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Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Thesis (PhD (Dogmatics and Christian Ethics))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Dogmatics and Christian Ethics / PhD / unrestricted

Summaries in Afrikaans and English / Text in Afrikaans / Die indikatiewe (inisiele) aspek van die heiliging word genadiglik deur God aan die gelowiges geskenk tydens hul regverdiging en wedergeboorte sodat die imperatiewe (voortgaande) aspek daaruit kan voortspruit. God ken in eersgenoemde aspek aan die gelowiges die nuwe status van heiliges as gawe toe, en rig hulle op Homself deur hulle met Christus te verenig in mede-sterwe vir die sonde, en in mede-opstanding in sy nuwe lewe. In kontinui'teit hiermee leef die gelowiges die implikasies van hul ontvangde status uit deur in die Militia Christiana die sonde(s) toenemend af te le, en hulle toenemend met Christus te beklee, en in sy krag deur die Gees vir God te lewe. So groei hulle in laasgenoemde aspek. Die Gereformeerde leer, waarvolgens geglo word dat 'n tweede genadewerk of 'n latere Geesdoop onnodig is vir effektiewe groei, laat die beste reg geskied aan die kontinui'teit tussen die twee aspekte. / The indicative (initial) aspect of sanctification is graciously given to the believers by God when they are justified and regenerated, so that the imperative (ongoing) aspect can flow therefrom. In the first-mentioned aspect God confers upon the believers the new status of saints, and focuses them on Himself by uniting them with Christ in co-crucifixion for sin, and in co-resurrection with Him in his new life. In continuation thereof, the believers live out the implications of their received status in the Militia Christiana by putting away sin, and by putting on Christ in an ever-increasing measure, and in living for God in Christ's power by the Spirit, thus growing in the latter aspect. The Reformed teaching, according to which it is believed that a second work of grace or a subsequent baptism with the Spirit is unnecessary for effectual growth, is most in accordance with the continuation between the two aspects. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Systematic Theology)

Summaries in Afrikaans and English / Text in Afrikaans / Die indikatiewe (inisiele) aspek van die heiliging word genadiglik deur God aan die gelowiges geskenk tydens hul regverdiging en wedergeboorte sodat die imperatiewe (voortgaande) aspek daaruit kan voortspruit. God ken in eersgenoemde aspek aan die gelowiges die nuwe status van heiliges as gawe toe, en rig hulle op Homself deur hulle met Christus te verenig in mede-sterwe vir die sonde, en in mede-opstanding in sy nuwe lewe. In kontinui'teit hiermee leef die gelowiges die implikasies van hul ontvangde status uit deur in die Militia Christiana die sonde(s) toenemend af te le, en hulle toenemend met Christus te beklee, en in sy krag deur die Gees vir God te lewe. So groei hulle in laasgenoemde aspek. Die Gereformeerde leer, waarvolgens geglo word dat 'n tweede genadewerk of 'n latere Geesdoop onnodig is vir effektiewe groei, laat die beste reg geskied aan die kontinui'teit tussen die twee aspekte. / The indicative (initial) aspect of sanctification is graciously given to the believers by God when they are justified and regenerated, so that the imperative (ongoing) aspect can flow therefrom. In the first-mentioned aspect God confers upon the believers the new status of saints, and focuses them on Himself by uniting them with Christ in co-crucifixion for sin, and in co-resurrection with Him in his new life. In continuation thereof, the believers live out the implications of their received status in the Militia Christiana by putting away sin, and by putting on Christ in an ever-increasing measure, and in living for God in Christ's power by the Spirit, thus growing in the latter aspect. The Reformed teaching, according to which it is believed that a second work of grace or a subsequent baptism with the Spirit is unnecessary for effectual growth, is most in accordance with the continuation between the two aspects. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Systematic Theology)

Pour défendre la « Réforme» face au catholicisme qui l'accuse de supprimer les« bonnes oeuvres», Calvin, réformateur de la deuxième génération, avait dû poser comme base deux principes fondamentaux : la « certitude du salut » et la « moralité du salut », autrement dit, la « justification » et la « sanctification ». Pour ce faire, Calvin a reprit la notion de l'union avec Christ comme idée centrale. Concernant le sujet de l'union avec Christ, notre thèse a pour but de résoudre deux problèmes. 1. quelle est la nature de l''union avec Christ chez Calvin ? 2. A présent, le Christ est aux cieux ; il est à la droite de Dieu. Il y a une distance entre Christ et le fidèle. S'il en est ainsi, comment les deux êtres s'unissent ? Quel est le sens de cette union dans cette distance ? La nature de cette union est christologique. Donc, nous avons pu trouver une analogie entre l' « union des deux natures en Christ » et l'« union du chrétien et du Christ ». Nous avons appliqué les deux notions « communicatio idiomatum » « extra calvinisticum » à la notion de l'union entre Christ et nous. D'une part, la« communicatio idiomatum » constitue, à nos yeux, la continuité entre Christ et le fidèle, ouvre la possibilité de l'échange de la personne entre deux êtres, assure la certitude du salut. D'autre part, l' «extracalvinisticum » affirme qu'il y a encore la transcendance divine dans l'union entre le Christ et le croyant. Par l'Esprit Saint en tant que lien, ils s'unissent, mais cette union se rattache à la transcendance divine. Sur ce point, nous pouvons appeler la présence du Christ la « présence absente», ce qui nous rend l'espérance eschatologique. L'union parfaite est eschatologique. / To justify the Reformation against Catholicism, Calvin as a reformer of the second generation, had to establish two basic principles: the "certainty of salvation" and "morality of salvation," in other words, justification" and sanctification". To do this, Calvin took the notion of union or of communion with Christ as the central idea. Conceming the subject of union with Christ, my thesis aims to solve two problems: First, what is the nature of union with Christ in Calvin's theology ? Second, Christ is in heaven and is at the right hand of God. There is a distance between Christ and believer. If so, how can they unite together ? What is the meaning of the union in this distance ? The nature of this union is Christological. So we can find an analogy between the "union of two natures in Christ" and the "union of Christ and a believer". We applied the two concepts, "communicatio idiomatum" and "extra calvinisticum" to the notion of the union between Christ and a believer. The "communicatio idiomatum" makes it possible to unite Christ with the believer and opens the possibility of exchange of the person between them, and ensures the certainty of salvation. The "extra calvinisticum" claims that there is still the divine transcendence in the union between Christ and a believer. By the Holy Spirit, they are united, but this union is linked to the divine transcendence. The presence of the Christ through the Holy Spirit can be called "the absent presence", which helps us to stay in the eschatological hope.The perfect union is eschatological.

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