Holy Spirit case: In summary

Published by 1c15 on 24th February 202024th February 2020

Belief that the biblical God exists may be rationally accepted as a basic belief not grounded on argument. And that properly basic belief is properly basic not only with regards to rationality but also with respect to warrant.

1. Properly Basic Beliefs exist
2. The Holy spirit is Properly Basic
3. The Holy spirit is self-authenticating of its truth
   1. Unmistakable veridical experience
   2. Doesn’t need apologetic arguments to know its truth and reality
   3. It’s not an argument from religious experience, just the experience of God himself
   4. Allows for the apprehension of certain Christian truths
   5. Objective knowledge of the truth of Christianity
   6. The truth of the inner witness of the Holy Spirit overwhelm arguments and evidence against the view
4. The New Testament teaches the self authenticating truth of the Holy Spirit
   1. This is for believers (including carnal Christians)
   2. This is also for non-believers
5. We have warrant and rational belief for the Christian faith
6. This warrant and rational belief trumps all other false claims to an experiencing of the Holy spirit.
   1. Muslims and Mormon sensations for example
   2. Neuroscience has not disproven the inner witness of the holy spirit