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A Quote explaining from Van Til explaining what his apologetics is trying to do

Posted in Apologetics, apologetics methodology, apologetics tactics, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2026| 28 Comments »

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What is Presuppositional Apologetics is trying to accomplish?

Cornelius Van Til the father of Presuppositionalism explains in this quote.

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Question: How do I respond to someone who says translations can be wrong?

Posted in Apologetics, apologetics methodology, apologetics tactics, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 12, 2026| 39 Comments »

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Someone asked a question

So what is quick answer to this?

If you don’t know what the original language of a text was written in, then you are 100% dependent on someone telling you what the source language says. Every translation is going to be wrong somewhere. I know this becawh use I used to be an interpreter for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing. It’s is not possible to fully convey every word and concept from one language to another.

Here’s my quick take:

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Early February 2026 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Covenantal apologetics, Jason Lisle, John Frame, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , on February 9, 2026| 17 Comments »

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Here are the links related to Presuppositional apologetics gathered between February 1st-7th, 2026.

1.) Cave the Cross’ Episode: What’s The Atheist’s Metaphysical Basis For Anything? – Ep.356 – The Great Debate – Stein’s 2nd Cross-Examination

2.) Bible Contradiction? When did Saul meet David?

3.) Psychology, Evolution, and Maybe

4.) Review: Proof as Moral Obligation by Douglas Wilson

5.) Hermeneutics Series: The Analogy of Faith (14 of 17)

6.) Apologetics Sermon Illustration # 106: Burning house by torching snow

7.) Tripping Robots and Human Coordination

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Did you know Cornelius Van Til once went on a Missions Trip to Asia?

Posted in Apologetics, apologetics methodology, apologetics tactics, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2026| 27 Comments »

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Cornelius Van Til is a theologian, apologist and philosopher that I appreciate since he tried to be biblically driven during his life time and academic career.  He is also known as the father of Presuppositional apologetics.  (To learn more about him, years ago I posted A SYLLABUS ON CORNELIUS VAN TIL’S HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTION TO PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS).

I was surprised today to learn that Van Til has been to Asia before on a missions trip!

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Early October 2025 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2025| 16 Comments »

Here are links on Presuppositional apologetics or be interesting to those interested in Presuppositional apologetics that were gathered from the world wide web between October 1st-7th, 2025.

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Divine Command & Prophetic Ethics Introduction – Ep.291 – Christian Ethics – 4 Views – Introduction to Four Theories of Christian Ethics – Part 2

2.) Bible Contradiction? When did Jacob rename Luz to Bethel?

3.) Darwin’s View of Women

 

 

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Biblical support for Presuppositional Argumentations and Classes of Greek Conditional Sentences

Posted in Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, exegesis, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, The Master's Seminary, Theology, Van Til on June 5, 2025| 26 Comments »

Those who use Presuppositional Apologetics often employ what is called the Transcendental Argument for God (TAG).  Cornelius Van Til was instrumental in influencing people to think along such lines.

What is TAG?

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Presuppositional Apologetic’s Links: Third Week of May 2025

Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on May 22, 2025| 18 Comments »

These are links concerning Presuppositional apologetics gathered from May 15th-21st, 2020.

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Book 13 Announcement – Cave To The Cross Apologetics

2.) Bible Contradiction? Did Jesus tell his apostles to go barefoot and without a staff?

3.) Creationism Helps Mental Health in Students

4.) Free Book online: Mythology of Science

5.) College Course in Christian Ethics Series: Modern Dilemmas: 2nd and 3rd Commandments (21 of 26)

6.) Authority

7.) Genesis and the View from the Hill

 

 

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Defending Our Hope: An Introduction to Christian Apologetics Series by Camden Bucey (Videos)

Posted in Apologetics, apologetics methodology, Camden Bucey, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Forum, Theology, Van Til, Westminister Seminary, tagged , on May 13, 2025| 11 Comments »

camden buceyIf you listen to Reformed Forum Podcast you will be familiar with the name Camden Bucey who is the President of Reformed Forum and currently a Pastor at Hope OPC at Grayslake, Illinois.  He has a Master of Divinity and a doctorate in Systematic Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary.

Dr. Bucey has taught a new series on Presuppositional apologetics.

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Mid-April 2025 Presuppositional Apologetic Links

Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 16, 2025| 17 Comments »

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Here are the links on Presuppositional apologetics from April 8th-14th, 2025!

