Here are a couple of responses to a recent blog post by Greg Stafford.
The first one is from Triablogger Steve Hays. The second post is from me.
Pay attention to the comment sections and add any additional information, if needed.
An online apologist for Jehovah’s Witnesses named Martin Smart has been inserting his theology into John 15:2 in order to argue against Reformed theology. In response, Dr. White demonstrates how to start with an exegesis of the passage, which then leads then leads to applications, which exposes the shortcomings of the NWT and of Smart’s attempt to make all Scriptural uses of
Given that Jehovah’s Witnesses have heard John 1:1 quoted to them so many times they can, quite literally, respond to it while in a comatose state, I suggest the memorization (yes, memorization–the real thing, not the “can’t I just stick a little page flag thingy in my pocket New Testament” thing) of a passage that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not encounter
Dr. White gives a tutorial on how to listen and plan an effective apologetic response that takes into account the worldview of the other side, and introduces the foundational tenets of the Trinity, including Monotheism, Equality of Persons and the deity of Christ, and the existence of Three Persons, although the program ended up focusing on caller questions about the
Jehovah’s Witness and the oncoming information age. Jehovah’s Witnesses Trinity claims refuted in “What Really Happened at Nicaea?” on CRI Journal.http://www.equip.org/article/what-really-happened-at-nicea/ Refuting a Catholic on IRC stating that anyone baptized in trinitarian baptism formula is saved. Spoke of Keith Green’s influence and passing away on July 28th 1982. Conversation with a caller from Harrisburg Pennsylvania (James’ hometown) discussing why didn’t
Went over what has been going on over the past few days about our RV—and that fact that we needed to make arrangements to obtain a different one, due to it being defective and needing to be rebuilt. Went through the whole story, mainly for our supporters, as we will need to raise some funds to make up the differences
So you think Jesus is a mighty angelic creature, the greatest of God’s creations, and is hence “a god”? And that all the passages that refer to him as qeovj, theos, “god,” are simply referring to him as one in a class of mighty angelic creatures? Well, if that is so, pray tell us all: if a creature, no matter
We began #prosapologian, our IRC channel, to provide resources and information for people on-line. Over the months we’ve noticed that some folks (particularly, a man with the nick rstamp, i.e., Rick Stamp) would come into the channel, engage in a discussion or debate, and would then log the conversation. The log would then be posted on a web page, liberally
Rich Pierce is joined in studio by a panel of experts and also by James White by phone to discuss how to engage with the Jehovah’s Witnesses cult and their presupposition of Unitarianism. The person of Christ as a foundation for understanding the work of Christ. A JW caller has a lively discussion with Dr. White.
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