apologetic task. Sadly, in our day many Christians argue that we ought not to be engaged in attempts to “prove” the truth claims of Christianity, that faith and proof are incompatible. While it is true that Reformed theologians generally believe that human nature is radically corrupt (which is a scriptural viewpoint: see 1 Kings 8:46; Rom. 3:9–23; 7:18; 1 John 1:8–10; cf. John 6:44; Rom. 8:18), they wrongly assume that, since in our corrupt nature we are unable to respond positively to the gospel,