그리스도인의 삼중적 관계성에 대한 신학적 이해와 이에 따른 기독교 윤리적 실천방안

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to articulate some alternative suggestions of Christian Ethics in the understandings of triune relationships between God, human being, and nature. All Christians have the fundamental and unavoidable relationships between God, human being, and nature from the very beginning of the creation. Therefore, christian faith means to involve this triune relationship, christian ethics should be defined in the understanding of this triune relationship. The relationship between God and human being is suggested as such communion relationship, father-son relationship, and master-servant relationship, the relationship between human being and human being is interdependent relationship, co-worker relationship, and moral relationship, and finally the relationship between human being and nature is companionship, stewardship, and kinship. In these relationships, all christians live and maintain their faith in church and society. Therefore, Christian ethics should consider all these relationships, and be practised by these ways. The ethical practice in the relationship between God and human being is accomplished in ‘worship’ which is mystical communion between God and his children, the relationship between human being and human being is practised in ‘sacrifice and serve’ which is love, and the relationship between human being and nature is actualized in ‘maintaining lives’ which is coexisting. In this understanding, Christian ethics conclusively should be practised in worship, sacrifice, and maintaining lives and these three categories should characterized in more details.