scholarly journals Bernalar dalam Lingkaran?: Menjawab Problem Sirkularitas Doktrin Kesaksian Internal Roh Kudus

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thio Christian Sulistio
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
John Calvin ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Epistemic Circularity ◽  
Circular Reasoning ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Holy Spirit

Doktrin kesaksian internal Roh Kudus adalah doktrin yang digunakan oleh John Calvin untuk menjelaskan mengapa orang Kristen dapat memercayai Alkitab sebagai firman Allah. Namun doktrin ini tidak luput dari problem khususnya berkaitan dengan problem penalaran sirkular, subyektivisme, dan dianggap mengabaikan peran argumen dan bukti. Paper ini berupaya menjawab problem-problem tersebut dengan pertama memaparkan natur dan mekanisme kesaksian internal Roh Kudus. Kedua, menjawab problem-problem tersebut dengan menggunakan konsep pengetahuan bertingkat dan mengakui keberadaan sirkularitas epistemik. Dengan bantuan konsep-konsep tersebut penulis menunjukkan bahwa problem-problem tersebut dapat dijawab dengan baik. The doctrine of the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit was used by John Calvin to explain why Christians can believe in the Bible as the word of God. However, this doctrine is free from problems especially related to the problem of circular reasoning, subjectivism, and is considered to ignore evidence and arguments. This paper tries to answer these problems by first discussing the nature and mechanism of the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit. Secondly, it attempts to answer these problems by using the concept of multilevel knowledge and acknowledging the existence of epistemic circularity. With the help of these concepts, the author will show that these problems can be answered well.

Prinsip Pertumbuhan Gereja Mula-Mula Ditinjau Dari Kisah Para Rasul 2:1-47 Dan Aplikasinya Bagi Gereja Masa Kini

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
Ferderika Pertiwi Ndiy ◽  
S Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Church Growth ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Acts Of The Apostles ◽  
Church History ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church ◽  
Acts 2

Church growth is an important study in church history. The Bible has important principles in church growth, therefore these principles need to be analyzed so that they can contribute to the study of church growth. The Acts of the Apostles is a book that has a history and principles of church growth, therefore the author conducted research on church growth based on Acts 2: 1-47. The author uses a qualitative approach to literature study to find the principles of church growth based on Acts 2: 1-47. The results showed that there were three principles for the growth of the early church. The first principle based on the fourth verse is to depend on the Holy Spirit, the second principle based on verses 14-36, 42 is to preach the Word of God, the third principle based on verses 42-46 is to live in fellowship. For the growth of the church today the church must depend on the power of the Holy Spirit, teaching based on the word of God, and the church lives in fellowship.

The Inspiration of the Bible

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald O’Collins, SJ
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Thomas Aquinas ◽  
Karl Barth ◽  
Divine Revelation ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Efficient Cause ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church

Dealing with biblical inspiration within the scheme of the Word of God in its threefold form (as preached, written, and revealed), Karl Barth distinguished between divine revelation and the inspired Bible. He insisted that the revelation to prophets and apostles preceded proclamation and the writing of Scripture. He interpreted all the Scriptures as witness to Christ. While the human authors of the Bible ‘made full use of their human capacities’, the Holy Spirit is ‘the real author’ of what is written. Raymond Collins, in dialogue with Thomas Aquinas, Barth, and others, interpreted biblical inspiration in the light of the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on Divine Revelation. He spoke of the Holy Spirit as the ‘principal, efficient cause’ (with the human authors as the ‘instrumental’ causes), rejected dictation views of inspiration, and examined the scope of biblical truth and the authority of the Bible for the Church.

scholarly journals Ineransi Alkitab sebagai Dasar Kurikulum Pendididikan Kristen

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-248
Author(s):  
Hardi Budiyana
Keyword(s):  
Christian Education ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Eternal Life ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Written Word ◽  
The Individual

