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Solange man nicht glaubt, daß an einem Punkte der Erde in einem bestimmten Zeitpunkte so etwas geschieht wie die Durchdringung, die Einweihung des Jesus von Nazareth mit dem Christus, und daß so etwas seine gewaltigen Kraftstrahlen aussendet und einen Impuls bildet für alles spätere Werden der Menschheit, solange begreift man nicht, was eigentlich der Christus-Impuls für die Menschheitsentwickelung zu bedeuten hat. Erst wenn man die Realität eines solchen geistigen Ereignisses, wie es jetzt geschildert worden ist, durch alle übrigen Vorbedingungen der Geisteswissenschaft zuzugeben vermag, kann man verstehen, was durch den Christus-Impuls in die Menschheitsentwickelung hineingekommen ist. Dann aber wird man auch die Evangelien nicht dadurch herabwürdigen, daß man in ihnen vier verschiedene Initiationsritualien findet, in welche nur hineingeheimnißt ist, was sich dann um die geschichtliche Person des Jesus von Nazareth abgespielt hat. Wenn man aber dies versteht, dann wird man auch begreifen, daß das, was durch dieses Ereignis in Palästina geschieht, eine tiefe, ursächliche Bedeutung hat für alle spätere Menschheitsentwickelung. Während bis dahin das, was wir den tiefinnersten Wesenskern nennen können, etwas war, was für die Menschen zwar vorhanden war, aber nicht so recht in das menschliche Bewußtsein hereingetreten war — das sollte gerade diesem Ereignisse unterliegen, das mit dem Mysterium von Golgatha geschildert worden ist -, sollte nun die Zeit beginnen, da die Menschen wissen konnten: In diesem Ich offenbart sich im Menschen das, was der Mensch mit dem gesamten Kosmos gemeinschaftlich hat.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":260,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/61/1912-01-25/p016"},{"locus":"GA 61/1912-01-25/p017","passage_number":17,"text":"Wollten wir etwa darstellen, wie ein Mensch, der im geisteswissenschaftlichen Sinne spricht, den großen Umschwung ansehen muß, der durch den Christus-Impuls in die Weltgeschichte eingetreten ist, so müssen wir sagen: Der Mensch besteht hinsichtlich seiner Wesenheit aus seinem physischen Leibe, aus seinem Lebensleibe, aus seiner Seelenhülle, und im Innersten trägt er das, was von Inkarnation zu Inkarnation, von Erdenleben zu Erdenleben geht, das eigentliche Ich. Aber dieses eigentliche Ich ist zugleich das, dessen sich die Menschen am allerspätesten bewußt wurden, so daß die Menschen nicht in den vorchristlichen Zeiten davon eine Ahnung hatten, daß ebenso wie ihr physischer Leib mit der ganzen physischen Welt, und wie ihr Seelenwesen mit der Seelenwelt verbunden ist, so ihr tiefinnerster Wesenskern herausgeboren ist aus der umfänglichsten geistigen Welt. Den Gott und die göttliche Urwesenheit nicht in der Seelenhülle, sondern in dem eigentlichen Ich zu suchen, das war es, was das Christentum, der eben geschilderte Christus-Impuls der Menschheitsentwickelung gebracht hat. Früher konnte man sagen: Meine Seele wurzelt in dem Göttlichen, das Göttliche ist das eigentlich Bildhafte, das Bildende. — Jetzt aber lernte man sagen: Willst du erkennen, wo sich dir das tiefste Göttliche, das alle Welt durchlebt, enthüllen kann, so schaue in dein eigenes Ich, denn durch dein Ich spricht der Gott zu dir. Er spricht zu dir für das gewöhnliche Bewußtsein, wenn du richtig verstehst, wie durch das Mysterium von Golgatha göttliche Kräfte in die Menschheit eingetreten sind, wenn du dich bekannt machst damit, wie sich die eine Einweihung als ein großes geschichtliches Ereignis vollzogen hat, während früher der Eingeweihte in den Tiefen der Mysterientempel zum Erleben der geistigen Welt gebracht wurde. Aber der Gott spricht besonders zu dir, wenn du dich hinauferhebst, indem du deine Seele zu einem Instrument der Wahrnehmung in der geistigen Welt machst. — Man kann sagen: Der Eintritt des göttlichen Bewußtseins, das durch das Ich spricht, ist das Wesen des Christus-Impulses. Und daß dieser Christus-Impuls in die Menschheit eintreten konnte, hat eben das Historischwerden des alten Einweihungsprinzipes bewirkt, wie es dargestellt worden ist. Das eine — das Mysterium von Golgatha - ist die Ursache. Was in den Menschenseelen im Laufe der Erdentwickelung noch bis in ihre fernste Zukunft immer mehr und mehr hervortreten wird, das ist, daß ein klares Erkennen des Göttlich-Geistigen, dem der Mensch angehört und durch das er unabhängig wird von allem Erdenwerden, durch das Ich spricht.