Pneumatologi Lukas: Karya Roh Kudus dan Implikasinya untuk Orang Percaya Era Postmodern

Lukas memberikan porsi tertinggi terkait dengan tema Roh Kudus. ­ Oleh karena itu, pembahasan mengenai pneumatology. Lukas harus diarahkan kepada apa yang sudah, sedang, dan akan dikerjakan atas gereja dan seluruh orang percaya yang adalah tubuh Kristus. Hasil dari karya itu akan berdampak kepada kehidupan jemaat yang bertumbuh secara kualitas dan kuantitas. Namun dewasa ini, Roh Kudus banyak dipandang sebagai kuasa dari luar yang membuat pelayanan seseorang berhasil. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengungkap kembali karya Roh Kudus dalam hidup orang percaya sebagai pribadi dan tubuh Kristus. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pneumatologi Lukas mengarahkan setiap orang percaya masa kini dapat memanifestasikan karya dan kasih Roh Kudus bagi setiap orang. Dengan mengerjakan ini, maka relativitas dunia dalam memahami kasih Tuhan dapat terlihat jelas dalam cara hidup orang percaya yang menjaga harmonisasi seluruh ciptaan.Luke gives the highest portion related to the theme of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the person who begins, works, and ends God's work in this world. The results of this work will impact the congregation's life, which grows both in quality and quantity. Nevertheless, the Holy Spirit is widely seen as an external power that makes one's ministry successful. The purpose of this research is to reveal the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers as the person and body of Christ again. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The results show that Luke's pneumatology directs every believer today to manifest the work and love of the Holy Spirit for everyone. By doing this, the relativity of the world in understanding God's love can see in the way of life of believers who maintain the harmonization of all creation.

Rebell oder Mitarbeiter Gottes? Hildegard von Bingen zu einem bekehrten Umgang mit der Schöpfung

Rebel or collaborator of God? Hildegard of Bingen about a converted creation approach. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) describes the consequences of the destruction of nature with surprising modern illustrations. At the same time, she shows ways to change for the better. Instead of rebelling against God and the order of creation, man is invited to take his position in the heart of creation. Obedience frees man to deal with creation in a compliant manner. This way he can respond to God’s love and act with responsibility in the world. Keywords: Hildegard von Bingen, Schöpfung, Gottes Liebe, Freiheit, Vernunft, Verantwortung, Gottesvergessenheit, Umkehr, geschöpfliches Dasein, Gehorsam.

Vom Glück und Unglück des Helfens

In the mirror of the New Testament, helping is an authentic expression of being human. The focus is on the people who need help but should not remain dependent on it. Therefore, empathy and effectiveness are important virtues of helping. Helping makes people happy when it is done out of charity; helping brings misfortune when it becomes a means to an end. The ethos of helping is based on faith in God, who alone is able to save people's lives. This theocentrism relativises human helping and thus justifies the focus on what is humanly possible, but also the hope of transcending these limits, so that no one needs help any more, because all are filled with God's love.

The transformative power of accepting God's love

This article develops an account of some of the central features involved on the human side in adopting a richly accepting orientation towards God's love. It then builds a conceptual and empirical argument for the conclusion that accepting God's love can enhance a person's mental health and can indirectly enable a person to cultivate or maintain moral virtues – whether or not God exists. Importantly, the article contends that these transformative benefits are available to both believers and agnostics, and an original secondary data analysis is offered to support this conclusion in the case of agnostics. The article explains how this transformative value of accepting God's love may serve as the basis for a novel pragmatic argument for theistic religious commitment.

Religiositas, olahraga dan etika belaskasih (hesed)

In this reflective article, the writers study Religiosity, sports and the ethics of mercy (hesed). This study departs from the author's observation of one of John Ortberg’s books. Ortberg explained in his work, among others that in the area of spirituality we often play like we want to score in basketball or baseball, with the hope of scoring as much as possible, whether quantitatively or qualitatively. Based on this thought, the writers observe the text of Philippians 2: 6-8, that Jesus is the only servant who can be emulated in all things by giving up the totality of His life for the sake of humanity. The uniqueness of Jesus as a servant of God has been reflected in the story of His life, namely He was born in a cage of animals and served indefinitely. And at the end of His life, He was willing to die in the most despicable state of being crucified. The story of Jesus is the story of God descending to earth who took on human appearance. The method used is a qualitative research method, and the authors examine the Philippian text to analyze the Bible's view of Religiosity, sport and the ethics of mercy (hesed). The reflective study process carried out by these authors is to use a variety of reliable library and electronic sources to support the authors's analysis. The results of this study, which were intended from the beginning as reflective narratives rather than theoretical analysis, are to believe that Jesus came down to earth as a manifestation of God's love from Heaven, and that should be an example for us all as His disciples. ====== Dalam tulisan berciri reflektif ini, penulis melakukan kajian terhadap Religiositas, olahraga dan etika belaskasih (hesed). Kajian ini berangkat dari pengamatan penulis terhadap sebuah buku John Ortberg. Ortberg menjelaskan dalam karyanya tersebut antara lain bahwa dalam area spiritualitas seringkali kita bermain seperti ingin mencetak skor dalam basket atau baseball, dengan harapan mencetak skor sebanyak-banyaknya, apakah secara kuantitatif atau secara kualitatif. Berdasarkan pemikiran tersebut, maka penulis mengamati teks Filipi 2:6-8, bahwa Yesus adalah satu-satunya hamba yang dapat diteladani dalam segala hal dengan menyerahkan totalitas hidup-Nya demi umat manusia. Keunikan Yesus sebagai hamba Tuhan telah tercermin dalam kisah hidup-Nya, yakni Dia lahir di kandang hewan dan melayani tanpa batas waktu. Dan pada akhir hidupNya, Dia rela mati dalam keadaan yang paling hina yakni disalibkan. Kisah Yesus adalah kisah Allah yang turun ke bumi yang mengambil rupa manusia. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif, penulis mengkaji teks Filipi untuk menganalisis pandangan Alkitab mengenai Religiositas, olahraga dan etika belaskasih (hesed). Proses kajian reflektif yang dilakukan oleh penulis adalah menggunakan berbagai sumber pustaka maupun elektronik yang terpercaya untuk mendukung analisis penulis. Hasil penelitian ini, yang memang dari awal diniatkan sebagai narasi reflektif bukan teoritis analisis, hendak mengimani bahwa Yesus turun ke bumi sebagai perwujudan dari kasih Allah dari sorga, dan hal tersebut semestinya menjadi teladan bagi kita semua sebagai murid-murid-Nya.

