Author: Mitch Kalp

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Nabootsing van God

 What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead – Nelson Mandela

 

Nabootsing van God

Imitatio dei [Latyn imitat, imitari = kopieer] is een van die pilare van Bybelse etiek – in beide Nuwe en Ou Testamente. Die Here roep mense op om heilig soos Hy te wees: Wees heilig, want Ek is heilig (Levitikus 11:44; 19:2; 20:7; 1 Petrus 1:16).

Wat vra die Here van ons?

 A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highes citizens, but its lowest – Nelon Mandela

Wat vra die Here van ons?

In ons huidige oorloë oor onder andere aanbiddingstyle, vra die kerk dikwels vrae soos: “Waarvoor vra die kerklos of nominale lidmate?” In ‘n poging om ons geboue vol te maak – en oënskynlik suksesvol voor te kom – beplan gemeentes hulle aanbidding om aan die smaak en eise van die grootste getal potensiële lidmate te voldoen.

Hoeveel is jou Bybel werd?

I have fought against black domination, and I have fought against white domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all  persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal...

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