“I think Martin Luther correctly distinguished between what he called the magisterial and ministerial uses of reason. The magisterial use of reason occurs when reason stands over and above the gospel like a magistrate and judges it on the basis of argument and evidence. The ministerial use of reason occurs when reason submits to and serves the gospel…. Should a conflict arise between the witness of the Holy Spirit to the fundamental truth of the Christian faith and beliefs based on argument and evidence, then it is the former which must take precedence over the latter.” ThinkingShouldReasonUseChristianSpiritBeliefJudgingHolyConflictEvidenceArgumentBasesFundamentalsAriseFormerWitnessHoly SpiritLatterSubmitLutherDistinguishedChristian FaithMagistratesPrecedence Author:William Lane Craig
“The way in which I know Christianity is true is first and foremost is the basis of the witness of the Holy Spirit in my heart. And this gives me self-authenticating means of knowing Christianity is true wholly apart from the evidence. And therefore, even if in some historically contingent circumstances the evidence that I have available to me should turn against Christianity, I do not think that controverts the witness of the Holy Spirit.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayGivingShouldFirstsHeartMeanSelfSpiritTurnsChristianityKnowingMy HeartCircumstancesHolyEvidenceBasesGive MeAvailableWitnessHoly Spirit Author:William Lane Craig
“Therefore, when a person refuses to come to Christ it is never just because of lack of evidence or because of intellectual difficulties: at root, he refuses to come because he willingly ignores and rejects the drawing of God's Spirit on his heart. No one in the final analysis really fails to become a Christian because of lack of arguments; he fails to become a Christian because he loves darkness rather than light and wants nothing to do with God.” WantHeartPersonsLightChristianSpiritReligionChristDarknessFailingIntellectualEvidenceArgumentRootsDifficultyFinalsRefuseDrawingAnalysisRejects Author:William Lane Craig
“The Bible says all men are without excuse. Even those who are given no good reason to believe and many persuasive reasons to disbelieve have no excuse, because the ultimate reason they do not believe is that they have deliberately rejected God's Holy Spirit.” MenBelieveReasonSpiritReligionGivenHolyUltimateExcuseHoly SpiritRejectedNo ExcusesPersuasive Author:William Lane Craig
“Should a conflict arise between the witness of the Holy Spirit to the fundamental truth of the Christian faith and beliefs based on argument and evidence, then it is the former which must take precedence over the latter.” ShouldChristianSpiritReligionBeliefHolyConflictEvidenceArgumentFundamentalsAriseFormerWitnessHoly SpiritLatterChristian FaithPrecedence Author:William Lane Craig
