Jesus Christ – the pioneer and perfecter of the faith

Pitanje vjere sržno je teološko i egzistencijalno pitanje. Vjernikova vjera ima svoj uzor u Isusovoj vjeri na koju se slabo ukazivalo u povijesti teologije. Obnovljeno promišljanje o fides Christi započinje se s Hansom Ursom von Balthasarom i to u njegovu istoimenom djelu. Na tragu njegove misli u članku se promišlja o novozavjetnoj vjeri kao upotpunjenju starozavjetne. U drugom koraku donosi se misao o Kristovoj vjeri do koje se dolazi fenomenološkim putem, promatrajući Isusov odnos prema Ocu kako ga opisuje Novi zavjet. Iz toga će postati razvidno da je Isusov odnos prema Ocu paradigma svakoga vjerničkoga odnosa prema Bogu, što je tema trećega dijela ovoga članka. U zadnjem koraku artikulira se pitanje vjere u eshatonu pokazujući da je vjera potrebna i u gledanju Boga licem u lice jer se Otajstvo nikada ne može iscrpiti. Nakon rezimea članak kratko upućuje na vjeru kao put svetosti na koji nas poziva Božja svetost.The question of faith is a core theological and existential question. The faith of believers has its ideal in the faith of Jesus, which was poorly pointed to in the history of theology. The renewed reflection on the fides Christi begins with Hans Urs von Balthasar in his work of the same name. Following his decree, the article reflects on the New Testament faith as a complement to the Old Testament faith. In the second step, we reflect on the faith of Christ to which we arrive in a phenomenological way, by observing Jesus’ relationship with the Father as described in the New Testament. From this it will become apparent that Jesus’ relationship with the Father is a paradigm of every believer’s relationship with God, which is the theme of the third part of the article. In the last step, the question of faith is discussed in the eschaton, showing that faith is also needed in looking God face to face, because the Mystery can never be exhausted. After a résumé, the article briefly points to faith as a way of holiness to which we are called by God’s holiness