Bernalar dalam Lingkaran?: Menjawab Problem Sirkularitas Doktrin Kesaksian Internal Roh Kudus
Open Access
- 3 November 2020
- journal article
- Published by Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Seminari Alkitab Asia Tenggara in Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan
- Vol. 19 (2), 169-187
- https://doi.org/10.36421/veritas.v19i2.380
Abstract
Doktrin kesaksian internal Roh Kudus adalah doktrin yang digunakan oleh John Calvin untuk menjelaskan mengapa orang Kristen dapat memercayai Alkitab sebagai firman Allah. Namun doktrin ini tidak luput dari problem khususnya berkaitan dengan problem penalaran sirkular, subyektivisme, dan dianggap mengabaikan peran argumen dan bukti. Paper ini berupaya menjawab problem-problem tersebut dengan pertama memaparkan natur dan mekanisme kesaksian internal Roh Kudus. Kedua, menjawab problem-problem tersebut dengan menggunakan konsep pengetahuan bertingkat dan mengakui keberadaan sirkularitas epistemik. Dengan bantuan konsep-konsep tersebut penulis menunjukkan bahwa problem-problem tersebut dapat dijawab dengan baik. The doctrine of the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit was used by John Calvin to explain why Christians can believe in the Bible as the word of God. However, this doctrine is free from problems especially related to the problem of circular reasoning, subjectivism, and is considered to ignore evidence and arguments. This paper tries to answer these problems by first discussing the nature and mechanism of the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit. Secondly, it attempts to answer these problems by using the concept of multilevel knowledge and acknowledging the existence of epistemic circularity. With the help of these concepts, the author will show that these problems can be answered well.Keywords
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