Chap., §
1 Int, 1 | to the very nature of the Christian life, and is also the inspiration
2 Int, 2 | apostolate. The presence of Christian communities is more evident
3 Int, 2 | with the members of other Christian churches and other religions,
4 Int, 2 | interior renewal of faith and Christian life. For missionary activity
5 Int, 2 | Church, revitalizes faith and Christian identity, and offers fresh
6 Int, 2 | the new evangelization of Christian peoples will find inspiration
7 1, 5 | is characteristic of the Christian faith: belief in one God
8 1, 6 | Christ is contrary to the Christian faith. St. John clearly
9 1, 11| who has faith" (Rom 1:16). Christian martyrs of all times - including
10 1, 11| Church, and every individual Christian within her, may not keep
11 1, 11| to the faith and to the Christian life as a service to their
12 2, 17| understood by those who lack Christian faith, whereas different
13 3, 23| situations within the first Christian communities. It is also
14 3, 24| Law in order to become a Christian (cf. Acts 15:5-11, 28).
15 3, 25| impulse of the Spirit, the Christian faith is decisively opened
16 3, 26| material. Indeed, a true Christian community is also committed
17 3, 27| proclaim the Gospel. Thus the Christian community at Antioch sends
18 3, 27| considered the normal outcome of Christian living, to which every believer
19 4, 32| of countries with ancient Christian traditions, the increasing
20 4, 32| Council it was said that some Christian cities and countries had
21 4, 32| contrast to some traditionally Christian areas which are in need
22 4, 33| not known, or which lack Christian communities sufficiently
23 4, 33| term.52~Secondly, there are Christian communities with adequate
24 4, 33| fervent in their faith and in Christian living. They bear witness
25 4, 33| in countries with ancient Christian roots, and occasionally
26 4, 34| churches in traditionally Christian countries, for example,
27 4, 35| conversion as well, and even Christian worship. Elsewhere the obstacles
28 4, 36| dechristianization within Christian countries, the decrease
29 4, 36| counterwitness of believers and Christian communities failing to follow
30 4, 36| theologians and professional Christian journalists to intensify
31 4, 36| here as in every area of Christian life, is the confidence
32 4, 37| Even in traditionally Christian countries there are regions
33 4, 37| evangelization in the traditionally Christian countries, it does not seem
34 4, 37| areas which lack indigenous Christian communities. In other places,
35 4, 37| to be a clear sign of a Christian presence; or they lack the
36 4, 37| outstanding examples of Christian presence.~(b) New worlds
37 4, 37| numerous in traditionally Christian countries, creating fresh
38 4, 37| preaching the Gospel and of Christian education, while the mass
39 4, 37| media simply to spread the Christian message and the Church's
40 4, 38| life" (Jn 14:6): it is the Christian path to meeting God, to
41 5, 42| theories. The witness of a Christian life is the first and irreplaceable
42 5, 42| 14) and the model of all Christian witness. The Holy Spirit
43 5, 42| of the missionary, of the Christian family, and of the ecclesial
44 5, 43| 43. Christians and Christian communities are very much
45 5, 45| Jesus Christ. Throughout Christian history, martyrs, that is, "
46 5, 46| proclamation of the Word of God has Christian conversion as its aim: a
47 5, 47| same time, I invite the Christian faithful, both individually
48 5, 48| this objective: to found Christian communities and develop
49 5, 49| foremost to strive to establish Christian communities everywhere,
50 5, 49| evangelizing activity of the Christian community, first in its
51 5, 49| becoming missionary will the Christian community be able to overcome
52 5, 49| for the development of the Christian community. In particular,
53 5, 50| together at this time when Christian and para-Christian sects
54 5, 51| proving to be good centers for Christian formation and missionary
55 5, 51| and become a leaven of Christian life, of care for the poor
56 5, 51| Within them, the individual Christian experiences community and
57 5, 51| community, if it is to be Christian, must be founded on Christ
58 5, 52| one, which involves the Christian message and also the Church'
59 5, 52| distinctiveness and integrity of the Christian faith.~Through inculturation
60 5, 52| in the various sectors of Christian life, such as evangelization,
61 5, 52| s mission ad gentes, the Christian communities as they develop,
62 5, 53| be able to express their Christian experience in original ways
63 5, 54| expression of the community's Christian experience. As Pope Paul
64 5, 54| require an incubation of the Christian 'mystery' in the genius
65 5, 57| of the faithful and all Christian communities are called to
66 5, 57| that many missionaries and Christian communities find in the
67 5, 60| disciples of Christ and all Christian communities - from families
68 6, 66| located in traditionally Christian countries, and historically
69 6, 66| churches of traditionally Christian countries and in the younger
70 6, 67| the pastoral care of the Christian community, but also and
71 6, 69| proclamation of the Gospel, for Christian education, cultural endeavors
72 6, 70| my hope that many young Christian women will be attracted
73 6, 71| is the task of all the Christian faithful.~It is clear that
74 6, 71| especially their teaching of Christian doctrine? Indeed, it is
75 6, 72| and ways of promoting the Christian life. I call to mind, as
76 6, 72| among young people, to the Christian life and to evangelization,
77 6, 72| associations, international Christian volunteer organizations,
78 6, 73| represent the basic strength of Christian communities, especially
79 7, 77| Through holiness of life every Christian can become a fruitful part
80 7, 77| maturity in faith and of a Christian life that bears fruit. In
81 7, 77| joy with which the first Christian communities heard from the
82 7, 78| sacrifice and the witness of Christian life. Prayer should accompany
83 7, 82| missionary life and of new Christian communities also can be
84 7, 82| intense experience of the Christian life.~Reasons of work nowadays
85 7, 82| faithful from traditionally Christian countries who work for a
86 7, 82| sisters in traditionally Christian countries is a challenge
87 7, 82| direct proclamation. In Christian countries, communities and
88 7, 82| constitutes a stimulus for Christian witness and evangelization.~
89 7, 83| peripheral but as central to the Christian life. Even for the "new
90 7, 83| new evangelization" of Christian countries the theme of the
91 7, 83| non-believers, and it communicates Christian values. Particular churches
92 7, 84| and formation within the Christian communities. In addition,
93 7, 86| and in the traditionally Christian world, people are gradually
94 7, 86| dignity and role of women.~Christian hope sustains us in committing
95 8 | dramatic situation of the first Christian community which witnessed
96 8, 90| missionaries and throughout the Christian community, especially among
97 8, 90| enthusiasm of the first Christian communities. Despite the
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