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U uvodu članka se ističe da trajni mir u svijetu nije moguće graditi na promjenjivom ljudskom temelju već jedino na nepromjenjivom temelju Isusa Krista. Biblijski poticaj za mir pronalazimo u pavlovskom konceptu Kristove pomiriteljske službe/žrtve kao čina novog stvaranja. Naglasak članka je na Poslanici Efežanima i odlomku Ef 2,14-16, koji je izrazito aktualan jer osim o vertikalnom pomirenju ljudi s Bogom, govori i o horizontalnom pomirenju dviju neprijateljskih skupina Židova i pogana od kojih nastaje novi stvor – Crkve, kao dio novog pomirenog čovječanstva u kojem prestaju vrijediti stare etničke i rasne podjele koje sve do današnjih dana dovode do sukoba i ratova. U prvom dijelu članka naglašavamo posebnost i podrijetlo grčkih pojmova καινὴ κτίσις, novo stvorenje, koji se koristi u autentičnim Pavlovim poslanicama, i καινός ἄνθρωπος, novi čovjek ili novo čovječanstvo, koji pronalazimo u Poslanici Efežanima i u deuteropavlovskim poslanicama. Moguće je govoriti o trima različitim primjenama motiva novog stvorenja koje nisu međusobno isključive: na pojedinca (obraćenici), na zajednicu vjernika te na svijet u cjelini. Osim toga, navode se dvije bitne karakteristike novog stvorenja: pomirenje i odbacivanje svjetskih (ljudskih) standarda u svrhu vjerodostojnog življenja novog života u Kristu. U drugom dijelu rada daju se određene naznake o konceptu mira i izmirenja u pavlovskim spisima, s naglaskom na dvama grčkim pojmovima za pomirenje: (ἀπο)καταλλάσσω, izmirenje, i ποιέω εἰρήνη, uspostavljanje mira. Zatim se govori o povezanosti motiva novog stvorenja i pomirenja. Posebno se ističe odlomak Ef 2,14-16 jer je, za razliku od ostalih pavlovskih tekstova u kojima je Bog subjekt i cilj pomirenja, riječ o jedinom odlomku u Novom zavjetu u kojem Krist nije samo posrednik nego izravan subjekt pomirenja i novog stvaranja. U završnom trećem dijelu donosimo dodatne napomene o motivu novog stvorenja (stvaranja) po put razvoja pavlovske teologije pomirenja i popratnog rječnika, od pojedinačne i zajedničarske primjene u autentičnim poslanicama do šire primjene na sve stvorenje u deuteropavlovskim poslanicama. Zaključno, govor o pomirenju kao činu novog stvaranja podsjeća nas da je u Crkvi, koja jest novi Kristov stvor, već ostvarena prva faza sveopćeg Božjeg plana spasenja za cijelo čovječanstvo i sve stvorenje. U svjetlu raznih ratova koji se sada vode u svijetu, to znači da su kršćani, članovi Crkve, prvi pozvani posvjedočiti da je Bog jedini izvor mira koji se može ostvariti samo u Kristu.

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This article, with the title Henri de Lubac - A witness of Christ and the Church, concentrates on the theology of Cardinal Henri de Lubac. The reader is invited to consider his attendance on Christ and his mystical body - the Church. De Lubac's is a great testimony of love for the Church, despite the suffering that he quietly lived. The Church is continuously reborn and renewed in the sacrifice of the Eucharist, which is the basis of her communion and the source of holiness. Finis omnium Ecclesia: the Church is as great as the Divine plan of creation; it is the inner basis of that plan. Therefore we realize the meaning of faith in God for an appropriate understanding of the Church and the mission of Christians within it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Na temelju Papinih okružnica “Radujte se” i “Istražujte”, objavljenih prigodom obilježavanja Godine posvećenog života, članak prikazuje zauzeto življenje poziva na svetost evanđeoskom radikalnošću; ona je pridržana svima, ali redovnici slijede Gospodina na poseban način, na proročki način. Članak je podijeljen je u tri dijela. U prvoj točki polazi se od pitanja duhovnih zvanja kao polazišta u promatranju posvećenog života. S obzirom na utvrđeno stanje u pogledu duhovnih zvanja čini se kao da se nekim automatizmom pretpostavlja život redovništva u budućnosti. Druga točka govori o općem pozivu svakog kršćanina na svetost. U dogmatskoj konstituciji Lumen Gentium potvrđeno je teološko načelo općeg poziva na svetost. Na putu svetosti papa Franjo naglašava put Kristova križa. Kada ispovijedamo Krista bez križa, nismo Gospodinovi učenici, tada smo svjetovni. Evanđeoski savjeti u svjetlu križa Kristova uzdižu ljudsko dostojanstvo. Treća točka pobliže objašnjava govor o Evanđelju kao srži i temelju u životu Bogu posvećenih osoba i životu Crkve. Evanđelje sa sobom uvijek nosi elemente protivnosti, te stoga u našim životima moramo prigrliti malenost kao vrijednost, jer život Bogu posvećenih osoba u sučeljavanju je s modernom kulturom.

