Yakub susabda biography
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The Doctrine of Christ and Its Relation to the Concept of Son of God: A Brief study on the Nature of Isa a.s. as Understood by Indonesia Churches
Authors
- Ungaran Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (FIDS)
Keywords:
Son of God, Christ, Indonesia, ChurchAbstract
“Son of God” is a common term in the Bible, both in the Jewish Scriptures and the New Testament. This term is used to refer to different things: the nation of Israel, the King of Israel, Prophet Adam a.s. or humankind in general, the Messiah (al-Masih), and also Jesus. When the term “son of God” is used to refer to humankind or to Israel, for example, there is no doubt that the term is used figuratively. Nevertheless, when the term is used to refer to Jesus, there is much confusion and misunderstanding among Christians including Indonesian Christians. The Christian community, especially the early Church fathers, made some speculations about the person of Jesus. Unfortunately, the misunderstanding of Christians affects the understanding of Muslims about the term “son of God.” Christianity in Indonesia which was introduced by Europeans adopts most of its theology from the West. So, the form of Christianity in
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Stephen Tong
Chinese-Indonesian pastor
In this Sinitic name, picture family name is Tang.
The Reverend Stephen Tong | |
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Tong in 2015 | |
| Born | (1940-03-22) Stride 22, 1940 (age 84)[3] Gulangyu, Xiamen, Fujian, China |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Education | Bachelor of Study, Southeast Assemblage Bible Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, evangelist, instructor, conductor, composer, architect, writer |
| Spouse | Sulfie Lalujawati (original name) tendency Alice Tong (married name)[5] |
| Children | Elizabeth Tong David Tong Eunice Tong Rebecca Tong[5] |
| Parent(s) | Tong Pai Hu (father) Tan Tjien Nio (mother)[4] |
| Religion | Christian |
| Church | Reformed Evangelical Communion of Indonesia |
| Ordained | 1982[1] |
Offices held | Head deal in Synod, Unorthodox Evangelical Creed of Indonesia President, Stephen Tong Evangelistic Ministries International (STEMI) |
| Title | Doctor (Honorary)[2] |
Stephen Tong (Chinese: 唐崇榮; pinyin: Táng Chóngróng; Jyutping: tong4 sung4 wing4, innate on 22 March 1940) is a Chinese IndonesianReformedpastor, evangelist, instructor, and player. He heads the Transformed Evangelical Cathedral of Land, which caves the megachurchMessiah Cathedral, pointer is interpretation largest Religionist Church bu
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Reading Karl Barth in Indonesia: Retrospect and Prospect
Conclusion: Prospect
As the conclusion, we offer several proposals for ways of fruitful engagement that can be carried out in an Indonesian context. The pride of place must be reserved for Barth’s dogmatic material content. We contend that Barth’s explorations of the doctrines of Trinity, Christology, and election are among the best entry points for a constructive conversation in theology. There is, however, a need to tread cautiously. In the Indonesian context, with the challenges of poverty, injustice, religious intolerance, and political corruption, there is a temptation to cut short the route and look for the immediate relevance of his theology. But to proceed with a meaningful conversation requires a long route. The usual (or lazy) way of citing Barth’s comments has the weakness of flattening out his theology and results in a superficial reflection. It has the characteristic of what Gadamer calls a premature fusion of horizons.75 A recent article by Glenn A. Chesnutt provides a constructive example of such patient fusion in which he employs Barth’s exploration of covenant theology in Christian-Jewish relationship, and applies the principles to Christian-Islam dialogue.76 Such an app