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An Arminian Loses Psalm 33:10-11, SES and Rome, the Comma Johanneum Once Again

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, King James Onlyism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off reviewing this article about Psalm 33 and noting that the Arminian author sort of skipped over the actual text that I was referring to.  Then we took some time to read some quotes from Evangelical Exodus and discuss the fact that synergistic Thomism is a pretty fertile field out of which to grow Romanists.  And then we finished up

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William Lane Craig, the Lowered Bar, Molinism, and Erasmus

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Examined the William Lane Craig clip that started circulating a few days ago about inerrancy and evangelism and apologetics, once again focusing upon the fundamental distinctions that arise when one is Reformed and when one is not in the area of apologetics.  Then turned our attention to Erasmus and conjectural emendation, finishing up with a discussion of inerrancy and the

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No Creator, No Humanity, or, Of Apes and Men

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Misc, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line

Had to tackle the gorilla story, along with the “I decided to live as a goat” story, all illustrative of what happens when your society spits in God’s face and goes it alone.  Then talked a little about ReformCon this week and what I will be addressing, and finished up with a bit of a discussion about the exposure of

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The Didache, P45, Washingtonianus, and More!

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Technology, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Did a jumbo edition today covering a wide variety of topics but eventually focusing on the BBC clip played in our debate in South Africa about the Didache.  Read the entire work, and then in the last thirty minutes did some manuscript/papyri stuff that only geeks will enjoy!  As I mentioned at the end of the program, I have no

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Monday Miscellaneous

, , General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics

Well, getting back into the “groove” after two weeks overseas, but I really won’t have too long to enjoy “normalcy.”  I have a debate in SoCal Friday evening with Steve Tassi, a radical anti-Calvinist whose videos are filled with an amazing mountain of strawman argumentation (“Calvinism is fatalism,” “Calvinists argue God is a hypocrite,” “Calvinist theology is abortion theology” and

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Various Articles and Open Phones

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Started off with various articles that I’ve collected, one by a Roman Catholic taking cheap shots at me, others on the continuing degradation of our society and the rise of totalitarianism.  Then we opened up the phones and took calls on such subjects as the regulative principle of worship (actually got into the exclusive psalmody and instruments in worship debate

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Open Phones on the Dividing Line

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Started off talking with Mike O’Fallon from Geneva, Switzerland about our upcoming cruise to Alaska in September (don’t miss out!), and then played a clip from a recent Kent Hovind video where, irony of ironies, he is accused of doing everything Gail Riplinger accused me of doing—which he himself repeated and promoted!  Well, what goes around comes around, as they

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Western Rush to Moral Anarchy and Paul Williams at Speaker’s Corner

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, The Dividing Line

Pretty well split the program in half, the first being on developments in the ongoing rush to rid Western culture of the last vestiges of civilization and morality, and the second focusing upon Muslim apologist Paul Williams and his comments at Speaker’s Corner in London.  Would love to challenge Williams to defend his statements in public debate on May 13th

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Submitted Scholarship

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I had never heard anyone use the phrase before, to be honest.  But I had to think of some way to describe scholarship that, at its core, its foundation, is distinctly Christian.  Specifically, how to describe Christian scholarship that, as an open presupposition and confession submits itself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in all areas, including all areas of

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Radio Free Geneva: Leighton Flowers, Brian Abasciano and Biblical Exegesis (and Plain Fairness)

, , Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

About an 80 minute version of the show today responding to the webcast put out by Leighton Flowers, Soteriology 101, on March 29, 2016, where he interviewed Brian Abasciano concerning my statements about 1 John 5:1.  Unfortunately, neither Flowers nor Abasciano did their homework and replied only to the very end of my comments, ignoring 40 minutes of presentation, and

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Twitter Questions, The Boss, The Pope, and More Ethnic Gnosticism

, , Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off today with a couple of Twitter questions (including one on Eastern Orthodoxy),  then covered Springsteen’s view of transgender warriors as “freedom fighters,” the Pope’s “studied ambiguity” in his new statement, and toward the end of the hour I responded to BlackCalvinist’s piece accusing me of…well, all sorts of things, actually. Here is the YouTube link:

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Enns, Mouw, and the Foundation of Scripture

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Mormonism, The Dividing Line

Covered a wide range of themes but tried, anyway, to connect them together.  Will let you judge if I succeeded!  Discussed a little bit of Peter Enns’ new book, noted Dr. Mouw’s continued white-washing of Mormonism, etc.  Toward the end started looking at some Muslim issues as well. Here is the YouTube link:

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The Popes, Rachel Held Evans, Desiring God, Nabeel Qureshi on Unbelievable Mega Show

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Put together a full mega sized DL today, starting off with the obvious differences between the two currently living Popes and then doing nearly 70 minutes on a Rachel Held Evans article and a few articles that have appeared recently on the Desiring God website (John Piper’s ministry), but then throwing in another half an hour on a recent Unbelievable

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Gospel Lenses and the Search for Allies (Updated with Full Response)+

Gospel Lenses and the Search for Allies (Updated with Full Response)

, , Christian Worldview, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Theology Matters

Please see the addition of a full response to Ekemini Uwan added at the end of this post. Last week I ran afoul of the ever-present issue of political correctness when I posted a brief video of a young man flipping off a passing police car, wearing his shorts around his thighs (his underwear was red as well, so it

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1 John 3:1, the Pericope Adulterae, and More on Ecclesiastical Textism

, , Exegesis, General Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

I promise to move on to other issues on Thursday, but needed to address a few more issues on text topics and the whole “Ecclesiastical Text” movement.  Looked at 1 John 3:1 and the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) and again asked serious questions of the fundamental assertions of this movement. Here is the YouTube link:

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Ethnic Gnosticism and the Gospel

, , Christian Worldview, Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

So I had my opportunity to respond to the firestorm of criticism that erupted over the weekend regarding a 545 word, 2 paragraph item I posted on FaceBook last Friday.  In this Dividing Line I address the issue of fatherlessness, Planned Parenthood’s genocide of blacks, the sin of rebellion and disrespect for God-ordained authority, and, most importantly, the fact that

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Radio Free Geneva: Showbread’s “Dear John Piper” and Leighton Flowers on 1 John 5:1

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Decided we needed to do a Radio Free Geneva today, and it turned out as a jumbo edition at that!  Started off with Showbread’s “Dear John Piper” song, going through the lyrics and identifying the sources that led to this vicious construction of a burning straw man.  Then I played a song by Shane and Shane that I had only

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The Gospel of Thomas (1-39), Abortion Zealots, and the Ligonier Christology Statement

, , Abortion, General Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Started off reading the Gospel of Thomas, and got through the first 39 “verses.”  A bit hard to do “Story time with Grandpa Jimmy” today due to the onset of my annual allergies/asthma/theresatonofstuffintheairnow thing.  But we will finish it up later.  Then I played a video of interviews with abortion zealots outside the Supreme Court that is simply beyond words.

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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas and James 2:14-26

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Two sections to today’s program: the first is a reading of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (with a few comments thrown in for good measure), followed by an extended discussion, based upon comments made recently by Tim Staples on Catholic Answers Live, of James 2:14-26 and justification by faith alone. Here is the YouTube link:

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