Tumelo And Tshiamiso In Perspective: Reading Romans 1: 17 Within The Marapyane Lutheran Church
Tumelo and Tshiamiso in perspective: Reading Romans 1:17 within the Marapyane Lutheran Community context
Jack Mokone Magoro
16023506
Research proposal for the Master of Arts in African Studies
School of Human and Social Sciences
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, Limpopo
South Africa
Supervisor: Prof M A Masoga
Co-Supervisor: Prof T.D Thobejane
Abstract
The letter to the Romans congregation played an important role in defining theologies and doctrines in the early Church history period. The Church fathers and early reformers read meticulously this letter and other epistles to understand Paul’s theology and mission in this regard. Martin Luther’s reading of this letter in particular verses 4 and 8 has always been referred …show more content…
These were the Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians of the Roman church. It is this aspect that makes the relevance of Justification by Faith to social life unavoidable (Dahl 1977:109). Furthermore Maimela (1988:40) points out that the understanding of Justification by Faith by Luther meant that men and women could now understand that ‘meaningful life’ can be attained without a necessity of good works. This meant God accepts all human beings without condition, including the oppressed. This therefore explains that the discussion of this paper will be relevant to most of the Lutheran believers in the Marapyane community who might not be experiencing any meaningful life due to their social status of …show more content…
In this situation, believers who are poor live under lack of basic needs like food, water and shelter. This makes their lives difficult and has led some members to find it better to leave the Lutheran church and to join other denominations that make them believe that buying the supposed favour from God will make them move from poverty to wealth. Unfortunately the result is that they find themselves even poorer. Therefore while it is considering this unfavourable situation of my community’s experience, this research will also try to suggest ways on how to deal with the situation in order for the church to work for the betterment of the lives of the
Jack Mokone Magoro
16023506
Research proposal for the Master of Arts in African Studies
School of Human and Social Sciences
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, Limpopo
South Africa
Supervisor: Prof M A Masoga
Co-Supervisor: Prof T.D Thobejane
Abstract
The letter to the Romans congregation played an important role in defining theologies and doctrines in the early Church history period. The Church fathers and early reformers read meticulously this letter and other epistles to understand Paul’s theology and mission in this regard. Martin Luther’s reading of this letter in particular verses 4 and 8 has always been referred …show more content…
These were the Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians of the Roman church. It is this aspect that makes the relevance of Justification by Faith to social life unavoidable (Dahl 1977:109). Furthermore Maimela (1988:40) points out that the understanding of Justification by Faith by Luther meant that men and women could now understand that ‘meaningful life’ can be attained without a necessity of good works. This meant God accepts all human beings without condition, including the oppressed. This therefore explains that the discussion of this paper will be relevant to most of the Lutheran believers in the Marapyane community who might not be experiencing any meaningful life due to their social status of …show more content…
In this situation, believers who are poor live under lack of basic needs like food, water and shelter. This makes their lives difficult and has led some members to find it better to leave the Lutheran church and to join other denominations that make them believe that buying the supposed favour from God will make them move from poverty to wealth. Unfortunately the result is that they find themselves even poorer. Therefore while it is considering this unfavourable situation of my community’s experience, this research will also try to suggest ways on how to deal with the situation in order for the church to work for the betterment of the lives of the