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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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Bahnsen Debates

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Here are the Bahnsen debates that I could find on the internet for free: R.C. Sproul vs Bahnsen: http://www.philvaz.com/SproulBahnsenDebate.mp3 Dr. Bahnsen vs Dr. Stein: Bahnsen vs Smith: Bahnsen Lectures at Westminster: Part 1: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb201_podcast.mp3 Part 2: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb202_copyright.mp3 Part 3: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb203_copyright.mp3 Part 4: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb204_copyright.mp3 Worldviews in Conflict: Part 1: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb101-copyright.mp3 Part 2: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb102-copyright.mp3 Continue reading Bahnsen Debates

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Tyler Vela’s response to Tony Vance’s article

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The original article: https://hillbillylogicblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/why-romans-9-doesnt-teach-individual-election/ A couple initial thoughts: 1. You jump all over the place for translations (several of which aren’t really appropriate for exegetical arguments from the text). This has the appearance of “lemme choose a translation that words it ambiguously enough for me to get the point that I want out of it.” Who are you –Rick Warren? 2. You are doing an overview, which is fine, but it is precisely some of the line by line argumentation that is precisely part of the argument for the Reformed view and against your Corporate (almost Neo-Barthian) view. 3. Anyone who … Continue reading Tyler Vela’s response to Tony Vance’s article

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The Right to Bear Arms

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Democrats are certain that you have no rights to have an ultra super death bringing semi-automatic weapons. The Democrats have been on full alert to make sure we end the sales of the boom-boom sticks and stop the real terrorist groups like the NRA. Here are articles defending the 2nd amendment from the silly democratic(Communist) attacks: Epistleofdude: Gun control papers The Council: Shapiro on Gun Control Guns or Cops? Triablogue: Nikolas Cruz Did Australia’s Ban on Semiauto Firearms Really Reduce Violence? A Critique of the Chapman et al. (2016) Study Should churchgoers be armed? Mad Max Dream act When seconds count, … Continue reading The Right to Bear Arms