Apologetics to the Glory of God

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When your resume is irrelevant – your testimonial does the trick

I got a Google Alert this morning for the term “presuppositionalism.” Of course, as is usually the case, it was an atheist using the term. In this case, however, it was actually irrelevant to the entire post, as far as the author, Bruce Gerencser, is concerned. The only reference to it was a wikipedia link. I’m actually fairly sure he isn’t especially familiar with it, and that itself is unimportant. What interested me was his resume, and his testimonial. You see, the author is a pastor, and a former Calvinist pastor, to boot. Of course, he was a former …

July 16, 2014
The Teaching of Christianity as a Challenge to Unbelief

We have already indicated that the best apologetic defense will invariably be made by him who knows the system of truth of Scripture best. The fight between Christianity and non-Christianity is, in modern times, no piece-meal affair. It is the life-and-death struggle between two mutually opposed life-and-world views. The non-Christian attack often comes to us on matters of historical, or other, detail. It comes to us in the form of objections to certain teachings of Scripture, say, with respect to creation, etc. It may seem to be simply a matter of asking what the facts have been. Back of this …

June 17, 2014
Peripatetic 32 – The Unity of Theology – Laying your Cards on the Table

So, when we are told to lay out the Christian worldview, and invite our opponent to internally critique it, what is it we present? Here is an example, on the fly.…

June 14, 2014
Peripatetic 31 – Truck on Fire Edition – and a response to Gary Crampton on Logic and God

Response to Gary Crampton on Logic and God, interrupted by strange events.…

June 11, 2014
Peripatetic 30 – Simplicity, Systematic Theology, and Sanctification

Recorded in mid-March; covers the relationship between Divine Simplicity and Systematic Theology, and goes through Ephesians 6 to emphasize the unity of the Christian life and the apologetic task. Additionally, as major examples, addresses practically all of the same subjects recently addressed on the blog, and gives a theological background for my recent comments about a variety of issues, as well as expanding on the previous episode.…

June 9, 2014
Peripatetic 29 – Theological Inclusivism

On the perils of such beliefs, and examples thereof; to include C.S. Lewis, Kurt Jaros, Chris Date, William Lane Craig, and others.…

June 7, 2014
A Necessary Distinction

In the midst of the turmoil which controversy creates, it is always refreshing to encounter an irenic, yet firm response in the midst of a variety of hasty and conjectural surmises. That irenicism was, of course, the response of Mike Robinson, who many will know from his books and posts on a variety of subjects related to apologetics. When his response was brought to my attention, I was excited to see that he had commented on the situation. Unfortunately, his post was in response only to the initial statement, which was intentionally designed to bring attention to the general …

May 31, 2014
The Forgotten Trinity – Kindle deal

For a limited time, James White’s The Forgotten Trinity is only $1.99 on Kindle. I have recommended this book for a rather long time, and encourage you to take advantage of this price.…

May 30, 2014
Iglesia Ni Cristo Centennial Tract

A regular in our chatroom has created a new tract for bringing the gospel to the Iglesia ni Cristo. I think a lot of it could be used in discussion with Roman Catholics too, as odd as it sounds some Iglesia ni Cristo arguments are very Roman Catholicesque.

Check it out here: http://www.trueiglesia.org and share with your Filipino friends (believer or unbeliever).…

May 17, 2014
Apologetics 101 Lectures – Dr. K. Scott Oliphint

Westminster Theological Seminary has released all 28 lectures on iTunesU of Dr. Oliphint’s Apologetics 101 class. Get them here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/apologetics-101/id875475884?mt=10

Also check out our Reading Plan page for more ideas for learning Covenantal Apologetics.…

May 13, 2014