Mission to people of other faiths in the Old Testament and Eldoret, Kenya: some reflections for engaging Muslims within their context by R. Omwenga

“…Idolatry, unbelief and unfaithfulness to God’s commandments are some of the factors leading to Israel’s and Eldoret’s failure to faithfully represent God. …”
Get full text

THE CONUNDRUM FACING CHRISTIAN TRADITIONAL LEADERS by SJ van der Merwe, OG Thebe

“…Given the statement “For there is only one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim. 2:5), the question is: Where does this place traditions, customs and culture? …”
Get full text

"Seeing the error of my ways". Revisiting Paul's paradigmatic, self-critical remarks in 1 Corinthians 15:8-10 by S. Joubert

“…His open admittance of error also introduces a fresh understanding of God who freely extends grace to the morally impure. …”
Get full text

Zagadnienie nawrócenia i pokuty w dziełach Sulpicjusza Sewera by Józef Pochwat

“…Martin is in the first place, not the Son of God Jesus Christ. …”
Get full text

JOHN CALVIN ON SOCIAL CHALLENGES by PC Potgieter

“… John Calvin’s interpretation of Holy Scripture as the infallible Word of God dominated his approach to socio-economic, sociopolitical and human relation issues. …”
Get full text

Pierwsze wyznanie Synostwa Bożego przez Jezusa (Łk 2, 41–52) by Stanisław Witkowski

“…Luke 2: 41–52, presents Jesus who is not only man, but also the Son of God, the one who has a special, unique relationship with his Father in heaven. …”
Get full text

Ethical perspectives on the Manguni bird: Integrating nature, humanity, and divine connection by Rencan C. Marbun

“…In Minahasa tradition, the Manguni is not only regarded as a natural sign that provides clues about the good or bad nature of an event but also as a divine intermediary that brings messages from God (Opo Empung). Furthermore, Manguni serves as a social symbol that strengthens the cohesion of the Minahasa community, connecting humans, nature and God in spiritual harmony. …”
Get full text

JUSTICE AS BEAUTY-IN-ACTION? INSIGHTS FROM HANS URS VON BALTHASAR’S AESTHETICS AND DRAMATICS by M.J. Havenga

“…This is then followed by an exposition of Von Balthasar’s theological dramatics, as developed in his work Theo-drama, which shows how, for Von Balthasar, this beautiful form of Christ is not merely a static image, icon, or artwork but, in fact, a dynamic event, a dramatic act, an embodied performance which reveals to us, along with God’s glory and beauty, God’s unbounded goodness. …”
Get full text

Skrif en kerkorde by A. Celliers, P. J. Strauss

“… The church is continuously called upon to listen to the Word of God so that, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, it can remain church in and for its time, as God intended it to be. …”
Get full text

Practicing a Christian Environmental Ethic through Stewardship. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…The article portrays that God’s people are stewards but he retains ownership of all His creation through a careful study of God's Word as illuminated by a number of historical and recent authors. …”
Get full text

Practicing a Christian Environmental Ethic through Stewardship by Medard, Rugyendo

“…The article portrays that God’s people are stewards but he retains ownership of all His creation through a careful study of God's Word as illuminated by a number of historical and recent authors. …”
Get full text

A partial preterist understanding of Revelation 12-13 within an intertextual framework by J. A. du Rand, Y. M. Song

“… There are two lines of thought in exegetical circles concerning the interpretation of partial preterism, applied to Rev. 12-13: (1) the consistent partial preterism, according to which the whole book of Revelation is God’s judgement directed toward the apostate Jews in AD 70; (2) the transitional partial preterism which argues that the main theme of Rev. 12-19 is God’s judgement on Rome. …”
Get full text

The testing of Abraham in Genesis 22 and the testing of Job by S Fischer

“…The analysis of Genesis 22 examines the meaning of God testing Abraham in comparison to other instances of God testing individuals in the Bible and draws parallels with the book of Job. …”
Get full text

Divine exultation and agony in the face of evil, a creation theodicy of divine restraint by R. Potgieter

“…Divine exultation and divine agony are viewed from the perspective of divinity, whose initial creation brought God pleasure and its fall an offence so deep that, though he considered its total destruction, God instead opted for divine restraint. …”
Get full text

Czy współczesna antropologia uwzględnia wiarę? by Tomasz Kraj

“…It may be particularly dangerous for man. The rejection of God and his plans for man exposes the latter to serious problems. …”
Get full text

The situation of the Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia in the second half of 20th century by Peter Šturák

“…It can be said that it was century of martyrs, but it is also century of the victories of God. In connection with this, ecumenical memory of 20th century martyrs took place on 7th May 2000 in Colosseum in Roma, where Holy Father also said: „At the places, where it seemed that hatred will diminish the whole life and it will be impossible to run from it, witnesses of God showed that love is stronger than death. …”
Get full text

ISHMAEL, THE QUR’?N, AND THE BIBLE by S.G. deClaissé-Walford

“…Islam, however, which largely adopts the biblical Pentateuch as a holy book of Islam given by God to Musa (Moses), re-interprets Ishmael’s role in one significant event: the offering demanded by God as demonstration of Abraham’s faith. …”
Get full text

The Heidelberg Catechism on prayer: relevance of a 16th Century confession for 21st Century households? by E. Mouton

“… In a world characterized by power abuse and violence, where and how would people with the life-affirming ethos of God’s alternative kingdom be formed? In view of this challenge, the essay explores the potential of the third part of the Heidelberg Catechism (on prayer) for moral formation in Christian households. …”
Get full text

Authority of the Father: Eternal functional subordination – Quo Vadis? by W.H. Oliver

“…This is mostly an evangelical movement and is generally concerned with the relationship between God the Father and God the Son, which is regarded as an eternal authoritative position of the Father, and an eternal subordination of the Son – against the mainline Protestant churches. …”
Get full text

Hosea 6:6 and identity formation in Matthew by F. P. Viljoen

“…He loves the way Hosea announces that God intends his people to love. Jesus Himself becomes the presence and source of mercy. …”
Get full text