scholarly journals Die verskynsel van die eenheid-verskeidenheid van die kerk: In gesprek met Calvyn

1997 ◽  
Vol 53 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Botma ◽  
J. H. Koekemoer
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Dynamic Structure ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Critical Dialogue ◽  
Dynamic Character ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church

The phenomenon of the unity-diversity of the church: A conversation with Calvin This article engages' in a critical dialogue with Calvin's conception of the unity-diversity of the church. Calvin, by understanding faith as the believer's personal relationship with God, stresses the dynamic character of the church. Concerning unity and diversity, Calvin held the view that there is only one Christ. Calvin distinguished between fundamental and secondary truths. In Calvin's view the redemption in Christ is reported monotonously in the New Testament. Contrary to Calvin the article shows that there are diverse interpretations of the Jesus-'Sache' in' the New Testament itself. However, in appreciation of Calvin, it is argued that he - because of the dynamic structure of the church - did not insist on one visible form of organisation for the church.

scholarly journals Christus as Dawidgestalte in Openbaring

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap L. Helberg
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
To Come ◽  
God's Grace ◽  
Second Coming

Die geweldsoptrede in Openbaring herinner baie aan die tyd van Dawid en dit laat die vraag ontstaan of die ‘regering in liefde’ soos dit in die res van die Nuwe Testament verkondig word, nou plek maak vir ‘geweldsregering’. In hierdie artikel word die antwoord gesoek in die apokaliptiese taal en styl (oortreffende vergelykingstrappe en skerp teenstellings) en in die omraming deur God as die Alfa en die Omega, op wie die hele fokus gerig is en wat alles integreer. Daar word ondersoek hoe dit God se regverdigheid en genade raak en watter rol Dawid in God se koningsheerskappy speel, in die lig van sy verbinding met Christus as die Leeu en die Lam. Aandag word geskenk aan Dawid as koning, as voorbeeldige gelowige en tog sondige mens en aan die betekenis van berou en bekering en ’n persoonlike verhouding met God. Die bevinding is dat die verbandlegging met Dawid ’n verlange vertolk na ’n integrasie van geregtigheid en liefde wat in Dawid skaduagtig was en ten volle tot vervulling kom in die wonder van God in Jesus Christus se lewe, sterwe, opstanding en wederkoms. Openbaring is ’n teken van God se genade deur die ernstige en onophoudelike waarskuwing en oproep tot geloofsvolharding en bekering. Tegelykertyd is dit ’n uitnodiging om na Hom te kom omdat daar net deur en by Hom, die lewende en persoonlike God, lewe is. Buite Hom is daar net disintegrasie.The violence in Revelation resembles much of the violence in the time of David, and this raises the question whether the ‘loving rule’ as proclaimed in the rest of the New Testament gives way to ‘violent rule’. In this article the answer is sought in the apocalyptic language and style of the book (superlatives, sharp contrasts), and in the framing of God as the Alpha and the Omega on Whom everything is focused and Who integrates all. The research investigates how this affects God’s justice and his mercy, and what role David plays in God’s kingly rule, in view of him being linked to Christ as the Lion and the Lamb. The investigation pays attention to David as king, as exemplary believer and yet sinful human, and to the significance of repentance and conversion and a personal relationship with God. It is found that the link to David gives expression to a longing for an integration of righteousness and love, which was shadowy in David and comes to fulfilment in the wonder of God in Jesus Christ’s life, death, resurrection and second coming. The book Revelation is a token of God’s grace, by being a serious and ceaseless warning and call to perseverance in faith and to conversion. Simultaniously it is an invitation to come to Him, because only through and with Him, the living One and personal God, there is life. Outside Him there is only disintegration.

scholarly journals Kategeet en spiritualiteit

2006 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J.H. Venter
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Theoretical Level ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Way

Catechist and spiritualityThis article argues that catechetical instruction pertains to more issues than only transferring knowledge. The catechist’s spirituality can also contribute towards effective and convincing cathechetical instruction. The issue of the catechist’s spirituality is scrutinized, as well as the foundation and source of his/her spirituality. For the purpose of this article spirituality is defined as the way in which human beings, as made new in Christ, experience the gospel and apply it to the practice of life, also in teaching the Bible to children in catechetical work. On basis-theoretical level, attention is given to the occurence of the concept “spirituality” in the New Testament and the characteristics required of a catechist in his/her relationship with God. Special attention is given to the issue of modelling, and identification with the catechist. On a meta-theoretical level the focus is directed to the catechist’s personality including emotional intelligence and the way in which it functions within the framework of his/her spirituality. In conclusion certain practice-theoretical perspectives on catechist and spirituality are stated.

