Dr Paul Allen

Words (Photo credit: tempestuousseas ) In this series, we have been discussing  Dr. R.C. Sproul's answer  to a question about the age of the universe during the Q&A at Ligonier's 2012 National Conference.  In our last post , we looked at Calvin's distinction between knowledge of earthly things and heavenly things in order to understand why Dr. Sproul and other Reformed theologians say that the church can learn from unbelieving scientists . In this post, we need to look at what Christians should do when science and Scripture seem to conflict. In his concluding remarks, Dr. Sproul made the following important statements: However, if something can be shown to be definitively taught in the Bible without questioning, and somebody gives me a theory from natural revelation—that they think is based off of natural revelation—that contradicts the Word of God , I'm going to stand with the Word of God a hundred times out of a hundred. But again I have to repeat, I

Question & Answers Ligonier Conference Michael Horton , Stephen Meyer ,  R.C.  Sproul,  R.C.  Sproul Jr. and Del Tackett answer questions regarding the Christian mind, science, old and new earth, and more. Video Outline: 0:00-04:32   Does teaching a variety of scientific theories hinder students? 04:47-09:46  Can you explain the difference between presuppositional and classical apologetics ? 09:50-11:39  How do we explain why classical apologetics is not equated with rationalism? 11:56-25:22  Do you have any suggestions for Christians who attend a secular college or university in regards to ways of avoiding indoctrination? 25:49-32:14  The state of education of children has deteriorated in terms of a biblical worldview. Where do we go from here in the family and in the church? 32:24-36:43  What can the local church do to come alongside of families and equip them, to repair the ruins of education? 36:45-41:53  Does the expression “doctrine divides” come out