Alpha and Omega Ministries is a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. James White, director, is a professor, having taught Greek, Systematic Theology, and various topics in the field of apologetics for numerous schools.
Dear Dr. Seifrid: I continue my response to your recently distributed article/reply. You wrote: Now, however, Dr White has attacked not the considered opinion of the administration and trustee board of Southern Seminary. He has done so, moreover, almost immediately upon reception of the official document of the seminary affirming my doctrinal fidelity. With all good will, it is still
Dear Dr. Seifrid: I am in receipt of your recent response to the controversy that has developed due to your book, Christ, our Righteousness. I had taken a few moments to respond to particularly troubling statements you provided in your book where you sought to differentiate your views from that of “traditional Protestant orthodoxy” (Seifrid, 2000, p. 171). I did
Yes, I am officially retiring…from tennis. There was a day, more than two decades ago, when I could give anyone a run on the court. But I played Mike O’Fallon yesterday morning, and it was terribly frustrating to know what you should do but simply lack the ability to do so. But then the true idiocy exploded when I played
Abortion remains the murder of unborn children and must bring the judgment of God. (Click on the image for a larger version).
Thanks to those of you rushing me copies of Mark Seifrid’s 3.5 page reply. I once again find myself in the Wonderland of Academia, for while the constant accusation has been that by discussing, and disagreeing with, Seifrid’s long-published works, I “attacked” or “assaulted” him, in his response he refers to me as a “factious” man, citing Titus 3:10, describes
Just a few moments of connection time after speaking at the Conference here in Toronto. I check in back at home and what do I discover? Of course, a new “I’m so smart, you are so dumb, so I will keep lying about you but won’t face you to be refuted” e-mail from Paul Owen (I had challenged him to
Well, you nutty Canadians who have for some odd reason been looking forward to this, here I come. Off to speak on proclaiming the Gospel in the context of Islam and Roman Catholicism in Toronto this weekend. Lord willing, back on the Lord’s Day, and back to the blog on Monday.
Today Paul Owen (click here for picture) showed his utter disregard for truth, honesty, and fairness, by posting on reformedcatholicism.com a screed that should pretty well end any confusion in anyone’s mind about his ability, or willingness, to speak the truth in love. I have posted a number of his loving e-mails on this blog, and on the NTRMin webboard,
“In conclusion, James White’s campaign against Mark Seifrid should be seen for what it is–a publicity stunt which serves to get himself attention.” Before God I affirm this statement false, a lie without basis or foundation, refuted by the facts, known not only to God, but to any person with the slightest shred of fairness in their mind who has
I have said (many times of late) that I hate politics. The truth of the gospel is not a football to be used in political maneuvering. Unlike what many seem to wish to assume, I address what I address on this blog (outside of the rare humorous articles) for the betterment of the church of Jesus Christ, to the glory
James discusses his blog critique of the work of Dr. Seifrid and reviews the response posted by SBTS. Listen here. Update 12/30/2014: This review eventually became a major series of posts. For those interested in reading the entire series in order I post the links below. RP Dr. Seifrid on Imputation July 9, 2004 More in Response to Southern Seminary
In 1994 Richard Gaffin reviewed Mark Seifrid’s book, Justification by Faith: The Origin and Development of a Central Pauline Theme (1992). Please note this book was published twelve years ago. In the Westminster Theological Journal for the Spring of 1994 (Vol. 56 p. 195), at the very end of his review, Gaffin provides these fascinating words: One final point: it
Hi James. Do you have ANY idea how incredibly obnoxious, petty and dense you come across in your interactions with Mark Seifrid? As if you even have a clue regarding the basics of the issues that fine scholar is addressing. (You should really leave technical NT issues to folks with genuine doctorates.) In a sense, it is a good thing
It only took a moment for me to track down the quotation my fellow elder, Don Fry, had read from the pulpit in the morning sermon. Robert Reich, Labor Secretary under President Clinton, now Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at Brandeis University and its Heller Graduate School and national editor of The American Prospect had opined
In the course of seeking to honor God through the accurate handling of His truth and through the defense of the faith, one at times steps on toes you didn’t even know were exposed. Such is the case of late. I began a short series of articles replying to just a few pages of Mark Seifrid’s book, Christ, our Righteousness,
In early September, 2004, Southern Seminary posted an official statement regarding Dr. Mark Seifrid’s views on justification. The statement was clearly prompted by the blog entries that have appeared on my blog beginning in July of this year. Allow me to begin my response by stating once again: I began my review of Dr. Seifrid’s book for purely theological, pastoral,
Yeah, he’s done it again. Having never repented of his false prophesying about 1994, and continuing his church-hating, Christ-dishonoring “church age has ended” blather (based upon the same kind of completely ridiculous manhandling of the text of Scripture), Camping has now “seen” in Scripture a new date for the end of it all: 2011. I had heard about this a
I doubt he’d recognize me today. I was barely twenty years of age when I began a series of appearances on KFYI radio in Phoenix on the radio program of one Tom Leykis, one of today’s best known “shock jocks.” I was “debating” in studio with one Dan Barker of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Barker is a genius, inarguably:
We return to our review of Mark A. Seifrid’s Christ: our Righteousness. We had cited the following from page 176: In raising the foregoing criticism, we are touching upon problems which attend Protestant placement of justification within in an ‘order of salvation’ (ordo salutis). According to Paul, ‘justification’ has to do with Christ’s cross and resurrection for us “the whole
I was scheduled to be at the church at 7PM, but the pastor asked if I might come an hour earlier. Upon arriving, the pastor explained why he had asked me to come early. He mentioned that he truly does make a concerted effort to keep up with current trends and developments in theology (a fact I had known and
The biblical truth and importance of the final and unique authority of Scripture is vital to the Christian life and to the health of the Church. James White’s Scripture Alone is a passionate and accessible re-introduction to this significant subject. While liberals deny it and sectarians undermine it, every Bible-believing Christian ought to want to comprehend and warmly embrace
Before we continue with our examination of Dr. Seifrid’s published views on imputation, I thought it would be wise to note the presence of a rather short chapter in the new book, Justification: What’s at Stake in the Current Debates (Husbands & Treier, 2004) by Dr. Seifrid. The majority of the text is a discussion of a dialogue between Luther
Given the growth in the materials regarding imputation I have placed all of the current blog entries on a single page. I will try my best to remember to continue adding to it so that those trying to follow the situation can have a single resource rather than trying to go through the blog archives. Click here.
These small button versions tend to get pretty dark. I lightened this one up a bit. Click to see my entire blog collection. This one should make you folks who like red happy. BTW, I use a default 1280×1024 size (guess what the resolution of my main system is?).
