Woke Religion with Tim Keller, Fulgentius of Ruspe on the Hypostatic Union
Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman’s Position Regarding Civil Disobedience
Jeff Riddle “Responds”
Are the Marian Doctrines Authentic Christian Teaching?
This Really Isn’t Hard
James Cone’s Children, Then In-Depth on the Immaculate Conception
It’s Too Risky To Close the Church
John Cooper of Skillet on the Dividing Line: Faith and Music
Todd White Discovers Spurgeon, Timothy Cho, Free Speech, TR-Onlyism
Jonathan Leeman’s Response to Grace Church, More on the Fradd/Bertuzzi Ecumenical Discussion
Zakir Naik Resources
Refuting the Shallow Arguments of Zakir Naik
As most of you know, Zakir Naik is a wildly popular Islamic speaker in the mode of Ahmed Deedat. Unfortunately, Naik knows better than to debate those who can demonstrate his errors. Which is why he remains so popular, it seems! But he cannot hide his many falsehoods. David...
Facts? Truth? Nah, We Want People!
I feel badly today for those Islamic apologists I know who truly believe that Islam is true. I am not talking about the men like Nadir Ahmed, but the serious minded men I have met who really believe Islam is the religion of Allah. I would name some right...
Zakir Naik’s Claims on Muhammad in the Bible
Here is my third and final response to Zakir Naik’s appearance on The Deen Show. What I did was take my opening statement from my debate with Shabir Ally on this topic from London in November of last year, along with my comments on Deuteronomy 18:18 from the preceding...
Open Invitation to Zakir Naik, Jamal Badawi, Shabir Ally, and…
Arabic Christian Perspective has posted an open challenge to Zakir Naik, Jamal Badawi, and Shabir Ally, to debate myself, David Wood, and Sam Shamoun. You can read about the open challenge here. I know I would very much like to engage Shabir Ally in debate on an Islamic topic,...
Video Blog: Replying to Zakir Naik
Ahmed Deedat
Refuting the Shallow Arguments of Zakir Naik
As most of you know, Zakir Naik is a wildly popular Islamic speaker in the mode of Ahmed Deedat. Unfortunately, Naik knows better than to debate those who can demonstrate his errors. Which is why he remains so popular, it seems! But he cannot hide his many falsehoods. David...
Zakir Naik Illustrates the Dual Face of Islam When in the Public Square
Very interesting contrast from Zakir Naik’s own mouth (again illustrating why Naik refuses to debate those who could expose his arguments).
Zakir Naik’s Claims on Muhammad in the Bible
Here is my third and final response to Zakir Naik’s appearance on The Deen Show. What I did was take my opening statement from my debate with Shabir Ally on this topic from London in November of last year, along with my comments on Deuteronomy 18:18 from the preceding...
Shabir Ally
Response to Dr. Shabir Ally, Part IV (Conclusion)
I hurry to finish my response to the article published by Dr. Shabir Ally shortly after our debate at the University of Pretoria in South Africa in early October. This is the fourth, and thankfully, final portion of my response. Dr. Ally continued: James was clearly in a bind....
Islam
Update/Addition to Bostock Decision Commentary, BLM’s Marxist Abuse of Language, Qur’anic Verbs
I forgot to address the presuppositional worldview issue relating to the Bostock decision on Tuesday, so I wanted to touch upon that, and then we transitioned into the play on words that BLM is using to promote Marxism under the guise of a sentence that actually only makes sense...
A Program for Muslims on the Textual History of the Qur’an
I actually spent a few minutes at the start to acknowledge the ground-shaking “let’s make Obergefell look small time” absurdity that came forth from Neil Gorsuch and the Supreme Court this morning, but only to say that we would focus upon that tomorrow. The rest of the program (from...
Living in Two Worlds, then, A Full Response to a Muslim “Revert”
Started off with a few minutes discussing the reality that a lot of us are facing: how do you have any sense of “normal” anymore when the future looks to troubled, so difficult? Why even bother talking about theology during a revolution? Well, because Christians have done that for...
