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title: 'The Old Man and the Sea: Word of God Only Answer to the Pessimism of the Age'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Cornelius Van Til'
date: 1952-10-15
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetical Method'
- 'Ecumenism and Irenicism'
scriptures:
- 'John 3'
- 'Romans 10'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/van-til-1952-the-old-man-and-the-sea-word-of-god-only-answer-to-the-pessimism-of-the-age
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# The Old Man and the Sea: Word of God Only Answer to the Pessimism of the Age

Critiques Roman Catholic authoritarian claims and modernist/ecumenical trends, urging a Scripture-centered apologetic and faithful preaching of the gospel, new birth, and resurrection.

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