Pembelajaran dan Pengetahuan: Studi Mendasari Kemuridan dan Kesaksian Imam

During the initial formation to become Catholic priests, seminarians tend to consider the intellectual formation (study) as merely a requirement to be ordained. Intellectual formation is considered necessary because it orients the seminarians towards their call to be good disciples and their sending as witnesses. Jesus Christ begins his ministry by way of building a community of twelve disciples so that they might have great opportunity to learn from their teacher. In due course, the disciples then become witnesses of Christ’s words and deeds, and are sent to proclaim and to realise the Kingdom of God in the world. These models of learning and formation are applied to the priests-to-be in the Church. The initial formation is a time when seminarians literally become disciples by studying the subjects required by the Church. After their ordination, they will take the role of witness by way of participating in Christ’s offices now carried out by the Church.

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Die karakter van die kerk in perspektief van huidige teologiese besinning

Verbum et Ecclesia ◽

10.4102/ve.v11i2.1021 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 199-208

Author(s):

P. C. Potgieter

Keyword(s):

Kingdom Of God ◽

The Body ◽

Body Of Christ ◽

Community Of Faith ◽

Ecclesiastical Law ◽

The World ◽

Theological Thought ◽

The Church ◽

Apostolic Community

The character of the church - a perspective on current theological thought The role of the church in society is currently much focused upon in theological thought. The author analyses various characteristics of the church with reference to views of well known theologians. As community of faith it is the body of Christ revealed very visibly in the world representing the kingdom of God. For that very reason the idea of a national church is unacceptable. The church is one, catholic and apostolic community, even particularly in its visible form. Though Scripture gives no clear guidelines on the structure of the church, there are many general biblical norms to be considered in ecclesiastical law and government.

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‘n Kerk wat getuig, is ‘n kerk wat leef. ‘n Ekklesiologiese perspektief op die missionêre karakter van die kerk - Deel II

Verbum et Ecclesia ◽

10.4102/ve.v25i2.279 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 423-441

Author(s):

D J Dreyer

Keyword(s):

Jesus Christ ◽

Kingdom Of God ◽

Vantage Point ◽

The Other ◽

Western World ◽

Search For Meaning ◽

The World ◽

Missionary Church ◽

Biblical Perspective ◽

The Church

In the first of these two articles we focused on the Biblical perspective of the missionary church. The focus in the second article is on the ecclesiology. It is essential to remember that the church is rooted in the kingdom of God. Jesus Christ himself and his ministry was the beginning of the kingdom of God (Mark 1:15). The church exists not for her own sake, but for the world for whom Jesus was crucified. This is the vantage point for a missionary church at the end of the Christendom paradigm. The missionary character of the church (the church as an apostolic church) and eschatology were not always in die focus of the theology of the reformed churches in the Western world. Of the four notes or marks of the church as one, holy, catholic and apostolic, apostolic is the norm for the other three. Apostolicity is a precondition and a result for the church as a missionary church. The message of a missionary church is the only real answer in the search for meaning in this world.

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The Church: Towards a Common Vision

Exchange ◽

10.1163/1572543x-12341366 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 231-249

Author(s):

Radu Bordeianu

Keyword(s):

Kingdom Of God ◽

World Council Of Churches ◽

The World ◽

World Council ◽

Role Of Women ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Church ◽

Common Vision ◽

The Way

The 2013 convergence document, The Church: Towards a Common Vision (ctcv) incorporates several aspects of the response of the Napa Inter-Orthodox Consultation to The Nature and Mission of the Church (nmc) which, as its subtitle suggests, was A Stage on the Way to a Common Statement, namely The Church. Eastern and Oriental Orthodox responders (jointly!) point to the imprecise use of the term, ‘church’, the World Council of Churches (wcc)’s understanding of ‘the limits of the Church’, and to the ‘branch theory’ implicit in nmc, an ecclesiology toned down in ctcv. Bordeianu proposes a subjective recognition of the fullness of the church in one’s community as a possible way forward. Simultaneously, Orthodox representatives have grown into a common, ecumenical understanding of the relationship between the Kingdom of God and the church’s work for justice; attentiveness to the role of women in the church; and accepting new forms of teaching authority in an ecumenical context. The positions of various churches are no longer parallel monologues, but reflect earnest change and convergence.

