The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Van Til and Federal Vision

Dave,

I watched 3 of the series from the link you provided. What I surmised, and I am open to correction, is that the detractor of Van Til is a 'Clarkian'; follower of Gordon Clark's philosophy. There was a long-standing debate, sometimes heated on both sides, between Van Til and Clark and both men attracted quite a following. Unfortunately, there resulted much animosity between some of the more loyal followers. Thus, what I am thinking is that this series on YouTube is one of Clark's more vehement followers who is seizing an opportunity to discredit Van Til. He is doing so by making the illogical fallacy of taking the broad area of Presuppositional Apologetics and condemning Van Til just because many of those who embrace Federal Vision embrace Van Til's methodology.

I could use the same fallacy in argument and say that all Calvinists are guilty of embracing semi-Pelagianism because both groups embrace the doctrine of divine inspiration. This is nothing less than the old 'guilt by association' foolishness.

Was Van Til infallible? No! Was Van Til inerrant? No! But he never embraced anything even remotely associated with Federal Vision nor does his Presuppositional Apologetical methodology lead to Federal Vision or any of its morphs. The problem is with the INDIVIDUALS who embrace Federal Vision with their distortion, twisting and adding to Scripture.