SINODALITAS MENUJU GEREJA PARTISIPATIF
Keywords:
Ecclesial Communion, Divine Will, Mission of the Church, Proclamation of Faith, Christ’s AuthorityAbstract
The existence of the Church as a communio (a fellowship of believers) is not the result of human creation but arises from the divine will. Christ Himself established the essential elements of the Church’s Teaching, Liturgy, and Constitution, which shape its very being. This founding is inseparable from the fulfillment of the divine will to save humanity. Beginning with the event of the Incarnation, God formed a Christian community that listens to, lives out, and proclaims His Word. This community was established to communicate the faith to the world through its missionary calling. The communication of faith (proclamation) carried out by the Church can be rightly fulfilled only when it remains centered on Christ in communion with the Father and the Holy Spirit. From Christ, the Church receives authoritative powers: the power to teach, the power to govern, and the power to sanctify. With the authority it receives from Christ, the Church journeys together in a spirit of participation to make present the Kingdom of God in the world (mission).References
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