Abstract:
Reflection on the underlying reality of the church in South Africa on its
way to the twenty-first century should take into account the dynamic
nature of a church. Being a church presupposes the church judging its
situation before God. Transition to a new context accentuates the line
between the world and the church, since Christianity has finally reached
the stage where the world confronts each and every believer as he or she
emerges from the doors of his or her church or home. To be a church in
this changing context has profound implications for the life and commitment
of both the church and the individual believer.
