12+ Greg L. Bahnsen Quotes On Education, Grief

Greg L. Bahnsen was an American philosopher and apologist. He was a leading figure in the field of presuppositional apologetics, which is a school of Christian apologetics. He was also a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in California. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Greg L. Bahnsen on leadership, education, grief.

We must not be satisfied to present Christianity as the most reliable position to hold among the competing options available. Rather, the Christian faith is the only reasonable outlook available to men. — Greg L. Bahnsen

If no divine law is recognized above the law of the State, then the law of man has become absolute in men's eyes--there is then no logical barrier to totalitarianism. — Greg L. Bahnsen

When an apologist attempts to be autonomous in his reasoned argumentation he indicates that he considers God to be less certain than his own existence and that he places greater credence in his independent reasoning than in God's Word. — Greg L. Bahnsen

A god or revelation capable of proof or rational verification by an autonomous man would be worthless. — Greg L. Bahnsen

Faith in the self-attesting Christ of Scripture is the beginning, not the end result of wisdom. — Greg L. Bahnsen

There is no way to use non-Christian language and logic to arrive at Christian utterances, conclusions, and behavior. — Greg L. Bahnsen

To reject revelational epistemology is to commit yourself to defending the truth of autonomous epistemology. — Greg L. Bahnsen

The Kingdom must be advanced not merely extensively, but also intensively. The Church must seek to conquer not merely every man for Christ, but also the whole of man — Greg L. Bahnsen

God either rules as sovereign in interpretation over *all* areas of life or none. — Greg L. Bahnsen

Christianity is reasonable in virtue of the impossibility of the contrary. — Greg L. Bahnsen

The civil magistrate cannot function without some ethical guidance, without some standard of good and evil. If that standard is not to be the revealed law of God (which, we must note, was addressed specifically to perennial problems in political morality), then what will it be? In some form or expression it will have to be the law of man (or men) — the standard of self-law or autonomy. — Greg L. Bahnsen

It is important for the apologist who desires to be obedient to the Word of God in defending the faith to pay special attention to the fact that throughout Scripture, God's veracity is not defended, but accepted from the outset on His authority. Unless we have more wisdom than that contained in the revelation of God, we should take the same attitude. — Greg L. Bahnsen

Life Lessons by Greg L. Bahnsen

1. Greg L. Bahnsen's work emphasizes the importance of philosophical and theological reasoning in order to make sense of the world and our place in it.
2. He argues that we should strive to understand the underlying principles of reality and to use them to evaluate our beliefs and actions.
3. He encourages us to think deeply and critically about our beliefs and to be open to changing them in light of new evidence or arguments.