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Tineretul de astăzi se confruntă cu o criză a identității valorilor, fără a fi vinovat pentru aceasta. Cei responsabili de educația și îndrumarea lor, cum ar fi părinții, dascălii, clericii și îndrumătorii spirituali, și-au pierdut orientarea spirituală, preferând adesea siguranța în locul mântuirii. În societatea actuală, se observă o predominanță a răului explicată prin prisma mentalității evoluționiste susținute de știință. În acest context, cuvintele din Sfânta Scriptură și apelul către Dumnezeu par a fi fără rost. Răul este adesea redus la încălcări ale normelor etice, explicate printr-un raționalism care justifică urmarea pasiunilor personale. Abaterea de la calea corectă trasată de Părinții Bisericii, precursorii pedagogiei moderne, a dus la o pierdere a valorilor fundamentale ale creației divine. Este esențial să redescoperim fundamentul creștin al pedagogiei și orientarea spirituală pentru a remedia această situație.

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.

E kötet ünnepeltje több könyvéből és tanulmányából is kiviláglik, hogy teológiai munkássága egy részét Ferencz József életének szentelte, s éppen ezért gondoltam arra, hogy a köszöntésére szánt tanulmányomat kedvenc kutatási területéről választom. Az ünnepelt Teológia és népszolgálat című művében alaposan elemezte a matuzsálemi kort megért püspök minden teológiai szakdiszciplínát felölelőmunkásságát, és ezért köszöntő írásomban Ferencz József életpályájának csupán egyetlen mozzanatához szeretnék néhány megjegyzést fűzni.

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.

A megbékélés keresése eredménytelen volt, a harc pedig részben célt ért és hisszük, hogy további részében is diadalt hoz. Kelet-Magyarország, északi és keleti Erdély újra magyar! A románokkal szembeni magatartásunk visszatérhet azokhoz az ősi alapokhoz, amelyeket a nemzetiségi kérdésre nézve általánosságban István király Intelmei jelöltek ki és amelyeket Erdélyben Bethlen Gábor országépítő politikája valósított meg. Ez az ősi út az egyetlen helyes magatartás.