King James Onlyism
Open Phones Dividing Line Friday
Let’s see what some of the topics were: Sam Gipp and “Antioch manuscripts,” the Church & Culture, Debating the Papacy, Justification and Roman Catholic apologists, how to talk to Christians who have bought into social justice theories, and more!
Open Phones on the Third Dividing Line of Coronavirus Week #1
Answered a few questions from listeners on the last show at the start (just realized I forgot to answer one that I will make a note of!) and then went straight to the phones with an amazingly wide variety of calls and topics…a little something for everyone! One call...
A Jumbo-Mega Edition of the Dividing Line (Two Hours 45 Minutes)
Started off with the D. Wade debacle and the influence of the world’s insanity on “transgenderism.” Then we started a movement to have Francis renamed “Francis the Marxist” (it has a ring do it, I think). Mentioned the ecumenical “Mass” being held in St. Pierre, Calvin’s old haunts, and...
Bible Transmission
Confucianism, Islam, and Christianity – One Point of Contrast
Qin Shi Huang (260 – 210 BC) is the most prominent of the Chinese emperors. He united China through conquest, began the Great Wall of China, and had the Terra Cotta warriors built. He’s significant to Confucianism – and especially the textual transmission of Confucius’ works – because toward...
Atheism
Supreme Court, BLM, Thabiti, 2 Cor. 4:4
Started out with a discussion of the Supreme Court’s redefinition of “sex” from 1964 and the resultant degradation of morality and law in the United States. Then looked at the totalitarian movement of Black Lives Matter, and their promotion of transgenderism. Then we simply had to read through the...
Critical Theory, Race, Reconciliation, then Phone Calls on Great Topics
Started off reading a comment from Dr. James Lindsay about Critical Race Theory and the concept of “reconciliation,” and followed up with some more discussion on the “woke church.” Then we took calls on such topics as detecting if your church is going down the “woke” path and when...
Critical Theory Issues in Recent Events, Memes and Screen Shots, Leighton Flowers and Apologetics
A mega edition of the DL today, two full hours, covering tons of current events with the social justice revolutionaries both outside and inside the church for the first 1:10. Last 50 minutes focused on a tweet from Leighton Flowers saying Calvinism and Apologetics do not mix. We listened...
Why Do Lives Matter?
The Dividing Line
Woke Religion with Tim Keller, Fulgentius of Ruspe on the Hypostatic Union
Actually started off with a little bit on how to deconstruct the objective reality of the fact that 2+2=4, then moved on to Tim Keller’s article ostensibly pushing back on Critical Theory while actually demonstrating he has been deeply influenced (in a bad way) but it. Then we finished...
Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman’s Position Regarding Civil Disobedience
Before your church follows Jonathan Leeman and 9Marks and begins to restructure your church in compliance to governmental orders this Sunday, hold on! Stop and think with me for a moment. Two weeks ago, Dr. John MacArthur and the elders of Grace Community Church released a statement that they...
Jeff Riddle “Responds”
This article speaks for itself. There is no reason to repeat the rational, logical argumentation of my previous post. There is also no rational, logical defense of TR Onlyism.
Are the Marian Doctrines Authentic Christian Teaching?
Spent over an hour today digging deep into church history in light of the vital importance of sola scriptura. This is the kind of program that won’t elicit many loud “amens!” but will give you a foundation that will last a lifetime. That’s important.
This Really Isn’t Hard
On July 28th I commented on the Dividing Line about an invitation to do a debate with Dr. Jeffrey Riddle on textual critical issues, specifically, a comparison of his position (TR Onlyism) and the Critical Text position (mine). I attempted to plainly and clearly lay out the main issue....
James Cone’s Children, Then In-Depth on the Immaculate Conception
Spent just a few minutes at the start on the video of a black Baptist pastor applying the words of Isaiah 53 to John Lewis, explaining how this is perfectly consistent with Black Liberation Theology as developed by James Cone. Then got into a lengthy church history segment focusing...