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":390,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/61/1912-01-25/p017"},{"locus":"GA 61/1912-01-25/p018","passage_number":18,"text":"Wer von diesem Gesichtspunkte aus gewisse tiefste Worte der Evangelien verstehen kann, wird in die große Erziehung des Menschengeschlechtes durch die geistige Welt eindringen. Er wird sehen, wie durch die althebräische Entwickelung vorbereitet worden ist, was durch den Ich-Kern zu dem Menschen sprechen sollte, wie das, was zu dem Judentum, aber als Volksgeist, gesprochen hat. So war es bei den anderen Völkern nicht, sondern bei diesen war nur das Bewußtsein vorhanden, daß das Geistig-Göttliche — sagen wir zu der Seelenhülle spricht, wenn der Mensch eingeweiht wird. Dem Judentum aber war es klar geworden, daß die Entwickelung der Menschen ein fortlaufender Erziehungsprozeß ist, und daß in dem Ich, welches das ganze Volk umfaßt, die Mächte ruhen, denen der Mensch mit seinem tiefsten Wesen angehört. Daher empfand der Jude: Indem ich als Einzelner des ganzen althebräischen Volkes hinaufschaue in die Entwickelungsreihe bis zu Abraham und das erkenne, was da als der Geist waltet, was durch die Generationen weiterschreitet, darf ich sagen: Er lebt in mir, lebt in allen meinen Vorahnen als das Göttliche, welches das einzelne Physische des Menschen herausgestaltet hat. — So sah sich der einzelne Angehörige des althebräischen Volkes mit dem Stammvater verbunden, fühlte sich mit dem Vater Abraham eins. Scharf nun betont das Christentum: Alles solches Fühlen des Göttlichen, auch wenn es von sich spricht als «Ejeh asher ejeh» — «Ich bin der Ich-bin», ist noch nicht das, was den Menschen in seiner vollsten Gestalt zeigt, sondern erst, wenn man etwas fühlt, was im Geistigen jenseits aller Generationen ist, dann hat man erfaßt, was als Göttliches in den Menschen hereinwirkt. Deshalb muß man in richtiger Übersetzung des Satzes sagen: Ehe denn Abraham war, war das Ich-bin! - Das heißt, in seinem Ich erlebt der Mensch ein Ewiges, das ursprünglicher ist als dasjenige Göttliche, das von Abraham sich durch die Generationen hindurch ausgelebt hat.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":304,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/61/1912-01-25/p018"},{"locus":"GA 61/1912-01-25/p019","passage_number":19,"text":"«Schauet auf das, was sich nicht in dem eigentlichen physischen Menschen erschöpft, sondern was als ein Göttlich-Geistiges durch die Generationen lebt, durch das Blut aller der Generationen, die sich von Abraham herunter entwickelt haben. Aber schauet auf dieses Göttlich-Geistige so, daß Ihr es erkennt in dem einzelnen Menschen, nicht in dem, was zusammenhält Bruder und Schwester, sondern was in dem Einzelnen lebt, was der Einzelne entdeckt, wenn er sich selbst in seinem innersten zentralen Seelenwesen als «Ich bin» erkennt.» — So haben wir einen solchen Ausspruch des Christus Jesus aufzufassen wie den, der etwa lautet: Wenn einer zu mir kommt und verläßt nicht seinen Vater, Mutter, Weib, Kinder, Brüder, Schwestern, ja sein eigenes Leben, so kann er nicht mein Jünger sein. — Nicht als wenn dies eine Auflehnung wäre gegen das Berechtigte der Verwandtschaft und der Kindesliebe, haben wir es aufzufassen, sondern so, daß der Christus Jesus in die Welt das Prinzip des Göttlich-Geistigen bringt, das jeder einzelne Mensch, dadurch, daß er Mensch ist, in seinem innersten Wesenskern finden kann. Daher wird das Innerste des Christentums die Menschen immer mehr so berühren, daß das, was als innerstes Geheimnis des Christentums waltet, ein solches ist, das über alle Unterschiede, die unter den Menschen walten, hinweg zu dem Allgemein-Menschlichen führt, zu dem, was jeder Mensch in sich entdecken kann. Die alten Götter waren Volksgötter, Rassengötter, gebunden an diese oder jene Stammeseigentümlichkeiten; so etwas haben wir auch noch dem Indiertum, dem Buddhismus zuzuschreiben. Der Gott dagegen, der in dem Christus den Menschen entgegentrat, ist ein solcher, welcher den Menschen über alle sonstigen Unterschiede hinweg zu dem bringt, was der Mensch nur dadurch ist, daß er «Mensch» ist. Es ist damit die Notwendigkeit gegeben, daß derjenige, welcher das eigentliche Wesen des Christentums erfassen will, die geistig führenden Mächte und Impulse der Weltgeschichte als Realitäten ansehen muß, daß gebrochen werde mit alledem, was bisher «Geschichte» war, und daß dasjenige, was den Menschen bisher als Geschichte gegolten hat, nur das äußere Kleid des geschichtlichen Werdens ist, während in den Tiefen des geschichtlichen Werdens Wesenheiten walten, die, wenn auch übersinnlich, so real sind, wie in der Sinneswelt das einzelne Tier oder der einzelne Mensch ist. Und die vorzüglichste unter den übersinnlichen Wesenheiten, die das geschichtliche Werden der Menschheit regieren, ist der Christus, der durch drei Jahre hindurch, wie auch die Gnosis es annahm, in dem Leibe des Jesus von Nazareth gewirkt hat.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":395,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/61/1912-01-25/p019"}],"beads":[{"from":[35,36],"to":[16],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[37,38,39],"to":[17],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[40,41,42,43,44],"to":[18,19],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"}],"note":"Paired by the paragraph aligner; each language numbers its own paragraphs. A bead at either end of the span can carry text beyond it (the `from` numbers show what each bead covers)."}}