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Eternal Generation and Simplicity

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Some follow the more Thomist school of thought about the Trinity. That has a crossover with the issues of Eternal Generation. Thomist have a flag planted in each of those debates and that leaves them with a difficulty reconciling them. So, like Aquinas, Dolezal’s view of the Trinity is that there is one God, with three “subsistent relations.” Now it is possible that Dolezal is working with an unconventional definition of “relation.” If he is, he has not told us, and I confess that in all my study of scholasticism over sixty years I have never found a definition of … Continue reading Eternal Generation and Simplicity

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A little Presup before Dinner

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This is an article that is an introduction to what I believe the method of Reformed Apologetics that we should use and that should be understood as the best approach. 1. Transcendental Argument: This is just an introduction to the presuppositionalist argument known as TAG. TAG stands for the transcendental argument for God’s existence. What is a transcendental argument(TA)? They are arguments that deal with preconditions of knowledge and I think it could be expanded to one that deals with the preconditions for ethics. These are truths that are necessary for other truths to make sense. It means that a certain belief is … Continue reading A little Presup before Dinner

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Biblical Debates: Lying?

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This will be another group of articles on the topic in the title. That is whether lying is always sinful or not. I’ll try to provide resources both pros and cons. Dr. Vern Poythress: Why Lying Is Always Wrong: The Uniqueness of Verbal Deceit Dr. Wayne Grudem: Why It Is Never Right To Lie: An Example of John Frame’s Influence on My Approach to Ethics Dr. John Frame: Must We Always Tell the Truth? Steve Hays: Too hot to handle-1 Tactful lies Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes? Lying and dying Liars and deceivers Lies … Continue reading Biblical Debates: Lying?

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A start for a philosophy of Christian science: Part 2

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This the second part to my series on science. Here are the other parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, and Bibliography. Methodological Naturalism: Another attempt is … Continue reading A start for a philosophy of Christian science: Part 2

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Euthyphro Dilemma

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Here is the way it usually is put: Socrates’s problem with the traditional stories about the gods gives rise to what is sometimes called ‘the Euthyphro dilemma’. If we try to define the holy as what is loved by all the gods (and goddesses), we will be faced with the question ‘Is the holy because it is loved by the gods, or do they love it because it is holy?’ (Euthyphro, 10a). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy This was convincing to the Greeks because the pagan gods they believed in were mutable, finite, and immoral entities. This doesn’t apply so easily … Continue reading Euthyphro Dilemma

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Circular Reasoning and Circular Arguments

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It is often tossed at Presuppositionalist that they are engaging in Circular reasoning and are begging the question. That all Presuppositionalism proclaims is ” The Bible is true because the Bible is true”. I just wonder if any presuppositionalist has … Continue reading Circular Reasoning and Circular Arguments

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Contours of Presuppositionalism

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I want to catalog some of the differences that exist for those that hold to presuppositionalism. I wish to discuss things that Presuppositionalist unify and depart on. The reason I am doing this is that after all these years people still ask me the differences between these individuals. This will not be me commenting on which positions are right or wrong, but formatting a map for your studies. First things first, What is a Presuppositionalist? They stand in the Reformed tradition and they must maintain the sort of Christian distinctiveness into their apologetic approach. The differences involve thoughts about TAG, … Continue reading Contours of Presuppositionalism

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How to flunk Soteriology101?

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I will criticize Dr. Leighton Flowers based on bad argumentation and faulty reasoning. I have talked to him and he seems like a nice guy. He just has the strangest way of being obsessed with Calvinism. This will hopefully be … Continue reading How to flunk Soteriology101?

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Divine conceptualism is Univocism?

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Some very great men that I admire think that Divine conceptualism employs univocal reasoning. Dr. James Anderson and Dr. Greg Welty have responses to such a charge. Mainly in responses to Nate Shannon. “Nevertheless, one might worry that identifying propositions with divine thoughts breaches the Creator-creation distinction. Do we really want to say that God himself is the propositional content of all our human thoughts? Doesn’t that in some sense bring God “down to our level”? If that’s the concern, I think there’s a relatively straightforward solution to it. We can say that one part of the creation is a … Continue reading Divine conceptualism is Univocism?