Author Archive for: DrOakley

A Little Bit on Eugene Peterson, a Whole Lot on James Simpson

James White, July 13, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Did about twenty minutes on the Eugene Peterson controversy regarding gay marriage, etc., and then moved into a rather full response to the James Simpson interview on the Janet Mefferd Show. Played entire clips from the interview and responded, fully, to the politically-based accusations from Simpson, and then played Janet’s objections and responded to them as well. I really appreciate

Useful Idiot for Islamism? Or Adorning the Gospel of Christ? A Response to James Simpson and American Thinker

James White, July 12, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

In light of the airing tomorrow of an interview with James Simpson, author of “When Evangelicals Become Useful Idiots for Islamism” (American Thinker, 6/24/17) on the Janet Mefferd Show, we did a special program for those who will be looking for information in light of that interview. We went over the controversy and pointed out that Mr. Simpson’s article is

Cultures That Abandon God’s Light Lose that Light, Then Hebrews 1:3 Textual Critical Discussion

James White, July 10, 2017, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Pauline Studies, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Mainly discussed the move toward embracing transgenderism as a proper Christian viewpoint by the Church of England in the first half hour, and then moved to a discussion of a textual variant in Hebrews 1:3 as an illustration of a number of things in the second half hour. Both live from Evergreen, Colorado via Skype. Hope it is helpful! Here

Skype Dividing Line from Evergreen, Colorado

James White, July 6, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

I guess the single theme of today’s Dividing Line was: let’s interact with the world with gentleness and reverence since, well…the Bible commands us to do so. Thoughts on the development of the “fundamentalist mindset,” a little look at the attitude expressed by “Truth Defenders,” and more. Enjoy! Here is the YouTube link:

2 John 9-11 Examined

James White, June 30, 2017, Exegesis, General Apologetics

Let’s talk a bit about 2 John 9, as it has been thrown about a lot lately. First, you always look at a text in its context, and in this case, that is determinative. Look at what John is talking about (translations mine): “For many deceivers have gone out into the world, the ones not confessing Jesus Christ having come

A Response to Dr. Gregory Williams on the Memphis Dialogue

James White, June 30, 2017, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics

I would like to lay to rest a meme that has been repeated over the past few weeks. It is not that I have not already pointed out the foundational error in the reasoning that is utilized here, for I have. But falsehood mutates over time, and once it takes on a different form, it can still bring confusion, even

Inerrancy and Harmonization: What’s the Problem?

James White, June 29, 2017, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

After a bit of discussion of current developments concerning the ravaging hordes running about the internet burning and looting, we played a portion of the comments made on the recent episode of Unbelievable on the subject of the gospels, inerrancy, and harmonization. Important stuff! Note sure about the schedule for the next two weeks as I will be up in

Yusuf Ismail and Deuteronomy, and Further Response to Abu Zakariya

James White, June 27, 2017, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off the program today with a little bit on the ongoing attacks upon A&O by the odd coalition of Christians and political types, and then reviewed some comments by Yusuf Ismail in a recent ABN debate with Usama Dakdok, specifically looking at portions of Deuteronomy—tough, difficult portions. No ducking, no saying “Oh, that’s the Old Testament, we don’t have

Colossians 3 in P46, Hagmann’s Take on the Dialogue, Beginning of Review/Response to Abu Zakariya

James White, June 22, 2017, Christian Worldview, Islam, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with some thoughts based upon Colossians 3 (looking at P46 as our basis), and then moved on to consider the “dark underside of the Christian web” in light of recent attacks and smears upon the ministry. Then we started looking at Abu Zakariya’s new book, Jesus: Man, Messenger, Messiah (Iera). Here is the YouTube link:

Epiphanius and the Bodily Assumption, Then Facts and Observations on the Continued Misrepresentations of the Yasir Qadhi Dialogue

