MISSIO DEI AND COMPASSIO DEI: MINORITY CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCING GOD’S ACTS IN THE FACE OF HOSTILITY
This article examines what we can learn about being a ‘missional church’ from reading the book of Acts with minority Christians experiencing God’s acts in the face of hostility. Romanian theologian Josef Ton discovers three lessons on suffering and martyrdom in the book of Acts: understanding the so...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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| In: |
Scriptura
Year: 2011, Volume: 106, Pages: 20-25 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology of Martyrdom
B Suffering for Christ B Acts B Missio Dei |
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| Summary: | This article examines what we can learn about being a ‘missional church’ from reading the book of Acts with minority Christians experiencing God’s acts in the face of hostility. Romanian theologian Josef Ton discovers three lessons on suffering and martyrdom in the book of Acts: understanding the sovereignty of God, regarding suffering for Christ as a privilege and an honour, and trusting the leading and empowering of the Holy Spirit. |
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| ISSN: | 2305-445X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scriptura
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7833/106-0-143 |
