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ANALISIS TEOLOGIS PEMAHAMAN JEMAAT GMAHK SALEMBA TENTANG INTERPRETASI “ANAK-ANAK ALLAH” BERDASARKAN KEJADIAN 6:4

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ABSTRACT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Adventist University of Indonesia Faculty of Philosophy Major in Theology Title : THEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SALEMBA SDA CHURCH’S UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF “SONS OF GOD” IN GENESIS 6:4 Researcher : Ludwig Beethoven Jones Noya Adviser I : Stimson B.M. Hutagalung, D.Min, M.Fil. Adviser II : Milton T. Pardosi, M.A.R. Date Finished : August 2014 Keywords : Sons of God, Angelology, Sons, Intermarriage In this research, the author examined the interpretation of “sons of God” based on Genesis 6:4. The author focused this research to the members of Salemba Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jakarta. This research is based on three understandings of the phrase “sons of God” in Genesis 6:4 which are, sons of God as the angels, the inhabitants of a planet other than Earth and Heaven, and the posterity of Seth. These understandings are often misinterpreted by some people, and giving rise to theories that are contrary to the Biblical teachings. God wants His people to completely understand the Biblical teachings, so they cannot be misled by contradictory teachings. This research is divided into two parts, theoretical research and field research. The results of the theoretical research on the interpretation of the “sons of God” in Genesis 6:4 found out that the intermarriage in Genesis 6 is between the “sons of God” who are the posterity of Seth with the “daughters of men” who are the posterity of Cain. Theoretical research also found that the meaning of “sons” in the Bible is an embodiment of nature, character, and disposition. Therefore, the terms and conditions to be called “sons of God” is to realize the nature, character, and disposition of God. The results of field research which was conducted through distributed questionnaires to 50 members of Salemba Seventh-day Adventist Church produced a summary that respondents understood that the intermarriage in Genesis 6 is not a marriage between an angel and a human, or an inhabitants of other planets with a human, yet respondents still doubted that the intermarriage is between the posterity of Seth and Cain. Field research is also found that respondents had not had a good understanding about the Biblical concept of terms and conditions to be called the “sons of God.”