Author Archive for: DrOakley

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

James White, March 15, 2016, 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.

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

James White, March 10, 2016, 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:

The Mount of Transfiguration, of Internet Trolls, and the Protevangelium of James

James White, March 8, 2016, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, King James Onlyism, Personal, Roman Catholicism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line

Started off with a look at the Mt. of Transfiguration from a little different angle, one that might shed some light on why Moses and Elijah were there. Then, unfortunately, I had to deal with a particularly pernicious and reprehensible Internet troll’s lies and slander, but tried to make an application in seeing the danger of cultic KJVOism. Then I

Theology, Apologetics, Inerrancy, and a Brief Statement from the Pope

James White, March 3, 2016, Atheism, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent the first 45 minutes on an interview Dr. Michael Licona did recently, discussing the centrality of theology to apologetic methodology. Then briefly discussed a recent statement by the Pope. Here is the YouTube link:

Open Phones on the Dividing Line

James White, March 1, 2016, The Dividing Line

Talked about a few new books coming out at the start of the program, but spent the majority of the hour talking to callers about a wide variety of topics such as the atonement, the command of the gospel, election in Romans 11, the ordo salutis, etc. Went about fifteen minutes long to try to get everyone in. Here is

South Africa Update and Responding to Marcus Rogers on the Trinity

James White, February 25, 2016, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Oneness Pentecostalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with a guest, Rudolph Bushoff, from South Africa, talking about our May journey to South Africa (and we still need your help to get there!), and then tackled the Marcus Rogers video denying the Trinity. Went just a little long, but hope it will be helpful to folks. Here is the YouTube link:

Psalm 101:3 and Worthless Things

James White, February 22, 2016, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Sort of wandered all over the landscape today, starting off with comments from Psalm 101:3 and branching off into the topic of Christian worldview, unity, etc. I had been on the Calvinist Batman podcast the hour before and had been asked about unity amongst Christians despite differences, etc. I was going to continue on to other topics but, alas…. We

My Thoughts on the Jeff Durbin/Steve Camp Interview

James White, February 19, 2016, Christian Worldview

Here is the interview I am reviewing: 1) I had no idea the interview was taking place, and had not been contacted by either side. 2) The first portion seemed to be on track, and was interesting. 3) What we have here are the two sides at cross purposes. Did Steve know Jeff is a postmillennial theonomist? I could not

An All Roman Catholic Dividing Line (100 Minutes)

James White, February 18, 2016, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Today we did an all-Roman Catholic program, looking at the Pope’s “super confessors,” the myth of the 33,000 denominations, and, at the very end of the program, the issue of Antonin Scalia and the gospel. But about 40 minutes in we had Luke call. Luke is being pursued zealously by Roman Catholic apologists, and we spent about 45 minutes with

Yahya Snow Attempts to Divide and Fails

James White, February 16, 2016, Islam

So Yahya Snow just posted this video. It proves that there are Christian scholars in the world who distinguish between the “historical Jesus” and the “Christ of faith.” This is not exactly news to anyone seriously involved in Christian theology, of course, but it seems to be news to Mr. Snow, whose sole role in life it seems is to

A Mega Plus (2:20) Long Dividing Line!

James White, February 16, 2016, The Dividing Line

Did a little over an hour in response to Gail Riplinger’s childish, insult-filled revision of history regarding our 1993 encounter on KRDS Radio in Phoenix. Played clips from that encounter, along with clips from the Ankerberg Show and other venues. Moved on from there to announce an upcoming discussion between myself and Dr. Michael Brown on Job 23:13-14 and the

We Are Headed to Alaska! And MuslimByChoice’s Wonderful and Helpful Video

James White, February 11, 2016, The Dividing Line

Started out with the announcement of our 9/11-18 cruise to Alaska from Vancouver. The cruise will have the theme, “Apologetics in the Sight of God.” See the banner above for details! Mike O’Fallon joined us to give us the details. Then I moved to the video I had linked to previous by MuslimByChoice wherein he provides a response to my

