Jezus Chrystus jako punkt odniesienia dla eschatologicznego pielgrzymowania Kościoła w Deklaracji Dominus Iesus o jedyności i powszechności zbawczej Jezusa Chrystusa i Kościoła

Abstract

The indisputable purpose of Christianity is redemption of all people (comp. Priestly Constitution about the Church in contemporary world Gaudium et spes 45, and the Church by its exceptional nature and clearly made by Christ will, has been called to implement the plan „going all over the world and teaching all the nations baptizing them in the name of God, Son and Holy Spirit” (comp. Mt 28, 19-20), „who will believe and accept the baptism, will become redeemed” (Mk 16,16). Declaration Dominus Iesus will also express it precisely indicating that the Church is not the purpose itself, but it is assigned to the Kingdom of God. The Church by its nature is directed to height with the Lord. Its dynamism connected with preaching the Gospel is a result of the Lord’s order as well as the truth that it forms the community of pilgrims who await the another coming of Christ. The time of the Church’s mission closely related to preaching the Gospel is characterized by eschatological dynamism. It follows from the fact that the Church feels mental strain connected with its existence between the first and the second coming of the Lord. The Church considered as new People of God has „already” its beginning of height in Jesus Christ and „still” its expectation for fulfilling the all in Jesus the Lord on the day of His another coming. For the Church the point of reference in its Gospel mission but also in its eschatological expectation is the Person of God’s Son. In consequence it appears to be logical that the Church following the Lord’s order and fulfilling the request to love all people, preaches and what is more is obliged to preach perpetually Christ whom people find the height of religious life and whom God made the unity of all. Taking all into consideration, it must be said that Declaration Dominus Iesus is an ecclesial document highly valid at the moment. The wide range of various and not always adequate comments proves the fact that firm statement concerning Christ Revelation which will be still in the world history the true signpost for whole humankind. The truth which is represented by Christ requires to be accepted as the universal authority.