Author Archive for: DrOakley

The Prayer of Jabez book had already sold over 5 million copies, which, unfortunately, would not have happened if it was a balanced representation of Christian prayers in the Bible. The book also misses the sense of the text’s prayer as a covenant oath and misses the biblical concept of blessing, and the biblical sense of answered prayer.

A multi-topic dividing line: Dr. White notes that converts to Romanism often do so based on the very worst arguments, and mentions three upcoming Protestant books that will speak the truth, followed by a phone call about the anachronistic nature of Rome’s historical claims. James also mentions two topics that we will discuss more in future programs: Harold Camping’s claim

Again, Dr. White demonstrates how Dave Hunt has bitten off more than he can chew in taking on Reformed theology at his current level of understanding. Hunt is confused in thinking that biblical appeals to repent refute Calvinism. Dr. White explains the necessity of consistency in apologetics with the example that Hunt appeals to aspects of the concept of penal

James White continues to explain how Dave Hunt attacks a mere straw man of Reformed Theology, from sloppy use of a concordance to relegating the soteriological golden chain of Romans 8 to a mere special blessing that only some Christians receive. A caller asks about the relationship between the sovereignty of God and temptation.

Since Dave Hunt went from admitting an ignorance of the Reformers a very short time ago to authoring a book attacking Reformed theology, James White begins to demonstrate that Dave Hunt’s theology does not derive from exegesis or understanding of the original languages.

In this radio debate that includes callers, James White takes a cessationist position arguing that the indwelling of the Spirit happens at conversion, and Bernard, who is a Oneness Pentecostal, argues that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is indicated by tongues. Dr. White draws out the implication that Bernard is unable to see justification as a past event, but

On this “jetlag version” of the Dividing Line, Dr. White returns from a speaking and debate tour, saying that the recent debate with the Roman Catholic Peter Stravinskus was the best of all six “Great Debates” so far, and made very clear why Rome was in error on purgatory. Barry Lynn, who normally champions free speech as a lawyer with

Concerning the title of the book, James White demonstrates that taking into account the slightest bit of context with the OT concept of a queen mother reveals that they were often evil, and Scripture never records their requests being accepted by a king, showing the folly of allegorical interpretations that are used to force the sola ecclesia dogmas like the

One looking for issues with Dr. Hahn’s book find a “target rich environment”, with its dubious reliance on typological interpretation as opposed to actual historical or biblical data on Mary. Dr. White also tells a story from Hahn’s biographical background that may help explain Hahn’s bias when he comes to interpretation.