Presuppositional Apologetics is more than than just pointing out non-Christians have faith too

I have heard well meaning Christians tell me that they like Presuppositional Apologetics. Which of course I’m happy to hear as an advocate of Presuppositional apologetics.  They say that it is because we need to point out that nonbelievers have presuppositions.  That’s true but Presuppositional apologetics is more than just pointing out non-Christians have presuppositions too.

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Bible Contradiction? Did Mary Magdalene recognize Jesus when he first appeared to her?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Did Mary Magdalene recognize Jesus when he first appeared to her?

Here are the two answers which the skeptic believes indicate a Bible contradiction:

Yes, she recognized him.

“And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Rejoice!” And they came up and took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.” (Matthew 28:9)

No, she didn’t recognize him.

“When she had said this, she turned around and *saw Jesus standing there, and yet she did not know that it was Jesus.” (John 20:14)

Jesus didn’t appear to her; she had a vision of angels who told her that he was alive.

“and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.” (Luke 24:23)

(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:

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Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links: Third Week of March 2023

Here are links related to Presuppositional apologetics’ gathered from March 15th-21st, 2022.  Enjoy!

1.) Cave to the Cross’ John Frame’s TAG Argument – Ep.217 – Apologetics By John Frame – Transcendental Argument – Part 4

2.) Did the eleven disciples believe the two men who claimed to see Jesus?

3.) Naturalism, Theistic Evolution, and the Real Problem

4.) Van Til’s Observation: The Inter-Relationship of the Doctrine of Scripture and Other Major Teaching of Scripture

5.) Autonomy Is No Ladder to Christ’s Authority

6.) Revealed Apologetics Interview: David Bahnsen on father Greg Bahnsen, apologetics and sacred/secular distinction

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend and another reblog here

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Revealed Apologetics Interview: David Bahnsen on father Greg Bahnsen, apologetics and sacred/secular distinction

Recently Revealed Apologetics had a discussion on Greg Bahnsen, one of my favorite apologist who passed away in 1995.

The interview is with his son David Bahnsen.  In the interview he talks about his father’s contribution to apologetics, his father’s theology and also David Bahnsen’s own beliefs.

I appreciate David Bahnsen; when I was a young man he sent me some of his dad’s lecture series on ancient and modern philosophy on CDs.  It was an expensive series that I couldn’t afford when I was in college.  I imagine there’s many others that have benefited from his generosity.

The video is below:

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Van Til’s Observation: The Inter-Relationship of the Doctrine of Scripture and Other Major Teaching of Scripture

Cornelius Van Til is a theologian, apologist and philosopher that I appreciate since he tried to be biblically driven during his life time and academic career (Years ago I posted A SYLLABUS ON CORNELIUS VAN TIL’S HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTION TO PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS).

His writings are not always easy to read but it is always rewarding for me to work through them especially when he gives great insight with theological and apologetics methods.

I want to share something that I read recently that touches on how how we understand the characteristics of the Bible depend upon other teachings in the Bible on other major areas.

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Bible Contradiction? Did the eleven disciples believe the two men who claimed to see Jesus?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Did the eleven disciples believe the two men who claimed to see Jesus?

Here are the two answers which the skeptic believes indicate a Bible contradiction:

Yes, since he had already appeared to Simon.

“And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, 34 saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon!”” (Luke 24:33-34)

No.

“Now after that, He appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking along on their way to the country. 13 And they went away and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them, either.” (Mark 16:12-13)

(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:

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Mid-March 2023 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Here are links related to Presuppositional apologetics’ gathered from March 8th-14th, 2023.  There’s a lot of good links for this installment!  Enjoy!

1.) Cave to the Cross’ TAG, Trinity, & Negative Arguments – Ep.216 – Apologetics By John Frame – Transcendental Argument – Part 3

2.) Bible Contradiction? Where did Jesus tell his disciples to go after his resurrection?

3.) Evangelism and Apologetics

4.) Van Til does believe in the Perspicuity of Natural Revelation

5.)Darwinists, Leave those Hospitals Alone!

6.) Fahrenheit 451 and the danger of a worldview driven by cheap Hedonism that is weaponized by the ruling class

7.) HGA Episode 7. Book Review On Van TIl’s Apologetic by Greg Bahnsen

8.) OF PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend 

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Van Til does believe in the Perspicuity of Natural Revelation

A few weeks I go I posted “David’s Moon objection to Van Til in his Master’s Thesis “Reforming Virtue””

I thought I add to that with a short post.  In particular I want to deal with those who say Van Til does not believe in the clarity/perspicuity of natural revelation.

