Penderitaan sebagai Jalan Mistik Menuju Kesatuan Hidup bersama Kristus

Belajar dari Perjalanan Paulus Ke Sorga (2 Korintus 12:1-10)

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ID22178752
AuthorsFirman Panjaitan (0000-0002-3350-1982, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume5
Issue2
Pages271-280
Publication date2021-08-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligious Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama dan Lintas Budaya (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2528-7230 • E-ISSN: 2528-7249
PublisherSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University of Bandung (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15575/rjsalb.v5i2.12677
OpenAlexW3193767329
LanguageEN
References cited4

Suffering is the secret of human life. Generally, people view suffering as God's reaction to human sin. This view is corrected by Paul in 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10, which emphasizes that suffering is not God's punishment but God's way of maintaining human humility in facing life. By using the rhetorical critique method, which is a method that explores understanding by creating a single literary genre from many inter-textualities, both in biblical texts and extra-biblical texts, this researcher finds a message that suffering is actually a 'mystical pathâ€TM to experience encounter and union with God. In union with God, humans realize that they are part of life as a whole, so they must share and care for each other based on the understanding that all human beings are part of Divine life. Thus 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10 affirms that suffering is not a negative thing and needs to be complained about, but must be grateful for the understanding that this is the †̃mystical pathâ€TM of humans towards the unity of life with Christ and fellow humans

Art · Human life · Humility · Literature · Mysticism · Political science · Religious life · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Theology · Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology

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