Die kerk in die Nuwe Testament

1995 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M.M. Pelser
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Of Christ ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
People Of God ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The People ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church

The church in the New Testament The article explores the documents of the New Testament in search of the concept church' and finds that,  in a nutshell, the answers are as follows: the  Spirit-controlled, charismatic togetherness of people 'in Christ' (Paul); cross-bearing followers of Jesus (Mk); the people of God on their way through history (Lk-Ac); the faithful locked in battle with Satanic powers, but with the expectation of occupying the heavenly Jerusalem (Rv); the  community with which Christ became solidary, and which is heading for its heavenly place of rest (Reb); the poor but pious community, putting their faith into practice (Ja); the body of Christ in which his universal reign can be experienced (Col); the sphere in which salvation is  realized (Eph); disciples following Jesus as God-with us, experiencing the  rift between synagogue and church (Mt); friends and confidants of Christ, living at loggerheads with the synagogue (In); the household of God, governed by householders (Pastorals); and the socia-ly ostracized elect of God whose way of life should be a demonstration of their otherness as Christians (1 Pt).

The New Testament Doctrine of Election

1958 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 406-422
Author(s):  
A. A. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Look Back ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Meaning And Purpose ◽  
In Christ ◽  
Doctrine Of Election ◽  
Love Of God ◽  
The Church

‘Election is the love of God enacted and inserted into history in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, so that in the strictest sense Jesus Christ is the election of God. ’1 In these words of Professor T. F. Torrance, as I hope to show in this essay, lies the heart of the New Testament conception of election. It is ‘in Christ’ that the primitive Church under-stands the meaning and purpose of Election rather than in the Old Testament ‘teaching’ regarding election; although, of course, she does look back to the Old Testament as ground for claiming the existence of an election as such. That is to say, the Church does not invent the idea of the Election, but rather takes up that idea and finds in her own existence and nature the meaning and purpose of election. It is the New Testament that illumines the shadowy Old Testament figure of Election with the light of the glory of Christ. Because of this, we must expect not only to see Election more clearly, as it were, in the New than in the Old Testament, but also we must expect to find in it new truth and new implications.At precisely what point in the biblical witness did the act of election begin? Who are the elect or chosen in the sight of the biblical writers? Writers tend to vary among themselves as to the answer to these questions.

A Theology of Accommodation as a Resource for Integrating Youth and Children into Intergenerational Church

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Crispin
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Local Church ◽  
1 Corinthians ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church

This paper argues that a theology of accommodation can provide help to those wishing to integrate youth and children into an intergenerational local church. It will be demonstrated that God's accommodation to humanity is not only communicative, but behavioral, and that in the New Testament we see that this behavioral accommodation principle is normative for relationships within the church. Through an examination of 1 Corinthians 8–11:1, this paper demonstrates that those with authority and knowledge in the church are to accommodate those without, which almost invariably implies youth and children. Christians are to imitate Christ, and so as God accommodates in Christ, those with authority and knowledge follow suit.

scholarly journals AN ANSWERING TO THE QUESTION: FOR WHOM DID CHRIST DIE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasmalem Raya Sembiring
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Church History ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Way

