Ustanowienie Dwunastu w dziele fundacji Kościoła
Commissioning of the Twelve in the foundation of the Church

Summary/Abstract: The subject matter of the article is the foundation of the Church. The latest exegetical and theological research proves that it was multi-faceted and multidimensional. Presently, one no longer refers to a single act of foundation but rather a number of such events. They have been described and outlined by theologians as well as the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. The founder of the Church is Jesus Christ. Christ and the Church are inseparable.There is no Ecclesia without Christ. His whole life, words and deeds display a distinctive Church-creating trait. Similarly, we do not know Christ without the Church, without the community he created around himself and in which he still manifests Himself.The commissioning of the Twelve Apostles by Christ has been highlighted in the process of ecclesiogenesis. The Apostles are called from a greater number of followers in order to bewith the Master, copy His way of life and continue His mission. They represent the twelve generations of Israel and become the sign of the People of God of End Times. The „creation”of the Twelve begins the realization of the concept of the „creation” of Israel of End Times, that is the beginning of the Kingdom of God on Earth. The Twelve, as the seed of the Church,become the first preachers of the reign of God or the Good News of salvation. They do it on the orders and with the power of Christ, and also in His stead. The Commissioning of the Twelve by Jesus was an institutionalised operation. By being sent all over Israel they became the bearers of the office which would in turn be continued within the Church. The twelve form the basic structure of the Church and belong to its constitutive elements.

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