Understanding Yetser Tov and Yetser Ra: A Caution Against Provisionist Adoption

Jewish Tradition on Yetser Tov and Yetser Ra: “Provisionists, do not take up the ‘yetser tov’ and ‘yetser ra’ as your interpretation of Genesis. Rabbi Nahman bar Shmuel bar Nahman said in the name of Rav Shmuel bar Nahman: ‘Behold … Continue reading Understanding Yetser Tov and Yetser Ra: A Caution Against Provisionist Adoption

Understanding ‘Father’ in Context: Resolving Alleged Contradictions between Paul and Jesus

I was discussing the reliability of the New Testament with someone who denies that Paul is a canonical writer. One of his arguments was that 1 Corinthians 4:15 contradicts Matthew 23:9. This is a misunderstanding: According to D.A. Carson: Verse … Continue reading Understanding ‘Father’ in Context: Resolving Alleged Contradictions between Paul and Jesus

Van Til’s Interplay of Natural and Special Revelation: A Rebuttal to Criticisms

Criticism 1: Supernatural revelation presupposes special revelation Van Til, in his essay on scripture and nature, argues that supernatural revelation presupposes special revelation in order for the latter to be intelligible. For instance, the tree of knowledge of good and … Continue reading Van Til’s Interplay of Natural and Special Revelation: A Rebuttal to Criticisms

Implication and Mental Constructs: A Theological Dialogue on Knowledge, Representation, and God’s Omniscience

Jimmy Stephens (Satan For Christ): On Implication and Linear Inference The long-short of it is that he made a false dichotomy, which Van Til himself anticipates and emphatically precludes, between “linear” inference and implication. Implication is not a competitor with … Continue reading Implication and Mental Constructs: A Theological Dialogue on Knowledge, Representation, and God’s Omniscience