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Category Archives: Apologetics
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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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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5 Points of Intersection Between Postmillennialism and Apologetics – Point 5b
Point 5 (continued): Postmillennialism was an important influence in the Scientific Revolution. Postmillennialism supports the argument for the Christian basis for science since postmillennialism was an important influence in the Scientific Revolution. The founder of British empiricism and experimentation, Francis … Continue reading
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5 Points of Intersection Between Postmillennialism and Apologetics – Point 5a
Point 5: Postmillennialism was an important influence in the Scientific Revolution. Postmillennialism supports the argument for the Christian basis for science since postmillennialism was an important influence in the Scientific Revolution.
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5 Points of Intersection Between Postmillennialism and Apologetics – Point 4
Point 4: Postmillennialism is the biblical anecdote to failed predictions of Christ’s Second Coming. Postmillennialism, with a preterist view of the Great Tribulation, refutes the numerous failed predictions, which have undermined the credibility of the modern evangelical church, that Jesus … Continue reading
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5 Points of Intersection Between Postmillennialism and Apologetics – Point 3
Point 3: Postmillennialism refutes the skeptics’ claim that Jesus broke His promise to return. Postmillennialism, with a preterist view of the Great Tribulation, refutes the claim of skeptics that Jesus was a false prophet because He did not return to … Continue reading
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5 Points of Intersection Between Postmillennialism and Apologetics – Point 2
Point 2: Postmillennialism validates the resurrection and the truth of Jesus’ message. Postmillennialism, with a preterist view of the Great Tribulation, points to empirical evidence still visible in our own day that a major prophecy by Jesus came true, which … Continue reading
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