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Idealism in Van Til and Aquinas: Part 3 of a Review of J.V. Fesko’s Reforming Apologetics
J.V. Fesko argues in his book, Reforming Apologetics, that Cornelius Van Til rejects natural revelation, and that Van Til rejects the arguments of Aquinas for the existence of God because Aquinas used ideas from Aristotle, which is a use of … Continue reading
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Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts: Part 2 of a Review of J.V. Fesko’s Reforming Apologetics
So what exactly is Van Til’s beef with Aquinas? First, there is the issue of Aquinas’s claims about Aristotle contradicting the biblical teaching about man’s depravity. That a pagan like Aristotle, who, according to the Bible, hates God, suppresses natural … Continue reading
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Common Notion Confusion: Part 1 of a Review of J.V. Fesko’s Reforming Apologetics
A group of crows is called a murder, a group of owls a parliament, and a group of geese a gaggle. But what do you call a group of strawmen? Reforming Apologetics by J.V. Fesko. I commend the author for … Continue reading
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Jesus Judges the Nations Now! Part Four of a Review of Andy Stanley’s “Irresistible”
“Why do some Christian leaders constantly warn of God’s impending judgment? Why would a Christian believe God judges nations at all? New Testament authors along with Jesus spoke of a once-for-all final judgment .” Andy Stanley, Irresistible (91). Why? Because … Continue reading
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The Sermon on the Mount Incorporates the Law into the Gospel: Part Three of a Review of Andy Stanley’s “Irresistible”
Pastor Andy Stanley says in his book Irresistible that Christians should “unhitch” the Old Testament from their Christian faith. These words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount seem to say the opposite, incorporating the Old Testament law into … Continue reading
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Jesus Invented Love Your Neighbor? Part Two of a Review of Andy Stanley’s “Irresistible”
In Pastor Andy Stanley’s attempt to prove that the Christian can ignore the Old Testament in his book Irresistible, he claims that “Love your neighbor” is a new command by Jesus that sets New Testament ethics apart from Old Testament … Continue reading
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The Failure of Popular Christian Apologetics: Part One of a Review of Andy Stanley’s “Irresistible”
Pastor Andy Stanley wants to be rid of having to defend the Old Testament. The thrust of his book is that he sees the Old Testament as an unnecessary drag on the New Testament gospel, so he wants to unhitch … Continue reading
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A Thomistic Transcendental Argument that Needs Van Til
A Review of Edward Feser’s The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism (St. Augustine’s Press, 2008). I recently read Edward Feser’s book, The Last Superstition, because someone who claimed to be a former Van Tilian said it … Continue reading
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In Opposing Naturalism in Science, the Bible is More Foundational than Design
Here is a link to a guest post that I wrote: https://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/2017/08/23/guest-post-in-opposing-naturalism-in-science-the-bible-is-more-foundational-than-design/ I contrast this graph from Paul Nelson of the Discovery Institute (see here), which marginalizes the issue of what the Bible says about the age of the earth: … Continue reading
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A More Natural Understanding of the Creation of Light, the Expanse, and Waters Above the Expanse in Genesis 1
A common view is that the light that God created on day one of the creation week was a light without a natural source. This understanding is a major reason given by Christians who advocate an old earth, Big Bang … Continue reading
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