The PuritanBoard - View Single Post - On the illogicality of Positive apologetics

Hungus · #15 (**permalink**) 02-24-2007, 08:55 PM

I am intentionally double posting, so my apologies if anyone finds this offensive but it seems best.

Ultimately I think that his argument is sound for his specific case. The issues hang on the use of classical apologetics, which to the unbeliever seems to do only 2 things:

1) Lay a foundation for knowledge upon regeneration.
2) Condemnation of the unregenerate.

Apologetics for the believer is a completely different situation as theism is axiomatic due to regeneration.

Man rejects the rationality of scripture and creation due to:
1) his fallen nature
2) his active rebellion.

Man cannot ascend to belief / faith due to the first and will not due to the second.

So at the current time I find it best to accede to his argument of the misapplication of apologetics as being able to allow man to rationally ascend to faith/belief.

The only way that he is going to be able to be reached fully is the same way that every man is reached fully, by regeneration by the Holy Spirit at which time his axiology will change.