Roman Meme Theology, Data Mining the Bible and Qur’an, Wael Ibrahim, and a Live Viewing of Kent Hovind

James White, February 9, 2016, General Apologetics, Islam, King James Onlyism, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Uncategorized

Started off with a Meme Theology segment looking at a Roman Catholic meme discussing authority and history, then moved on to an article pretending to compare the Old and New Testaments with the Qur’an regarding violence, based upon textual “data mining,” and then returned to examining the Wael Ibrahim/Lincoln Loo debate. But then someone tweeted the newest Kent Hovind video

Meme Theology and the Conclusion of the Simply Seerah Video on a Jumbo DL

James White, February 4, 2016, The Dividing Line

Well, the video feed would not work again, sadly, but we pressed on anyway. Spent 45 minutes covering KJV Only memes, doing a lot of basic TC stuff (textual criticism), and then moved on to a Muslim meme regarding Jesus. Then got to finish up the video we began reviewing last week from Simply Seerah on Jesus and related issues.

When Technology Melts Down

James White, February 3, 2016, The Dividing Line

Kent Hovind, the Pope and the Lutherans, CAIR on worship, AMC Pintos and a YouTube meltdown all on today’s audio only Dividing Line. Here is the YouTube link:

Twitter Discussion with Miroslav Volf and then Review of a Video from Simply Seerah Studios on the Incarnation

James White, January 28, 2016, The Dividing Line

We reviewed the brief Twitter conversation I had with the author of Allah: A Christian Response regarding whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. That moved us directly into a review of the video linked below by Simply Seerah Studios. The video is very well done, and provides a great opportunity to dialogue and discuss. Here is the YouTube

Kent Hovind, Walid Shoebat, ChristianPrince, P&P

James White, January 27, 2016, The Dividing Line

First program back after two weeks away! Responded to folks who had directly addressed me in public venues while I was away, including Kent Hovind’s falsehoods about the encounter I had with Gail Riplinger in November, 1993, Walid Shoebat’s continued “Christian Crusaderism” and Roman Catholic push, ChristianPrince’s video harangues, and last Friday’s mention by JD Hall that he had been

Finishing Up the Hamza Tzortzis/Adnan Rashid Video, About 20 Minutes with Wael Ibrahim, a Twitter Reply to RonOFS

James White, January 7, 2016, The Dividing Line

Succeeded in finishing my review of the video on the reliability (or, in this case, non-reliability!) of the Bible from the Muslim perspective with Hamza Tzortzis and Adnan Rashid. Then got another twenty minutes or so in continuing by response to Wael Ibrahim from the debate in Hong Kong, and then took the last twelve minutes or so to respond

Continued Response to Adnan Rashid and Hamza Tzortzis on the Reliability of the Bible (and Qur’an)

James White, January 6, 2016, The Dividing Line

I really thought that I would be able to easily get through the rest of the video from Adnan Rashid and Hamza Tzortzis today—I still have nearly five minutes left to cover tomorrow! But, we got into a lot of important stuff, including the canon of Scripture. I made reference to the lectures by Dr. Michael Kruger (found here). Lots

Randal Rauser and then Hamza Tzortzis and Adnan Rashid on the Bible

James White, January 5, 2016, Atheism, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Briefly looked at some comments about atheism and the suppression of the knowledge of God by Randal Rouser, but moved fairly quickly to a response to Hamza Tzortzis and Adnan Rashid on the alleged corruption of the Bible (OK, we took a few minutes to discuss tribbles, but let’s not get into that now). Got less than half-way through, though,

They Went Out from Us: Jahaziel’s Excuses for Abandoning the Faith

James White, December 30, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent most of the hour reviewing the excuses rapper Jahaziel posted for denying Christianity (not surprisingly found them wanting), and then looked at an abortion doctor who is “proud” of her “service” as a “Christian.” Last DL of the year—Lord willing, see you again January 5th!

