Veldsman, Daniel Petrus2015-11-162015-11-162015-10-08Veldman, D., 2015, 'Geen water, geen volheid: Die dringende boodskap van die eksistensieël-teologiese betekenis van water', Verbum et Ecclesia 36(3), Art. #1455, 7 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i3.1455.1609-9982 (print)2074-7705 (online)10.4102/ve.v36i3.1455http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50467This article represents a theological reflection on the Faculty Research Theme (FRT) of the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, entitled ‘Ecodomy – Life in its fullness’. The theme is portrayed from the perspective of various theological disciplines. A conference on this theme was held on 27–28 October 2014.Kok (2014:15) omskryf dit soos volg: ‘The term οἰκοδομέω as verb denotes the act of building or edifying and as noun (οἰκοδομὴ) it denotes physical buildings like the temple or figurative buildings like the community of faith as God’s οἰκοδομὴ. In the later tradition of Paul and Peter for instance, we see that office bearers should be like stewards serving the community and building forth on and protecting the mysteries that have been received from the apostles. In the NT, the action of the “up-building” or edification seems to be directed towards those on the inside, i.e. it seems to have a sentripetal focus towards the insiders. But, what about the rest of the world? Do we find any evidence that this “up-building” also has a focus towards outsiders? The answer is yes! The early Christ-followers had a radical focus towards those on the inside ánd also towards the up-building and restoration of those outside the community of faith’.Afrikaans© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.WaterDeathGodLeweDoodLifeTheology articles SDG-01SDG-01: No povertyTheology articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingTheology articles SDG-06SDG-06: Clean water and sanitationTheology articles SDG-09SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructureTheology articles SDG-11SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communitiesArticle