Biblical Identity of Churches of the Reformation Heritage in the Republic of Croatia from 1990 to 2020
Churches of the Reformation Heritage
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https://doi.org/10.32862/k.19.1.2Keywords:
Churches of the Reformation, Evangelical Christians, Bible, IdentityAbstract
The article aimed to investigate and describe the biblical identity of the Churches of the Reformation Heritage (CRH) in the Republic of Croatia from 1990 to 2020. The author utilized sources such as newspapers, magazines, books, and social media published by the CRH during the relevant period, as well as personal observations of how CRH believers identified themselves, biblical texts, and his own long-term experience as a CRH member and an associate of CRH’s educational and research institutions. The biblical identity of the CRH is based on the fundamental common belief that the Bible is the Word of God and, therefore, the supreme authority for faith and life, which includes the identity that God gives to those who accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. The believers in CRH identified themselves, based on the New Testament texts, as born-again, consciously baptized, “in Christ,” saved, converted, God’s children and God’s family, Christ’s disciples, saints, Biblical or New Testament Christians, and as God’s, that is, Christ’s church. Biblical identity was primarily shaped through participation in local church activities, where the Bible was taught and studied, as well as through personal Bible reading and study. Certain deviations from biblical identity are also described.
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