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

Tourinho Knows More About Catholicism Than I Do?

Last updated on: June 8, 2022 at 10:28 am By Dave Armstrong

His Stubborn & Foolish Pride in Refusing to Accept Correction Re the Non-Infallible Status of Unigenitus (1713) 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page: I have the respect of the academic community for my articles published in peer review magazines, translation of unpublished classical works into Portuguese and also the production of a book in the year 2019 with more than 2000 copies sold (with no marketing).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... Read more

Jesus’ Cousins (Not Brothers) (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 3:30 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

“Church vs. the Bible” (vs. Francisco Tourinho)

Last updated on: June 6, 2022 at 9:43 am By Dave Armstrong

Examining the Presuppositions That Lie Behind Past Catholic Recommended Restrictions on Individual Bible Reading 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page: I have the respect of the academic community for my articles published in peer review magazines, translation of unpublished classical works into Portuguese and also the production of a book in the year 2019 with more than 2000 copies sold (with no marketing).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... Read more

1 Timothy 3:15 = Infallible Church (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 3:30 pm By Dave Armstrong

Calvin & Mary’s Perpetual Virginity (vs. Francisco Tourinho)

Last updated on: June 3, 2022 at 10:01 am By Dave Armstrong

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 God Biblical... Read more