http://www.ekpyros.com Ἐκ Πυρὸς - Out of Fire Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:35:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was suggested to me by a seminary professor (not my own, but a friend's dad) that in order to grasp a clearer understanding of Arminianism and its defense (against my Calvinistic beliefs), I ought to check out the book Why I Am Not a Calvinist by Jerry L. Walls ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/10/27/why-i-am-not-a-calvinist-part-i/ IV. The Total Picture A. My problems with the "traditional method." 1. This method compromises God himself by maintaining that his existence is only "possible" albeit "highly probable," rather than ontologically and "rationally" necessary. 2. It compromises the counsel of God by not understanding it as the only all-inclusive, ultimate "cause" of whatsoever ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/10/22/my-credo-part-iv-cornelius-van-til/ III. Toward a Christ-Centered Apologetic Deciding, therefore, to follow the Reformers in theology, it was natural that I attempt also to do so in apologetics. I turned to such Reformed apologists as Warfield, Greene, and others. What did I find? I found the theologians of the "self- attesting Christ," defending their ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/10/17/my-credo-part-iii-cornelius-van-til/ II. Christ Writes Me a Letter I have never met Christ in the flesh. No matter, he has written me a letter. Not he, himself. He chose helpers. By his Spirit, the Spirit of truth, these helpers wrote what he wanted me to know. From heaven my Lord then sent his ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/10/15/my-credo-part-ii-cornelius-van-til/ [Cornelus Van Til, perhaps the founder of presuppositional apologetics, defines his beliefs in "My Credo".  I will copy the paper in four separate posts.] My Credo By: Cornelius Van Til The following essay was taken from the book, Jerusalem and Athens which was written as a Festschrift for Dr. Van Til on his ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/10/13/my-credo-intro-and-part-i-cornelius-van-til/ Can whoever believes the Gospel come to Jesus?  Yes.  Does Jesus invite everyone to believe?  Yes.  Does God command everyone to believe and obey the Gospel?  Yes.  Does everyone obey?  No. Is everyone able to obey?... When we discuss the Doctrines of Grace with Arminians, one of the most heated disputes always ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/09/06/whosoever/ Literally. What exactly are apologetics? Why should we use them? When should we? What’s their purpose? The answers, of course, are to be found in scripture. This series will study the nature of apologetics by examining the questions above, along with others, and referencing ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/09/06/apologetics-i/ Hello.  Welcome back.  Long story short: Aaron and I have been busy this summer.  We've also encountered some issues regarding the role of apologetics in Christianity which have put our operations on hold.  While we're still figuring things out, we will be turning our attention more to doctrinal discussion than ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/07/28/our-personal-god/ “The world around you is full of amazing things. . . . These things, or others . . . may lead you to ask a question. A question is the beginning of science. Science is the knowledge obtained by observing the natural world in order to discover facts and to ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/04/11/since-when-can-science-do-that/ I saved this post for part two because I wanted to show in part one that the doctrine of inerrancy is a worthwhile consideration because Scripture itself claims to be inerrant.  That is, Biblical inerrancy is not a doctrine of man, but of verbum Dei.  So from the previous post, ... http://www.ekpyros.com/2008/04/10/deductive-inerrancy/