical Mystery

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-143
Author(s):  
Andrew Louth
Keyword(s):  
Christian Faith ◽  
Christian Understanding ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Individual

This chapter argues that the heart of the ‘mystical’ in the Christian faith is inalienably liturgical. Despite the fact that modern use of the ‘mystical’, and especially ‘mysticism’, is concerned wholly with the experience of the individual, whether in the context of the sacramental life or outside it, the root meaning of the mystical in Christian understanding is bound up with the sacraments, and pre-eminently the eucharist, the divine liturgy. It is argued further that the eucharist is to be seen less as a text than an action, or movement, and an action performed by Christ: on the cross, eternally in heaven, and now in the eucharist. He is coming to draw the whole cosmos into unity with him and his offering himself to the Father. This is an act of reconciliation and love, with entailments, ascetical, ontological, metaphysical, and cosmic.

Eschatology and Politics in Cyril of Jerusalem’s Epistle to Constantius

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-133
Author(s):  
Mattias Gassman
Keyword(s):  
Christian Faith ◽  
Sacred Landscape ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
Son Of Man ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Episcopal Authority

Cyril’s letter to Constantius ii on the Jerusalem cross-apparition of 351 has usually been read as a declaration of Cyril’s loyalty during Constantius’ war with Magnentius. However, the letter also includes a discussion that links the cross to the eschatological “sign of the Son of Man” (Matthew 24:30). Modern interpreters have either ignored this eschatological section or assumed that it is aimed at a non-imperial audience. This paper advances a unified reading of the letter that shows how Cyril uses explicit verbal cues and his description of the cross’s appearance and position over the sacred landscape of Jerusalem to prepare his imperial reader for the switch from politics to eschatology. Cyril thus reinforces his portrayal of Constantius as a devout Christian emperor and assures Constantius not just of military success but of the truth of the Christian faith, while still maintaining his own episcopal authority.

Moltmann's Eschatology of the Cross

1977 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-311
Author(s):  
Richard Bauckham
Keyword(s):  
Hard Core ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Theology Of The Cross ◽  
Major Work ◽  
Fresh Start ◽  
The Future ◽  
Cross Of Christ ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Th 16

In Theology of Hope Jürgen Moltmann made the now wellknown claim that, ‘From first to last, and not merely in the epilogue, Christianity is eschatology… The eschatological is not one element of Christianity, but it is the medium of Christian faith as such, the key in which everything in it is set’ (TH 16). In his second major work, The Crucified God, he claims that ‘Theologia crucis is not a single chapter in theology, but the key signature for all Christian theology’ (CG 72). Superficially, therefore, it might seem that The Crucified God is a fresh start in Moltmann's theology, substituting the cross for eschatology as the unifying theme in theology. In reality this is not the case. Moltmann's theology in The Crucified God remains eschatologically structured, while already in Theology of Hope he claimed that Christian theology must be an eschatologia crucis (TH 160, cf. HP 147f., CG 5) founded on the resurrection of the crucified Christ. ‘Theology of hope is at its hard core theology of the cross’ (EH 57). Conversely, the theology of the cross is the ‘reverse side’ of the theology of hope, giving it ‘a more profound dimension’ (CG 5). For the form of the future of Christ in this world is the cross of Christ and the sufferings of Christians: only this emphasis can save Christian hope from escapism or naive utopianism (cf. M 44, EH 57f 72). The two works therefore display an essentially continuous theological development.

scholarly journals ‘n Homilie oor geloofsonderskeiding in ‘n akkoord van drie

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Christo Van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Peter 2 ◽  
The Road ◽  
1 Peter ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Cross

A homily on discernment of faith in a chord of three. This article reflects on discernment as a key Christian faith practice of the believing community that wants to live according to its vision and mission as articulated in 1 Peter 2:21: To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. This homily is presented as a chord consisting of three notes that entices the readers to contribute their own harmonies – to witness to their own contexts of tension between true and false prophecy, to choose for God’s presence in Jesus Christ and to perservere as followers of Jesus amid the coldness and cruelty of this world. These disciples choose Jesus in spite of the chaos in their own lives and in their world. A similar choice was made by one of the criminals on the cross alongside Jesus (Lk 23:42). The three notes that make up the chord are: discernment on the basis of the Bible with the guidance of the Holy Spirit in order to distinguish the will of God for the road ahead.

