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Calvin’s view on church discipline and unity: a South African perspective

In die Skriflig

 
 
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Title Calvin’s view on church discipline and unity: a South African perspective
 
Creator Strauss, P.J.
 
Subject — Church Discipline Justice; Church Discipline Pastoral And Spiritual In Nature; Unity Not Uniformity; Unity Of The Church A Unity In Christ
Description The reformer John Calvin, born in 1509, considers discipline and unity as two essential aspects of the Christian church. According to him, the bond of church discipline is a way to unite church members in the truth of the Word and the Christian faith based thereupon. If discipline is exercised with exaggerated strictness and without compassion, tolerance and love, it can break the unity. Because church unity is essentially a unity of faith, or a unity in the truth of the Word, discipline can sever adulterated elements that threaten the unity from the church. Discipline, if correctly ap- plied, builds the unity of the church as a unity in religious truths.
 
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Date 2010-07-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ids.v44i0.191
 
Source In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi; Vol 44 (2010); 233-246 2305-0853 1018-6441
 
Language eng
 
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https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/191/87
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2010 P.J. Strauss https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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