Freewill Scapegoat: Part 2
I saw that Mike Manea responded to me over on BTWN and I have gotten a little free time to respond. “The issue is that her writings are at the center of these controversies. So, if she is authoritative in your eyes, then she must be a part of the conversation.” EGW has no authority when it comes to SDA theology and doctrine. Our epistemology is nothing like that of Mormons or JWs. We are firm promoters of Sola Scriptura, even more so than any other protestant group because we reject ALL external authorities and hermeneutical keys (Protestant tradition, Christian … Continue reading Freewill Scapegoat: Part 2
Class is in Session
I recently noticed someone tried to rebut my article on Leighton Flowers called ‘How to Flunk Soteriology101’. That is nice to see that Leighton’s followers are picking up the slack for him. The issue often is that his followers often don’t add any new content and only repeat old stale lines that Flowers gives them. So, over on the Bible Thumping Wingnut blog version of my post, someone responded to me. Here is what they said: I am not sure these are really the best ‘rebuttals.’ Well, it seems like many people think otherwise. 1. Always conflating Calvinism with determinism … Continue reading Class is in Session
TrueModalism
I was asked to comment on an old youtube personality of TrueEmpircism’s open affirmation of Modalism. He seems out of the Theological loop and I suppose he invests too much money into books on biology and needs to spend more on theology. I won’t try an article rebutting Modalism, but I will quote Theologians on the issue: At various times people have taught that God is not really three distinct persons, but only one person who appears to people in different “modes” at different times. For example, in the Old Testament God appeared as “Father.” Throughout the Gospels, this same … Continue reading TrueModalism
Conversational Presuppositionalism
In recent weeks a few of my friends over on the Christian Philosophy discord server have been asking me how I approach apologetics. They are mostly aware that I take a presuppositional stance, and several have even noticed my “Schaefferian” name-tag. I should clarify that I am not a pure Schaefferian, but I find my apologetic more similar to his than the two primary presuppositional streams, Clarkianism and Van Tillianism. In this article, I’d like to give an overview of how I approach the practice of evangelistic conversations with unbelievers. ~=~=~ First, let me lay out common ground. All (most?) presuppositionalists would … Continue reading Conversational Presuppositionalism
Six Bad Habits of New Testament Scholars (and how to avoid them)
Minimal Facts vs. Maximal Data Approaches to the Resurrection
When Atheist Prophesy
I recently got into an argument with an internet atheist and he had a few objections. Atheist said: Okay, so if we start reading from Matthew. Matthew 1:23 says “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bare a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (which means God with us)” problem with this right off the bat, this is the only time in the whole bible that God is called Immanuel. Which means he was not called that. Isaiah 7:14 says “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bare a son and … Continue reading When Atheist Prophesy
Presup before Dessert
I discussed in a previous article some of the basic principles of presuppositionalism. I think I might be able to expand on some of those principles. 1. Transcendental Argument: In the last article, I briefly discussed the form of the transcendental argument and the disagreement that exist on how to formulate the Transcendental argument for God’s existence. The issue is that the transcendental argument for God’s existence isn’t merely one formulation, but rather a family of similarly formed arguments. I think it is perfectly acceptable to argue either form of the Transcendental argument. There was one objection that arose that neither of these arguments demonstrates that God … Continue reading Presup before Dessert
Narcissistic Epistemology
Concord is a Catholic apostate(which isn’t the worst thing but he left for secular worldview). Jimmy said something interesting about his phenomenology: Concord: And I agree that we can never get outside ourselves. By the definition of being a distinct … Continue reading Narcissistic Epistemology
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