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Good Impressions from Peter Stravinskas Debate and legal threats over Barry Lynn Deba

James White, June 9, 2001, The Dividing Line

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

Debate: Gay Christianity, Rick Shaeffer, 5/26/2001

James White, May 26, 2001, Debate

Recording of Gay Christianity Debate with Rick Schaeffer and Initial Review of Barry

James White, May 26, 2001, Homosexuality, The Dividing Line

Rich Pierce plays the recent radio debate on Gay Christianity between James White and Rick Schaeffer. Dr. White was effective in exposing how thoroughly Schaeffer rejects biblical authority. Rich also interviews Warren, who attended the recent Barry Lynn debate, explaining how badly Lynn lost the debate.

Debate: Purgatory: Biblical or Mythical? Fr. Peter Stravinskas, Long Island, New York, 5/24/2001

James White, May 24, 2001, Debate, Roman Catholicism

Is it necessary to have the sins purged of those who are in Christ Jesus before they can go to heaven? This is the famous/infamous ‘Pay now, pay later’ debate, so named for Dr. Stravinskas’ response to a question regarding a passage from Tobit. This debate quickly drifts off of Purgatory to the underlying issue of authority and Rome’s claim

Debate: Is Homosexuality Compatible with Authentic Christianity? Barry Lynn, Long Island, New York, 5/15/2001

James White, May 15, 2001, Debate, Homosexuality, The Dividing Line

Can someone be gay and be a christian? James White debates Barry Lynn. Not only is Lynn the Executive Director of American’s United for the Separation of Church and State he is also an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. The cross examination in this debate is worth listening all by itself. James confronts Lynn’s low view of

Review of Scott Hahn’s “Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God” Pt2

James White, May 5, 2001, The Dividing Line

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

Review of Scott Hahn’s “Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God” Pt1

James White, April 21, 2001, The Dividing Line

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.

John 15, the Vine and the Branches, and an Example of Cultic Scripture Twisting Provided by Martin Smart, One of Jehovah’s Witnesses

James White, April 21, 2001, General Apologetics, Jehovah's Witnesses

(To listen to the discussion of this passage) One of the most disturbing tendencies of modern believers is the ease with which they can be shaken by the mere appearance of what looks like an argument against their position. Rather than examining the arguments of unbelievers in the context of the calm assurance that comes from a thorough knowledge of

Response to “White is Wrong” Article in This Rock Magazine

James White, April 14, 2001, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Dr. White had recently done a pair of debates on papal infallibility, but his opponents Staples and Sungenis took contradictory approaches to the issue of Honorius. While the article in This Rock attempting to respond to James White did not meaningfully engage with his arguments, but at least the article included the AoMin website that is ready with plenty of

A Reformed Response to the Comments of R. C. H. Lenski on Romans 9

James White, April 8, 2001, Reformed Apologetics

Lutheran scholar R.C.H. Lenski wrote a series of New Testament commentaries that are still in circulation today. His strongly anti-Reformed stance comes through clearly in his writings. Recently his view of Romans 9 has been promoted widely, so I felt it proper to provide some thoughts on Lenski’s position in

Reflections on Recent Temple Outreach & Debate: Free Agency, Richard Hopkins, Salt Lake City, Utah, 3/30/2001

James White, April 7, 2001, Debate, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Dr. White explains how his debate with Richard Hopkins started late, with an opponent that did not understand Reformed Theology or the use of a Greek lexicon very well. The “mainstreaming” of the LDS image leads to less debating and lower quality responses to Dr. White’s book Letter to a Mormon Elder. A caller asks about Roman Catholicism in relation

An Excellent Example of Sola Ecclesia: John 6 and Exegesis

James White, April 5, 2001, Roman Catholicism

Over the years I have often surprised people by asserting that there is one passage of Scripture that is so clear, so perspicuous, that I have never seen a meaningful, coherent, contextually-based interpretation of it that does not teach with clarity the glorious freedom of God in the salvation of His elect people. That passage is John 6:35-45. This passage formed

Joseph Smith’s Misconception of Grace and Dr. White’s Strategy for Upcoming Debate

James White, March 24, 2001, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, The Dividing Line

The silly accusation from Dr. Chambers that Dr. White is secretly working for the pope needs no response. In Dr. White’s upcoming debate on Free Agency with Richard Hopkins, he will need to efficiently describe the biblical doctrine of both God and man, and will simply point out that Joseph Smith’s theology is not biblical because he needed to alter

More LDS Role Playing with Callers and Debate Announcement

James White, March 17, 2001, Mormonism, The Dividing Line

Dr. White gave his callers one more opportunity to practice sharing the gospel with his LDS alter ego Elder Hahn, covering the nature of God and reliability of their respective Scriptures. Since the brave caller was an ex Mormon, Dr. White asked him how he ended up Christian instead of completely unbelieving. Dr. White also announced an upcoming debate with

John 6, the Father and the Son, Salvation, and Roman Catholic Apologists

James White, March 12, 2001, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism

“James White Has Been Proven Wrong So Many Times, It Isn’t Funny” So runs part of the headline on Scott Windsor’s “response” to his appearance on our webcast. I swore I would not even waste my time looking at it. Many felt I had wasted an entire program a few weeks ago having an amateur “apologist” on the program, Scott

Advice for Witnessing to Mormons and Role Playing With “Elder Hahn”

James White, March 10, 2001, Mormonism, The Dividing Line

Dr. White ends his teaching on the LDS eternal law of progression with a list of 10 pieces of advice for witnessing to Mormons. We should be patient, understand them, and focus on central issues of God, Christ, and Gospel. A caller also interacts with Dr. White playing the roles of the Mormon “elder Hahn” and a Mormon scholar “Dr.

