Posted in Apologetic Links, bibliology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Michael J. Kruger, Michael Kruger, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Scripture, Self-Attestation, self-authentication, Theology, tagged Bible, Michael Kruger, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism on April 9, 2022| 26 Comments »
We have in the past posted on our blog Michael Kruger Faith to Life Lecture on the Self-Authenticating Scripture and his Four Lectures on the Canon by Michael J. Kruger (Free MP3s!). Dr. Kruger is a Seminary president, New Testament Scholar, Presuppositional apologists and author who has made his contribution towards the work of the Lord in more ways than one. Here’s a short video from the 2022 Ligonier Conference on “How Did We Get the Bible?”
Posted in Abraham Kuyper, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, free, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Abraham Kuyper, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, free, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology on December 18, 2021| 24 Comments »
For some reason the last few weeks I’ve been seeing people bring up objection to the apologetics of Cornelius Van Til, the Father of Presuppositional Apologetics, as someone who was caught up with the philosophy of Idealism than Christianity. I don’t think that is accurate. Most people even among Presuppositionalists know that Van Til has actually written against Idealism in a book titled rather unsurprisingly Christianity and Idealism. The title Christianity and Idealism is a play on the title of the book Christianity and Liberalism, a classic work by J. Greshem Machen’s refuting theological liberalism and distinguishing it as being not compatible with orthodox Christianity. Even the title of Van Til’s book is meant to communicate Van Til was going against Idealism.
I hope in the future to comment some more about the objection that Van Til’s apologetics is nothing more than Idealism. For now in this post I want to share how you can get the PDF of this book free.
Posted in biblical counseling, Christianity, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged biblical counseling, Chrisitanity, Reformed Theology, Theology on May 20, 2021| 40 Comments »
I want to answer a question.
Here is what a father asked concerning his child:
He’s very angry with God and his issues seem to be summed up in the problem of evil. He acknowledges God is, but “I don’t want to worship him when he messed up my life and took my brother”. Anyone have a handle on how to deal with this? Any experience with a similar situation?
Here is my take.
(more…)Posted in Christianity, God, Herman Bavinck, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Apologetics, Christianity, God, Herman Bavinck, Reformed, Theology on April 19, 2021| 47 Comments »
The meme below is a defense of Timothy Keller by drawing a comparison with Keller to Dutch Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck (1854–1921).
There is so much going on in this meme. I won’t be able to speak about everything stated. Nor is this post going to be attacking Timothy Keller though I sometimes feel his tweet on Twitter is too generalized and/or cryptic and they can be understood both by Christians and non-Christians in their own ways and therefore cheered by all. Instead I want to focus on this meme saying these all these claims above can be attributed to Herman Bavinck. My post is narrowly focusing on the claim that Bavinck would see himself as a political liberal. I do have some serious reservation when people invoke someone esteemed to improperly and inaccurately support a partisan political cause. This is true of those who can make Jesus into a rifle owning, card carrying NRA member Republican or the other spectrum where Jesus is portrayed as this beta male Vegan hippy pacifist who drink latte soy milk and is a woke SJW New Age Eastern mysticism guru. While not as egregious still I think Bavinck is being misrepresented for a political agenda here. Let me explain.
(more…)Posted in Apologetics, Christianity, God, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Apologetics, Christianity, God, presuppositional apologetics, Theology, worldview apologetics on April 12, 2021| 22 Comments »
This is an apologetics discussion between two apologists about how to teach Presuppositional Apologetics to Children.
What a fascinating topic! The hardest things to teach often is to teach to kids something that is new to the kids for the first time. And teaching theology and apologetics is even more difficult!
Who are the speakers?
(more…)Posted in Christianity, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Christianity, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology on April 9, 2021| 28 Comments »
I was away from much blogging yesterday with my smog check and then ministry after that. I’m behind on read many of your blogs but hope Friday that would change, and I be able to catch up!
But yesterday’s endeavor to get my car fixed got me to think tangent towards spiritual thoughts.
(more…)Posted in Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Book Review, Christianity, free, free book, Gospel, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Christianity, free, Free Book, Gospel, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology on May 4, 2020| 29 Comments »
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield. The Plan Of Salvation. Seattle, WA: Amazon Digital Services LLC, March 21, 2017. 82 pp.
5 out of 5
Free: Monergism Books
Purchase: Amazon (99 cents for Kindle)
Are you looking for a written work that would help you think deeper concerning God’s work of saving sinners? Check out Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield’s theological classic The Plan of Salvation. Warfield was a former professor at Princeton Theological Seminary during the 1800s and the turn of the century for the early 1900s. The book is based upon his lectures that he delivered in 1914. Looking up this book on Goodreads it seems that this isn’t as well-known as his other works since there’s few who have reviewed this book. I think that this is rather unfortunate as I was immensely blessed to have read this book.