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Gereja Yang Visioner dan Misioner di Tengah Dunia yang Berubah

Integritas: Jurnal Teologi ◽

10.47628/ijt.v2i2.48 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 127-139

Author(s):

Yakob Tomatala

Keyword(s):

Jesus Christ ◽

Comprehensive Understanding ◽

Heavenly Body ◽

The World ◽

God's Grace ◽

The Right ◽

The Church

The topic surrounding the visionary and missionary nature of the church is an ongoing discussion, which in turn could help churches in general to articulate the importance, responsibility, and role of the church. The entire dimension of being a Church have to be understood in order to give meaning for its presence on earth. When Jesus Christ said, “they (the Church) are being in the world, …..they (the Church) are being for the world (John 17:11b; 16b), He was referring to the complete substance of the Church. This reality underlies the fact that “the church have a heavenly body, but the church is also in the world therefore it has to be down to earth. Having a comprehensive understanding of this matter is important, to where this will enable the church to position itself accordingly in its respective context. With this knowledge and perspective, the Church can prove that it has “a visionary and missionary nature” to mark its presence as an instrument of God’s grace for the world with the right attitude and self positioning within the appropriate context with today’s condition.

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Inkarnasi: Perwujudan Kasih Allah yang Membela, Membebaskan, dan Mengangkat Martabat Manusia

MELINTAS ◽

10.26593/mel.v35i3.4663.316-333 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 316-333

Author(s):

Parsaoran Parhusip

Keyword(s):

Jesus Christ ◽

Human Dignity ◽

Kingdom Of God ◽

Human Beings ◽

Christian Doctrine ◽

God's Love ◽

God's People ◽

The World ◽

Historical Presence ◽

The Church

In Christianity, incarnation marks the culmination of the manifestation of God’s love in the world. Through the historical presence of Jesus Christ in the world, salvation is made possible. The salvation of human beings not only addresses worldly issues, but also restores their inner dignity as God’s creation. The Christian doctrine of incarnation gives hope to those who are in the situation of oppression, suffering, and injustice. The presence of Jesus Christ through the incarnation realises God’s love in defending, saving, liberating, and elevating human dignity. This article sees incarnation as an event in which God’s act of love is experienced by human beings. This event needs to be echoed by the Church today in its mission to proclaim the Kingdom of God. The event of incarnation brings the image of the Church as God’s people who are liberated while still in pilgrimage on earth.

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O desafio do socialismo religioso na pastoral (II)

Revista Eclesiástica Brasileira ◽

10.29386/reb.v72i286.889 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (286) ◽

pp. 396

Author(s):

Nicolau João Bakker

Keyword(s):

Jesus Christ ◽

Kingdom Of God ◽

The World ◽

The Church ◽

Specific Contribution ◽

Pastoral Action

Num artigo anterior, tratamos do socialismo religioso tal como se apresenta na Revelação bíblica e na Tradição da Igreja. Por falta de espaço, não analisamos como este mesmo socialismo se configurou nos tempos da Modernidade. O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar que, na Modernidade, século após século, o socialismo religioso continua fortemente presente, tanto na Igreja quanto fora dela, ainda que dentro de uma nova cosmovisão, no caso, a antropológica. Ressaltamos também que esta busca por uma “nova” sociedade não é algo específico do cristianismo, pois se trata de um sonho inerente ao próprio ser humano. Através de uma ação pastoral adequada, com base no Reino de Deus pregado por Jesus Cristo, a Igreja não pode deixar de oferecer ao mundo sua contribuição específica. A nova cosmovisão ecológica que vem se impondo ajuda a superar uma série de dificuldades. Encerramos o artigo com algumas considerações pastorais complementares ao artigo anterior.Abstract: In a former article we dealt about religious socialism as presented in biblical Revelation and in Tradition of the Church. Due to lack of space we did not analyze how this socialism has been re-arranged in the context of Modernity. This article aims to demonstrate that, in Modernity, century by century, religious socialism was always vigorously present, in the Church as well as outside the Church, although within a new cosmovision, in this case anthropological. We emphasize too that this search for a “new” society is not something specific to Christianity, because it is a dream inherent to all people. By means of adequate pastoral action, based on the Kingdom of God preached by Jesus Christ, the Church must offer to the world her specific contribution. The new ecological cosmovision, present today with increasing emphasis, helps to overcome several difficulties. We conclude this article with some complementary pastoral considerations to the former article.