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Apologetics: Agents Enter Into The Picture – Ep.318 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracle – Part 2

2.) Bible Absurdity? Mark 5:30 and Jesus losing “Virtue”

3.) Evolutionists Making their own Laws

4.) Collection of 100 Apologetics’ Illustrations

5.) College Course in Christian Ethics Series: New Covenant Ability to Keep the Old; Scripture is our Norm (15 of 26)

6.) Gender, Biology, and God

 

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Collection of 100 Apologetics’ Illustrations

Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics illustrations, apologetics methodology, apologetics tactics, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 10, 2025| 22 Comments »

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Nearly fourteen years on this blog I started a series slowly writing down illustrations that I thought might be helpful for sermons or evangelism that has apologetics’ thrusts.

Here’s 80 of them arranged topically.  Which one was your favorite?

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Psalm 64 and God’s enemies’ self-refuting statements

Posted in Apologetics, apologetics methodology, apologetics tactics, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2025| 21 Comments »

I was reading Psalm 64.  I thought there’s some implications for apologetics and thoughts on nonbelievers’ self-refuting statements.

Let me first share the passage:

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Early February 2025 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Covenantal apologetics, Jason Lisle, John Frame, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , on February 8, 2025| 14 Comments »

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Here are the links related to Presuppositional apologetics gathered between February 1st-7th, 2017.

1.) Cave the Cross’ Episode: Natural Law & Divine Command Response To Woke Theology – Ep.309 – Christian Ethics – 4 Views – Pt. 2

2.) Bible Contradiction? What were the names of the apostles?

3.) Postmodernism, Theology, and Worldviews

4.)Free E-book: Case for Christ by Steve Hays

5.) College Course in Christian Ethics Series: Proof of Man’s Responsibility (6 of 26)

6.) What’s in YOUR Worldview?

7.) A Mountain and an Elephant have Personhood?

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Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links: Second and Third Week of December 2024

Posted in Apologetic Links, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til on December 23, 2024| 15 Comments »

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These are links gathered from December 8th-21st, 2024 related to Presuppositional apologetics!  Enjoy!

In light of the Holidays here’s our 15th Annual Presuppositional Apologetics’ Christmas Books Recommendations: Christmas Recommended Books on Presuppositional Apologetics for 2024

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Defending Divine Command Ethics – Ep.301 – Christian Ethics – 4 Views – Divine Command Ethics – Part 2

2.)Bible Contradiction? Was David a man of war before he fought Goliath?

3.) Wicked Imaginings of Evolution

4.) “Christmas” Expectations in Obadiah

5.) God-Fearing Apologetics

6.) Mysteries on Language Origin, Usage

7.) A Disciple of Christ Series: Class 7: Bible Reading (7 of 8)

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Anthony Roger Teaching on The Divine Messiah of Psalm 91

Posted in Apologetics, apologetics methodology, Christianity, Presuppositional Apologetics, Reformed, Theology, tagged , , , , , on October 9, 2024| 14 Comments »

Anthony Roger is a pastor and apologist. He’s active online with his ministry and does a lot of doctrinal apologetics and dealing with Islam.

He’s taught on “The Divine Messiah of Psalm 91.”

I too think this Psalm is Messianic. I wanted to write a teaching outline on Psalm 91 sometime but I thought he said things that I have observed and read about so I’ll share it here.

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Early October 2024 Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links

Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Theology, Van Til, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2024| 16 Comments »

Here are links on Presuppositional apologetics or be interesting to those interested in Presuppositional apologetics that were gathered from the world wide web between October 1st-7th, 2024.

1.) Cave to the Cross’ Divine Command & Prophetic Ethics Introduction – Ep.291 – Christian Ethics – 4 Views – Introduction to Four Theories of Christian Ethics – Part 2

2.) Bible Absurdity? Psalm 91:13 and Trampling Dragon Under Feet

3.) The Moses Epitaph Conundrum

5.) Challenge to Unbelief Series: The Certainty of Christianity (2 of 6)

6.) Free PDF of Master’s Thesis: The Atheistic Problem of Good

7.) Can You Live by an Evolutionary Worldview?

8.) Creationists Standing for Integrity

Biblical Typology: How the Old Testament Points to Christ, His Church, and the Consummation

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