ALL SCRIPTURE IS BREATHED BY GOD, PART 4.

Dr. Jack Hayford said that “the evangelical view holds an approach to the Scriptures that sees the Bible as a source of life”1 . I hold on to the evangelical view and that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God. And every word of Scripture, as originally given, is inspired by the Holy Spirit and intended for our benefit as seen in 2 Timothy 3:16. This gives room to bringing the Word into the cultural thought of other groups without changing its content.

According to the New Dictionary of Theology, on the subject of contextualization, says the following: “Nevertheless, for many evangelicals the task of contextualization is restricted to the faithful and relevant communication of the unchanging message into the language and cultural thought forms of those to whom it is communicated.”2. My view is that even though intellectualism has increased in such areas as technology, science, philosophy, Christian theology can remain firm as it is illuminated by the Holy Spirit who leads and guides through all the historical changes through time. For this reason the need for Christians to pray for religious, secular and political leaders, for their nation, for the world in order that all changes can be acculturated in each society of the world. Even though different societies hold to their own cultural ideals, still the Bible’s context should remain the same and understandable for each individual culture.

NOTES
1.Jack W. Hayford, Grounds for Living, (Tonbridge: Sovereign World, 2001),14.
2.Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright and J.J. Packer, eds., New Dictionary of Theology, (Downers Grove:Inter-Varsity Press, 1988),165.

REDDING DOOR JESUS CHRISTUS!

Terwijl de christeleke gesjiedenis ziech oontwikkelde, woort de naam ‘Jezus’ bekind es ‘Yahweh is Redding’. Oet de noties vaan ‘t Aue Testament vaan Heer, Verlosser, Belosser, God, woorte dees beteikenisse euvergedrage nao Jezus en wie de christene in Hem geluifde. 1 Natuurlik, later, zien veer noe Jezus es Belosser en Verlosser vaan de zonde en de geisteleke duisternis, dee blood aon ‘t kruus vergiet um veur us zonde te betaole, es veer geluive! En dat Heer de enige weeg nao God is! Dan is Heer ós Redder!

Ver motte noe un wedergebore ervaring höbbe um un relatie mit Hem te höbbe! In Johannes 3:3,16 steit: “ ‘Jezus antwoorde en zag tot ‘m: ‘Iech zègk uch, tenzij iemand wedergebore is, kin heer ‘t keuninkriek vaan God neet zien’….’Want zoe leef heet God de wereld dat Heer zien enigste Zoon heet gegeve, dat iedereen dee in Hem geluif neet verderf, meh ouch ‘n iewegdurend leve heet’ “Johannes 16-26: 15-15. zeet: “Jezus zag tot häör: ‘ICH ZIEN de verrijzenis en ‘t leve. Heer dee in Mich geluif, ouch al sterf heer, heer zal leve. En wee leef en in Mich geluif, zal noets sterve. Geluifste dit?’ “

Dus we motte geluive en bekeere vaan ós zonde um noe ‘n relatie mit God te höbbe dee allein veurkump door ‘n wedergebore ervaring mit Jezus, ós Redder en Hieër! “‘t Begin vaan ‘t christeleke leve vereis ‘n erkinning vaan de eige zundelekheid en ‘n vastberadenheid um de zelfgecentreerde leveswijze te verlaote.”2

OPMERKINGE

1Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright en J.I. Packer, eds., New Dictionary of Theology, (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1988), 610.
2Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology,(Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006),959.

ZEG DE VOLGENDE GEBEED UM WEERGEBORE TE WERE:
“Jezus, ich geluif dat Du aan ‘t kruus bis gestorve,
Uw blood vergiete veur de vergeving vaan mien zonde ;
En op de derde daag weer opgestaan!
Ich weit dat ich ‘n zondaar bin. Vergeef mich alsjeblieft mien zonde;
Kom alsjeblieft in mien hart!
Kom en wees mien Redder en Heer vaan mien leve!
Bedank, Jezus”