Justification: A Catholic Perspective (vs. Francisco Tourinho)

Last updated on: July 19, 2022 at 6:26 pm By Dave Armstrong

[book and purchase information] Francisco Tourinho is a Brazilian Calvinist apologist. He described his theological credentials on my Facebook page: I have the respect of the academic community for my articles published in peer review magazines, translation of unpublished classical works into Portuguese and also the production of a book in the year 2019 with more than 2000 copies sold (with no marketing). In addition I have higher education in physical education from Piauí State University and theology from the Assemblies of... Read more

Sinning Mary in the Bible? (vs. Jason Engwer)

Last updated on: June 21, 2022 at 1:59 pm By Dave Armstrong

Protestant anti-Catholic apologist Jason Engwer, who runs the Tribalblogue site, again accuses the Blessed Virgin Mary of sin in his article, How Much The Conclusion Of Luke 2 Contradicts Roman Catholic Mariology (5-17-22). He has done this several times now. This is my reply. His words will be in blue. ***** Luke 2:34-35 (RSV) and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a... Read more

Protestants Executed Peaceful Anabaptists (vs. L. Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 3:44 pm By Dave Armstrong

Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms of Christ’s human nature after His death. He has a Master’s degree in theology, a degree and postgraduate work in history, a license in letters, and is a... Read more

Did Luther Cause the 1525 Peasants’ Revolt? (vs. Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 3:45 pm By Dave Armstrong

Dialogue on Presuppositionalism with a Baptist

Last updated on: June 16, 2022 at 3:01 pm By Dave Armstrong

[originally from 10 June 2007] *** Reformed Baptist John Knight’s words will be in blue. See these articles that are referred to in the exchange: Critique of Van Til’s Presuppositionalism [10-23-04] Critique of Presuppositionalism & Greg Bahnsen [4-14-07] ***** I would describe myself as a Reformed Baptist, following broadly within the Van Tillian tradition, especially as developed by Greg Bahnsen on the one hand & John Frame on the other. (Both were students of Van Til.) By common consent, Dr. Van Til... Read more

Banzoli’s 45 “Faith Alone” Passages; My 200 Biblical Disproofs

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 3:43 pm By Dave Armstrong

Biblical Evidence for Relics (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 3:41 pm By Dave Armstrong

Unbiblical Denominations (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 3:40 pm By Dave Armstrong

Critique of Van Til’s Presuppositionalism

Last updated on: June 14, 2022 at 11:41 am By Dave Armstrong

[originally from 23 October 2004] Words of Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) will be in blue. I touched specifically upon this subject in an old paper: “Live” Dialogue on the Rationality of Christian Belief, Presuppositionalism, and Philosophical Arguments for God’s Existence. By a coincidence, this was written exactly four years ago from the time of this writing (23 October 2000). Here are some of my thoughts from that exchange, which will serve as an introductory section for my more extensive critique: Romans... Read more

Critique of Presuppositionalism & Greg Bahnsen

Last updated on: June 8, 2022 at 5:44 pm By Dave Armstrong

[originally posted on 14 April 2007] The late Calvinist Greg L. Bahnsen (1948-1995) was an articulate (arguably the foremost and most respectable) exponent of presuppositional apologetics. Rather than summarize that point of view, I’ll let readers unfamiliar with this approach learn of it from one of its ablest proponents in recent times. I’m very interested at this point in going right to the heart of the matter and looking at what Scripture teaches, and how practical evangelism and apologetics (my abiding... Read more