Die verhouding van die godsdienste tot mekaar. Hoër konsensus, godsdiensekumene en dialoog van nader bekijk. by P. Verster

“…Similarities among religions do exist, because fa ith in a Supreme Being (Creator) is possible, but the true redemption lies in the fact that the heart is directed towards God the Trinity. Therefore all the religions are not on the same level next to one another, and thus the christian gospel should still be proclaimed. …”
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Prophets at loggerheads. Accusations of adultery in Jeremiah 239-15 by W. Wessels

“…The research also entertains the relation with the next set of verses (23:13-15) which explicitly mentions the worship of Baal, the vegetation god, as reason for the disloyalty. The false prophets, with their adulterous way of living, are part of a leadership that failed the people of Judah and Yahweh. …”
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Frontalne i całopostaciowe wizerunki Chrystusa na ikonach bizantyńskich i ruskich. Schemat ikonograficzny by Olga Cyrek

“…Pantocrator is presented in the Majesty in the midst of the heavenly powers in a row and on the sides deesis accompanied by Mother of God and John the Baptist who intercede for the people. …”
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Truth and Error of Conscience According to the Magisterium of the Church by Josef Spindelböck

“…Even in situations of personal limitation, there is always a light of God telling the person how to know and do the good. …”
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Die bemagtiging van die armes by P Verster

“…However, the poor as people before God, can be empowered to change their situation. …”
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"Die skurwe liefde om te besit": teologiese riglyne vir sake-etiek by L. O. K. Lategan

“…Section 2 focuses on three key concepts, namely man as manager of God’s property; the central love command and the religious conviction of man. …”
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Die betekenis en funksie van die himnes in Openbaring 4-11 by F. P. Viljoen

“…They revolve around the theme of the sovereignity of God and the Lamb, his coming in judgement and the establishment of the kingdom of the saints. …”
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Human Diseases and Microbes

“…Such events were either associated with devils, demons, evil spirits or as the curse of God. It was much later that the diseases were associated to various microorganism as protozoans, bacteria and viruses. …”
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"In The Spirit" by A. Santoso

“…In addition, the reformulation read in autothean interpretation shows how the inherent hypostasis submission fits with God’s mission in the history of salvation. …”
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Paul’s self-presentation and his opinion on the art of persuasion in 1 Corinthians by Elma Cornelius

“…In his presentation of himself, Paul presents a picture of dependence on God. Paul’s use of rhetoric in this letter, confirms his avoidance of persuasive words of wisdom as claimed in 1 Corinthians 2:1. …”
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Transformation in love in Paul's letter to the Galatians by Pieter G. R. de Villiers

“…After a discussion of the polemical nature of the letter, the article analyses Paul’s presentation of divine love in the letter as the origin of God’s salvific and transformative action and of love as a divine characteristic, and how divine love marks the identity of the believing community. …”
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Onward Christian soldiers! Christians in the army by A. van de Beek

“…In this tradition, soldiers are praised as warriors for the sake of God. A recent sermon from the USA and one from nineteenth-century Germany are analysed, compared and positioned within the tradition of Eusebius. …”
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Męczeństwo – chrześcijańska wyłączność? by Krzysztof Kościelniak

“…The phenomenon of suicide martyrdom – not only specific to Islamic religion – forms of fundamental values of self-sacrifice as a supreme ideal – a God (gods) – given opportunity – for salvation of the soul, as much as for redemption of society and state. …”
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"Voorberei en toegerus": P.C. Potgieter se beskouing van die opleiding van predikante in kritiese perspektief by L. O. K. Lategan

“…Theological study is directed at the study of the Revelation of God and the church as the body of Christ. The article further discusses the literature on theological studies where attention is paid to the reasons for theological training, theology as a science and a priori assumptions in the study of theology. …”
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Baat as bio-etiek sonder grense: 'n gereformeerde etiese beoordeling van Artikel 4 van die Universele deklarasie vir bio-etiek en menseregte van UNESCO by R. Rheeder

“…From a Christian perspective, the right and ethical principle of benefit is grounded in the creation, re-creation and eschatology. Man as the image of God - as a changed man in Christ - is led by the Spirit to show benefit as love to all people within the health environment. …”
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Reimagining Ghana’s cities: Perspectives from the Bible and African Indigenous Sacred Texts by Michael K. Mensah

“…It argues that the two-fold threats to the City of God, namely the cosmic and the human, are the same threats to the cities in Ghana. …”
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Exegetical analyses and spiritual readings of the story of the annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) by Huub Welzen

“…Hardly any attention is accorded to the other characters: God, Gabriel and Mary. The second reading offers analyses in terms of which Mary is viewed as a prototype of liberation spirituality. …”
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An embodied spirituality: perspectives for a bodily pastoral anthropology by J-A. van den Berg

“…The article investigates the effect of an emphasis on the biological for a pastoral anthropology in terms of its implications for one’s concept of God, one’s view on personal identity, the affirmation of being relation-orientated, and the importance of context. …”
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Die pastorale gesprek binne 'n narratiewe diakonale pastoraat by PR van Heerden, DJ Kotzé

“…Ways in which such an approach can draw on the new life through Christ and the grace of God in people's lives, even those who do not believe in Him, are integrated into this approach. …”
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Voorsienigheid, persoonlikheid en spiritualiteit - 'n vier-kantige voorsienigheidsleer by F. B. Doubell

“… This article focuses on the problem of the doctrine of providence, namely that God’s oodness and his almighty power are not understandable in the light of the pain and suffering in this world. …”
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