The Missionary Nature of the Church as a Salvific Role in the Light of the Second Vatican Council Documents
Łukasz Samiec
Abstract
The Second Vatican Council in the Constitution Lumen gentium shows the mystery of the Church in relation to the Holy Trinity. In the perspective as the fruit of love which unites the Father with the Son within the Trinity: just on the strength of this love the Father wanted to unite all creation in his Son. Mysterium Ecclesiae arises therefore Mysterium Trinitatis by. Also in the Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church defined it: ”The Church is missionary by nature since its origin in the mission of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, according to the plan of God the Father” (AG 2). With this statement the Council has identified in its essence the missionary dimension of the Church, and it reaffirmed that the preaching of the Gospel to all men is the main task of the Church – salvation.
Keywords:
The Second Vatican Council, documents of the Church, Holy Trinity, missionary origin of the Church, salvationReferences
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