Relation to the mundane world as a whole has always been a major subject in Christian thought. At least probably related to the early Christians, who expected the imminent Second Coming, therefore, its presence on the earth viewed as a transient episode. Over time, however, the presence of the Church in the world began to be understood as the plan has become mundane. Thus, there is a question arrangement of the church-world relationship, and therefore Catholic, compared to what he finds in the world.
most basic teaching of Christian orthodoxy has it that the world and a man (and thus society) are the work of God, can not therefore be inherently evil. But the other basic science is that its followers do not turn a blind eye to the manifold, the active presence of evil in the world. From the truth about the world as God's work can easily go to a vague, dull, but to facilitate the life formula, "the world is good, since it has the near and dear to recognize that if the world created by God is good, then there is nothing to cling to - whatever is in it, can not be inconsistent with His will, and even then, that's God himself with the handle. The attitude of acceptance, understanding, "niesprzeciwiania", the delicate face of evil on the basis of Catholicism is inadmissible. Philosopher's optimism on all versions is not a Christian worldview. Its distinct character known as Pelagianism was condemned by the church the other day and eradicated as heresy.
Scripture repeatedly points out that the reality is far more complicated than a smooth, or naive, hasełku "the world is good." called "the prince of this world" defines it - the devil. Also mentions, by no means pochwalnie as "sons of this world" who in worldly matters often prove far more effective than otrzaskani and "sons of light" . Such words of the Gospel comes the knowledge derived from direct observation, which reveals that the ill will, cynicism, indifference to the rights of God are among the people an everyday, over the majority of them even specifically does not break your hands, just in different ways to pass the agenda. Hence, it is easy to move into the belief that people are generally false, cruel, treacherous, etc., and social systems have these features reinforcing. In this way reaches the view that the earth really does exist a certain state of affairs - in other words, a certain order - but it is evil. And if so, can not come from God - hence the "this world" does not come from God. Conclusion arranged as follows: the world remains a order, which makes it difficult to do good, a prison for the good of the human soul, and good exists beyond the world and to reach it, you have to destroy it, destroy the global order, or escape it. And that's not the view of Christians, but the Gnostics - Gnostic akosmizm (or rather antykosmizm), representing, as it turns right, the opposite not only of Christian orthodoxy, but all traditionalism.
accurate, the assessment of writing these words, answer the question about the proper attitude towards "the world" gives the direction of the philosopher called archaism, better known as reakcjonizm or simply traditionalism. It indicates that God created the universe as a corporate . The idea of \u200b\u200bthe divine order pervades the entire cosmos. The most important objective is the recognition of human knowledge of that order and surrender to it, according to the will of God. This awareness is accompanied by the Europeans at least since the days of ancient Hellas - as he wrote a reactionary Polish professor. Zdziechowski Marian (1861-1938), Greek philosophy is "contemplation of order in the Universe '. Thought so traditionalists characterized kosmizm (gr. space - "the world" and also "order") corporate worship - the exact opposite of the Gnostic or antykosmizmu akosmizmu jutting from the belief that the world is bad. But God has bestowed on man - like the devil - free will, and thus His ability to protest the order. Mundane world (human, social) may therefore result in this confrontation do not reflect the divine order, and even revile him, denying at every turn - as is the case today. And here, as it seems, is entering the biblical "this world". By "this world" so harshly judged by Savior, not meant to be simply the earthly world, who as God's creation can not be inherently bad, but it is what is wrong: bad acting in it will, not force order, chaos and confrontation - and the consequences of their actions.
Proper posture is then on the fight against "this world" to restore the reign of divine order. Only in this context is easy to understand the meaning of words of English songs archaistów (Carlist) of fight "with Satan, the world and the flesh." Vita est Militia (Hi 7, 1). "is waging war life of man. "
Adam Danek
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