Quotes from the closing paragraph:
"... perhaps it would be better to defend the movement that produced it."
Unless the Holy Spirit is now referred to as a 'movement', this is nothing but a real bowel 'movement'.
"This approach opens the door to even more clear, available, and accepted evidences."
Oh yeah, that extra-Biblical evidence always works out so well...
"If needed, it can also be used to neatly sidestep issues of biblical transmission, inspiration, inerrancy, or infallibility..."
Apologetics is a defense, not a method to sidestep the 'issues'. The 'great' ideas just keep on coming, don't they. /s
"Given this approach the skeptic’s target becomes both smaller and more difficult to hit – all without threat to Christianity’s teachings (which, after all, are the skeptic’s real prey)."
“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
>> “This approach opens the door to even more clear, available, and accepted evidences.” <<
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A clear attempt to inject gnostic and super-critical corruption into what should be a solely Biblical discussion.
Doug needs our prayer.