James White, Author at Alpha and Omega Ministries

Apology and Clarification

James White, June 29, 2006, Personal

In an earlier post I said Ergun Caner was “no serious scholar,” and I wish to both apologize for, and clarify, that statement. Aside from allowing myself to give place to the frustration that Dr. Caner’s behavior toward me has created, for which I apologize, I should have been significantly clearer in my words. I was referring to the fact

Straitgate Needs Your Assistance

James White, June 29, 2006, Misc

As many of you know, for years www.straitgate.com hosted various of our real audio files for free. Then it went down. Now, its proprietor, Steven Luker, is ready to get it going again, but he needs your help. If you find Straitgate to be useful, please click here to read how you can help keep it around.

One of Those Special Promises

James White, June 29, 2006, Exegesis

I spoke last evening at PRBC on Jude 1-4, just drawing out some thoughts and making application. And I was struck by a phrase that once again pressed upon my mind in a new and fresh way. I noted that one could (and someone probably has, I honestly do not know) with benefit write a book solely upon the greetings

June 29, 2006

James White, June 29, 2006, The Dividing Line

When Call-In Radio Programs Become “Debates”

James White, June 28, 2006, Roman Catholicism

You may get the fairly regular fund-raising e-mails from Catholic Answers like I do if you have ever signed up for their forums. I noticed one arrived last night, and could not help but chuckle: FIRST, you’ll receive Jimmy Akin’s “Bible Answer Man Debate” audio series. From non-Catholic misinterpretation of the Reverence due Mary to the Protestant notion of justification

Monday Morning Quarterbacks

James White, June 28, 2006, Misc

You’ve seen the phrase before. It refers to those who through the omniscience of hindsight can tell you exactly what Brett Favre or (let’s date ourselves a bit) Roger Staubach should have done on that last drive of the big game. When we say “hindsight is 20/20” we are simply acknowledging that we are time-bound creatures, and we cannot see

A Couple of Quick Notes

James White, June 28, 2006, Misc

The e-mails keep pouring in. Many thanks. Our audio server site, which hosts the DL and our mp3s, crashed last night. They say they have been working on it all night, but last we checked, their work has been somewhat in vain. We hope to see it back on line soon. The joys of technology! Finally, was reading an article

By The Way…

James White, June 27, 2006, Personal

I would like to personally thank every one of you who has written in on the “Caner Situation” (for lack of a better description). I have been overwhelmed, truly, by the sheer volume of e-mails, and by the deep sincerity, devotion, and passion, almost every one evinces. I have read them, and would love to respond to each one, but

Spong, Caner, Lynchburg, Orlando, and You!

James White, June 27, 2006, The Dividing Line

Wide ranging DL today. Started off with a clip from Bishop Spong on the nature of the “church” being in “exile” which provides an excellent insight into his deeply secular worldview. Then I moved into explaining why we need your support not in Lynchburg but in Orlando in reference to the Caner saga. Mike O’Fallon mentioned in channel that we

Irony of Ironies

James White, June 27, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

I noted a few weeks ago the fine sermon by our brother Roy Hargrave on “The Idol of Evangelism,” found here. We have a fine and ironic example of this mindset in the words of that anonymous blogger, he who lacks the courage to even identify himself, Charles the Brave, the man who provides Bob Ross with an outlet on

June 27, 2006

James White, June 27, 2006, The Dividing Line

In the Interests of Consistency

James White, June 26, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

I have added Ergun Caner’s response to Tom Ascol’s letter to the pdf file. Sorry to keep making you download the same file, but it’s easier to keep it in one place, I guess. The irony is that I had posted Tom’s e-mail last night, though Caner evidently did not bother to check that before firing off this missive, and

And On a Completely Different Note

James White, June 25, 2006, Reformed Baptist Issues

I spoke three times on Sunday at PRBC. In the Sunday School I began addressing Frank Page’s book on Calvinism. In the Sunday morning service I began a series on baptism, continued in the evening service, specifically looking at the texts in Acts used to promote household baptism as normative. Yes, this relevant to, and in preparation for, the October

So, You Tell Me….

James White, June 25, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

The e-mails are running 70-30. Seventy percent want me to press forward, hold my nose, and let the truth do the speaking on October 16th. Thirty percent say, “These men are not serious, there is no way to reason with them, get out while you still can.” I would like nothing better than to never have anything to do with

I’m at a Loss for Words

James White, June 23, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

I have added Ergun’s morning installment to As Liberty Turns to the pdf I created yesterday, along with my response. I am so tired of the whole thing I am not even going to bother posting it here on the blog in its entirety. As normal, I have responded to each of his points (a courtesy he has almost never

This Speaks For Itself

James White, June 23, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

To be honest, this kind of correspondence deeply saddens me. I am hesitant to post it, but I do so for mainly one reason: it seems the Caners are doing all they can to force any logically thinking person to run from even considering trying to engage in meaningful dialogue and debate with them. They are insisting upon their incoherent

