Tag: logic

Thomas Schreiner and Bruce Ware: The Calvinists’ False Dichotomy

            Calvinists Thomas Schreiner and Bruce Ware edited a book in which prominent Calvinists contributed chapters on the various difficulties that plague their Calvinism. The book is titled Still Sovereign: Contemporary Perspectives on Election, Foreknowledge, and Grace.1  Schreiner and Ware wrote the preface and introduction. In the introduction, they write, “…we are convinced that the … Continue reading Thomas Schreiner and Bruce Ware: The Calvinists’ False Dichotomy →

The Matter of Western v. Eastern Logic: Thomas Schreiner Affirms and Denies Logic

Introduction Calvinist Thomas Schreiner wrote an essay titled, “Does Romans 9 Teach Individual Election unto Salvation?”[1]  In it, Schreiner demonstrates on the one hand that he affirms the authoritative role of logic in human thought and biblical interpretation, yet denies its role in assessing his own theology. Allow me to explain. In a section of … Continue reading The Matter of Western v. Eastern Logic: Thomas Schreiner Affirms and Denies Logic →

Eric Hankins and Leighton Flowers: Logic Demands We Reject Calvinism

Reprobation: 'A Horrible Decree' According to Calvinism, unconditional election is God’s predetermination of who will be saved.  The logical corollary to this is called the doctrine of reprobation or preterition.  The reprobate are all those who are not unconditionally elected to salvation and therefore will not be saved.  Calvinist R. C. Sproul describes reprobation as … Continue reading Eric Hankins and Leighton Flowers: Logic Demands We Reject Calvinism →

Ravi Zacharias on How to Come to Grips with the Truth

Listen to Ravi’s lecture “The Uniqueness of Christ in World Religions, Part 1” for additional context on my remarks below.  You can access it here. In a lecture on the uniqueness of Christ in world religions, Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias begins with a defense of the laws of logic and their indispensability for coming to … Continue reading Ravi Zacharias on How to Come to Grips with the Truth →

Ryken v. Ryken: Calvinist Inconsistency in Light of Billy Graham’s Gospel

Dr. Philip Ryken, former senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, is now president of Wheaton College.  He believes that Calvinism is the biblical gospel and longs for it to be the pervasive soteriology in the evangelical church.  He writes,                “We long for the evangelical church to rediscover a theology of grace.  Reformed … Continue reading Ryken v. Ryken: Calvinist Inconsistency in Light of Billy Graham’s Gospel →

An Open Letter to the Speakers and Attenders of the 2019 National Conference on Christian Apologetics (NCCA)

Revised in 2024 and 2025 The theme for the 2019 National Conference on Christian Apologetics (NCCA) was “Why Truth Still Matters.”  The informational mailing read,                “From gender and sexuality, to the existence of God, to the Bible, to the very existence of truth itself, reality is being questioned at its very core.  In order … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Speakers and Attenders of the 2019 National Conference on Christian Apologetics (NCCA) →