13+ Cornelius Van Til Quotes On Faith, Bible And God Pdf

Cornelius Van Til was a Dutch-American Reformed theologian and Christian philosopher. He was a professor of apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is credited as the originator of modern presuppositional apologetics. He argued that the Christian faith is the only basis for rational thought, and that all human knowledge is ultimately dependent upon the knowledge of God. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Cornelius Van Til on faith, love, bible.

The only proof for the existence of God is that without God you couldn't prove anything. — Cornelius Van Til

To admit one's own presuppositions and to point out the presuppositions of others is therefore to maintain that all reasoning is, in the nature of the case, circular reasoning. The starting-point, the method, and the conclusion are always involved in one another. — Cornelius Van Til

Agnosticism is epistemologically self-contradictory on its own assumptions because its claim to make no assertion about ultimate reality rests upon a most comprehensive assertion about ultimate reality. — Cornelius Van Til

I shall not convert you at the end of my argument. I think the argument is sound. I hold that belief in God is not merely as reasonable as other belief, or even a little or infinitely more probably true than other belief; I hold rather that unless you believe in God you can logically believe in nothing else. — Cornelius Van Til

It is not kindness to tell patients that need strong medicine that nothing serious is wrong with them. — Cornelius Van Til

Without the interpretation of the universe by man to the glory of God the whole world would be meaningless — Cornelius Van Til

When man thinks in self-conscious submission to the voluntary revelation of the self-sufficient God, he has therewith the only possible ground of certainty for his knowledge. — Cornelius Van Til

Anti-theism presupposes Theism — Cornelius Van Til

There are those, of course, who deny that they need any form of authority. They are the popular atheists and agnostics. Such men say that they must be shown by 'reason' whatever they are to accept as true. But the great thinkers among non-Christian men have taken no such position. They know that they cannot cover the whole area of reality with their knowledge. — Cornelius Van Til

He [Christ] came to bring peace, to be sure, but the peace that He came to bring must be built upon the complete destruction of the power of darkness. — Cornelius Van Til

The Bible is authoritative on everything of which it speaks. Moreover, it speaks of everything. — Cornelius Van Til

The picture of fallen man as given in Scripture is that he knows God but does not want to recognize Him as God. — Cornelius Van Til

So, as we have our tea, I propose not only to operate on your heart so as to change your will, but also on your eyes so as to change your outlook. But wait a minute. No, I do not propose to operate at all. I myself cannot do anything of the sort. I am just mildly suggesting that you are perhaps dead, and perhaps blind, leaving you to think the matter over for yourself. If an operation is to be performed it must be performed by God Himself. — Cornelius Van Til

Life Lessons by Cornelius Van Til

1. Cornelius Van Til taught that the Bible is the only source of truth and that human reason is limited in its ability to understand the world.
2. He argued that the only way to truly understand the world is to accept the Bible as the ultimate source of truth and to rely on God's grace to interpret it.
3. His work emphasizes the importance of faith and humility in our approach to understanding the world and ourselves.