Roman Catholic Apologists: an Hour Long Phone Call in Response to Rome’s Claims

James White, December 29, 2015, The Dividing Line

Took a phone call from 18-year-old Luke who has been talking to some Roman Catholic apologists—spent the entire hour with Luke addressing issues like sola scriptura, apostolic succession, the gospel, grace, justification—we about covered it all! Should be helpful to many! Here is the YouTube link:

Lots of Topics and Articles

James White, December 23, 2015, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Dealt with a number of articles on the program today from a stack of articles I had thrown into Evernote, including dealing with the decline in religious freedom, the Pope and indulgences, Muslim nations banning Christmas—even a few words on Piper’s controversial article about Christians and self-defense. A wide-ranging show! Here is the YouTube link:

Troubling Thoughts from Dr. Jeffress About ISIS, Then Back to Reviewing Wael Ibrahim

James White, December 22, 2015, Islam, The Dividing Line

We did a jumbo edition (90 minutes), starting off listening to the comments of Dr. Jeffress from First Baptist Dallas from a few weeks ago (linked below). Let’s say I was…troubled. Then we went back to my response to Wael Ibrahim focusing upon the New Testament’s testimony to the deity of the Lord Jesus. Here is the YouTube link:

Do Christians and Muslims WORSHIP the Same God?

James White, December 22, 2015, Christian Worldview, Islam, Theology Matters

Lots of answers have been offered to this question of late, but I’d like to offer a “yes and no” answer that goes into a bit more depth. One thing is for certain, the question should force many Christians to consider well just how central the Trinity is to their worship!

A Quick Word on the Current Controversy

James White, December 17, 2015, Islam

I saw this coming, which is why I commented recently on whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. The Qur’an, in a fashion, says yes: And say, “We believe in that which was sent down unto us and was sent down unto you; our God and your God are one, and unto Him are we submitters.” Q 29:46 But

A One Hour Forty Minute Start to My Response to Wael Ibrahim on the Trinity

James White, December 17, 2015, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Began a hopefully respectful, helpful review of the arguments and claims of Muslim speaker Wael Ibrahim in a recent debate on the Trinity in Hong Kong. Wael seems like a really nice man, has a very winning personality and approach, so reviewing his position should be very helpful to all who wish a deeper knowledge of the Trinity and who

Responding to Noah Adam’s Criticism of Jeff Durbin (with Jeff in Studio)

James White, December 15, 2015, Atheism, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Pastor Jeff Durbin joined me in studio today 1) for a celebration of color thanks to Coogi sweaters and 2) to respond to this video by Noah Adam. Nearly two hours and twenty minutes of discussion of apologetic methodology, theology, and truth. We hope you find it useful—and colorful! Here is the YouTube link:

“White has lost the capacity to argue in good faith”

James White, December 10, 2015, General Apologetics, Islam, Simply Silly

Steve Hays of Triablogue has decided to go full tilt attack mode. Fine. I had hoped to avoid taking him on but he clearly is not interested in that. I will be brief, but the accusations of self-contradiction (when it is Mr. Hays who is sorely lacking in his understanding both of Islam and who cannot seem to recognize when

Today’s Document from the Vatican on the Covenants and Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot

James White, December 10, 2015, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Islam, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

The Vatican released a new document today on Jewish/Christian relationship and the Old and New Covenants (found here). It is a lengthy, verbose testimony to the maxim, “Theology Matters” and a very eloquent witness to the necessity of sola scriptura. Then I addressed “putting the shoe on the other foot,” specifically, how we Christians are oh so properly skeptical about religious

I Really TRIED to Talk About Other Stuff, But…Eventually…

James White, December 8, 2015, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Technology, The Dividing Line

I seriously did start off with the Calvin College story on gay marriage and tried to address a few other topics, but look—when you have folks accusing me of going “soft” on Islam, and have folks saying I’ve gotten too “friendly,” what did you expect? I addressed the topic. For about an hour of today’s 90 minute program—and I still

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