Original Research
Die priesterskap van die gelowiges soos Calvyn dit gesien het
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 45, No 2 | a2288 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v45i2.2288
| © 1989 A. D. Pont
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 January 1989 | Published: 08 January 1989
Submitted: 08 January 1989 | Published: 08 January 1989
About the author(s)
A. D. Pont, Universiteit van Pretoria, South AfricaFull Text:
PDF (205KB)Abstract
The priesthood of all believers as seen by Calvin
The Lutheran thesis of the priesthood of all believers was also taken over by John Calvin. The position of this thesis in Calvin’s theology is examined and it is shown that Calvin does not trea t this thesis as a separate statement. A short introduction is given of the main points Calvin explores when he discusses the meaning of the thesis. In the end it is shown that Calvin developed the thesis of the universal priesthood in such a low-key form to preserve the order in the Church and the prime position of the preaching of the gospel.
The Lutheran thesis of the priesthood of all believers was also taken over by John Calvin. The position of this thesis in Calvin’s theology is examined and it is shown that Calvin does not trea t this thesis as a separate statement. A short introduction is given of the main points Calvin explores when he discusses the meaning of the thesis. In the end it is shown that Calvin developed the thesis of the universal priesthood in such a low-key form to preserve the order in the Church and the prime position of the preaching of the gospel.
Keywords
No related keywords in the metadata.
Metrics
Total abstract views: 2089Total article views: 2231