"We have now sunk to the depth where the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." ~ George Orwell.
"We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him." ~ C.S. Lewis.
The grain of truth is this: If you live apart from the Redeemer, then truth will seem fragmented because you won't be able to make sense of things. If you live apart from the Redeemer, then personality will seem fragmented because you won't know who you really are. And if you live apart from the Redeemer, then life really will seem fragmented because you will be unable to grasp its meaning and may simply give up trying." ~ J. Budziszewski.
"There once was in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace. This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, because the infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words, by God himself." ~ Blaise Pascal.
"You cannot make men good by law: and without good men you cannot have a good society." ~ C.S. Lewis.
"Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves." ~ St. Augustine.
"Anything inconsistent with reason wounds us." ~ Pierre Nicole.
"We have an incapacity for proving anything which no amount of dogmatism can overcome. We have an idea of truth which no amount of scepticism can overcome." Pascal's Pensees, 406/395.
"My, how dogmatic you are about your skepticism!" ~ Peter Kreeft.
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"When I consider the brief span of my life absorbed into the eternity which comes before and after [and] the small space I occupy and which I see swallowed up in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I know nothing and which know nothing of me, I take fright and am amazed to see myself here rather than there: there is no reason for me to be here rather than there, now rather than then. Who put me here?" ~ Blaise Pascal
Not only do we only know God through Jesus Christ, but we only know ourselves through Jesus Christ; we only know life and death through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ we cannot know the meaning of our life or our death, of God or of ourselves. Thus without Scripture, whose only object is Christ, we know nothing and can see nothing but obscurity and confusion in the nature of God and in nature itself. Pascal, Pensees, (417/548). |
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Supplement: Pursue a Balanced Theology
This is a supplement to your studies that I believe will be helpful as you begin to study apologetics (and other areas of theology as well). It is in PDF.
The Problem of Evil
These notes consider the hole-in-the heart argument, various responses to the problem of evil, gratuitous evil, why isn't God's existence more obvious, natural evil, religious problem of evil, and moral law argument.
Mid-Term Apologetic Exam
Please note that this is a closed-book exam. You are not to receive any organic or inorganic assistance in order to complete this exam. Do not download it until you are ready to take exam. You must e.mail me to let me know that you downloaded it and are about to begin. Email me back and let me know when you finish.
College of Biblical Studies Final Exam
Dear CBS students: Do not download this final exam until you are ready to take it. Once you read the essay question, you are not allowed to receive any organic or inorganic assistance to complete any aspect of your essay answer. Be sure to complete all questions. It is due next Tuesday by 6:30pm (13 April 2010). Blessings, Paul
Lecture 14: Tactics
See worldview tab and scroll down for lecture material on tactics in apologetics.
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