Is the sufficiency of the death of Christ sufficient to provide the salvation for all people? If the answer is afirmative, but why not all people be saved? Those who hold Arminiant view, or Amyradism view, or hypothetical univesalism view, or Calvinism view, all agree that those who believe in Christ is saved. The New Testament passages cited in favor of general atonement greatly out numer those passages cited in favor of particular atonement. So, for whom did Christ die? Was it merely to make the salvation of all men possile; to remove the obstacles which stood in the way of the offer of pard acceptance to sinners? or was it specially to render certain the salvation of his own people, i.e. of those given to Him by the Father? By understanding the the atonement of Christ in the Scripture, who Christ is, the atonement of Christ in the church history, God’s decree on election and considering scripture passages, is the best to conclude that : for whom did Christ die is effectively to save those who believes in Christ

scholarly journals A Baptismal Theology of Accountability

2021 ◽  
pp. 095394682110097
Author(s):  
Andrew Torrance
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Of Christ ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church ◽  
Do So

This article addresses the question of what it means to be accountable to God based on a baptismal theology that we find in the New Testament. It argues that various passages in the New Testament lead us to the view that we are accountable to God in Christ. Such a view is not straightforward, and so much of this article will be spent unpacking what this could mean. To do so, I elaborate on what it means for God to create humanity to find fulfilment in and through Christ. This leads me to argue that humans experience fulfilment in and through the body of Christ into which baptism initiates a person. It is by participating and finding belonging in the life of the Church that humans can begin to discover what it means to be accountable to God in Christ, and, in so doing, form the virtue of accountability.

scholarly journals Three perspectives on the Sabbath

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois P. Möller
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church

There is still confusion in theology and especially among members of the church concerning the fourth commandment and its observance. The following questions could be asked: What is the meaning of the Sabbath? What is the intention of rest on this day? Ought this commandment still be honoured like the other nine commandments of the Law? Does it still have any meaning for the church, or is Sunday a replacement for the Sabbath? The objective is to obtain greater clarity concerning the meaning, contents and application of the Sabbath as presented in both the Old and the New Testament. This is done from a dogmatic emphasis by dividing the Sabbath into three perspectives: The Creation Sabbath (God’s identification with it), the Covenant Sabbath (Israel’s identification with it), and the Atonement Sabbath (the church’s identification with it). This division does not assume three separate Sabbaths, but they are perspectives on the one Sabbath of God. The threefold perspective will contribute to a universal view on the Sabbath as presented in the creation narrative, the nation of Israel, and the church of the New Testament. This universal view is grounded in Christ who is the focal point, contents and connection between the three given perspectives. It is a Christocentric point of view that gives perception on the meaning, observance, application and message of the Sabbath for the church and every believer of our day.

Some New Testament Invitations to Ethnic Reconciliation

2003 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-213
Author(s):  
Craig S. Keener
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
New Testament ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church

The pervasive Jewish-Gentile conflict in the earliest church invited comment. The theme of the gospel’s challenge for surmounting ethnic prejudices (generally to the extent of commitment to the Gentile mission, hence incorporation into the church) appears widely in the New Testament; the present article surveys some samples of its treatment. John and Luke used Jesus’ ministry to Samaritans or comments about them in ways that likely summoned their audiences to consider and surmount ethnic prejudices in their own day. Paul demanded ethnic unity in Christ as an integral part of the gospel he preached (presumably as part of his mission to the Gentiles). Modern interpreters can explore ways to apply such passages in countering ethnic divisions which continue to plague much of the church today.

Human Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation: Agenda For Mission Studies and Praxis in the 21st Century: An African Reflection

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Philomena Njeri Mwaura
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
The Other ◽  
Christian Identity ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church

AbstractIn her Presidential address, Philomena Mwaura explores the challenges posed to Christian identity in Africa by ethnocenticism which questions its authenticity despite a century of evangelization and the Church's tremendous growth. Tracing the markers of Christian identity to the New Testament which are characterized by transformation in Christ, love, unity and embrace of the other, she argues that only a people who are secure in their Christian identity can witness authentically to the Gospel and its appealing power. The ministry of reconciliation, as articulated by Paul, is an imperative in diverse contexts characterized by conflicting and competing identities that are ethnic, national and religious among others. The Church requires to equip itself for this ministry by being prophetic, vigilant, intrusive and in solidarity with the marginalized.

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