"Prompte et sincere" - "Willing and sincere" / "Bereidwillig en opreg"
From text: Calvin’s emblem of an outstretched hand holding a heart is reasonably wellknown in South Africa — along with its symbolic meaning: “I offer my heart”. Less familiar, however, is the complete expression, which could be regarded as Calvin’s life motto: “COR MEUM TIBI OFFERO DOMINO PROMPTE...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Theologica |
| Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2215 |
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| Summary: | From text: Calvin’s emblem of an outstretched hand holding a heart is reasonably wellknown in South Africa — along with its symbolic meaning: “I offer my heart”. Less familiar, however, is the complete expression, which could be regarded as Calvin’s life motto: “COR MEUM TIBI OFFERO DOMINO PROMPTE ET SINCERE”1 — “Lord, I offer my heart to you, willing and sincere”. This serves as the inspiration for this congress volume.
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| ISSN: | 1015-8758 2309-9089 |