Category: Apologetic Methodology

Baxter, Van Til, and Presuppositionalism »

Some gold from The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter (1615-1691):
“Nothing can be rightly known, if God be not known; nor is any study well managed, nor to any great purpose, if God is not studied.” 56
“To see and admire, to revere and adore, to love and delight in God, as exhibited in his works – [...]

The Great and the Lame in Christian Apologetics »

So, what exactly constitutes “Real Apologetics” and “Unreal” or “Poser Apologetics”? Who are helping the cause of Christianity, and who are harming the cause of Christianity? Who needs to be recognized for their contributions in the faith and to the church, and who needs to be exposed for their harm in the faith and to [...]

Pride in Apologetics »

This ministry isn’t even yet a year old, and I still feel like this essay is overdue – for both itself and the rest of Christian apologetics.
God hates pride. He hates it with a passion. Over and over and over again in the Torah and throughout all the Old covenants, God continually says things like [...]

Evidence, TAG, and Presuppositional Apologetics »

From the mailbag:
3. Do you have any recommended resources that could help me better understand how presuppositionalists have responded to the specific criticism of their position?  I’m thinking of questions like these:     –How would presuppositionalism say we are to respond to a Muslim, JW, or other theist?  In the encounters I’ve witnessed, these [...]

“Proving” the Authority of the Bible? »

“We believe neither by our own nor by anyone else’s judgment that Scripture is from God; but above human judgment we affirm with utter certainty (just as if we were gazing upon the majesty of God himself) that it has flowed to us from the very mouth of God by the ministry of men. We [...]

Free Gear on Apologetic Method »

While I’m still on the apologetic methodology kick, both on the podcast and blog, I want to briefly point out a few free online resources that most people don’t know about that are excellent starting points for those just getting familiar with apologetic methodology and “presuppositionalism.”
The first is a fabulous article by Michael Kruger on [...]

The Real Father of Presuppositional Apologetics: Herman Bavinck II »

On the Self-Validation of the Scriptures
In reverse chronological order:
“Scripture is God’s Word, and therefore it is self-attesting.” John Frame in Scott Oliphint and Lane Tipton, Eds. Revelation and Reason (Presbyterian and Reformed, 2007), 124.
“For us to accept the authority of Scripture is to confess that we are obliged to believe what it teaches and to [...]