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The Noetic Effects of Sin and Apologetic Methodology

4 Comments / Apologetic Method, Theology /

Proponents of the presuppositionalist school of apologetics typically stress the vitality of reckoning with the noetic effects of sin — that is, the effect of the fall upon the mind. Van Tilians argue that sin has corrupted man’s ability to properly comprehend the things of God and understand spiritual things. In particular, sin is understood to have impacted our ability to reason and think rationally, especially in relation to God.

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Jesus of Nazareth, the True Israel of God (Part 1): Corporate Solidarity in the New Testament

2 Comments / Messianic Prophecy, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Predictive Prophecy, Theology /

The New Testament cites numerous Old Testament texts as being fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Some of these citations have perplexed Biblical scholars insofar as the referenced passages from the Hebrew Bible, in their literary and historical contexts, appear to have no obvious relationship whatsoever to the Messiah.

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Undesigned Coincidences in the Scriptures: An Argument for their Veracity (Part 2) — New Testament Examples

1 Comment / Biblical Reliability, Extrabiblical Corroboration, Undesigned Coincidences /

In this article, I will consider three categories of undesigned coincidences in the New Testament – that is, examples between the gospels, examples between the book of Acts and the epistles of Paul, and examples involving the external secular sources that corroborate elements of the New Testament.

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Undesigned Coincidences in the Scriptures: An Argument for Their Veracity (Part 1) — Old Testament Examples

1 Comment / Biblical Reliability, Undesigned Coincidences /

The principle of undesignedness is a forgotten but brilliant argument which can be used to corroborate Biblical history. In this article, I want to consider a few examples of undesigned coincidences in the Old Testament.

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