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James 2:14-26

James White, October 1, 2009, Exegesis

A decade ago I preached on James 2, a text often cited by those promoting works-salvation systems. Of course, they always say we have “no response” to the text, but, they have also rarely ever taken the time to actually hear how we understand and honor this text. For those who wish a written discussion, please see the lengthy exegesis

An Exegesis of 1 Timothy 4:10 “…who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.”

Dr. Alan Kurschner, September 30, 2009, Exegesis

“For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.” (1 Tim 4:10). In 1 Timothy 4, Paul is exhorting Timothy that sound doctrine and persistent godliness should be the thrust of our life because of the hope of the

Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church AM Service, 9/27/09

James White, September 29, 2009, Exegesis

Brief Debate Commentary, Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel Leaders Demonstrate How NOT To Handle Scripture

James White, September 29, 2009, The Dividing Line

I started off today’s program with a brief recap of the debate from Newberg, and Dan Barker’s continued damage control campaign. Moved fairly quickly on to the comments of Chuck Smith and his co-hosts on the “Pastor’s Perspective” radio program, as found here. This just under five minute clip is a study in shallow eisegesis. It is incredible that these

Debate: Was Jesus a Myth? Dan Barker, Newburg, Oregon, 9/26/2009

James White, September 29, 2009, Christian Worldview, Debate

https://youtu.be/-XKOlOnRsD4

Islam on Capitol Hill

James White, September 28, 2009, Islam

Just a quick note: I heard much about the Islamic rally in Washington this past weekend. Many were all up tight and worried that Bibles would be banned on Monday and women would have to wear the hijab by Wednesday. Now don’t get me wrong. There is reason to resist the imposition of sharia to be sure, but let’s face

An Atheist Review of the Newberg Debate

James White, September 28, 2009, Christian Worldview

I was directed to this review of the debate from Saturday. I am thankful the writer identified himself as an atheist, for that, at least, explains the oddity of the review found in its praise of Godless. He writes, “I, as an Atheist, was happy to see Dan Barker defend our positions so deftly. I would invite anyone to read

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Dan Barker: Yes, I’ve Made the Same Argument for Seventeen Years. So What?

James White, September 28, 2009, Christian Worldview

As soon as I got into the office today I went over to my atheism section in my library and pulled down Dan Barker’s 1992 publication, Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist. This book is the immediate predecessor of Godless which came out, not two years ago as Dan recalled in the debate, but in 2008. I immediately

Thoughts on the Barker/White Mythology Debate

TurretinFan, September 28, 2009, General Apologetics

Last weekend, Dr. White debated Dan Barker on whether the Biblical account is derived from prior mythology (Topic, with Dan Barker Affirmative: “The Jesus Story is Cut from the Same Story as Other Ancient Mythologies”). I understand that eventually Alpha and Omega Ministries will make a DVD of the debate available. In the meantime, here’s my take on the debate

Don’t Quote Me, Bro! Video

James White, September 27, 2009, Christian Worldview

As I noted in the previous article, Dan Barker’s attempt to hide the horrifically bad argumentation he presented in his 2007 book Godless failed badly. I promised the video, and here it is (my system is currently cooking along at 162 degrees in the CPU importing the gigabytes of video of the entire debate). I note that it is a

The Most Unusual Event in All of My Debates Took Place Today

James White, September 26, 2009, General Apologetics

I never saw this one coming. I had a feeling Dan Barker would be going a different way in his presentation than he had in his 2007 book, Godless. But when he gave a completely different presentation than he had in a book published only two years ago (with a foreword by Dawkins—a book he was selling in the foyer

Ready to Listen to the Debate?

James White, September 26, 2009, General Apologetics

I should be firing up the feed about now, so, I’ve timed this blog article to appear so as to provide the link you will need to listen live to the debate in Newberg, Oregon between myself and Dan Barker. Lord willing, the following link will get you connected! Click here to listen!

George/Beckwith Ecumenical Dialogue

James White, September 24, 2009, The Dividing Line

We finished off our review of the George/Beckwith ecumenical dialogue at that time.

Who Wrote Hebrews According To An Infallible Magisterium?

James Swan, September 23, 2009, Roman Catholicism

Recently, I came across a web page of a convert who appears to have been smitten by the popular Roman Catholic claim to canon certainty. How does one know who wrote particular books of the Bible without infallible Tradition? The answer must be: one couldn’t know without an infallible church! Well, if the Roman Catholic Church has the power to

A Twitter Convo…England 2010…Theology Matters at Biola

James White, September 22, 2009, Theology Matters

Had a brief “conversation” on Twitter today. Trying to discuss topics like this with 140 character limits is often frustrating, but, sometimes, challenging in a good way. Started with the following question: Hey Doc, listening to stuff on WLCraig. can you explain the dif between some Calvt’s “best of all poss worlds” vs molinism? I replied: Molinism: God is constrained

Continued Beckwith/George Dialogue

James White, September 22, 2009, The Dividing Line

Ecumenical hysteria continues today on the DL as we work through the Beckwith/George dialogue from Wheaton. I will do my best to do a live DL from Newberg, Oregon on Thursday afternoon at the regular time. Don’t forget the live webcast of the debate with Dan Barker at 10am Saturday (PDT)!

