"If it is said that man by reason can say nothing positive about God, his view of revelation will be that of an irrational assertion that can make no connection with the system of thought that man knows by reason.
p.265
"in other words, the relation between reason and faith as the romanist holds it is so far is catered towards the rationalist-irrationalist scheme of non-christian thought that it cannot meet its claim and that there is no knowledge possible of an absolute God."
note from Edgar on this "following the thomist view, if you begin with human reason, you will make claims about God that are. ot necessarily claimed by him since we cannot know him in his essence. The only way out is to begin with God whose revelation is rational who does make known his essence."
personal comment.
i think Van Til is utterly right. His explain so many flaws we had as unbelievers. this also explains Paul's statement that there is none that seeks God. that there is no one who understands God.
we can " philisophize" until dawn as unbelievers unless the Holy Spirit regenerates us, we will always start with human logic and never presuppose God. But it is only after we are converted that we understand grace, knowing God based on a creator creature distinction. As we should never forget knowledge of truth is something that God grants to the believer. See 2.Timothy 2:25
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