It’s Too Risky To Close the Church
Many churches in the United States are now faced with a question that used to be merely hypothetical: If the government tries to close the church, should we stay open anyways? Few anticipated this question would become a pressing issue as a result of a virus, but here we...
John Cooper of Skillet on the Dividing Line: Faith and Music
Well, we announced during the show today that I am now the official theologian for Skillet, so it was time to have the founding lead singer, John Cooper, on the Dividing Line! Had a great time talking with John about the band, its history, ministry in a challenging field,...
Todd White Discovers Spurgeon, Timothy Cho, Free Speech, TR-Onlyism
Started off with a brief clip from the now famous Todd White sermon from two days ago, then talked a bit about Timothy Cho’s tweets, one on the nuclear family, the other on face masks. I spent a few minutes going over my arguments on the mask mandates in...
Jonathan Leeman’s Response to Grace Church, More on the Fradd/Bertuzzi Ecumenical Discussion
Big goings on with John MacArthur’s sermon on Sunday this weekend, so I took the time to respond to portions of Jonathan Leeman’s article critiquing the position of the Grace eldership. Leeman’s article is here, the Grace Church statement is here. Then we looked some more from the ecumenical...
Without Excuse Indeed!
Back when Fesko’s book came out a few years ago I read the early statement out of Westminster (which Van Til contributed to heavily) on the issue of general revelation, natural theology, etc. 15 years ago when I was teaching apologetics at Golden Gate I had my students read...
The Calvinist Club, Sola Scriptura, Purgatory
Went almost two hours today but it’s an important program. Started off responding to William Samuel Bruce’s comments about me being a part of the “New Calvinism.” Then we moved into a response to James Fox Higgins on the subject of sola scriptura, its definition and defense (really important)....
Another Potpourri Show!
Started off with two videos and a little report from the weekend (including my having the awesome honor of baptizing two of my granddaughters, Kadence and Clementine). Then I showed off my new Jeffrey Rice/PTL LXX set and talked about this coming Sunday’s sermon at Apologia on compatibilism. Eventually...
Tomorrow Night’s Dialogue Link
A Remote Dividing Line that Did Not Look Remote
Felt it would be wise to test our new technology before I do the Apologetics Roundtable tomorrow evening, so we did the program that way and I must say, it turned out well! A little warm (I am set up in the warmest room in my house, well, at...
The Sudden Clarity of Black Racism (Louis Farrakhan), Then a Response to Jonathan McLatchie on the Noetic Effect of Sin
Started off looking at a clip showing sincere, clear, plain black supremacy straight from the teachings of Louis Farrakhan, a very well known racist who believes white people are demons. Eventually we transitioned into providing an exegetical response to Jonathan McLatchie’s assertion that there really is no “noetic effect...
Reposting a Top Ten List on Roman Catholicism
I looked for an HOUR before I found this article, so I wanted to get it back out there where it can do some good. I wrote this in August, 2007 in response to a question that was sent in regarding a person thinking about converting to Roman Catholicism...
Open Phones Dividing Line Friday
Let’s see what some of the topics were: Sam Gipp and “Antioch manuscripts,” the Church & Culture, Debating the Papacy, Justification and Roman Catholic apologists, how to talk to Christians who have bought into social justice theories, and more!
Another Potpourri of Topics, Including the Future of Mormonism
Covered a lot of topics including Don Lemon’s comments from 2013 (and how I said the exact same thing in 2016), as well as his “Jesus wasn’t perfect” comments from yesterday. Looked at a new X-Ray map of the universe, and finished up looking at the future of Mormonism.
Catching Up on the Revolution
Had a pile of articles to catch up with over the weekend since we did a Radio Free Geneva yesterday, including a BLM leader’s open promotion of black supremacy, Seattle’s anti-white rhetoric, and a Christian student kicked out of an allegedly Christian university for observing the obvious. Worldview issues...
