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Din perspectiva mea, obstacolul care ne împiedică să căutăm din nou ceea ce considerăm a fi corect pentru fiecare dintre noi reprezintă, în realitate, o altă problemă, mai precis, o atitudine greșită față de nedreptățile comise. Această atitudine poate implica negarea, minimalizarea sau amplificarea gravității infracțiunilor, evitarea asumării responsabilităților sau transferul acestora către alții. O astfel de abordare a păcatului este una dintre cele care pot da naștere la situații foarte complexe și descurajatoare în consilierea pastorală (pastorație). În ceea ce privește cercetarea mea, voi concentra atenția asupra conceptului de speranță în contextul apariției acestor situații și voi căuta sursele valide ale acestei speranțe.

This paper is an expanded and somewhat more elaborated version of an earlier study in which I tried to give a general overview on the word-usage concerning the passion of Jesus Christ in the early Christian creeds. The purpose of this short paper is in part to give a comparative presentation of the sufferings of Lord Jesus Christ in the Western Creeds, and in part I also try to define the role of mentioning the name of Pontius Pilatus in them.

Nagy Antal Mihály református lelkipásztor, a Sárospataki Református Teológiai Akadémia nyugalmazott tanára életének 86. évében, 2016. szeptember 25-én tért haza Teremtőjéhez. Megemlékezésemet hadd indítsam azzal a reménységgel, amelyről ő maga sok alkalommal tett bizonyságot tanítványai előtt, és amelyre teológiai kérdések megvitatásakor emlékeztette őket: „»Az üvegtenger partján« kapunk majd választ sok kérdésre, de egyelőre be kell érnünk azzal, amit az Ige mond anélkül, hogy túllépnénk a bibliai kijelentésen.” Ő minden bizonnyal már sok kérdésére kapott választ, amikor szemtől szembe láthatta meg Urát, ahogyan biztosak lehetünk abban is, hogy sok kérdése akkorra már súlyát vesztette, hiszen a tapasztalt tanár, a mindenki Anti bácsija sokszor egészítette ki korábban említett intését azzal, hogy valószínű sok kérdésünk már nem is lesz kérdés akkor, mert eltűnik, vagy eltörpül majd a nagy találkozásban.

In this short paper I would like to provide a comparative analysis of the passages concerning the passion of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Early Christian confessions (among them the Apostolic Creed1 as well), because these passages are frequently the source of theological misunderstanding and debates. The main question which urged me to do this research had occurred in relation with the Apostolic Creed. How do we say correctly: ‘I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell…’ or ‘I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered, under Pontius Pilate He was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell…’? I shall try to answer this question by analysing the relevant passages of the creeds which were composed in the first six centuries.