“Dei enim minister est tibi†– God’s servant for your good: The Dutch Reformed Church in Africa and the law
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5952/54-0-288Keywords:
Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, Church and State, Law, Post-apartheidAbstract
According to Romans 13:4 the authorities are servants of God for the good of the people. This article want’s to look at the relationship between the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa and the authorities or the laws of South AfricaThe Dutch Reformed Church in Africa or properly called, Kereke ya NG (hereafter called the DRCA) takes it’s base from the Holy Bible. This scriptural base determines our reformed confessional framework and the church order we are using in the church. After a short history of the DRCA, I will address our dealings with the state in two parts, pre-1994 and post-1994. I will conclude my presentation with a short word or two about our future.
Downloads
Published
2013-07-18
Issue
Section
Articles | Artikels
License
Copyright of all NGTT material belongs to the Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust (PDWN Trust). The PDWN Trust is a trust fund established in 1932 with the aim of promoting quality theological research and publications.
The PDWN Trust pledges to maintain a legitimate scholarly record of the author's work and to defend the author's article against plagiarism and copyright infringement.
The PDWN Trust is committed to full Open Source publishing. This means that all articles published in NGTT will gradually be made freely available online. Authors maintain the right to:
- Share and self-archive their work.
- Make printed copies of their article for educational use.
- Present their article at a meeting or conference and distribute printed copies of the article
- Adapt and expand their published journal article to make it suitable for their thesis or dissertation.
- Republish the article (ensuring that the original article is cited as published in NGTT).
For any questions or queries in this regard, please contact the Editor.
