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In this book, Van Til seeks to discover the most biblical and effective way to present Christ to unsaved people. Along the way, Van Til contrasts his position with that of Roman Catholicism and the neo-orthodoxy of Karl Barth and his followers. Part One is entitled “The Structure of My Thought” and Part Two is “Objections Considered.” Van Til also uses the Introduction to respond to his critics.

not commingle the eternal and the temporal. The eternal must always remain independent of and prior to the temporal. In addition to this brief statement about the person of Christ we must say a word about his offices. Christ is true prophet, priest and king. The Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, “How does Christ execute the office of a Prophet?” The answer is: “Christ executeth the office of a Prophet, in revealing to us by his Word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation.” Now if we recall
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