Abstract
This article proposes a reconstruction contextual theology of mission for Indonesian-Christian with comparative-hermeneutical method on Isaiah 49:6 and Mathew 28:19. It is true that theology of mission in Christianity has been growth in theory. However, it’s not the reality of Christian practical life, especially in Indonesia, who keep doing Christianization as their mission. They are still believe that the indicator to done a mission are make other people to be a Christian. The ‘Great Commission’ in Matthew 28:19 is used as the biblical foundation to do the Christianization. It is a way of doing theology that should be reconstructed to produce a practical mission which suitable in context of Indonesia. This writing will give a reconstruction on Matthew 28:19 that will be compared to Isaiah 49:6. The aim of this comparison is to build a wider landscape and more open perspective for Indonesian-Christian to presence in Indonesia civil society. It is a way of doing mission as a Christian and an Indonesian at the same time who cares about the plurality of Indonesia’s context.
Highlights
This article proposes a reconstruction contextual theology of mission for Indonesian-Christian with comparative-hermeneutical method on Isaiah 49:6 and Mathew 28:19
It is true that theology of mission in Christianity has been growth in theory
The ‘Great Commission’ in Matthew 28:19 is used as the biblical foundation to do the Christianization
Summary
Terdapat dua ayat dari Alkitab yang menjadi fokus tulisan ini sebagai dasar rekonstruksi misi Kristen. Mereka dan para pembaca kitab Yes masa sekarang percaya bahwa ‘...aku akan membuat engkau menjadi terang bagi bangsa-bangsa’ merupakan pemberian otoritas kepada diri mereka atas pihak lain.[15] Padahal, sinar dari le’or goyim di dalam Yes 49 tidak dapat diartikan sebagai pengubahan identitas keagamaan seperti penginjilan yang muncul pada era Kekristenan awal, melainkan sebagai pembuktian penyelamatan yang telah dilakukan oleh YHWH kepada bangsa Israel.[16] Mengapa demikian?. Ruth Schafer pun memberikan kritik mengenai dampak yang kuat dari pemahaman tradisional terhadap Mat 28:19 yang menganggap ayat ini sebagai seruan untuk mengekspansi agama lain sehingga tindakan misi Kristen dianggap sangat agresif oleh kelompok masyarakat lainnya.[39] Menurutnya salah satu aspek refleksi yang luput dalam konstruksi “Amanat Agung” menjadi. Schafer menyimpulkan bahwa penulisan ayat 19 justru dimaksudkan penulis Matius agar komunitas Matius dapat menghadapi etnosentrisme yang mengakibatkan eksklusivisme di dalam komunitas tersebut
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