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HOW INDUSTRY 4.0 RESHAPES THE WORLD: RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COMPLEX GRAPH NETWORK ANALYSIS

Proceedings of the Design Society ◽

10.1017/pds.2021.437 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 1755-1764

Author(s):

Rongyan Zhou ◽

Julie Stal-Le Cardinal

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Network Models ◽

Global Supply Chain ◽

Great Opportunity ◽

Strategic Research ◽

Complex Graph ◽

The World ◽

Tremendous Challenge

Abstract Industry 4.0 is a great opportunity and a tremendous challenge for every role of society. Our study combines complex network and qualitative methods to analyze the Industry 4.0 macroeconomic issues and global supply chain, which enriches the qualitative analysis and machine learning in macroscopic and strategic research. Unsupervised complex graph network models are used to explore how industry 4.0 reshapes the world. Based on the in-degree and out-degree of the weighted and unweighted edges of each node, combined with the grouping results based on unsupervised learning, our study shows that the cooperation groups of Industry 4.0 are different from the previous traditional alliances. Macroeconomics issues also are studied. Finally, strong cohesive groups and recommendations for businessmen and policymakers are proposed.

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The Role of the Christian Church in Combating 21st Century Racism

Dialogue and Universalism ◽

10.5840/du202131114 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 219-231

Author(s):

Clara M. Austin Iwuoha ◽

Keyword(s):

21St Century ◽

Historical Context ◽

Christian Church ◽

God's Word ◽

The World ◽

Racial Harmony ◽

Race And Religion ◽

The Church

The demons of racism, bigotry, and prejudice found in society at large are also found in the Christian Church. Despite the very nature of Christianity that calls on Christians to be a counter voice in the world against evil, many have capitulated to various strains of racism. Some Christian denominations have begun to explore racism in the Church and have developed responses to addressing the issues in both the Church and the world. This article examines the historical context of race and religion in the Christian Church, and addresses the current efforts of some Christian denominations to become proactive in the struggle against racism. Jesus, in His Word, calls believers to pursue peace and oneness. The paper holds that racial harmony and racial unity are possible, but there are many false, old and d beliefs that will have to be crushed under the hammer of God's Word in order to get to a place of real peace.

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PKM KATEKESE TENTANG MENGHAYATI NILAI KERAJAAN ALLAH DALAM ERA DIGITAL BAGI ANGGOTA KMK. ST. MARTINUS PAROKI PERSIAPAN ST. MARINUS PU’URERE

Mitra Mahajana: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat ◽

10.37478/mahajana.v1i1.716 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 32-41

Author(s):

Aurelius Fredimento ◽

John M. Balan

Keyword(s):

