Author Archive for: DrOakley

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

My Correspondence with Paul Owen and Carl Mosser

James White, November 29, 2000, Mormonism, Theology Matters

The first letter has a date stamp on the file of November 29, 1996 Gentlemen: I am in receipt of your letter dated November 19th, 1996, in which you take myself and Luke Wilson to task for our “uninformed and highly misleading” as well as “unscholarly” articles that recently appeared in the CRI Journal. Unfortunately, the letter is ambiguous and does

Responses to Chuck Smith on the Reformed Faith, and to George Schaeffer on KJOnlyism

James White, November 25, 2000, The Dividing Line

On this last radio broadcast before transitioning to an internet broadcast, Dr. White responds to a radio call to Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel, in which Smith misrepresents reformed theology as saying that man has no will. John 3:16 is misquoted in order to Refute Calvinism. Also, Dr. White reads a letter from George Schaeffer saying that Dr. White is inconsistent in

Call-in Apologetics Trivia to Win Books by James White

James White, November 18, 2000, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Dr. White took advantage of his sickness by hosting a trivia game in which callers could win books for correct answers. Questions covered Jehovah’s Witnesses, LDS, Roman Catholics, Oneness Pentecostals, and the Bible. Rich Pierce manned the sound effects board.

An IRC Chat on John 17:5

James White, November 18, 2000, Jehovah's Witnesses

We began #prosapologian, our IRC channel, to provide resources and information for people on-line. Over the months we’ve noticed that some folks (particularly, a man with the nick rstamp, i.e., Rick Stamp) would come into the channel, engage in a discussion or debate, and would then log the conversation. The log would then be posted on a web page, liberally

Response to Joseph Chambers on Limited Atonement

James White, November 11, 2000, King James Onlyism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

While Joseph Chambers, who is a KJOnlyist, backed out of debating Dr. White on the air, White was still able to respond to his comments on the Doctrines of Grace. Many Roman Catholics admit to denying Sola Scriptura, but Chambers is an example of a Protestant than is stubbornly unwilling to evaluate his traditions in light of Scripture. There was

Debate: Papal Infallibility, Robert Sungenis, Clearwater, Florida, 11/10/2000

James White, November 10, 2000, Debate, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

An eye opening debate demonstrating the clear difference in accepted authority between the Romanist and the Christian. Listen for yourself and determine who is truly consistent with the facts laid out both in Scripture and in history. This debate was the direct result of one with Tim Staples that occurred earlier in the year.

Dr. White Returns with Initial Impressions on Debate with Sungenis on Papal Infallibity

James White, November 4, 2000, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Even without a moderator, Sungenis behaved in a much more civil way than Tim Staples did in a recent, similar debate. Further, their defenses of papal infallibility were mutually contradictory. Also, an upcoming 900 page book by Webster and King on Sola Scriptura is looking to be the “nuclear bomb” against the Catholic position. Some calls on church history and

An Encouraging Note – From A User of this Website

James White, November 3, 2000, Reformed Apologetics

We normally do not post a lot of “atta boy” materials on our website, mainly because we respect the privacy of those who write to us. But this note was so encouraging we wanted to share it with our regular users. Friday, Nov 3, 2000 Hey guys, Thank you, thank you, thank you for the work that you guys are

The “JimmyJoeJ” Saga

James White, October 2, 2000, Roman Catholicism

UPDATED SEPTEMBER, 2001. See bottom of page for details. UPDATED APRIL, 2002. See bottom of page for even more details. James C. (he has asked that his last name be withheld) is a Roman Catholic seminary student, or so he claims. I believe I first encountered him in AOL under the screen name JIMMYJOEJ. I would often find him

The Weakness of the Evangelical Church on the Doctrine of the Trinity

James White, September 30, 2000, The Dividing Line

The “Christian” music group Phillips, Craig, and Dean are actually Oneness Pentecostals that reject the Trinity. A radio station that plays their music because they see the Trinity as a peripheral issue that does not affect salvation. A woman that says weight loss is more important to Christian women than the doctrine of the Trinity. A caller on distortions of

A Test for the Aaronic Priest

James White, September 25, 2000, Mormonism

Are you an Aaronic priest? Possibly you are a Latter- day Saint who believes the priesthood was restored by Joseph Smith in 1829 and that you have been ordained as an Aaronic priest. Possibly you believe that Hebrews 5:4 applies to you: “And no man taketh this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.”