ISI Discussion Regarding Harold Camping

TurretinFan, September 22, 2009, Theology Matters

I was recently on the “Iron Sharpens Iron” (ISI) radio program. Here’s a link to the ISI page about the call (link) and here is direct link to the mp3 (link). The following is an outline of some of the topics discussed. This is not a transcript, but more or less notes for the discussion. I. In General – Regarding

Continuation of Examination of Ecumenical Dialogue Between Frank Beckwith and Timothy George

James White, September 17, 2009, The Dividing Line

I managed to get a good bit of ground covered in the Beckwith/George dialogue today, but once again, over and over again, the centrality of the Gospel, and the shallowness of ecumenism, were illustrated. Important interaction that, sadly, isn’t taking place nearly as often as it should in our truth-starved culture.

The Triune God of Scripture Lives: Now Available

James White, September 17, 2009, General Apologetics

Rich was learning a new program, so it took a while to get the original Barker debate media finished. The video of the debate is available here, and audio recording here. Don’t forget to be praying for the next debate with Dan Barker up in Newberg, OR. I will be taking my mini computer to live webcast the debate as

Revelation About God (from Nature, Man, and God)

Jeff Downs, September 17, 2009, Misc

I have to privilege of sitting under Dr. Morton Smith this semester for Prolegomena & Theology. Instead of writing one long paper for the course, students are required to turn in a 3-5 page paper every other week, reading it before the class and fielding questions. The aim of the paper is to summarize the view(s) of a theologian of

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Carmenn Massa and Dodging the Real Arguments

James White, September 16, 2009, Mormonism

I was directed to a blog article that took a shot at A&O based not upon what I have published in my books on Catholicism or Mormonism (the writer is a young Roman Catholic), not upon what I have written on our website, not upon what I have said in formal debates against Catholics or Mormons (more than forty such

Crimson Catholic, Calvin, and Real Blasphemy

James White, September 16, 2009, Roman Catholicism

TurretinFan, whose RSS feeds seem to be considerably more advanced and useful than mine, noted a comment by Jonathan Prejean (“Crimson Catholic”) that contained the following statements: In my opinion, Calvin’s Institutes is the equivalent of spiritual pornography, worse than anything you hear in 99% of Beatles’ songs, and most people who read it aren’t doing it as an example

Offered Often or Once?

TurretinFan, September 16, 2009, Roman Catholicism

We’re sometimes told that it an incorrect “either/or” mentality that causes us to reject the sacrifices of the mass on the basis that Christ was offered only once and not often. Yet Scripture itself has that mentality. Hebrews 9:24-28 24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but

Beckwith/George Ecumenical Dialogue – Seeing Past the Fog of Ecumenism: Part I

James White, September 15, 2009, The Dividing Line

Today I began working through the Timothy George/Frank Beckwith dialogue that took place recently. It will take a number of programs to play the entire dialogue and interact with it, but I think it is necessary to do so. There is so much muddled thinking on this issue in our day, and ecumenical dialogues that start with an abandonment of

You Just Gotta Love Liberals

James White, September 14, 2009, Misc

Some of you who are new to Alpha and Omega Ministries might not know that a number of years ago I had the privilege of debating Barry Lynn, ACLU attorney and head of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. Lynn is an ordained minister in one of the most liberal denominations in the world. We debated whether

“We Have Apostolic Tradition”- The Unofficial Catholic Apologist Commentary #12

James Swan, September 13, 2009, Roman Catholicism

Catholic apologists often let us know how crucial it is to have an infallible magisterium and church Tradition in order to interpret the Bible correctly. With so many Catholic apologists now commenting on sacred scripture, I thought it would be interesting to provide their commentary on the Bible. Let’s see how they’ve been able to rightly divide the word of

A Brief Introduction to the Reformation

James White, September 13, 2009, Misc

Oh That Those Who Follow Rome Would Know the Finished Work of Christ!

James White, September 11, 2009, Roman Catholicism

I am in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the Discern 09 Conference at Calvary Chapel, Santa Fe. I was surfing the channels in my hotel room as I was getting ready to hit the hay, and I ran across EWTN. They were showing the Eucharistic Congress going on in, as I gather, Washington, DC. A woman was speaking, and as

What About King Saul?

TurretinFan, September 11, 2009, Roman Catholicism

Previously, I had written regarding the one true shepherd (Christ) as contrasted with the Roman bishop who seeks essentially to usurp that role (link to my post). In response, I have received some rather typical comments. Rather than beginning by characterizing the response, let me provide it to you: In my reading of Catholic literature, I have never came across

Wheat and Tares

Jeff Downs, September 11, 2009, Pastoral Theology

A couple of weeks ago I had the special privilege of preaching at Shepherd’s Fellowship of Greensboro, NC. My text was Matt. 13:24-30, the parable of the Wheat and Tares. There are two different interpretations of this parable. I am more in line with modern interpreters. If you are interested, click here to listen. Brothers and sisters, If you are

No DL Today: Plague Sweeps A&O Headquarters!

James White, September 10, 2009, The Dividing Line

OK, not quite the plague, but Rich has had this sinus stuff since Monday, and I got it Tuesday. I told him to stay home and rest, and I will take it easy while packing for my trip to Santa Fe. I surely pray I won’t have any problems speaking this weekend at Discern 09! I’m on the “downside” of

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