James White, June 19, 2017, General Apologetics, Islam, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Took the first half hour to deal with an issue from the Marian Dogmas debate in London, specifically, the citation of Ephiphanius related to the Bodily Assumption. Then in the second half hour I went through a number of corrections of the narrative being promoted by a number of folks relating to the dialogue with Dr. Yasir Qadhi, correcting, reproving,

John 11, Surah 3, and Consistency

James White, June 16, 2017, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

An interesting program today where I spent a good deal of time on John 11 in P45, discussing its meaning and the context. Then I moved to Surah 3 in the Qur’an looking at what it says about Jesus. With that as the background, I made some comments regarding the current controversy and the slanderous attacks being leveled at me

Josh Buice on the Dividing Line

James White, June 14, 2017, Christian Worldview, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Joined today on the program by Dr. Josh Buice of Prays Mill Baptist Church and the G3 Conference to talk G3, our upcoming European tour, and things SBC. Here is the YouTube link:

Talking Southern Baptist Life with Tom Buck

James White, June 13, 2017, Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line

The Southern Baptist Convention is in town so I asked Pastor Tom Buck from First Baptist Church, Lindale Texas to join me in studio to talk Traditionalism and other things Southern Baptist. Here is the YouTube link:

Screenshot Insanity

James White, June 12, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, Personal, The Dividing Line

Showed a number of screenshots from the many folks attacking us at this point in time and went through them, mainly focusing upon the sad reality of bias, prejudice, and simply bigotry in the “Christian” community. A rather full refutation of the scandalous charges of certain internet apologists and in particular Brannon Howse. Here is the YouTube link:

Bernie Sanders and Brannon Howse: You Won’t Believe What They Have in Common! Click Here!

James White, June 8, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, The Dividing Line

Started off with the clip of Bernie Sanders demonstrating that he does not believe Christians have any place in American society. Well, that’s pretty much standard for socialist secularists. But then we began an hour and a half response to Brannon Howse and guests. Yesterday an hour long hit piece was posted attacking me for dialoguing with Dr. Yasir Qadhi

First Day Back—Wide Variety of Topics

James White, June 6, 2017, The Dividing Line

Gave a little recap of my trip to Europe, then discussed the onslaught of the totalitarians in both Illinois and Ottawa. Talked a bit about the incoherence of the secularist worldview in connection to that. Then spent a good bit of time on the London terrorist attacks, once again discussing Islam and the reactions to recent events. Took phone calls

Debate: Do the Catholic Church’s Teachings on Mary Constitute Authentic Christian Doctrine? Peter D. Williams, London Oratory in St Wilfrid’s Hall London, England, 5/15/2017

James White, May 15, 2017, Debate

https://youtu.be/NqLd8mf8eS4

Why Celebrate the Reformation? Reason 187: Rome’s Marian Dogmas

James White, May 11, 2017, General Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Aside from a few technical hiccups and a bit of wandering about, spent pretty much the entire hour on Rome’s Marian teachings, looking in particular at where they came from. I read from such sources as the Odes of Solomon, the Ascension of Isaiah, and especially from The Protevangelium of James. Be warned! Some of this material is a bit difficult to listen

Twisting Words, Two Examples

James White, May 9, 2017, The Dividing Line

For the first half hour we played Hank Hanegraaff’s comments in which he said I twist people’s words to make them say the opposite of what they actually intended, and responded. In the second we read through part of Jonathan Merritt’s defense of Jen Hatmaker and once again wrestled with the issues that compromising Evangelicalism presents to us today. Here

Thoughts on the King James, TR, Ecclesiastical Text Movement, etc.

