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Praxis Presup: Episode 4

Praxis Presup Episode 4 – August 31, 2010 Chris Bolt More discussion concerning debates in general and the recent debate between Ben Wallis and Chris Bolt on the existence of God. Praxis Presup 4

Should we concede anything to our opponents?

Series on Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein Debate Transcript Should we argue for “general theism”? Should our case be “subjective or personal”? Should we concede anything to our opponents? Bahnsen’s last introductory remark prior to his main argument for the existence of God involves a concession to Stein’s “area of [...]

Nature Grace Dualism (Part 2)

Nature Grace Dualism Part 1 Nature Grace Dualism Part 2 The presence of nature grace dualism throughout Roman Catholicism has resulted in a host of worries. Goldsworthy quotes Vittorio Subilia’s observation that Roman Catholicism is marked by “a phenomenon of complexio oppositorum.”  The claim is an historical one supported by the evidence of Roman Catholic [...]

WCF, LBC, and TAG

A friend pointed me toward this post by Brandon Adams. From what I can tell Brandon is influenced a good bit by Gordon H. Clark and argues in his post that Van Tillian presuppositionalism and specifically TAG is inconsistent with the WCF and LBC. While I am not one to excitedly engage in the Van [...]

Should our case be “subjective or personal”?

Series on Does God Exist? Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein Debate Transcript Should we argue for “general theism”? Should our case be “subjective or personal”? Having presented his reasons for arguing for Christian theism as a unit or system of thought Bahnsen moves on to discuss what the debate is about. Bahnsen transitions [...]

An Argument For Agreus

One might deny that laws of logic exist, but not without presupposing the laws of logic (i.e. the law of non-contradiction). Since the affirmation of a proposition implies the falsehood of its contradictory, the denial of the laws of logic is self-refuting. The possibility of rational inference presupposes the laws of logic (i.e. identity; non-contradiction), [...]

A Few Items of Interest

How do I know God exists? from A Passion for Life on Vimeo. HT: Jamin Hubner Also – if you have not seen it already – Triablogue has an interesting post concerning Van Til and the knowledge of unbelievers here and there is a post concerning Van Til’s view of “presupposition” here.

Norman Geisler and Moral Relativism

Cross posted. “Ethics deals with what is morally right and wrong. Christian Ethics deals with what is morally right and wrong for a Christian.” Norman Geisler. Christian Ethics: Options and Issues. Grand Rapids, MI. Baker Academic, 1989. Pg. 17. (All quotations and paraphrases in this post are from this source.) Let’s step carefully through Dr. [...]

Paul Manata Reviews Michael Sudduth’s "The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology"

Paul Manata has written another one of his excellent reviews. Though I have already read the book, I have been hoping that he would review Michael Sudduth’s The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology and Manata has not disappointed. The book is rather expensive and has much to say that many of those who object to [...]

Hey Jude

Some time ago I wrote a short post while thinking through some issues raised by a commenter calling himself Theo Beza. He responded and I replied that it would take me some time to get to what he wrote. One concern he raised will be addressed here briefly. Theo Beza wrote: When I said that [...]