Posted in Christianity, Church, Corona Virus, God, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Sunday, Theology, tagged Bible, Christianity, Church, Corona Virus, God, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Sunday, Theology on March 15, 2020| 23 Comments »
For months now we’ve been doing “This Sunday at Church” every Sunday. I realize that some churches today are not open though they will be live-streaming because of the Corona Virus situation. So today’s I want to encourage you to do something different: This Sunday BE the Church in light of the Corona Virus.
Posted in Christianity, God, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Sin, systematic theology, Theology, tagged Christianity, God, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Sin, systematic theology, Theology on January 7, 2020| 23 Comments »
Next few weeks I’ll be posting an outline series on a Christian theology of sin.
Purpose: In this session we shall see two questions concerning the Fall and Sin so that we lay the foundation to understand our need for Christ and the Gospel.
Posted in Abraham Kuyper, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, free, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Abraham Kuyper, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, free, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology on September 3, 2018| 11 Comments »
I really appreciate Monergism.com and all the free E-books they have made available. This one is titled Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper. Kuyper was at one time the Prime Minister of the Netherlands who was before that a Reformed theologian and Pastor.
Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, K. Scott Oliphint, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, Van Til, tagged Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, K. Scott Oliphint, Presupposiitonalism, presuppositional apologetics, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, Van Til on November 14, 2017| 13 Comments »
Dr. K. Scott Oliphint is the professor of Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary.
The Christian publisher Zondervan has loaded up a 23 minute clip featuring Dr. Oliphint speaking on the topic of the topic of evil titled, “Know Why You Believe: Why Believe in God Despite Evil in the World?”
Here’s the video:
Posted in Book Review, Christianity, Conversion, Gospel, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Stephen Smallman, Theology, tagged book review, Christianity, Conversion, Gospel, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Stephen Smallman, Theology on October 5, 2017| 7 Comments »
Stephen Smallman. What is True Conversion? Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, February 18th 2005. 32 pp.
4 out of 5
Purchase: Westminster | Amazon
As a Pastor I regularly keep my eye out not only for large academic work but also smaller practical booklets for a lay audience that would be beneficial for discipleship and biblical counseling. I picked up this booklet, What is True Conversion? with that in mind and I used it as a tool for my pastoral care with those who attend our church that I wanted to discuss assurance of salvation with. I also used this booklet as something I read along with one of the special needs attendee in our church in which we read through each section very slowly and discussed it together. The following are my thoughts of the book.
Posted in Christianity, Evangelism, Gospel, John Frame, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Christianity, Evangelism, Gospel, John Frame, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology on August 14, 2017| 14 Comments »
Currently away at the moment. This is a guest review by Dan C. He is a friend who reads this blog and his website can be found at The Battle Cry. Check it out.
Presuppositional Apologetics and Personal Evangelism
Sounds rather ominous, doe it not? Really deep stuff! Well, not necessarily. First, let’s define our terms.
“Presuppositionalism is a school of Christian apologetics that believes the Christian faith is the only basis for rational thought. It presupposes that the Bible is divine revelation and attempts to expose flaws in other worldviews. It claims that apart from presuppositions, one could not make sense of any human experience, and there can be no set of neutral assumptions from which to reason with a non-Christian”.[i]
“To evangelize is to present Christ Jesus to sinful people in order that, through the power of the Holy Spirit, they may come to put their trust in God through Him.”[ii]
Posted in biblical theology, Book Review, Christian marriage, Christianity, Marriage, Raymond Ortlund, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Biblical Theology, book review, Christian marriage, Christianity, Marriage, Raymond Ortlund, Reformed, Theology on July 10, 2017| 7 Comments »
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. Marriage & the Mystery of the Gospel. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, October 31, 2016. 128 pp.
5 out of 5
Purchase: Westminster | Amazon
This is a great book on a biblical theology of marriage. It is part of Crossway’s Short Studies in Biblical Theology Series. So far in this series this is my favorite work thus far. Don’t let the size of this book fool you; it is packed with a lot of insightful gems from Scripture in each page. I actually spent a longer time reading this book as I was taking notes than some books on marriages that has more pages than this work. The publisher Crossway definitely picked the right guy to write this volume since the author Raymond Ortlund has previously written an excellent chapter exegetically examining what Genesis has to teach us about marriage for the massive work Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. If you want a beautiful portrait of what a biblical view of marriage is, in its sacredness and dignity, get this book.
Posted in Apologetic Links, biblical theology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, historical theology, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Theology, Van Til, tagged christian worldview, Christianity, free, Lectures, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed Theology, Theology on May 22, 2017| 6 Comments »
We live in a time of incredible resources on the Christian faith, life and intellect. Our fellow blogger “Andy” has been working for weeks on a new page called “999+ Audio Lectures” which he completed not too long ago. You might notice that it’s a tab on our blog. Have you checked it out?
The Domain for Truth 