„Troszczysz się o wszystko, bo to wszystko Twoje, Panie, miłośniku życia” (Mdr 11,26) – afirmacja życia na kartach Pisma Świętego

„You care about everything, because everything is yours, Lord, lover of life” (Wis 11.26) – affirmation of life in the pages of the Holy Scriptures Life is one of the main subject in Bible, because God describe Himself as Living, Alive, and create life and enables it’s various forms to development, and bring out from nonexistence. At the basis of that is God’s love, reachable for people in the relationship with Him. In this article the life’s affirmation is analysed in the key of continuity, growth and transposition, according to generally accepted ideas of the time of Bible’s books redaction. It’ll be taken into account texts, where is described the subject by using word „life”. Temat życia jest zasadniczym w Biblii z racji, iż Bóg określa w niej siebie jako Żywego, Żyjącego, jak również stwarza życie, predysponuje różne jego formy do rozwoju, a także wydobywa z niebytu. U podstaw znajduje się miłość JHWH, uchwytna dla człowieka, gdy wchodzi z Nim w relację. W niniejszym artykule afirmacja życia jest rozpatrywana w kluczu ciągłości motywu, rozwoju i transpozycji, zgodnie z ogólnie przyjętymi szacunkowo koncepcjami czasu redakcji ksiąg Pisma Świętego. Uwzględnione zostają teksty, w których pojawia się bezpośrednie odniesienie do tematu, zaznaczone w obecności podstawowego terminu opisującego życie.

This Sacred Life

In a time of climate change, environmental degradation, and social injustice, the question of the value and purpose of human life has become urgent. What are the grounds for hope in a wounded world? This Sacred Life gives a deep philosophical and religious articulation of humanity's identity and vocation by rooting people in a symbiotic, meshwork world that is saturated with sacred gifts. The benefits of artificial intelligence and genetic enhancement notwithstanding, Norman Wirzba shows how an account of humans as interdependent and vulnerable creatures orients people to be a creative, healing presence in a world punctuated by wounds. He argues that the commodification of places and creatures needs to be resisted so that all life can be cherished and celebrated. Humanity's fundamental vocation is to bear witness to God's love for creaturely life, and to commit to the construction of a hospitable and beautiful world.

Jazyková stránka diskusí mladých křesťanů v kyberprostoru

The present article introduces the results of the analysis of texts by Czech (Catholic) Christian young adults published in 2019 and 2020 on the website signaly.cz. This page is intended to unite Christians and support them in their faith. The texts are diverse in genre, their content is purely religious or secular, but it at least remotely touches on the issues of the spiritual life of man or his/her religiosity (“soft spirituality”). Posting on the internet testifies to the need for young people not only to strengthen themselves and others in their faith in God, but also to share trivial content that relates to daily life and behind which (in the background) they see God’s will, the expression of God’s love and wisdom.

La necesidad de apoyo y la relación paterno- filial

En el presente artículo se explorará la necesidad imperante de todo ser humano por experimentar el amor de Dios a través del amor de su origen físico y espiritual, a saber, sus propios padres de familia. En la primera parte del análisis se desarrolla un breve marco teórico, partiendo de la experiencia de ser persona, que explica la relación entre la noción de amor y felicidad humanos. Posteriormente se establece la conexión indeleble entre la necesidad de experimentar el amor de Dios y corresponderlo, pasando por el reconocimiento excelso de la libertad. Amar y ser amado en la tierra, en ese sentido, pasa por el acto libre humano de aceptar la posibilidad de ser copartícipes de la procreación y educación de los hijos de Dios. Finalmente, se exalta el compromiso de toda sociedad por revalorar la función que ejercen los padres de familia en la construcción del “hogar global” de los seres humanos. Abstract: The following article will explore the human need to experience the love of God, through the love of those who are our physical and spiritual origin, that is, our parents. The first part of the analysis will stablish a theoretical framework, drawn from our human experience, that explains the relationship between the notion of human love and happiness. Secondly, the connection between the need to experience God’s love in order to reciprocate it through freedom will be brought to our discussion. In that sense, to love and being loved on earth becomes a matter of acknowledging the true nature of human freedom up to the point of, willingly, co-participating in God’s plan to become parents, that is: to procreate and educate the children of God. Finally, the commitment of every society to rethink and value the function of parents to build society from the inside, the “global home” for human beings, will be exalted. Key Words: Love, Family, Parenthood, Freedom, Happiness.