The Law of Eternal Progression in LDS Theology

James White, March 3, 2001, Mormonism, The Dividing Line

The LDS manual given to Mormons to study before they marry gives honest clarity concerning the vast chasm between the Christian God and the Mormons concept of gods. Their idea that man and God are of the same race and potential helps make sense of the wide array of ideas in Mormon theology, like baptism for the dead, marriage, and

Open Phones and Announcement of New Topic on the LDS Theology

James White, February 24, 2001, Mormonism, The Dividing Line

James White offered a PPT to go along with his upcoming treatment of the law of eternal progression in LDS theology, even lacks an eternal creator. Most of the program was answering questions from callers, including calls on the historical development of the Marian doctrines and a response to James Barker’s attempt at using the example of Cornelius in Acts

The Future of Apologetics

James White, February 17, 2001, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism

James White returns from his recent speaking tour with the announcement of his upcoming book The God Who Justifies, and reflects on the blessings of having been able to write an essential trilogy of The Lost Trinity, Potter’s Freedom, and God Who Justifies. Dr. White also shares about his plans for this year’s mission trip to the LDS Easter pageant,

You Tell Us: Does Rome Provide Infallible Certainty About the Gospel?

James White, February 9, 2001, Roman Catholicism

The Council of Florence, the 17th Ecumenical (and hence “infallible”) Council of the Roman Catholic Church, said the following: It firmly believes, professes, and proclaims that those not living within the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but also Jews and heretics and schismatics cannot become participants in eternal life, but will depart “into everlasting fire which was prepared for the

Failure to Document: Catholic Answers Glosses Over History

James White, February 8, 2001, Roman Catholicism

Perhaps this is why Catholic Answers, while claiming to be in the “forefront” of Catholic Apologetics, refuses to engage in public debate against those they know are prepared and ready. Who knows? But one thing is for sure: the new article by Steven O’Reilly in the October, 2000 This Rock magazine rivals the sad attempts of the Watchtower Society to

Saint Joseph Communications Admits Defeat

James White, February 7, 2001, Roman Catholicism

I have seen my opponents use many tactics to cover over poor performances in debates. You will find documented on this website at least one imaginative approach taken by Catholic Answers back in 1993 when Patrick Madrid attempted to do damage control after our sola scriptura debate in San Diego by writing “The White Man’s Burden” in This Rock magazine

Live On Air Debate With Roman Catholic Scott Windsor on Bible Interpretation

James White, January 13, 2001, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Dr. White has been dialoguing with Scott Windsor for 15 years already, and their interactions inspired Dr. White’s first two books, on Roman Catholicism. Today they discuss the Reformed view of the sovereignty of God in John 6 compared to the Catholic view of Transubstantiation. The talk makes clear which side has their views derived from Scripture, and which side is rooted

Same Sex Controversy part 1 of 3: Sodom, and more from the JW Martin Smart

James White, January 6, 2001, Homosexuality, Jehovah's Witnesses

Dr. White explained how Martin Smart’s response was a textbook case of the Jehovah’s Witness strategy to surround bad argumentation with out of context quotations and jarring topic shifts. Dr. White also explains why it was necessary to begin writing the Same Sex Controversy book in light of the increasing volume of homosexual apologists, and shares the content from his

A Jehovah’s Witness (Martin Smart) Attacks Reformed Theology

James White, December 30, 2000, Jehovah's Witnesses, The Dividing Line

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

Christmas Theology

James White, December 23, 2000, The Dividing Line

Dr. White does celebrate Christmas, although also respects the conscience of individual believers. Yet, many who do celebrate the day lack a meaningful understanding of the Incarnation and the Hypostatic Union. Exegesis of Isaiah 9:6-7 demonstrates this theology even in the Old Testament. Callers ask about Jewish interpretations of Messianic passages.

Interview with Author Bill Webster on New Book About Sola Scriptura

James White, December 16, 2000, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Dr. White is joined by Bill Webster (and by co-author David King). In their new landmark book on Sola Scriptura, one author covered its history and the other its Scriptural portion. The group discusses the current state of apologetics with Roman Catholics, and take calls from listeners about church history.

Review of Debate on Sola Scriptura & Comments on SDA Doctrine Investigative Judgement

James White, December 9, 2000, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Uncategorized

Thankfully, this Jesuit priest Pacwa does manage to avoid cheap debating tricks used by some of his peers. That meant James White had to work harder to respond, but also meant that the arguments used by many other Roman apologists were refuted by this honest Roman apologist. Dr. White also makes some very rare comments on eschatology while discussing the

Serving Up Circular Reasoning: “This Rock” Continues to Suffer from the Peter Syndrome

James White, December 8, 2000, Roman Catholicism

In February of 2000, Catholic writer Stephen O’Reilly attempted to provide a response to a small section of my book, The Roman Catholic Controversy. We responded to this attempt (click here) and demonstrated the fundamental circularity of Roman Catholic apologetics: that is, any person who reads widely in their attempts to substantiate Papal primacy know that they must begin with

First Ever Internet Stream Show Reviews a Letter from a Roman Catholic

James White, December 2, 2000, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Since a Roman Catholic man (that pilots an F-16) was unhappy that his wife bought a book from James White, he sent a letter with anti-Protestant challenges to Dr. White’s wife. Dr. White responds to the historicity and presuppositions of its three challenges while taking the first ever phone call questions from the internet-only broadcast, including on the development of

New Lows in Poor Scholarship: Jeffrey L. Morrow Completely Misses the Historical Facts in a Recent Catholic Answers Article

James White, December 1, 2000, Roman Catholicism

There was a time when Catholic Answers tried to put forward a serious face of scholarship. They sought to utilize at least semi-scholarly sources (though even then without much serious effort to use them in context, see this example). But over the past few years it seems the bottom of the barrel has come into clear view, and the pretense

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