James White, May 3, 2017, King James Onlyism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

The whole program today is oriented toward the text of Scripture and how it has been transmitted to us today. I particular focused upon the history of the NT text in the King James Version and relevant issues to the so-called “Ecclesiastical Text” movement of the modern day. Here is the YouTube link:

A Program for the INC: John 1:1, 17:3, and Other Biblical Issues Post-Debate

James White, May 2, 2017, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Iglesia Ni Christo, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Uncategorized

Did a follow up on the INC debate and its aftermath today, responding to the posting of a Facebook article likening me to Simon Magus in my seeking to obtain the book, Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia Ni Christo (Erano G. Manalo). Went in-depth into John 1:1, 17:3 (didn’t even go on to 17:5!), and discussed the Holy Spirit as well.

A Textual Critical Geeky Dividing Line

James White, April 27, 2017, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Started off with a little reflection on sacralism prompted by a tweet posted by Albert Mohler, but fairly quickly transitioned into total textual critical geekdom. First made some comments about the Textus Receptus, but then jumped 1300 years earlier into the story and started looking at the nomina sacra and early papyus manuscripts. Afraid this one will be a little harder

INC Debate Review, P&P Controversy

James White, April 25, 2017, Eastern Orthodoxy, Iglesia Ni Christo, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line

Spent an hour reviewing the debate with Joe Ventilacion of Iglesia Ni Christo, responding to various elements of the debate itself and looking at what has happened in the aftermath. Then for the last 40 minutes or so we covered the discussion taking place on line regarding Pulpit and Pen, etc., going back to last summer and the controversy that

Teaching: Presentation on Mormonism, Parkview Church, Rapid City, SD, 4/22/2017

James White, April 22, 2017, Mormonism

https://youtu.be/Gpi3bOfxMe8

Teaching: New Testament Reliability, Parkview Church, Rapid City, SD, 4/22/2017

James White, April 22, 2017, Uncategorized

https://youtu.be/pL0P6sH0cJM https://youtu.be/2Xzfk_Dl88k

Debate: Who is God? Joe Ventilacion, Rapid City, South Dakota, 4/21/2017

James White, April 21, 2017, Debate

https://youtu.be/ZnElgAnN414

A Response to Frederica Mathewes-Green and Hank Hanegraaff

James White, April 19, 2017, Christian Worldview, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Theology Matters

Yesterday afternoon I wrote a brief response to a graphic posted by CRI promoting an Eastern Orthodox critique of the principle of sola scriptura, the teaching that the God-breathed Scriptures are the sole infallible rule of faith for the church. This belief, echoed in the earliest centuries in many patristic citations, was encrusted by human tradition during the medieval period,

A Mega Dividing Line with 50 Minutes of Open Phones

James White, April 19, 2017, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Too many topics to even start to list, but mainly in the opening I discussed the upcoming debates in South Dakota and London, then discussed a meme Ijaz Ahmad posted over the weekend, and then read all of William Lane Craig’s answer to a very insightful question sent to him. Then we took phone calls on…every topic imaginable! Only DL

Can a Consistent Eastern Orthodox Believer Be the Bible Answer Man?

James White, April 13, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

A two hour program today playing nearly 50 minutes worth of comments (ok, at 1.2x speed!) by Hank Hanegraaff relating to his conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy and asking the simple question: can an Eastern Orthodox believer function as the Bible Answer Man? Important issues to be sure! Here is the YouTube link:

Hank Hanegraaf and Eastern Orthodoxy, David Allen’s Refutation, and an Insightful FB Conversation

James White, April 10, 2017, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Went just under Mega length today (about 1:50) with three topics: the news coming out last evening that Hank Hanegraaff of CRI has entered the Eastern Orthodox Church for the first 45 minutes or so, then an examination of some of the claims made by Dr. David Allen in his book on the atonement, specifically by name in response to

Resources on Eschatology Then Matt Walsh, Rome, and Mary as Mediatrix

James White, April 6, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

First portion of the program was on eschatology (gasp!) and some resources that you might find useful on the topic. Then we moved over to Roman Catholicism in reference to Matt Walsh, the move to have Mary named Co-Redemptrix in a dogmatic fashion, and the narrowing of the cultural landscape that will force believers and Roman Catholics closer and closer

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