Throughout the New Testament, we find exhortations to imitate or follow in the steps of Christ, Paul and even some other godly people. In the Epistle to the Philippians, we find this exhortation to imitate incorporated into a Pauline theology of progressive sanctification. Sanctification in Philippians is portrayed as a conforming to Christ through the knowledge of Him, which comes through tripartite means of the Word of God (the Apostolic teaching), the internal work of God's Spirit and the imitation of Christ, the Apostle Paul and other godly examples. We will aim at forming a biblical theology of sanctification through imitation restricted in our analysis to the Epistle of Philippians. First part of the article reviews the teaching of sanctification in Philippians, with an emphasis on passages where Paul directly addresses this issue: Philippians 1:9-11, 27-29; 2:12-16; 3:1-15. Second part of the article introduces us to biblical teaching on imitation, and then it reviews a downward spiral of imitation: imitating Christ (Phil. 2:5), imitating Paul (Phil. 3:17a; 4:9) and imitating Paul's faithful imitators (Phil. 3:17b). In the conclusion, we will see that imitation of Christ and His faithful imitators is a means of progressive sanctification that is both important and often neglected, both by those who should serve as primary examples of godliness (spiritual leaders) and those who need to learn by imitating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

POLYSEMY OF THE VERB krist ‘FALL’ IN THE LATVIAN LANGUAGESummaryThis article describes one of the fundamental problems of lexicography: the representation of polysemy in dictionaries. Often the number of word meanings differs in explanatory dictionaries. For instance, the number of meanings of the verb krist ‘fall’ found in the “Dictionary of the Latvian Literary Language” is 24, in the “Dictionary ofthe Latvian Language” – 17 and in the “Dictionary of the Contemporary Latvian Language” – 18 meanings.Different research methods are applied in the analysis of the meaning system of the verb krist. In the article relations of the word meanings are analyzed paradigmatically, by applying the method of semantic component analysis, and syntagmatically, by applying the semantic conjunction approach. In addition, word meaning relations are analyzed by applying the prototype theory of cognitive linguistics.After the analysis of definitions of the verb krist in the explanatory dictionaries of the Latvian language as well as the analysis of examples of the verb krist in the contemporary Latvian language corpus, the author concludes that it is possible to form a meaning system of the verb krist comprising 8 meanings.

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The aim of this paper is to analyse two very important anthropological notions of the Apostle Paul and to try to point out, through the dialectic relationship of the »First« and the »Last« Adam (1 Cor 15:45), as well as the »old« and the »new« human being (Eph. 4, 22 – 24; Kol. 3, 9-10), that the Christian anthropology in its ontology is directly linked to the ontology of God himself. According to the teaching of the Apostle Paul, it is necessary to reject the old human being and put on the new human being, because the human being is called by God to a new life in the Church. The apostle Paul points out that the fi rst Adam, created as a »living soul«, found the fullness of his being and life and the realization of his ultimate goal in the person of last Adam – »the life-giving Spirit«, i.e. in the Mystery of God that became the Human Being, Christ. The novelty of the New Testament anthropology, in relation to the ancient Greek and Old-Testamentary, brought by the Apostle Paul, is the Last, New Adam, who is the originator of the new humanity and life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ignatius of Antioch passed on to us a large part of his ideas about salvation, martyrdom, and suffering through the epistles which he wrote shortly before being martyred. The author did not articulate very clearly the relationship between salvation and martyrdom, probably because he had little time to do so. Thus, if we correlate some of the expressions he uses such as „to attain unto God“ and „now I am perfected“ with the act of martyrdom, it would seem that martyrdom is the only way for a Christian to attain unto God and to be perfected. This paper proves that Ignatius does not see martyrdom as a means to achieve salvation, but as the right way for a Christian to leave earthly life in order to be with God for eternity, thanks to the salvation given by Christ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]