Defending The Faith 06-21-2008

Ron Minton led off with a quote of a past scholar concerning the reliability of of God's Word. "This interesting quote is more than a century old. It is not just in this generation that men have come forward to defend God's Word. As a presuppositionalist, I do not need evidence to believe God's Word is true - I simply believe it because of the testimony of Jesus. However, it is nice to have had scholars who have defended it with great vigor. Ron Minton"
"If the foundations be overthrown, what shall the righteous do? On the four Gospels Christianity very much depends for its most momentous truths and facts. Hence it is that the Infidel and the Deist, with their unnatural ally the rationalizing Christian professor, have directed their attacks to the task of sapping these foundations. How unsuccessful as yet these repeated attempts of negative criticism have been, may be seen from the fact that the assault is repeated again and again. Infidelity, we are sure, would not waste her strength in thrice slaying the slain, or in raking away the ruins of a structure which has been demolished already. If the objections of Paulus and Eichhorn had been successful, the world would never have heard of Baur and the school of Tubingen. And again, if the Tubingen school had prevailed, there would not have been any room for the labours of such destructive critics as Volckmar of Zurich and others. The latest attack is, we are told, to be the last, until it fails, and another is prepared more threatening than the former. Thus every wave which beats against the rock of eternal truth seems to rise out of the trough caused by some receding wave, and raises its threatening crest as if it would wash away the rock. These waves of the sea are mighty, and rage terribly, but the Lord who sitteth on high is mightier. It is of the nature of truth, that the more it is tested the more sure it becomes under the trial. So it has been with the argument for the genuineness of the Gospels. The more that infidels have sought to shake the character of St. John's Gospel, the more collateral proofs have started up of the apostolic character of this Gospel."

I posted a comment concerning the fact (perhaps faulty on my part) that I didn't see many in the BBFI who held a presuppositionalist position. The reaction my comment was (on their part) an amazement that I didn't know any on the list who were presuppositionalist. A number of the brethern brought me up to speed ;>)

With so much of the available literature concerning the faith, man-centered, as if the mind of man determines truth. God's word does not to be protected, but simple proclaimed. The Holy Spirit is able to apply God's Word without our feeble mental attempts to convince the unregenerate man.

Reflections 6-17-08

We had a great day at MBC yesterday with a young couple going to a foreign mission field. Beau and Valarie Moore going to the country of Portugal. They seem so young and full of dreams in serving the Lord. There is something special about serving the Lord in the prime of their lives. The glow of anticipation was so evident as they presented their dreams to us.

I envy them - and wish I could start all over again (with the knowledge I now have - right - as my friend says "when pigs fly). They will face many trials as the serve our Lord. But, with the eyes of faith they will see the fruit of their labors. One person repenting of their sin of rejection and accepting Christ as Savor will make it worth while.