Die Gestaltung des christlichen Lebens in der Gemeinde nach Mathäus 18.

Due to the many new challenges posed by technique which a proper Christian behaviour has to face, the Christians - called to a responsibility - witness how community ethics falls by the wayside. Therefore the present paper focuses upon a biblical excerpt containing the oldest community order which people have known. Addressed are the powerful of the community. They are expected not to reach out for more power, but to humble themselves, to look after "the little ones", to look for those who have gone astray, to submit to the generally acknowledged order and to be ready to forgive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]