Radio Free Geneva: The Choice Meats Analygesis of Leighton Flowers in John 10
Primarily focused upon comments made by Leighton Flowers on the 180 Cast with Georgi Boorman regarding John 10 and the “sheep” that are referenced therein. We did touch briefly upon Ephesians 1 as well, but the bulk of the time was spent on John 10. Enjoy!
Answering Questions from Friends
Did an hour and forty minutes today answering questions from two friends of mine—but you will find them to be useful questions! A great deal on the topics of how Christians are to respond to changing cultural situations and challenges, and then a solid hour or so on theodicy,...
Being Saved, Marxists Everywhere, Graeme Codrington vs. John Piper
Spent some time talking about 1 Corinthians 1:18 and what “being saved” means in like a KJVOist Nathan Rager’s NIV-tossing comments on the passage, discussed more about Marxism, and finished up looking at comments by Graeme Codrington on John Piper’s affirmation of God’s sovereignty over the CV-19 virus.
From Claire de Lune to Jonathan Merritt to Rome’s Dogmas About Mary
Went an hour and 45 minutes today because we “covered the waterfront.” Talked about how Twitter is saying the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel is a dangerous website (could be a technical glitch, could be purposeful), and then discussed how we can have confidence that God’s truth...
Live From Flagstaff: Defending Allie Stuckey’s Common Sense and More
Single hour program from a local church in Flagstaff, Arizona mainly looking at the phenomenon of how churches, seminaries, etc., move left over time, and why, prompted by the push-back against Allie Stuckey for her observation of the same reality.
On Shining Shoes in Penance
Had to address the Sam Cathy/LeCrae video as a paradigm of the Woke Gospel, as promised. Spent the entire hour on the topic, as it is the “issue of the day.” Remember that next week will be tough as I will be out of town with marginal internet access,...
Discussing Ken Wilson’s Work, Part 12 – On Psalm 51 and Concupiscence
Introduction Recently, Dr. James White has been interacting quite a bit with Dr. Ken Wilson’s book (and dissertation) regarding Augustine’s “conversion” to a predestinarian. As I have been reading much of Augustine’s work lately as well as other Church Fathers, I felt that I should enter this discussion with a layman’s perspective. Since Dr. Wilson’s...
Update/Addition to Bostock Decision Commentary, BLM’s Marxist Abuse of Language, Qur’anic Verbs
I forgot to address the presuppositional worldview issue relating to the Bostock decision on Tuesday, so I wanted to touch upon that, and then we transitioned into the play on words that BLM is using to promote Marxism under the guise of a sentence that actually only makes sense...
Fighting Injustice
What can you do as a Christian to fight injustice? What should you do as a Christian to fight injustice? Believers acknowledge that the only way to fix the injustices of our world is through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Moral reform, legal reform, or social reform cannot change...
Supreme Court, BLM, Thabiti, 2 Cor. 4:4
Started out with a discussion of the Supreme Court’s redefinition of “sex” from 1964 and the resultant degradation of morality and law in the United States. Then looked at the totalitarian movement of Black Lives Matter, and their promotion of transgenderism. Then we simply had to read through the...
The Mormon Law of Eternal Progression
I spoke on the topic of the “eternal law of progression” in Mormonism in Anchorage this morning. Here is the video.
The 1914 Chronology of Jehovah’s Witnesses
A. Establishing an Ancient Date 1. Fixed Dates 2. King List 3. Cuneiform Tablets 4. Correlation B. Astronomical Data 1. VAT 4956 – astronomical observations made during Nebuchadnezzar’ s 37th regnal year – 568/67 B. C. Hence, his first regnal year was spring 604 B. C., or, using Babylonian...
A Test for the Aaronic Priest
Are you an Aaronic priest? Possibly you are a Latter- day Saint who believes the priesthood was restored by Joseph Smith in 1829 and that you have been ordained as an Aaronic priest. Possibly you believe that Hebrews 5:4 applies to you: “And no man taketh this honor unto...
Latest Debates
Does God Forgive the Unrepentant? – The Dubious Textual Variant, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing’
A few years back I posted an article explaining the weak textual evidence of Luke 23:34a, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” This week is Good Friday and many sermons will be using this verse, so I think it is appropriate to bring...