Wow, What a Day

James White, June 22, 2006, The Dividing Line

OK, you know how you come into your place of business in the morning with an idea of what you are going to try to get done? And know the feeling at the end of the day when you realize that though you have hardly taken the time to take a deep breath you didn’t get anything at all done

Major Developments in the Lynchburg Debate Saga UPDATED

James White, June 22, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

Well, as some of you have been wondering what has been going on regarding the October 16th debate in Lynchburg with Ergun and Emir Caner. I had sent a note to Dr. O’Donnell once again, since it had been a full month since we had first contacted him, and had asked that he respond by the 20th. He replied on

June 22, 2006

James White, June 22, 2006, The Dividing Line

Hide, or Don’t Hide, the Credit Cards! :-)

James White, June 21, 2006, Misc

Mike over at Solid Ground let me know of a big inventory reduction sale they have going at the moment, including some great stuff on justification and all. I like to let you know when folks like Solid Ground offer great deals since these kinds of books just don’t appear very often on the shelves of your local Christian bookstore…well,

Today on the DL

James White, June 20, 2006, The Dividing Line

Well, definitely an interesting program today. Started out with Karl Keating’s e-letter and some stuff about comments on Jimmy Akin’s blog. Then we talked about the PCUSA moving to adopt new terminology for the Trinity, like “Mother, Child, and Womb.” I’m not making this up. Then I looked at Greg Boyd’s attempt to get around John 9. Then, in response

June 20, 2006

James White, June 20, 2006, The Dividing Line

Note on the Dividing Line / Liberty Debate Issues

James White, June 19, 2006, The Dividing Line

Due to summer time scheduling issues, tomorrow’s Dividing Line will again have to be at the normal Thursday time of 4pm MST/PDT, 7pm EDT. This would be a great time for all those folks on Jimmy Akin’s blog, who seem to know so much about me, like “Shane,” to give me a ring so we can talk about stuff. It

Another Reason Why I Do Not Have “Comments”

James White, June 19, 2006, Roman Catholicism

One of the greatest draw-backs to “comments” sections is they allow people to post lies, innuendo, and rumor with impugnity. The thread on Akin’s blog, for example, on his hit-piece against me (you know, the “Mr. Kettle, Mr. Pot is on line one, something about color?” post?), has taken a complete left turn into a Roman Catholic debate over the

Lana from Nashville Writes:

James White, June 19, 2006, Mail Bag

Dear Sir…I’m writing to inform you that, first off, you’re a liar. Perhaps that is too strong a word. Maybe you are just too stupid to check your facts before publishing something so blatantly wrong and misdirected. Let me first correct you by saying Geron Davis & Kindred Souls were not the group that led in worship at the event

Deep Sigh

James White, June 17, 2006, Roman Catholicism

How do you let a ridiculous situation just die? Every time Jimmy Akin and I trade blog articles I throw my hands up in frustration before long realizing that there is nothing that can be said that cannot be parsed into oblivion if someone is willing to go to such lengths. Surely this is not the first time I’ve encountered

Quick Conference Note

James White, June 17, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

Jeff Downs has organized a conference that those of you back east should be aware of. Read about it here.

The Results of Misrepresentation

James White, June 16, 2006, Reformed Apologetics

While no end of interesting illustrations could be mined from continuing to review Jimmy Akin’s desperate attempt to avoid admitting he simply doesn’t care to keep abreast with developments in his area of self-professed expertise, I likewise find the task most distasteful. I have not invested much time perusing the comments on Akin’s blog, but I did look through a

Continuing with Akin and False Charges of Ad-Hominem Argumentation

James White, June 15, 2006, Roman Catholicism

I continue responding to Jimmy Akin and his blog articles. I am aware another has been posted, and given the string of, well, simply amazing comments posted as well, we once again observe the same kind of behavior we observed last year regarding the Catholic Answers forums and the Envoy forums. In any case, Akin continues, Notice that he’s begun

Jimmy Akin and the Actual Definition of “Ad-Hominem Argumentation”

James White, June 14, 2006, Roman Catholicism

I confess, if I had written what Jimmy Akin posted on his blog recently, I would not be calling into webcasts that have fairly wide-ranging audiences to advertise it. And I likewise do not know why Mr. Akin would suggest that responding to his personal attack post would in any way alter what I said in response to his discussion

Southern Baptist Convention, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Jimmy Akin on the <i>Dividing Line</i>

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Southern Baptist Convention, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Jimmy Akin on the Dividing Line

James White, June 13, 2006, The Dividing Line

And when I say Jimmy Akin, I mean it. He called the program (right at the end…we went long to give him enough time). The first 40 minutes or so included clips from sermons at the Southern Baptist Convention and a discussion of the dogged unwillingness of many to address the important issues with any sense of seriousness; then we

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