Inerrancy means the Bible is infallible. Because the Bible was revealed by God the Holy Spirit Himself. Even though the researcher is a sinner; however, the initiator is a God who cannot do wrong. The Holy Spirit uses all the individual potentials (shortcomings and strengths) of the Bible writers and is completely under the leadership and control of the Holy Spirit, so that what the authors of the books of the Bible write do not come from the author, but from God concerning the Word of God himself. A Christian can accept this inerrant biblical quality, so he must also accept other biblical qualities. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method regarding the Christian education curriculum that must be based on the inerrancy of the Bible. Biblical inerrancy emphasizes that the Bible is the Word of God, the Bible was written without errors because the idea of writing came from God. The curriculum is structured based on the inerrancy of the Bible with the aim of Christian education so that learners know God's work of salvation in and through the Lord Jesus alone, so that they believe that Jesus is God, so that those who believe have eternal life and their lives are changed by the Holy Spirit through the power of the Bible. The power of the Bible is because the Bible is the Word of God. Nothing can survive under the sovereignty of God's written Word, which is the Bible. Therefore, the Christian religious education curriculum is built based on the Bible in order to achieve its goals.Ineransi berarti Alkitab tidak mungkin salah. Karena Alkitab diwahyukan oleh Allah Roh Kudus sendiri. Walau penelitinya adalah orang berdosa; namun, inisiatornya adalah Allah yang tidak mungkin berbuat salah. Roh Kudus menggunakan semua potensi individual (kekurangan dan kelebihan) penulis Alkitab dan secara utuh berada dalam pimpinan dan kontrol Roh Kudus, sehingga yang ditulis oleh penulis kitab dalam Alkitab bukanlah berasal dari penulis, melainkan dari Allah mengenai Firman Allah sendiri. Orang Kristen dapat menerima sifat Alkitab yang ineransi ini, maka ia pasti juga menerima sifat-sifat Alkitab yang lain. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif mengenai kurikulum pendidikan  Kristen harus didasarkan pada ineransi Alkitab.  Ineransi Alkitab menekankan Alkitab adalah Firman Tuhan, Alkitab ditulis tanpa ada kesalahan karena ide dari tulisan berasal dari Allah. Kurikulum disusun berdasar pada ineransi Alkitab dengan tujuan Pendidikan Kristen agar pembelajar mengenal karya keselamatan Allah di dalam dan melalui Tuhan Yesus saja, supaya percaya bahwa Yesuslah Allah, sehingga yang percaya beroleh hidup yang kekal dan hidupnya diubah oleh Roh Kudus melalui kuasa Alkitab. Kuasa Alkitab adalah karena Alkitab adalah Firman Allah. Tidak ada yang dapat bertahan di bawah kedaulatan Firman Tuhan yang tertulis, yaitu Alkitab. Karena itu kurikulum pendidikan Agama Kristen dibangun berdasarkan Alkitab agar mencapai tujuan.

scholarly journals The Living Word

Kairos ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Monika Bajić
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Faith Community ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Church

The Bible, which is indisputable regarded as the inspired word of God, is written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Man, as an earthen vessel, was used by the Holy Spirit to pen the revelation of God’s truth in Jesus Christ. The Holy Scriptures are “God breathed” words to the Church and are key in interpreting and fulfilling God’s telos for creation. This write-up wishes to emphasize and survey the critical role of the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures. Due to the inspiring role of the Spirit, the word of God is not a dead letter, rather a life-giving word that spills new life into the believer and the Church. Precisely this connection of Spirit and letter marks the Holy Scripture as living and active and conveys the desired transformative dimension for the individual believer and the faith community.

scholarly journals Hermeneutiek, Schriftgezag en Triniteit

1999 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Wentsel
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Of Christ ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Triune God ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Specific Meaning ◽  
The Right

