Título: | Theological reflection, assurance and the doctrine of God |
Autores: | Masango, Maake J. ; White, John D. |
Tipo de documento: | texto impreso |
Editorial: | AOSIS, 2019-12-05 |
Dimensiones: | text/html |
Nota general: |
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 75, No 4 (2019); 7 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 Copyright (c) 2019 Maake J. Masango, John D. White https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
Idiomas: | Inglés |
Palabras clave: | Original Research - Special Collection: HTS 75th Anniversary Maake Masango Dedication |
Resumen: | 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. |
En línea: | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5360 |
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