Commentary on the causes of the formulation of the dogmas of the Christian Church Cover Image

Reflecţii asupra primelor două porunci din Decalog – omul în relaţie de comuniune veşnică cu Dumnezeu
Commentary on the causes of the formulation of the dogmas of the Christian Church

Author(s): Adrian Gheorghe Paul
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Editura U. T. Press
Keywords: New man; Decalogue; relationship; participation; dialogue; divine grace;

Summary/Abstract: The present study emphasizes the idea that man is a full and fulfilled being only if he is, tends and keeps in a dialogical relationship with God, his origin and supreme purpose. The fulfillment of the commandments is necessary in the equation of participation in the "life of God", in order to renew and advance to completion. The help of the divine grace received according to the personal ascetic ascents of each individual is definitive in order to continuously support the eager believer after the divine life of his Model of life, Jesus Christ. The first two commandments in Decalogue, which are in close connection, invite us to follow God and to our modeling according to the perfect image of Jesus Christ, until we become in the world a "face" representative of the full Icon of the Lord, modeled by virtue with the various colors of the divine commandments. Keeping us in a communion relationship with God by fulfilling His commandments, always listening Him, obeying Him completely, doing what He asks of us for our eternal good, it is essentially the purpose for which God created us from the beginning: our eternal happiness and fulfillment. To reach this desire, we need to understand the call (vocationis) of our participation in His life full of divine grace and glory, in a permanent dialogue of living according to His will. For He "wants all men to be saved, and to come to a knowledge of the truth" (I Tim. 2,4).

  • Issue Year: XI/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 89-131
  • Page Count: 43
  • Language: Romanian