Hermeneutics, the authority of Scripture and the Trinity of God In order to evaluate a scholarly theological publication any student has to be conversant with the philosophical, confessional and social-contextual suppositions (prejudices, apriori’s, the so-called “glasses”) forming the background and frame of interpretation as applied by the author. The presence of suppositions is sometimes predominate and clear, sometimes subordinate and hidden. H. Berkhof for instance, applies at least six sets of apriori’s in his interpretation of the Bible (see Christelijk geloof – 1973). Underlying the use of these interpretative “glasses” a student has to locate the deepest religious source, the point of departure. Apriori’s can, however, be bad and good. The author of this article is convinced of the necessity of applying at least twelve suppositions in the interpretation of the Bible. In this article the following suppositions will thus be stressed: (1) The Bible is considered as the book of Gods revelation. (2) The fact that the Holy Spirit inspired prophets, apostles, evangelists and collectors (= theopneustia) is supported. (3) The term “Word of God” has a specific meaning as Logos of creation, prophecy, commandment, gospel and so on. (4) The supposition that the Bible is the book of God’s covenant implies that the berit is uniting all the different books and all loci of the Christian faith. (5) In order to interpret the Bible in a just way it is necessary to be reborn. (6) The right balance between the value of the Old and the New Testament should be upheld. It should also be confessed that Jahweh (= He is present for us) is the triune God. (7) The normativity of the whole Bible should be acknowledged in relation to the main contours of God’s revelation (and not only in isolated texts) and even in relation to changing cultural background of the Pésachfeast, the sacrifice-torah and the structure of the covenant. (9) In our interpretation of the Bible we should be on the alert for influences of the devil in opposition to the Holy Spirit. (10) For twenty centuries we have already been members of the Church, the body of Christ. Individualism within the body of Christ can thus imply an underestimation of the work of the Holy Spirit. (11) We remain one Ekklèsia and must listen to the interpretation of the Bible by all churches. (12) The Lord is king over all domains and spheres of life. He also reigns over (leaders of) political, educational and societal-structural affairs, as well as over heads of industry.

scholarly journals Church Models for the 21st Century

Kairos ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-91
Author(s):  
Stanko Jambrek
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Cattle Breeding ◽  
God's Will ◽  
The Bible ◽  
God's Word ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church

In order to have a fruitful understanding of the nature of the Church, the Bible uses a variety of pictures, which when taken together form Church models by which believers live and act by. We have reviewed Church models in three categories: the first category is taken by Church models which are formed today by our everyday life; the second one are Church models which have been created by man throughout history; and third, the Church models which have a foundation in the Word of God. Church models formed by everyday life and man-made Church models can be used as negative examples of models to be changed and avoided, especially models of the Church as an institution and as a denomination. The Bible shows a particular reality and nature of the Church by using numerous different pictures from everyday life. These include pictures from the ownership system; the picture of the way the human body works; pictures from premarital, marital, and family life; pictures from architecture, agriculture, cattle breeding, fishery, and citizenship and patriotism. Each of the used pictures communicates one or more God’s truths in a way that is experientially very close and familiar to the listeners and readers. These pictures reflect life and point towards life. The 21st century Christianity needs to adopt and apply Biblical pictures of Church which, when taken together, form the Biblical Church model. As we establish this model, we need to focus on God and His purposes and plans for a specific time, place, and culture. Our communication with God needs to be completely open, and the Church needs to be prepared to follow God’s plans and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Biblical Church model contains God’s (immutable) and human (mutable) elements. God is immutable, which is why anything that is permanent and immutable in Church comes from God, and what can and needs to be changed is anything that came from people. The human elements need to be aligned with God’s Word and the Holy Spirit’s guidance, so that the Church would be able to obey God’s will fruitfully.

scholarly journals Overtuigend gezag. De schriftvisie en wijze van omgang met de Schrift van Alvin Plantinga

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-152
Author(s):  
P. De Vries
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Christian Belief ◽  
Alvin Plantinga ◽  
Cognitive Faculty ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Biblical Scholarship ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Status ◽  
Sensus Divinitatis

This article analyzes and evaluates Alvin Plantinga view of the status and authority of the Bible. It shows the relevance of two or more kinds of Christian Biblical scholarship Plantinga develops in Warranted Christian Belief. Plantinga argues that we can speak of knowledge when there is a warrant.Cognitive faculties include a sense of experience, the sensus divinitatis, and the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. A properly functioning cognitive faculty produces knowledge. The Christian belief that the Bible is the Word of God is not just a conviction but knowledge, knowledge that leads one to glorify and enjoy God.

scholarly journals Scripture-Mere Text?

