Cornelius Van Til is the father of Presuppositional apologetics. Here is a quick quote from The Reformed Pastor and Modern Thought pages 5-6:
All the facts of the universe are of necessity God-created, God-dependent facts. Therefore men ought to see that God is man’s Creator and his Judge. “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse” (Rom 1:20).”
If God has indeed revealed Himself to all to such an extent that they are without excuse, shouldn’t this shape how we engage in apologetics with those who do not believe?
It should. And Van Til was trying to be conscious of his Reformed and biblical conviction as what should drive and shape his apologetics.
Interesting, check my blog later on today. 🙂
Wow, providence. I’m downloading that sermon on Romans 1:19-20
Thanks for the thought. Later this week I will be autoposting to the blog and taking off for the holidays. May you, EvangelZ and your families have a blessed Christmas. Lord bless you SJ!
Hope you have a good time with family Rob during this Christmas break!
Reblogged this on The Battle Cry.
Thanks for re-blogging this!
Thanks SLIMJIM. What an excellent reminder of truly taking the Lordship of Christ seriously in our endeavors to proclaim and defend the Faith. We must understand this great truth not only in our personal walk with the Lord, but also in our engagements with the world…Thank you brother
Grace and Peace
You’re welcome! As I grow more in my walk I appreciate more and more the Lordship of Christ in my personal life and also in the area of academics and apologetics.
Awesome! I’ll always thank a brother for a Van Til quote.
You’re welcome!