Author Archive for: DrOakley

Two Contrasting Views of Islam, and Then a Little on CRISPR (Jumbo Edition)

James White, December 2, 2015, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, The Dividing Line

Spent the first 70 minutes or so contrasting two videos on Islam, one from Talk Islam decrying the violence in Paris, the other the newest ISIS promo video which I call “ISIS Hollywood.” Lots of discussion of sources, interpretation, etc., especially in light of the ridiculous accusation that honestly recognizing differences amongst Muslims makes you “soft” on Islam. Then toward

Due to Cox’s Inability to Assign IPs, DL Moved to Wednesday

James White, December 1, 2015, The Dividing Line

Well, evidently it takes DAYS for Cox Communications to assign an IP for a new modem (when a power surge fries your old one). Seems like a parable of Big Government: these assignments have to be done by Big Brother in Corporate Headquarters all the way over in Atlanta and, well…they just can’t be bothered it seems! So here we

Malcolm Yarnell/Corporate Election/Bart Ehrman Review Continued

James White, November 24, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent the first forty minutes considering corporate election, Ephesians 1, and a recent sermon by Malcolm Yarnell, and then moved back to our review of Bart Ehrman’s comments in the recent debate on the deity of Christ. We won’t be doing any more DLs this week—have a blessed Thanksgiving time with your families and friends. We will be back next

Radio Free Geneva: Gail Riplinger, Kent Hovind, Peter Lumpkins Reviewed

James White, November 23, 2015, The Dividing Line

Started off with the recent Kent Hovind video promoting Gail Riplinger—why? Because a comment was made about 5-point Calvinists in their criticism of “modern translations,” and we wanted to see, and hear, the cultic mindset of the worst of the KJVO movement. Then we moved on to Peter Lumpkin’s new booklet on Calvinism. We will be back tomorrow (since the

Emilio Ramos My Guest As We Discuss the Need for Christians to Be Disciplined of Mind

James White, November 17, 2015, The Dividing Line

I was joined in studio by Pastor Emilio Ramos, who was in town to record some video with me. We discussed a few things about my time with him in Dallas back in May, and then moved on to discuss the emotion-driven response to the Paris attacks and how Christians are to be “sound of mind” and “disciplined” in all

An Hour Long Discussion About What Matters: Freedom, Dividing Lines, Catholicity, the Lordship of Christ

James White, November 13, 2015, Christian Worldview, Godly Disciplines, Musings, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Personal, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Don’t even know how to describe today other than, “I’ve wanted to address these issues for a long, long time. Let’s do it.” Many will disagree, but hopefully, will think hard about why, and that’s the important issue for me. Sounds a bit cryptic…just listen and you’ll figure it out! Here is the YouTube link:

Rejoice! No Dividing Line Today – For Good Reason

James White, November 12, 2015, Personal

Thanks for all the prayers, little January Pinch began her journey on earth this morning around 6am or so. I’m sure Summer will provide details when she’s feeling up to it! We are going to meet our new little granddaughter. James

Radio Free Geneva: Pastor Ronnie Rogers at Truett-McConnell College

James White, November 10, 2015, Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Decided to do a Radio Free Geneva today and review a chapel sermon delivered by Pastor Ronnie W. Rogers at Truett-McConnell College just recently. A fair amount of discussion of God’s freedom, man’s nature, the nature of divine knowledge, etc. Enjoy! Here is the YouTube link:

Movie Reviews, Kentucky Baptists, SQUIRREL!, Oh, Uh, and Ehrman

James White, November 9, 2015, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Covered the vast wide countryside of theology and apologetics today, including a review of the Free Speech Apocalypse movie (and some non-spoiler comments about The Martian!), a brief listen to one of the candidates for the Kentucky Baptist Convention presidency, one of the audience questions from the recent atheist debate, and finally, after a bit more wandering about, nearly an