Kinetic Energy ◽

Technology Development ◽

Kingdom Of God ◽

Flowing Water ◽

Human Beings ◽

Media Communication ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

The Media ◽

The Church

The development and the progress of media communication at the present is a fact of the knowledge and the technology development that must be accepted. It presence like the flowing water which has a fast current that brings also two influences both positive and negative that must be accounted for the members of the Catholic Students Community Of St. Martinus Ende (KMK St. Martinus Ende). Both positive and negative influences the media community like a kinetic energy or a power attraction that attract them in a tiring ambiquity. Let them walk alone without escort of a decisive compass where they should have a rightist attitude and responsible. On the point, the guidance and assistance of the church is an offering if the church will be born a generation of the future of the church that is mature and has a certain quality based on the growth and the development of acuteness and inner to determine the attitude to the development of media communication. The process of sharpening of mind and the sharpeness of the participants can be realized by giving some activities such as: awareness, deepening and even the sharpeness of the actor of media communication as an alternative of reporting work of the God Kingdom for human beings. It becomes the main moving spirit or activator for the board of KMK Of St. Martinus Ende to plan and boring about the activity of catechism. The activity rise the method of Amos. By this method, the participants are invited to build a deeply reflection that based on thein real experiences about the media communication, while keep on self opening to the God planning will come to them and give them via the commandment of God. The commandment of God come to light, inspiration, motivate, power and critics to the participants about the using of the media communication as a media of the commandment of the kingdom of God to the world that is more progress and development lately.

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Sejarah Penafsiran Ajaran Paulus Mengenai Pembenaran Oleh Iman

Jurnal Teologi Cultivation ◽

10.46965/jtc.v4i1.222 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 135-175

Author(s):

Warseto Freddy Sihombing

Keyword(s):

Jesus Christ ◽

Human Being ◽

Son Of God ◽

The Bible ◽

The World ◽

Justification By Faith ◽

History Of ◽

To Come ◽

Wrath Of God ◽

The Church

AbstractNo one can be justified before God for doing good deeds. No matter how good a man is, if he does not believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, he will not be saved from the wrath of God to come. There is no human being who is right before God, and no sinful man can save himself in any way. The only way out is in the way that God has given to the problem of all sinners, by sending Jesus Christ to the world to die for sinners. "And for this he came, so that every man believed in him, who was sent by God" (John 6:29). The Bible teaches that salvation is only obtained because of faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the object of that faith. This salvation is known as the statement "Justified by faith. Paul explained this teaching in each of his writings. This teaching of justification by faith has been repeatedly denied by some people who disagree with Paul's opinion. The history of the church from the early centuries to the present has proven the variety of understandings that have emerged from this teaching, but one important thing is that sinful humans are justified by their faith in Jesus Christ before God.Keywords: Paul;history; justified by faith.AbstrakTidak ada seorang pun yang dapat dibenarkan di hadapan Allah karena telah melakukan perbuatan baik. Sebaik apa pun manusia, jika dia tidak percaya kepada Yesus Kristus, Anak Allah maka ia tidak akan selamat dari murka Allah yang akan datang. Tidak ada seorang pun manusia yang benar di hadapan Allah, dan tidak ada seorang manusia berdosa yang dapat menyelematkan dirinya sendiri dengan cara apa pun. Satu-satunya jalan keluar adalah dengan cara yang Allah telah berikan untuk masalah semua orang berdosa, yaitu dengan mengutus Yesus Kristus ke dunia untuk mati bagi orang berdosa. “Dan untuk itulah Dia datang, yaitu supaya setiap orang percaya kepada Dia, yang telah diutus oleh Allah” (Yohanes 6:29). Alkitab mengajarkan bahwa keselamatan hanya diperoleh karena iman kepada Yesus Kristus. Yesus Kristus adalah obyek iman tersebut. Keselamatan ini dikenal dengan pernyataan “Dibenarkan karena iman. Paulus menjelaskan ajaran ini dalam setiap tulisannya. Ajaran pembenaran oleh iman ini telah berulang kali disangkal oleh beberap orang yang tidak setuju dengan pendapat Paulus. Sejarah gereja mulai dari abad permulaan sampai pada masa sekarang ini telah membuktikan beragamnya pemahaman yang muncul terhadap ajaran ini, namun satu hal yang terpenting adalah bahwa manusia berdosa dibenarkan oleh iman mereka kepada Yesus Kristus di hadapan Allah.Kata Kunci: Paulus; sejarah; iman; dibenarkan oleh iman.

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