Our religious background is very upset. They say we're not in a time of change, but a new era. Before I was born, the Vatican banned ecumenism Vatican II prompted him, and now favors dialogue with other religions.
For almost 20 centuries has prevailed religious exclusivism: "Outside the Church there is no salvation." A mid-twentieth century Karl Rahner included as "anonymous Christians" all men of goodwill who profess other religions.
Today, the octogenarian Cardinal Martini, in his "Talks night in Jerusalem, says," Much more important than a particular religion and a way for me outside that seek God, to do it with sincerity and willing to give him. " But the Vatican is replicated to the old formula exclusive.
How I find my way I? I will go to Jesus and their behavior on their religious background.
Jesus and Judaism: Jesus was a Jew, he practiced his Jewish religion and died a Jew, calling on God with Psalm 22. When a lawyer asked, answered by proclaiming the "Shema Israel", the profession of Jewish faith, that every pious Israelite recited twice daily:
"Hear O Israel, the Lord is the sole Lord and love the Lord your God with whole heart, with all my heart, whole mind, with all your might. "
elevated to Jesus' second commandment, "and" similar to the first "another term from the Jewish tradition:" love thy neighbor as thyself. "
Jesus often quoted the prophets of Israel and explains its mission as the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah:
"The Spirit of the Lord rests upon me, because he has anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord. "
However, in citing this passage from Isaiah 61.1-2, short reading and omit the second hemistich the verse "and a day of vengeance for our God." Jesus does not accept the religious view, expressed in many passages of Scripture concerning God's wrath. Jesus at his baptism in the Jordan, saw God as Father. And they described in the parable of the prodigal son.
Jesus knows that the Law of Moses commands that the "men of the city" to stone the adulteress. But he defended shaming the perpetrators, and not condemn. According to the Act would not he have an obligation of clubbing? Jesus lived his Jewish religion with great freedom of conscience and in light of their experience of God as Father.
Jesus and other religions of his time, Jesus gives the example of the behavior of a Samaritan-a schism of Judaism, as an example against priests and lawyers. And the Samaritan woman says
"Believe me, woman: the time is coming that you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem ... but the hour is coming, or, rather, has come, who worship the true worship the Father in spirit and loyalty, for the Father seeks to worship him and men. " Jesus understood
that his mission was going "to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" and saw his miracles a sign that the promises were fulfilled, that had come the Kingdom of God. A Canaanite woman pagan asks you to heal her daughter. Jesus with a common expression in your environment says "not right away the bread to the children and throw it to dogs." The woman, with the greatest humility and confidence, he says "Come, Lord, even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
A pagan woman makes him see that there may be more faith-confidence, in a heathen than in Israel. The miracle occurs and discover Jesus that the Kingdom of God has come to pagans. Did
found a religion?: Christianity is based on Jesus, but Jesus did not found Christianity. The texts speak after the resurrection of instructions to the disciples, to preach throughout the world and to baptize. Many Catholic exegetes agree to consider these stories as midrash, as dramatized explanations, consider that there were no appearances but visions, religious experiences of those first Christians. They, interpreting scripture, understood that God had not allowed the failure of his envoy and "has made Lord and Messiah this Jesus whom you crucified."
That Jesus gave no such instructions, it is clear that the dispute remained the same apostles about the permanence of the Law of Moses and circumcision. As the pagans were embracing the faith, the early Christians had to be discovering new rites and increasingly away from Judaism. The new wine was bursting old bottles.
Conclusions: In every religion there is a tension between prophecy and institution. Jesus as a prophet, instigated a movement that ended up exceeding the institutions of Judaism.
The nascent Christianity was developing new institutions that displaced the prophetic. The initial experiences sought support of Greek philosophy and dogmas were proclaimed. Constantine changed the martyrs of dignitaries of the Empire changed the service authority. In these situations come from the centuries of religious exclusivity.
I think the movement that led Jesus fit the Samaritan woman, the Canaanite, the Roman centurion, the rabbi at our synagogue, the imam of the mosque, the Buddhist or Shinto ... without receiving circumcision or baptism. Not be called Christians, but are children of God and citizens called to live their reign.
As Cardinal Martini says "You can not Catholic God. God is beyond the limits and boundaries put it. " Gonzalo
Hague
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