Bart Ehrman vs. Justin Bass on Whether Jesus Believed He was Divine

James White, November 5, 2015, General Apologetics, The Dividing Line

We took the entire hour to begin to review Bart Ehrman’s debate with Dallas Theological Seminary professor Justin Bass on whether Jesus believed Himself to be divine. This debate review will be helpful especially for those who have not heard our reviews of Ehrman in the past, especially when it comes to his historical methodology and arguments. Here is the

Numerous Topics Eventually Leading to a Return to the Brownson/Homosexuality Discussion

James White, November 3, 2015, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Wandered about a good bit on a number of topics, including interacting directly with a Muslim on Twitter who simply cannot (or will not) understand the necessity of consistency and avoiding double standards in debate at the start of the program today. Though I didn’t get to the Ehrman/Bass debate, I still ended up taking nearly 15 minutes talking about

Of No Man’s Lands and Ecumenism and Sanctification and Textual Families

James White, October 29, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent some time on Surah 18:27 and then read Peter Leithart’s strange article on Roman Catholicism and Protestantism and then took calls on justification, textual families, and the like. Hope it is helpful! Here is the YouTube link:

Presuppositionalism/Evidentialism, and then Apologetically Useful Verses

James White, October 27, 2015, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Oneness Pentecostalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Reviewed comments by Dr. Peter J. Williams on the subject of evidentialism and presuppositionalism, and then moved to a review of key verses you might want to be familiar with in sharing with various groups, including Roman Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Oneness Pentecostals, Secular Humanists, “Gay” Affirming “Christians,” and finally…with our dear beloved Arminian friends. Hope it is useful! Here

Cross Examination from the Codrington Debate/Phone Calls

James White, October 22, 2015, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Started off with a ten minute clip from the Johannesburg debate from almost two weeks ago, and then opened the phones, with calls on the priesthood in the early church, Leighton Flowers’ on the will of God, and other topics. Here is the YouTube link:

Debate: The Same Sex Marriage, Graeme Codrington, Johannesburg, South Africa, 10/9/2015

James White, October 22, 2015, Debate

https://youtu.be/vnVRLsbNx0k

Debate: Parallel Accounts in the Bible & the Quran, Yusuf Ismail, Denis Hurley Centre Auditorium, Durban, South Africa, 10/13/2015

James White, October 22, 2015, Debate

https://youtu.be/mwjSiJf8gYM

Debate Report Including Gagnon/Kirk Encounter

James White, October 20, 2015, Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Islam, The Dividing Line

Did a jumbo edition of the DL today reporting on my trip to South Africa along with my attendance at the Gagnon/Kirk debate on homosexuality. Spent nearly the first hour on the homosexuality topic (interspersed with comments about South African Rooibus Tea) and then moved on to the Muslim debates in the last half hour. Here is the YouTube link:

Some Thoughts on South Africa While Fresh on the Mind

James White, October 16, 2015, Homosexuality, Islam

Of course, my mind isn’t very fresh as I sit at Heathrow airport in London after the overnight flight from Johannesburg (everyone calls it JoBurg). In fact, I was so tired upon arriving that I “slipped” while shaving and took a very noticeable chunk out of my beard along the thin portion…so much so I just shrugged and took the

Debate: Is Jesus God? Ayoob Karim, Durban, South Africa, 10/14/2015

James White, October 14, 2015, Debate

https://youtu.be/3Ro1q9j8vfI

The Same Sex Marriage Debate will be LIVE at 1:00pm EDT

James White, October 9, 2015, Homosexuality

I was informed last evening that the debate with Dr. Graeme Codrington on homosexuality WILL be live streamed at this address. It is 7pm Johannesburg time, which is 10am Phoenix time, 1pm EDT, I think. Here is the link

Ahmed Deedat on the Deity of Christ

James White, October 5, 2015, Islam, The Dividing Line

In light of one of my upcoming debates in South Africa next week I took the time to review one of the audience questions from the talk upon which our debate will be based, “Is Jesus God?” Of course, in the course of an hour, we covered a lot more than that. Hopefully helpful information for sharing with our Muslim

Youth Targeted Calvinism / Book of Romans Torn to Pieces in Service of “Gay Christianity”

