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Chapter 4
   WCB                                     Plantinga’s comment that the deliverances of the SD are being suppressed.
                                                         despite               “that we all                    know God.”            
                                                              on God’s activity, which activity cannot fail.
 ore criticises Plantinga’s functional view of the SD    SD to our response to God’s revelation. Referring to Plantinga’s words in WCB                                   Paul’s words: “It is not within the realm of Paul’s purview at this point that the sensus divinitatis    could, malfunction”                  the problem is “that we suppress this intimate, deep, and personal knowledge of God that he reveals to us.”           surprisingly using ‘functional’ language                                
Before assessing Oliphint’s views, it will be helpful to summarise the key differences               
Comparison of the Views of Oliphint and Plantinga on the SD and the Effect of Sin
                                                           
 Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 156 WCB    Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 159 WCB 
 Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 162 (emphasis Oliphint).   Reasons for Faith        
  Oliphint, ‘Is There a Reformed Objection to Natural Theology?’ 
 Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 164 (emphasis Oliphint).
 Oliphint, ‘Is There a Reformed Objection to Natural Theology?’     Oliphint, ‘Epistemology and Christian Belief,’ 166 Reasons for Faith 
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