Apologetics to the Glory of God

Tag: presuppositionalism

  • “Christianity is a Man-made Religion”

    It is always amusing to hear some of the language that non-Christians, and especially atheists, use in their assaults on the Christian faith and defenses of their own position.

    Presumably the atheist thinks it is somewhat problematic and perhaps even insulting to the Christian to dismiss his or her position as “man-made.” We can set aside the obvious “problem” with using “man” this way in the current academic climate. We can also set aside that the unbeliever almost always merely asserts without argument that Christianity is man-made. We may then note that the statement as it stands is no insult …

  • “Anderson on Anderson”

    It’s always a good idea to actually read the posts you are responding to in the blogosphere as Pilgrim demonstrates with respect to another Anderson.

    http://pilgrimphilosopher.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/anderson-on-anderson/

    HT: Steve Hays

    BTW, this is post #700 at Choosing Hats. I just thought I’d rub it in that I beat the other contributors to it even though they know that I am away right now. šŸ˜€

    Update: http://pilgrimphilosopher.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/anderson-on-anderson-anderson-and-pilgrim/…

  • “Can We Prove the Existence of God?” by James Anderson

    http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/04/16/can-we-prove-the-existence-of-god…

  • What exactly is it that we presuppose?

    Covenantal apologists frequently encounter an objection in their own mind if it is not raised by someone else in the form of the question, “What exactly is it that we presuppose?”

    Perhaps it is God who is presupposed, but then God as divorced from His Word is a concept without Christian content.

    Perhaps it is Scripture which is presupposed, but then Scripture as divorced from its Author is a document without authority.

    So both of the above must be presupposed, but is that enough? Not if we are to avoid an implicit disconnect between the two. Not if we are …

  • Glenn Peoples on 2 Corinthians 12

    Although Iā€™m familiar with the view that the Apostle Paul is relating an ā€œout of body experienceā€ at the outset of 2 Corinthians 12, Iā€™m pretty sure that he is not. Thatā€™s partly because Iā€™m a physicalist and I donā€™t think that such things are even possible, but itā€™s also because the evidence for this claim about the meaning of this passage is pretty weak. ā€“ Glenn Peoples (http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/2-corinthians-12-an-out-of-body-experience)

    Dr. Peoples has his presuppositions out of whack. He discerns metaphysical possibility in virtue of physicalism rather than Scripture. He has it backwards. He is also confused about the …

  • Sye TenBruggencate Exposes PZ Myers

    Let me begin by saying that I have no idea who PZ Myers is, nor am I going to waste the time to Google his name. One thing I do know about Myers is that he is adored by a large number of Internet atheists, and I can see why. He avoids any meaningful discussion, dodges straightforward questions, and swears at those who dare to ask them. A paradigmatic fundy atheist fit for following if you are an impressionable young atheist on the Internet. “Freethinking” at its best. Behold the Mighty Myers!

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  • How to Support Choosing Hats

    We are often asked how one might support Choosing Hats. Here are some suggestions.

    1. Please keep us in prayer. Pray specifically that we do not lose sight of the Gospel or the glory of God. Pray especially for our humility. And pray for those with whom we interact.
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    Some of …

  • Conversion Stories

    1Ā  And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2Ā  in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedienceā€” 3Ā among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

    (Ephesians 2.1-3)

    Conversion stories are all the rage in our “postmodern” context. Unbelievers thus pride themselves on claiming to have once been …

  • The Greatest Possible Presuppositional Argument

    Amazing!

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  • Opening Statement from my debate with Michael Long

    My debate with Michael Long may be found here – https://choosinghats.org/2011/08/is-there-good-reason-to-believe-that-the-christian-god-exists

    See some of my debate preparation here – https://choosinghats.org/2012/03/behind-the-scenes-notes-from-my-debate-with-michael-long

    Debate Opening Statement

    I. Introduction

    Thank you Mr. Knapp, Mr. Long, my wife Kerri. Most of all I thank the Triune God of Scripture who chose, redeemed, and sealed me concerning the Gospel through which I am being saved by grace through faith; that Christ died for our sins, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:1-5) I have personally experienced the reality of forgiveness of my sins …