James White, October 1, 2015, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Two main topics on the program today. First I mentioned fairly briefly this wild-eyed article from SBC Today as another example of Anti-Calvinist Derangement Syndrome. Had to chuckle at its ridiculous comments on Edwards, though I know it is serious—and sad. But sometimes, you just have to laugh. Then I moved on to discuss Graeme Codrington’s amazing way of removing

Equal Scales and Honesty in Apologetic Argumentation: Even When Criticizing the Bishop of Rome

James White, September 29, 2015, General Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

On the program today I interacted with JD Hall’s comments about the Pope and the idea that the “cross was a failure” from Monday’s Pulpit and Pen program. All a lesson in seeking to be consistent in our argumentation and use of sources, even when we believe the person we are critiquing to be in gross error. Here is the

Just a Little Conversation on the Pope, Lindy West’s Hatred of Life, and a Call from Chris Arnzen

James White, September 25, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent a little time on the Pope, most of the time on the #ShoutYourAbortion debauchery, and then a call from Chris Arnzen…all on today’s Dividing Line! Here is the YouTube link:

Thoughts on the Papacy

James White, September 23, 2015, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Dedicated the entire hour to a discussion of the Papacy in light of the visit of Francis to the United States. Talked about biblical and historical issues relating to the Papacy, and why there are so few today offering a meaningful criticism of Rome’s claims. Hopefully a helpful reminder! Here is the YouTube link:

Why I Travel Overseas to Teach (and Not Necessarily to Debate)

James White, September 21, 2015, Uncategorized

I am sitting at the gate in Kiev waiting to board a bus to take us to our plane for the flight from here to Zurich. I have to over-night there, as there just isn’t a flight set up that would get me from here to home in one shot. So, a long, long trip home, to be sure! So

The Moral Insanity Grows Worse—Continuation of Review of James Brownson

James White, September 3, 2015, Exegesis, Homosexuality, The Dividing Line

Had to spend some time discussing today’s events in the jailing of Kim Davis, and then went back into our review of James Brownson’s presentation on Romans 1. This will be the last DL I will be hosting for a while, as I head to Zurich and Kiev to teach over the next few weeks, but we will be continuing

Demythologizing Scholarship: James Brownson Examined

James White, September 1, 2015, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

We finally got a start on our response to James Brownson’s presentations on Romans 1 today on the Dividing Line, focusing upon how to recognize how scholars can twist and turn the data to allow them to get to their desired conclusions. We examined Brownson’s attempt to disconnect Paul from Genesis and instead demand that Paul’s use of “nature” should

Rabbi Singer on the Old Testament, Then Calls on Various Topics

James White, August 27, 2015, The Dividing Line

The first half hour today I played a few segments from a, well, discussion, not really debate, between Craig Evans and Rabbi Tovia Singer. Then we opened the phones and took calls on such subjects as Old Testament salvation, 1 John 2:2, and more! Here is the YouTube link:

Outlasting the Gay Revolution: Michael Brown’s New Book (Plus Some Fun Interaction Toward the End on Other Important Matters)

James White, August 20, 2015, Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Oneness Pentecostalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I was joined my Michael Brown today to discuss his new book, Outlasting the Gay Revolution. I had read the book a few months ago, and it is now available. We discussed the principles he lays out for a “multi-generational approach” to the subject. We covered that during the first 45 minutes, and then we discussed two issues together, one a

Shabir Ally on the Deity of Christ, John 1:1, Greek Grammar, Robert Truelove and the Abandonment of Context

James White, August 18, 2015, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, King James Onlyism, Reformed Baptist Issues, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

What is between a jumbo DL and a mega DL? I don’t know either, but here it is…right at an hour and fifty minutes in length, today’s DL will keep you busy looking up references and following the arguments! Took the time today to respond to some statements made by Dr. Shabir Ally in a recent debate he did, focusing

Author Archive for: DrOakley

Archives

Recent Posts

Categories

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Contact Us

Search AOMIN

Recent Posts

Links

Log in with your credentials

Forgot your details?