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-199
Author(s):  
Gerald Bray
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Holy Spirit

In this article, the writer is responding critically the saying of Benjamin Jowett who assume that the Bible is an ordinary book and should be read as an ordinary book. With historical theological argumentation and dialogue between the tension of sciences, the writer defended that the bible is truly the Word of God and that the Holy Spirit witness within it. Therefore, the Bible cannot be read as an ordinary book.?

scholarly journals Between the Spirit and the Word: Reading the Gendered African Pentecostal Bible

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Musa Dube
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Prosperity Gospel ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Gender Empowerment ◽  
Pentecostal Theology ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Written Word ◽  
Church Structures

This article reviews the gendered Pentecostal Bible as documented by various researchers. It assesses how the prophetic-spirit framework encounters and functions within the framework of the inerrant but patriarchal written word. The Spirit framework is an oral canon that opens spaces of gender empowerment. Yet Pentecostal scholars problematise the supposedly liberating Spirit, highlighting that it sometimes denies the materiality of human existence and inhabits the constraining parameters of patriarchal church structures. The article suggests that in addition to the Spirit-Word framework, new Pentecostal theological categories, such as healing and deliverance and the prosperity gospel need to be investigated for the new spaces they open for gender justice. 'The authority of the Bible as the word of God, and the experience of the Holy Spirit form two of the most important sources of Pentecostal theology' (Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu 2004:390).

scholarly journals Konstruksi Pernikahan Kristen Alkitabiah

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-202
Author(s):  
Jean Paath ◽  
Yuniria Zega ◽  
Ferdinan Pasaribu
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
The Bible ◽  
God's Word ◽  
The Holy Spirit

ABSTRAK Pernikahan adalah suatu kemitraan yang permanen yang dibuat dengan komitmen di antara seorang wanita dan pria. Ada dalam Alkitab, ”Dan sesudah itu Ia berkata, Itu sebabnya laki-laki meninggalkan ibu bapaknya dan bersatu dengan istrinya, maka keduanya menjadi satu. Jadi mereka bukan lagi dua orang, tetapi satu. Itu sebabnya apa yang sudah disatukan oleh Allah tidak boleh diceraikan oleh manusia”. Tujuan dalam tulisan ini tentang supremasi pernikahan Kristen pada Abad XXI agar semua yang percaya tidak menganggap remeh tentang pernikahan. Agar orang percaya tidak menyepelekan pernikahan kudus yang sudah di persatukan oleh adalah dan tidak merusak rencana Allah dalam hidup mereka. Asumsi dalam penelitian ini adalah Alkitab adalah firman Allah yang tidak bersalah karena diinspirasikan oleh Roh Kudus kepada para penulis. Firman Allah menjadi dasar dalam memperbaiki pernikahan pada Abad XXI. Untuk menyelesaikan persoalan tersebut, peneliti menggunakan metode deskriptif bibliologis dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Metode inilah yang dianggap paling sesuai oleh peneliti karena metode deskriptif memberikan gambaran lengkap dan natural akan suatu peristiwa dan fenomena yang terjadi. ABSTRACT Marriage is a permanent partnership made with a commitment between a woman and a man. It's in the Bible, "And after that He said, That's why a man leaves his father's mother and unites with his wife, then the two become one. So they are no longer two people, but one. That is why what has been united by God must not be divorced by humans ". The purpose in this paper is the supremacy of Christian marriage in the XXI Century so that all believers do not underestimate marriage. So that believers do not underestimate the holy marriage that has been united by is and does not damage God's plan in their lives. The assumption in this study is that the Bible is the innocent word of God because it was inspired by the Holy Spirit to the writers. God's Word became the basis for fixing marriages in the XXI Century. To solve this problem, researchers used a descriptive bibliological method with a qualitative approach. This method is considered the most appropriate by researchers because descriptive methods provide a complete and natural picture of events and phenomena that occur.

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