Aktualnost sakramenta krštenja

Abstract

U radu se traže odgovori na pitanja: Koji je razlog krštenja? Što krštenje znači? Zašto ovakav simbolizam krštenja? Važnost krštenja za kršćanski život nastoji se obrazložiti kroz uvid u njegovo kristološko i antropološko značenje i spasenjsku nužnost, na temelju Novoga zavjeta te posebno Rim 6, 1-11, gdje Pavao razlaže odnos krštenja i grijeha, zakona i milosti kroz ideju o dioništvu svih ljudi na istoj naravi (Adamu) te kroz pridruženje Kristovoj smrti i uskrsnuću. Slijed katekumenata pomaže razumjeti odnos procesa osobnog obraćenja i krštenja odraslih, a zajedništvo u vjeri i odgovornost kršćanskih roditelja pomaže razumjeti opravdanost krštenja djece kao pridruženja Kristu i Crkvi u kršćanskoj obitelji, što dijete uvodi u dinamiku Božje ljubavi. Konačno, odgovor na pitanje: Što je za mene krštenje? potiče na preispitivanje kršćanskog života u odnosu na sakramentalno pridruženje Kristu i Crkvi.

The paper is seeking answers to the questions: Which is the reason for baptism? What does baptism mean? Why this symbolism of baptism? The importance of baptism in Christian life is explained through an insight into its Christological and anthropological meaning and salvific necessity, based on the New Testament, especially Rm. 6, 1-11, where Paul explains the correlation between baptism and sin, law and grace through the idea of the participation of all people in the same nature (Adam) and through joining with Christ’s death and resurrection. The sequence of catechumenate helps to understand the relation between the process of personal conversion and baptism of adults; communion in faith and responsibility of Christian parents help to understand the justification of infant baptism as joining with Christ and Church in Christian family, which introduces the child into the dynamics of God’s love. Finally, the answer to the question: What is baptism for me? It urges us to re-examine our Christian life in relation to the sacramental joining with Christ and Church.