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Bible Contradiction? Where did Jesus tell his disciples to go after his resurrection?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Where did Jesus tell his disciples to go after his resurrection?

Here are the two answers which the skeptic believes indicate a Bible contradiction:

He told them to go to Galilee.

“Then Jesus *said to them, “Do not be afraid; go, bring word to My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.” (Matthew 28:10)

“But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’” (Mark 16:7)

He told them to tarry in Jerusalem.

“And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”” (Luke 24:49)

“Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;” (Acts 1:4)

(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:

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Early March 2023 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Here are Presuppositional Apologetics’ links gathered between March 1st-7th, 2023.  Enjoy!

1.) Cave to the Cross’  Questioning TAG – Ep.215 – Apologetics By John Frame – Transcendental Argument – Part 2

2.) Want to Write a Guest Posts for Our Blog for April 2023?

3.) How to Correctly Answer the Skeptic

4.) Bible Contradiction? Who survived to see the promised land during the Exodus?

5.) Biblical Case for Presuppositional Apologetics in 7 Minutes

6.) Apologetics Sermon Illustration #84: No more MCDONALD’S FILET-O-FISH Fridays and alleged Bible contradictions

7.) Skeptic Annotated Bible Author’s Self-Defeating Worldview

8.) Answering Alleged Bible Contradictions Surrounding Paul’s Conversion

9.) Evolutionists and their Love of Abortion

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend  or that of another reblog here 

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Late February 2023 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Here are Presuppositional Apologetics’ links gathered between February 22nd-28th, 2023.  Enjoy!

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Apologetics – Ep.214 – Apologetics By John Frame – Transcendental Argument – Pt. 1

2.) Bible Contradiction? Did Balaam curse the Israelites?

3.) Christian Students and Advanced Degrees

4.) Psalm 109 is Messianic

5.) HGA Episode 6. Book Review On Van TIl’s Apologetic by Greg Bahnsen

6.) Reviews of Greg Bahnsen’s Apologetics Trilogy

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend  or that of another reblog here 

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Reviews of Greg Bahnsen’s Apologetics Trilogy

Readers of this blog over the years will realize Greg Bahnsen has shaped my apologetics method more than others.

I appreciated his lectures and his books.

Of the many books he’s written there’s three that people have called Greg Bahnsen’s trilogy.

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Presuppositional Apologetics’ Round Up: Third Week of February 2023

Here are the links related to Presuppositional apologetics gathered between February 15th-21st, 2023.

1.) Cave to the Cross Accepting Evidence – Ep.213 – Apologetics By John Frame – Some Methodological Considerations – Part 2

2.) Psalm 69 is Messianic

3.) Human Rights and the Image of God

4.) Bible Contradiction? How many generations were between Levi and Moses?

5.) EPIC Presup Rountable Discussion

6.) Renton Rathbun’ Introduction to Apologetics Lectures

7.) A Charge to Contemporary Apologists

8.) The Skeptic Annotated Bible Getting Hung Up with KJV use of “Unicorns” in the Bible

9.) Ready to Reason

10.) Veritas Domain Facebook Meme

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend

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Mid-February 2023 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Here are the links related to Presuppositional apologetics gathered between February 8th-14th, 2022.

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Apologetics Show: Apologetics As Proof – Ep.212 – Apologetics By John Frame – Some Methodological Considerations – Part 1

2.) Bible Contradiction? Did the men with Paul hear the voice?

3.) Faith in Evolution from Nothing, or in Creation from Nothing?

4.) Outline Teaching on Messianic Prophecies from Old Testament Narratives

5.) Of The Holy Scriptures and Apologetics 3

6.) Psalm 69 is Messianic

7.) Question Evolution Day and Ape-Human Language

8.) Big Questions; Small Sermon #1: Contradiction

9.) HGA Episode 5. Book Review On Van TIl’s Apologetic by Greg Bahnsen

10.) Van Tillian Presuppositionalism: The Consistent Application of Divine Aseity

11.) This Sunday at Church: Talk to someone about the Problems of Evolution

12.) Bahnsen vs Sproul: Deep Dive Debate Review (Part 1)

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend OR that of Another REBLOG HERE 

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Message: Like Father But Worst

About to be with youth group.  Thought about how so many people struggle with bad family history.

Here’s a message titled “Like Father But Worst.”  There’s a lot of good feedback from this message.

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