2012-03-052012-03-051998Van Wyk, IWC 1998, 'Die Woord van God by Luther', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 54, no. 1&2, pp. 161-182.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18363Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThis paper attempts to show that Martin Luther is much more than a great personality from the past. He is in fact an important theological father of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk. Our theology must be understood from the perspective of Luther's theology. A call is also made that theologians from the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk not turn their backs on Luther. This paper concentrates on Luther's understanding of the Word of God. It gives perspectives on historical developments in Luther's theology. It also discusses the following themes: the Bible as the Word of God, the relationship between Old and New Testament, the relationship between law and gospel, the position of the pope and the role of experience in understanding the Word of God.22 pagesPDFAfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaNederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van AfrikaLuther, Martin, 1483-1546Bible -- O.T.Bible -- N.T.Word of God (Christian theology)Article