Category Archives: John Frame

Whether or not we gain knowledge…

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Since God is the controller of all things, it is for him to determine whether or not we gain knowledge, and under what conditions. Frame, HWP&T, 30

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Lordship => Epistemology…

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

God’s lordship has clear epistemological implications. Frame, HWP&T, 30 Clearly/THB

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Lord of our thought…

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

…God must be the Lord of our thought, not just of our behavior. Frame, HWP&T, 23

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The great divide…

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

The great division in mankind is not that some worship a god and others do not. Rather, it is between those who worship the true God and those who worship false gods, idols. False worship might not involve rites or … Continue reading →

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The secular elephant at the cocktail party…

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Philosophies…however secular they claim to be, always acknowledge something that is divine, in the sense of “not depending on anything else.” Frame, HWP&T, 7

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Fightin’ words…

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

My whole idea is to expose the fact that the history of philosophy and theology is nothing less than spiritual warfare in the life of the mind. Frame, HWP&T, xxvi

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Understanding the past…

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Christians have a particular stewardship of the mind and of the intellect that should lead us to understand that our discipleship to Christ is at stake in terms of our understanding of the past. R. Albert Mohler, quoted in Frame, … Continue reading →

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Correction: Hence Hebrews 6:1-8…

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

I had to go correct this. It is actually a quote from Mohler’s forward to Frame’s book. …leaving a Christian worldview leads to a distrust of final truth and a rejection of universal authority, which then blockades the way back … Continue reading →

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