In one section of the book he writes how we need to be aware of the unbelievers assumptions of metaphysics (nature of reality) The following is an excerpt from Chapter 28, Bahnsen writes:
"Imagine that you have a colleague at work who graduated from college and fancies himself somewhat intellectual about matters of religion. According to him, there is no God and no spiritual realm (or spiritual events, spiritual forces) whatsoever. This physical world is all there is to reality. Moreover, this colleague finds it intellectually impossible to accept the Christian outlook because in contains what he deems logical contradictions within itself (say, that God is one yet three, or that God is loving and all-powerful but there is evil in the world). According to him, we cannot know anything to be true which conflicts with the laws of logic. The veiled problem in the thinking of your colleague is that his view of reality (metaphysic) does not comport whatsoever with his view of knowledge (epistemology). He can not simultaneously and consistently be committed to the laws of logic and the view that reality is solely physical in nature. You cannot touch or taste a law of logic; nor could you identify one with a sophisticated instrument devised be a physicist. Laws of logic are not physical, and thus given your colleague's perspective, laws of logic are not real anyway"I love these types of arguments, they build us up in the faith and teach us how to be strong intellectually and "always ready" to give an answer. I think it is important for Christians to keep a constant read list to make us ever more passionate for truth. I recommend this book to everyone. But I would not recommend it as a bed time story. I found it required a pretty high concentration level.
I Hope you enjoyed my mini book review. May God bless you.
6 comments:
Hello, I came across your blog about a week ago and found it pretty interesting. This book looks very good, thanx for sharing. I just started one my self called, "Essential Truths of the Christian Faith" by R.C. Sproul. It is very important for us to be strong intellectually and always ready to give an answer, because we never know when we might be asked to.
awesome! I will have to get a copy of it before it is banned from the public!
Sounds like an awesome book Joseph, I will have to read it :-)
Welcome newcomer, I'm glad you found my blog! I have read Essential Truths as well, great book!
Thanks guys for your comments! I hope you get to read it!
Cheers,
Joseph
Always ready to defend the faith...every christian needs to know how, especially in times such as these.
Thanks Joe, for sharing about this book :)
God Bless
~Bec
Hey, I wanted to invita ya'll to bowling next saturday! the 21st of November. we are meeting at Ormond lanes at 11:30am. I have invited everyone else via my blog and facebook. I am not sure you read my blog so I wanted to extend to you personally an invitation. I do not have your email or phone #! haha alright man, hope to see you there. let me know if you cannot make it as I need a total of those who might be coming. thanks again
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