예배와 윤리적 삶은 어떤 관계인가?: 예배의 거룩성과 신자들의 삶의 윤리성의 상호관계성에 대한 고찰

Abstract

This Article has focused on the understanding of the relationship between the holiness of christian worship and ethical practice of christian life in the circumstance of the crisis of ethical absence in Korean churches. Holiness only comes from God, and christians, who have participated in the mystical communion with the Holy Spirit, can be clothed by His holiness. It is believed that this holiness of christians can only offered in the presence of worship through the triune God. This holiness by the grace of God consequently produces ethical practices in every areas of christians lives. Ethical practice is the fruit of the holiness. Holiness comes all the times first, and ethical life follows next. Holiness is not ethics. Holiness and ethics are not independently separated as two, but always connected as one. However, both have their own different characteristics. The relationship between holiness and ethics shows three natures as priority, balance, and communion. Priority of the relationship means that holiness comes first and ethics follows in order,and in order to solve ethical problems we should look at the holiness of church in worship rather than emphasizing ethical practices. The balance of the relationship means that any of them should not be over-emphasized. Too much emphasis on the holiness of worship can mislead churches into religious formalism without true life, and also the emphasis on ethics without holiness becomes the path for the worldly values. we should grasp both and maintain balance of these two great graces. finally the understanding of the relationship is communion in reality as one, and we can call ‘piety(pietas)’ in our christian life. It means that both holiness and ethics should show one of christian life as ‘piety’ without recognizing the border of two such as the relationships of ten commandments and sacrificial rites in Moses’ Law, six days and the Sabbath in the creation, and the righteous life and the crucification and resurrection in the work of Jesus Christ. The relationship between holiness of worship and ethical practice of life can be said ‘piety’ as one, although holiness obtain from the mystical communion in worship, ethical practice follows from this holiness.