Response to Southwestern on King James Controversy, Part 6 (Letus / Erhman)

James White, September 23, 2000, King James Onlyism, The Dividing Line

Dr. Letus also accused Dr. White of being ignorant of Bart Erhman’s work on textual criticism, but Letus neglected to mention the liberal presuppositions of Erhman, as well as how often Erhman’s scholarly conclusions refute KJOnlyism. Also, some new information on Dr. Letus’s background comes to light. Caller asks how much responsibility we have to correct those that reject the

Yes, Fitness Counts

James White, September 16, 2000, Personal

No, I’m not a fitness guru. But I do know that when I am in shape, I write better, teach better, preach better, research better. I wasted all of my 20’s. I never worked out. I fell apart. By 1993 I weighed over 200 lbs. and was in horrible shape. That’s when I chose to get in shape, and began cycling. I quickly

Response to Southwestern on King James Controversy, Part 5 (Letus / Riplinger)

James White, September 9, 2000, King James Onlyism, The Dividing Line

This episode includes a fascinating Southwestern clip from Gail Riplinger, who attempted a mystical connection between the Titanic, Satan, and modern Bible translations, as well as arguing for the superiority of the KJV on the basis of the feelings elicited by the sounds of its words. Ironically, Dr. Letus rejects Riplinger, but fails to mention this to the interviewer that

Response to Southwestern on King James Controversy, Part 4 (Waite / Letus)

James White, September 2, 2000, King James Onlyism, The Dividing Line

This show finished review the episodes of Dr. Waite and started covering those interviewing Dr. Letis – two men with contradictory views arguing against the same book by Dr. White. Dr. Waite makes a strained effort to make Erasmus appear Protestant instead of Catholic, and Dr. Letus describes Dr. White as being unqualified (apparent based on a hunch). Letus neglected

What Do Some Roman Catholic and Mormon Apologists Have in Common?

James White, September 1, 2000, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism

Oh, the e-mail I get! If I took the time to actually look at all the URL’s sent my direction, I’d never do anything else. The Internet has changed the face of apologetics in general, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Over the past few weeks I’ve gotten some real nuclear bombs from folks. I addressed some of

F.A.R.M.S. Strikes Again

James White, August 30, 2000, Mormonism

The evidence continues to pile in. We began exposing the double-standards and downright childish behavior of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S.), now based out of Brigham Young University, many years ago when they first wrote a review of my book, Letters to a Mormon Elder in 1993 (click here for that first response). In that instance,

Response to Southwest Radio Church on King James Controversy, Part 3 (Dr. Waite)

James White, August 26, 2000, King James Onlyism, The Dividing Line

Dr White continues to respond to SRC’s review of his book that did not seem represent or respond to the contents of the book, and correct misinformation about principles of textual criticism on the part of KJV Onlyists. They also rely on incredibly outdated information to defend the KJV Only view.

Response to Southwest Radio Church on King James Controversy, Part 2 (Dr. Waite)

James White, August 19, 2000, King James Onlyism, The Dividing Line

Since the claim was made on the radio that Dr. White was evasive during their 1996 debate, Dr. White played a clip from that debate in order to demonstrate that it was Waite who needed to avoid Dr. White’s questions. The show also applies some principles of sound textual criticism to this issue. A snail mail response from Southwest Bible

Response to Southwest Radio Church on King James Controversy, Part 1 (Dr. Waite)

James White, August 12, 2000, King James Onlyism, The Dividing Line

Since pastor Waite no longer seems open to direct dialogue, yet has discussed about Dr. White on this recent radio broadcast, Dr. White gives a live response to the words of that King James Onlyist, highlighting misrepresentation, misunderstanding, and circular reasoning on pastor Waite’s part. Caller asks how a layman can deal with translation issues without knowing Biblical languages.

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