In three separate lectures Dr. Bahnsen equips believers to confront and answer this favorite objection to Christian theism offered by unbelievers.
0:00 Opening Remarks
0:49 Colossians Chapter 2
3:52 THE PROBLEM OF EVIL/THE PROBLEM OF PAIN…Why Do All These Things Happen If GOD Is In Control?
5:37 The Movie: THE HIDING PLACE – Was GOD Impotent Or Sadistic To Not Intervene In The Holocaust?
7:21 The Bible Calls On Us To Have An Answer To These Kinds Of Questions 1Peter3:15…Jude1:3
8:30 Here’s Where The Difficulty Arises…Many Say The Bible Doesn’t Instruct Us HOW, To Defend THE FAITH
10:51 On The Contrary, The Bible Does Tell Us How To Defend THE FAITH
11:57 Book Of Colossians Chapter 2 Background…Paul Is Dealing With Proto-Gnosticism Philosophy And Jewish Superstition
13:02 GLB Expands On Gnosticism And Jewish Superstition
14:40 Practices: Gnostic Asceticism-(Severe Self Mistreatment Of The Body)…Esotericism-(Knowing GOD Through Mysteries And Secrets, Bearable Only By “The Elite.”)…Their Vain Philosophies Greatly Affected Their Views Of GOD And HIS Actions
16:08 Background Summary
16:58 Collecting Principles From Colossians Chapter 2:1-8, To Be Applied To TPOE…The Context Col1:24,25,26,27,28,29 (THE BODY)(THE MYSTERY: CHRIST IN YOU–EVEN IN YOUR BODY–THE HOPE OF GLORY)
20:18 The Disbelief And Arrogance Of The Jews To Paul’s Revelation Of GOD’S MYSTERY TO ALL MEN!
22:32 Paul’s Stinging Message Stings Even Today
25:09 In CHRIST Are All The Treasures Of Wisdom & Knowledge Deposited…GLB Epands On, “ALL THE TREASURES…” …Paul’s Warning NOT TO LEAVE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR PHILOSOPHY & REASONING WHICH IS CHRIST
29:56 Therefore, There’s No Room For Gnostic Arrogance…We Are Not On Our Own When It Comes To The Realm Of Knowledge
30:42 Paul’s Summary In Verse 8…THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT PAUL MEANS BY, BEWARE OF “PHILOSOPHY…”
32:15 How Can You Tell Which Philosophy Is After CHRITST, And Which Is After Men?…GLB Gives Illustration Using A Doctor.
34:31 What Should We Say To Those Who Say, THE FAITH Is To Be Defended, But The Bible Does Not Tell Us How To Defend It?…PAUL TELLS US!
35:24 GLB Prefaces The Presuppositional Method
35:54 Presupp Applied To TPOE, Following What Is Taught In Colossians Chapter 2…GLB Gives Example Using The War In Vietnam…”EVIL”…How Can Anyone “KNOW” This Apart From The Christian Worldview?(THE ABSOLUTE STANDARD)…One Man’s “Evil” Could Be Another’s Ecstasy…
38:19 The Heart Of The Matter: Colossians 2:8
38:44 Understanding & Identifying TPOE Is A Problem For The Unbeliever
39:55 What Follows From Beginning From A Common Truth: TPOE
40:25 CLOSING PRAYER
In three separate lectures Dr. Bahnsen equips believers to confront and answer this favorite objection to Christian theism offered by unbelievers. (CMF)
