Theological reflection, assurance and the doctrine of God
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Theological reflection, assurance and the doctrine of God | |
| Creator | Masango, Maake J. White, John D. | |
| Description | This article focuses on the anxiety about whether God loves one or not. In the author’s nearly 30-year ministry, this pastoral difficulty continues to perplex and afflict. While the presenting problem is what in theological parlance is ‘a lack of assurance’, a side difficulty is the poor and incorrect doctrine of God often associated with this. A Baylor University Study in 2006 characterises the kind of God that different groups of Americans believe in. While the phrase ‘a lack of assurance’ is a part of dogmatic parlance, and has fallen out of use, the feeling of not belonging to God can be overwhelming for people. This feeling may be overwhelming. This makes it a pastoral issue. This article suggests a pastoral response to this issue and a proposal for a clarification in the nature and character of God using the therapeutic theology of 19th-century Scottish minister-theologian John McLeod Campbell. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-12-05 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v75i4.5360 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 75, No 4 (2019); 7 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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