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Suwanto, Wilson W.
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Manifestasi Kehadiran Allah dalam Bait-Nya: Proklamasi Firman, Bahasa Roh, dan Nubuat dalam 1 Korintus 14 Suwanto, Wilson W.
Veritas : Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan Vol 23 No 2 (2024)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi SAAT (Southeast Asia Bible Seminary)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36421/veritas.v23i2.823

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This article examines 1 Corinthians 14 to address the research question: How is God's presence manifested in the church as His temple? The objective is to analyze Paul's teaching to determine how practices in the Corinthian church's worship align with its identity as God's temple. The method is textual analysis of the passage, informed by scholarship on the Corinthians' context. Paul asserts that the Corinthian church fails to live out its identity as God's temple when members speak in uninterpreted tongues during worship. These tongues do not clearly proclaim God's word and hinder unbelievers from encountering God’s presence. In contrast, prophecy entails proclaiming the gospel understandably through the Spirit to build up believers' faith and provide unbelievers an opportunity to worship God. Thus, the practice of prophecy better aligns with the missional identity of the church as God's temple compared to uninterpreted tongues. The article concludes that churches today should prioritize clear preaching over ecstatic speech in worship services to manifest God's presence. This contributes a framework for assessing worship practices based on how they proclaim the word to make God's presence tangible to believers and unbelievers alike.
The Dual Power of Silence: Revering God and Rejecting Idols in Habakkuk and Gregory of Nyssa Suwanto, Wilson W.
Theological Journal Kerugma Vol 8 No 1 (2025): Theological Journal Kerugma April 2025
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Injili Indonesia Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33856/kerugma.v8i1.414

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This study examines the dual role of silence as reverence for the divine and rejection of idolatry in the Book of Habakkuk and the works of Gregory of Nyssa. Through qualitative textual analysis and comparative study, it explores how these figures, separated by centuries and traditions, converge in their understanding of silence as a response to divine mystery. The research reveals that both Habakkuk and Gregory view silence as an acknowledgment of human limitations in comprehending the divine and as a safeguard against idolatry. Their insights remain relevant in addressing contemporary spiritual challenges, offering a counterpoint to modern tendencies of excessive verbalization and intellectual control in religious practice. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of silence in Judeo-Christian thought and its potential applications in contemporary spirituality.
Tongues Will Cease: An Evaluation of Cessationism Based on 1 Corinthians 13:8-12 Suwanto, Wilson W.
Riwayat: Educational Journal of History and Humanities Vol 6, No 4 (2023): Educational, Historical Studies and Humanities
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/jr.v6i4.34567

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The general view is that speaking in tongues will cease at Jesus' second coming as is the understanding of 1 Corinthians 13:8-12. This passage of Scripture is often used to disprove the fallacy of the Cessationist view that the gift of tongues has ceased since the Bible was written. The emphasis falls on the phrase "if the perfect arrives" which is read as referring to Jesus' return. The main argument in this paper is that verse 10 is not talking about the time of Jesus' second coming like verse 12, but rather talking about when God's perfect revelation arrives. God's perfect revelation is the Bible itself. Identifying the time frame between verses 10 and 12 is a leap of interpretation based on certain theological assumptions rather than objective facts in the text itself. Given the time frame distinction between verse 10 and verse 12, Cessationism's argument that speaking in tongues ceased after the Bible was written not only needs to be reconsidered, but also needs to be accepted as a valid and contextual interpretation of 1 Corinthians 13:812.
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