Confucianism, Islam, and Christianity – One Point of Contrast
Qin Shi Huang (260 – 210 BC) is the most prominent of the Chinese emperors. He united China through conquest, began the Great Wall of China, and had the Terra Cotta warriors built. He’s significant to Confucianism – and especially the textual transmission of Confucius’ works – because toward...
Chris Pinto vs. James White – Debate Summarized
The Chris Pinto vs. James White debate on whether Codex Sinaiticus is a modern forgery can be boiled down to a few considerations. 1) Constantine Simonides claimed that he wrote the document based on collating pre-existing manuscripts, and that his uncle corrected the document. Both sides agree that he...
Sola Scriptura
Are the Marian Doctrines Authentic Christian Teaching?
Spent over an hour today digging deep into church history in light of the vital importance of sola scriptura. This is the kind of program that won’t elicit many loud “amens!” but will give you a foundation that will last a lifetime. That’s important.
The Calvinist Club, Sola Scriptura, Purgatory
Went almost two hours today but it’s an important program. Started off responding to William Samuel Bruce’s comments about me being a part of the “New Calvinism.” Then we moved into a response to James Fox Higgins on the subject of sola scriptura, its definition and defense (really important)....
Shattering Catholic Answers’ Wedge
Jesus told his apostles to establish a church, not write a book, or so we are told by many of Rome’s apologists. Let’s shatter this rather transparent attempt to place a wedge between the Bible and the Church. Here is a simple way to do that, for the next...
Christian Worldview
Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman’s Position Regarding Civil Disobedience
Before your church follows Jonathan Leeman and 9Marks and begins to restructure your church in compliance to governmental orders this Sunday, hold on! Stop and think with me for a moment. Two weeks ago, Dr. John MacArthur and the elders of Grace Community Church released a statement that they...
John Cooper of Skillet on the Dividing Line: Faith and Music
Well, we announced during the show today that I am now the official theologian for Skillet, so it was time to have the founding lead singer, John Cooper, on the Dividing Line! Had a great time talking with John about the band, its history, ministry in a challenging field,...
Without Excuse Indeed!
Back when Fesko’s book came out a few years ago I read the early statement out of Westminster (which Van Til contributed to heavily) on the issue of general revelation, natural theology, etc. 15 years ago when I was teaching apologetics at Golden Gate I had my students read...
Roman Catholicism
1 Corinthians 3 and Tim Staples on Today’s Dividing Line
Don’t hold your breath for the invitation for me to be on Catholic Answers Live to discuss, oh, “Does John 6 Teach the Roman Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist,” (I’d do it in a heartbeat), but today we had Tim Staples on the program for 90 minutes to debate...
Art Sippo on 1 Corinthians 3 and Purgatory
I noted today another fascinating post from Art Sippo, the Catholic lay apologist (and writer of odd pulp fiction stories). Algo had posted a few quotes that demonstrate, as all rational historians recognize, that dogmas like purgatory developed over time, and hence, are not apostolic in origin. Sippo’s response...
Today on The Dividing Line: 1993 Sola Scriptura Debate Review Begins
We began listening to the 1993 San Diego debate on sola scriptura with Roman Catholic apologist Patrick Madrid today. We will continue this review over the course of the next few programs, with the exception of this Thursday when we will be examining the textual variant at Luke 23:34...
The Papacy
Open Phones Dividing Line Friday
Let’s see what some of the topics were: Sam Gipp and “Antioch manuscripts,” the Church & Culture, Debating the Papacy, Justification and Roman Catholic apologists, how to talk to Christians who have bought into social justice theories, and more!
Called to Cyprian – Responding to Anders’ Historical Error
On Catholic Answers, episode #6796, Dr. David Anders makes it sound as though the issue of supremacy of the Roman bishop came up for the first time in the third century, as though “Pope Stephen” asserted the primacy of the Roman see, and as though the East acquiesced in...
