A Word from Bob
You’re reading the first of a two-part blog mini-series on Cornelious Van Til and common grace. In Part 2, I’ll focus on Van Til’s beliefs about common grace and how they relate to the use or non-use of extra-biblical resources in biblical counseling.
Here in Part 1, I’m focusing on a more specific issue:
Can biblical counselors legitimately follow the common grace teachings of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck? Or, as some claim, to be a truly biblical counselor, must we only follow the teachings of Cornelius Van Til on common grace?
Introducing Common Grace
In Reformed Christian theology, unregenerate persons are totally depraved and all of their thinking is seen as under the noetic (mind) impact of sin and fallenness.
Yet, also in Reformed thinking, the unregenerate/unsaved person can make valid contributions to society, culture, the arts, research, science, and more.
How can these two truths be held together at one time?
The Reformed doctrine of common grace explains this…and explains why it is possible for Christians to learn from non-Christians.
Resources
For the past two years, I’ve been re-studying common grace. I’ve collated quotes from leading Reformed theologians
To continue...read the full-length post originally published on this site.
