Free E-Book: Mytery of the Trinity, A Trinitarian Approach to the Attributes of God

There’s so many good free Christian E-books online these days.  This is one of them!

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The Blessing of Online Ministry Part 6: Reference Teaching Outlines

Continuing with this series on how online can be a blessing spiritually, what is one blessing?

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Presuppositional Apologetic’s Links: Third Week of May 2024

These are links concerning Presuppositional apologetics gathered from May 15th-21st, 2024. 

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Fideist Issues With Theology & Philosophy – Ep.273 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Reasons Of The Heart – Part 1

2.) Bible Contradiction? Is the law of God perfect?

3.) Rescuing Device: Protein Molecules in Dinosaur Eggs

4.) The Apologetics Implication of Being Ready In Season and Out of Season

5.) Introduction to Apologetics Series: Methods III: Part 2 (13 of 31)

 

 

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Bible Contradiction? Is the law of God perfect?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Is the law of God perfect?

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

Yes

“The Law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.” (Psalm 19:7)

No

“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, to the extent that He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been free of fault, no circumstances would have been sought for a second.” (Hebrews 8:6-7)

(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 to Mid-May 2024 Presuppositional Apologetics Links

Here is a collection of links on Presuppositional apologetics between May 1st-14th, 2024.

1.) Cave to the Cross’

2.) Bible Contradiction? Who did Jacob wrestle with?

3.)Christian and Creationist Pretenses

4.) MP3s of Historical Apologetics from Presuppositional Apologetics

5.) Introduction to Apologetics Series: Methods III: Part 1 (12 of 31)

6.) Building the Myth of Charles Darwin

7.) David Haines’ Natural Theology, 2nd Edition: A Review by John Sweat Jr.

8.) Laughing at the Evolution of Humor

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The Blessing of Online Ministry Part 5: Learning Deeper Theology

Continuing with this series on how online can be a blessing spiritually, what is one blessing?

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Bible Contradiction? Who did Jacob wrestle with?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Who did Jacob wrestle with?

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

God

“Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But he said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 So he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed.” 29 And Jacob asked him and said, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And he blessed him there. 30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared.”” ( Genesis 32:24-30)

An Angel

“The Lord also has a case against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds. 3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his mature strength he contended with God. 4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and implored His favor. He found Him at Bethel, And there He spoke with us,” (Hosea 12:2-4)

(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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Mid to Late April 2024 Presuppositional Apologetic Links

Here are the links on Presuppositional apologetics from April 8th-30th, 2024!

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Apologetics: Summary Of Presuppositional Reformed Apologetics – Ep.269 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologetics And The Authority Of Revelation – Part 1

2.) Apologetics Sermon Illustration # 94: Beware of parasitic false teachers and Polyergus breviceps Parasitic ants

3.) Introduction to Apologetics Series: Methods I (10 of 31)

4.) Back to Basics of Presuppositional Apologetics

5.) Evolution, Creation, and Legal Rights for Trees

6.) Guest Post: Understanding Van Til’s Trinitarian Apologetics in a Baptist Context

7.) Can Evolution Explain the Origin of Lungs?

8.) Guest Post: Faulty reasons not to believe

9.) The Myth of the Given & Its Presup Apologetic Application

10.) Free Audiobook: The Word of Flux: Modern Man and the Problem of Knowledge

11.) Panda Thumbs and Bad Atheistic Theology

12.) Pros & Cons Of Presuppositionalism Reformed Apologetics – Ep.270 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologetics And The Authority Of Revelation – Part 2

13.) Kant and Van Til | A reply to the Reformed classicalist

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Free Audiobook: The Word of Flux: Modern Man and the Problem of Knowledge

A few months ago I reviewed Rousas John Rushdoony’s  The Word of Flux: Modern Man and the Problem of Knowledge.

You can see my review here: Review: The Word of Flux: Modern Man and the Problem of Knowledge

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Guest Post: Understanding Van Til’s Trinitarian Apologetics in a Baptist Context

Note: This is a guest post since presently I am traveling. This is by Thomas Linton who blogs here.

Understanding Van Til’s Trinitarian Apologetics in a Baptist Context

By Thomas Linton

Introduction

In this article there will be an attempt to present Van Til’s Presuppositional Apologetics and Trinitarian theology as consistent within a Reformed Baptist context.  A review of Van Til’s background is from a Dutch Reformed position and taught Systematic Theology and Apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary. Since this is his background it is important to show a comparison of Presbyterianism through the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) and The London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 (LBCF). Then there will be a section that involves a comparison of the WCF with the LBCF. Following the comparison between WCF and LBCF there will be an introduction to Trinitarian theology emphasizing Van Til’s apologetic method. Finally, there will be an explanation of the Scriptural support for the Trinity and Presuppositional apologetics. The main point will be that a Baptist can hold to Van Til’s unique Trinitarian Theology and Presuppositional Apologetics consistently without compromising a commitment to the fundamental aspects of the LBCF that differ from the WCF.

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Back to Basics of Presuppositional Apologetics

Note: This is a guest post since presently I am traveling. This is byJohn Stoltz who does a lot of apologetics on Facebook

Back to Basics of Presup by John Stoltz, March 2024

After wading through the difficult waters of Van Til’s “Defense of the Faith” and seeing the finish line of this masterpiece, I recently began reading Bahnsen’s “Always Ready” and will likely finish it first due to its concise writing and format. Both cannot be overemphasized and are in my estimation undervalued, even though the influence of these two men for all of Christendom is well documented.

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Early April 2024 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Here are links related to Presuppositional apologetics gathered between April 1st-7th, 2024.  Enjoy!

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Scripture Is The Foundation For Everything – Ep.267 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Taking Every Thought Captive – Part 1

2.) Progress in answering alleged Bible contradiction from the Pastoral Epistles

3.) The 2024 Solar Eclipse and Divine Judgment

4.) Richard Dawkins and the thought on the need and limitation of Cultural Apologetics

5.) Introduction to Apologetics Series: Foundations VII (7 of 31)

6.) Answering Dr. Howe’s Challenge…

7.) Should Christians Quote the Bible to Unbelievers?

8.) Presuppositional Apologetics Applied to Plato

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Progress in answering alleged Bible contradiction from the Pastoral Epistles

Since I have been studying the Pastoral Epistles I thought I do a post with all the alleged Bible contradictions I refuted so far that involves passages from 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus..

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Richard Dawkins and the thought on the need and limitation of Cultural Apologetics

Atheist Richard Dawkins said something five days ago that led people to react on social media.

Dawkins in an interview talked about the choice between Islam or Christianity and he said he would prefer Christianity every time.

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Presuppositional Apologetics’ Round up: Third Week to Last Week of March 2024

Here are the links related to Presuppositional apologetics that was rounded up from the web from March 16th-31st, 2022.

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Biblical Standards For Theology & Philosophy – Ep.265 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Christianity In Conflict – Part 1

2.) Bible Contradiction? If God likes you, will everyone else like you too?

3.) Introduction to Apologetics Series: Foundations V (5 of 31)

4.) Linking Genesis and the Resurrection

5.) Did Bahnsen Contradict Himself?

6.) Greg Bahnsen Lectures: Worldview Apologetics (Two Part series)

7.) Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence

8.) Increasing Bunko in Secular Science Papers

9.) Neat review

10.) Chonky Boi vs. Objective Idealism…?

11.) Introduction to Apologetics Series: Foundations VI (6 of 31)

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