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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 45, No 2 | a2260 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v45i2.2260
| © 1989 M. J. du P Beukes
| 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
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The burial service
The goal of this study is to indicate that the burialservice is not only the concern of the family, but also that of the church - it is a church-family concern. Biblical and historical data for the greater part confirm this statement. The Church Reformers considered the burial service in principal as a church matter. From the point of view that the burial service is a church-family matter, the church has the responsibility to define the burial service in respect of practical-theological guidelines whilst also taking the needs of the family into consideration.
The goal of this study is to indicate that the burialservice is not only the concern of the family, but also that of the church - it is a church-family concern. Biblical and historical data for the greater part confirm this statement. The Church Reformers considered the burial service in principal as a church matter. From the point of view that the burial service is a church-family matter, the church has the responsibility to define the burial service in respect of practical-theological guidelines whilst also taking the needs of the family into consideration.
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