Point of Contact 5
Matthias, Joshua and Justin discuss the intrinsic ties between synergism and evidentialism, and the theological foundation of Covenantal apologetics in this edition of Point of Contact.
View ArticleProblems With Authority in Classical and Evidentialist Apologetics
To the extent that attempts are made in order to distinguish between the “evidentialist” and “classical” schools of apologetics, in an effort to salvage the “classical” method, these distinctions...
View ArticleMy Credo and Rodney King Methodology
“There’s a place for every apologetic method.” “Can’t we argue about something essential?” While these remain as popular approaches to some traditional apologists, they run afoul of the very...
View ArticleChat with a Skeptic
I received an email the other day from an atheist whose name I am choosing not to reveal (for reasons I will get to shortly). The email read like a late-night infomercial, complete with a reference to...
View ArticlePeripatetic 9 – Fristianity Style Counters
Some people think Fristianity is a “Silver Bullet” objection to Covenantal Apologetics. Are they correct?
View ArticleThe Cat Is Out Of The Bag
I was pointed to a statement made by Matt Oxley (aka Raging Rev..) and it seems that he’s caught on to our Christian secrets… “I suspect, and I might be wrong, that History‘s The Bible mini-series...
View ArticleA Theological Discussion at Southern Evangelical Seminary
This is a discussion primarily involving Richard Howe of SES and James White. The topics include apologetic methodology, theology, and sola scriptura.
View ArticleOn God’s “Evil” Actions
Probably one of the most common objections to Christianity that we hear is one that relates to the Problem of Evil. While the problem of evil asks, “How can an Omnipotent, Good God exist with evil in...
View ArticleThe List of Non-Essentials Just Keeps on Growing
Subtitled: What a “Mere” Christianity does to orthodoxy. C. Michael Patton is one of the people I use to illustrate points, with great frequency. The reason I do so is due to the fact that he is out to...
View ArticleAn Experiential Apologetic
Quite often, we hear the claim “I came to faith through evidence” – with the conclusion being, of course, that evidentialism must be a valid form of apologetic methodology. How would you answer such a...
View ArticleThe Issue of Authority – God Speaking
C. Michael Patton’s recent posts, in his own words, look a whole lot like “I am shooting myself in the foot.” He rejects this characterization, of course – but as we have seen in my own posts...
View ArticleStockholm Syndrome And Sympathizing With Sinners
We are an imperfect people. We believe God is perfect, and that He is perfecting us, conforming us to Christ’s image, who is perfect. But until we are perfected, we are sinners. We live in a world with...
View ArticlePeripatetic 10 – Consistency of Theology and Apologetic
Is what you believe, what you preach, and what you defend consistent with itself?
View ArticleApologies to Atheists
It’s not often we as Christians have to apologize to our arch-nemeses, the Atheists. In fact, if we can help it, we never do. We’re prohibited from ceding any ground whatsoever to our enemies, because...
View ArticleDoppelganger theism
Ben Askins commented on a podcast done by RazorsKiss about Fristianity styled counters. I’m going to post my own responses here, and work out some of the ways we think about these kinds of objections....
View ArticleYou Didn’t Build That
You wake up in the middle of a cornfield. You sit up and rub your eyes, and then you look around. Instinctively, you stand up and start walking. As you push your way through thousands of stalks you...
View ArticleAre you an Evangelical apologist?
The term “evangelical” is used for a whole host of people these days – but what does it really mean? It refers to those who believe the Gospel is the center of the Christian faith, and the core of our...
View ArticleA Startling New Discovery
Just the other day, I happened upon an amazing article about a new manuscript find. Of all things that could have been unearthed, what was brought to light but a set of instructions from Paul, to an...
View ArticleAseity and Possibility
From this attribute of God, he has one of his names, “Shaddai”, which signifies, who is sufficient, or all-sufficient; of which see Chapter 3. Three things may be observed under this attribute. 1. That...
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