Iranaeus Birth

The Christian Church is comprised of a diverse body of people who all share a common belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Fundamentally, the principal theological tenet of the Christian faith is the belief in God, the creator of this world who sent his son, Jesus Christ, into the world so that through his death on the cross and resurrection from the dead, people might come to know the love of God. Elsewhere, the Church is referred to (albeit figuratively) as the bride of Christ (Revelation 21:2, 9-10). From both its core theological underpinnings and the picture painted by the author of Revelation, we may note from the outset how our understanding of the Church is both a unity of belief and a unity with Jesus Christ.

The purpose

For Iranaeus, the Church has received faith in God, the creator of the world, through the evangelical work of the apostles. This faith is rooted in the sacrificial love of God, who sent His son, Jesus, to be born as a human. Iranaeus further expounds on this by affirming Jesus’ birth through a virgin, death on the cross, and subsequent resurrection on the third day, as well as his ascension and second coming as mentioned in Ephesians 1:10. After the second coming of Christ, every knee shall bow to proclaim that Christ is the king. The judgment of the world will be just and will be passed on humans and “apostate

In expounding upon this idea, he mentions that the Church is called to be in a mediating relationship with God and the humanity and not be restricted to its own being. Furthermore, he explains that the function of sacrament occurs because of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Emphasizing the importance of “the sacrament of saving unity”, Gutierrez states that the Church cannot accomplish its tasks without the presence of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, nor can it be conscious of its being. It is only God who helps a person know about the Word, whether it is by a human act or divine revelation.

He emphasizes that one cannot separate the Church from the world, because it is not something that exists as another. Also, that Church can be understood as “humanity” because humans make up the Church. Since the Church is relative to liberation, the process of liberation cannot take place without the involvement of the triune God. In addition, the process also suggests the act of liberation to not happen on its own that is without the complete body of Christ. The Church itself it a witness to the presence of Christ in the process of liberation, that is, it is the core theme of