Van Til Tool

Using the Van Til Perspective as the tool to discover what life means and how it ought to be lived.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

THE PURPOSE OF THE VAN TIL PERSPECTIVE ACCORDING TO VAN TIL: TO PROTECT CHRIST'S LITTLE ONES

THE  PURPOSE  OF  THE   VAN  TIL  PERSPECTIVE  ACCORDING  TO  VAN  TIL:

"TO  PROTECT  CHRIST'S  LITTLE  ONES"


Those of us who are vantillians appreciate how helpful the Van Til Perspective is in understanding the Biblical world-view and how it contrasts with the various Humanist philosophies and other non-Christian philosophies.  I just learned last week in a recently published article that approximately forty years ago that the author of this article visited Van Til and asked him why he had devoted his life to philosophy and apologetics.  He said that Van Til replied:  "to protect Christ's little ones".  I had never heard this before, and I find it quite striking and poignant.  Rather than say anything more about this, I would like to ask you to meditate upon it  -- it affords a little known side of Van Til, and it indicates the great importance of the Van Til Tool!

This article, titled "To Protect Christ's Little Ones" was written by Dr. Allen Guelzo, a professor at Gettysburg College, and published in the Summer/Fall 2016 issue of  Cairn Magazine, which is an excerpt of the article he originally published at www.ChristianityToday.com  on November 13, 2015.


Sincerely,

Forrest