scholarly journals Plague, Pentecostalism, and Pastoral Guidance

Pneuma ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-24
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Butler
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Theology Of The Cross ◽  
Black Death ◽  
Divine Healing ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Young Branch ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Robust Response

Abstract Plagues and pandemics are nothing new for the Christian church. Throughout its history, believers have been forced to grapple with outbreaks, the latest being the COVID-19 crisis of 2020. As a relatively young branch of the Christian faith, Pentecostalism itself does not have a great deal of experience with this subject compared to many older traditions. In addition, with its emphasis on divine healing, a triumphalist attitude has unfortunately hindered some segments of the movement from developing a robust response to sickness and suffering at all. Martin Luther’s sixteenth-century response to the Black Death outbreak in Germany, however, might offer a prime example for contemporary Pentecostals to emulate. His pastoral wisdom, approach to suffering, and distinctive theology of the cross together compose a prudent yet ultimately optimistic take on how Christians should behave in such instances, making his voice an invaluable one for the contemporary church to learn from.

Values Expressed through African Symbols: An Ethiopian Theological Reflection

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-324
Author(s):  
Daniel Assefa ◽  
Tekletsadik Belachew
Keyword(s):  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Material World ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Ethiopian Orthodox ◽  
The Cross

For sixteen centuries, Christian faith has been interacting with Ethiopian culture. This setting offers rich resources for theological vocabulary insofar as it is embedded in African images and symbols, poems, hymns, and chants. Since the material world holds an important place in Ethiopian religious expressions, four dominant symbols found in nature—fire, water, soil, and oil—deserve particular attention. The reflections given in this article are predominantly drawn from study of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church. We show that various values are discernable in the four symbols mentioned here, as well as in the cross, the central Christian symbol.

Jesus, Shalom, and Rites of Passage: A Journey toward Global Mission and Spirituality

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-313
Author(s):  
Claude Marie Barbour
Keyword(s):  
Rites Of Passage ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Global Mission ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The People ◽  
The Cross

The ministry of Jesus is the model for global evangelization that has been adopted by Shalom Ministries, a Chicago-based mission that trains its members to identify with, and become part of, other cultures in order to transmit more effectively the Christian faith. As Jesus went through certain “rites of passage” to prepare for his ultimate mission of dying on the cross, so must his followers go through rites of passage as they prepare for mission in other cultures. Members of Shalom Ministries live a simple lifestyle among the poor and oppressed in society. They enter a new area only by invitation and learn through the people their culture and lifestyle, and how best to serve (mission-in-reverse).

In Hoc Signo Vinces: The Original Context of the Vision of Constantine

2005 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Richard M. Price
Keyword(s):  
Christian Faith ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Cross

Of all the signs and wonders, real or imaginary, in the history of Christianity one of the most celebrated is the ‘Vision of Constantine’ – a vision or dream in which Constantine, meditating an attack on his rival Maxentius in AD 312, was instructed to entrust his fortunes to the Christian God and the sign of the cross, the experience which, supposedly, converted the emperor to the Christian faith.

scholarly journals PEMAHAMAN IMAN KRISTEN BAGI REMAJA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asri Melinda
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Cross

Faith is a gift of God, wrought by the role of the Holy Spirit, which animates and directs all our faculties towards a single goal. Faith is defined as "the foundation of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). faith is the work of the soul by which we perceive the existence and truth of things that are not in front of us, or invisible to the human senses. Christian faith can be interpreted as the belief of people who adhere to Christian teachings. Christian faith needs to be owned by every follower of Jesus because in Christian faith there is a promise of salvation promised by Jesus Christ for his followers. He died on the cross to fulfill the prophecies written in the scriptures. He became a sacrifice to take away the sins of mankind. On the third day after His death He was resurrected to be raptured into Heaven after completing His earthly work. Everyone who has faith in Jesus must entrust his whole life to Him. Christian youth are teenagers who believe and accept the Lord Jesus as Savior. As a good Christian teenager, you must set an example through concrete actions according to your Christian faith. Everything that is done in daily life must reflect the goodness of God. Be a positive and well-behaved person. Understanding Christian faith is education to develop the personality of Christian youth.

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