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More on the Davidic Kingdom and Rome

James White, July 17, 2005, Mail Bag

4) First, it is a very long stretch to identify the position of Shebna/Eliakim as a definitional characteristic of the Davidic kingdom. The reference is post-Davidic to begin with: can something that cannot be traced to David be definitional of the Davidic kingdom? Next, there is no indication that this is a divine institution. Further, not only is Shebna removed

On Personal Correspondence and Time

James White, July 16, 2005, Mail Bag

I remember more than a decade ago how I could invest tons of time in personal correspondence, and enjoyed doing so. But as I look at my writing and speaking and debating schedule, I am left with the clear conclusion that those days are long past. And yet the correspondence keeps coming. So about the only way to “redeem the

Odds and Ends

James White, July 16, 2005, Personal

It sure has been hot in Phoenix lately, and now the humidity is starting to inch upward, indicating the beginning of the monsoon flow. The humidity has increased four-fold this week. I know, in comparison with places like New Orleans, we are still as dry as a bone, but 115 feels a lot worse with four times the humidity, believe

A Southern Baptist Take on Johnny Hunt’s Sermon

James White, July 15, 2005, Reformed Apologetics

A few weeks ago I commented on Johnny Hunt’s sermon prior to the Southern Baptist Convention regarding election. Here’s an SBC take on the same sermon, replete with links and pictures.

A Little Expansion on Wednesday’s Prayer Meeting Devotional

James White, July 14, 2005, Pastoral Theology

Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Col. 3:1-3, NASB) Wednesday night I used this

Today on the Dividing Line

James White, July 14, 2005, The Dividing Line

First 2/3 of the program I played clips of Tim Staples on various subjects and commented thereon; last 1/3 were calls on the Trinity and ecumenism. Another eclectic DL! Here’s the program.

Emergent Church Apologetics?

James White, July 14, 2005, Christian Worldview

Jeff Downs sent over this link to a brief reply to “Emergent Church Apologetics.” Post-modernism in all its forms is battery-acid to apologetics, and truly leaves the believer without any foundation to fulfill the commandment of God to give an answer.

In the Current Modern Reformation Issue

James White, July 14, 2005, Reformed Apologetics

My copy of the July/August 2005 Modern Reformation magazine came today. It is on the Emergent Church movement. I was thumbing through it and ran across a “bullet” quote that struck me: The Emergent movement has discovered something I think that the prior generation has forgotten. There needs to be a connection between doctrine and practice. One can well wonder

July 14, 2005

James White, July 14, 2005, The Dividing Line

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A Great Commentary Set from SGCB

James White, July 13, 2005, Misc

Richard Barcellos is a Reformed Baptist pastor in Southern California, a fairly regular visitor to our chat channel, an all-around good guy, and the main driving force behind The Reformed Baptist Theological Review (www.rbtr.org). We were chatting in channel recently and the subject of a new offering from Solid Ground Christian Books came up, that being the commentaries of John

Three Days of Enloe

James White, July 12, 2005, Reformed Apologetics

There is much I could say about what I am about to post, but to be honest, I think just letting the words speak for themselves is more than enough. Any honest person who knows my work will “hear,” and everyone else I just can’t worry about. The following all appeared in the space of three days on the Envoy

Brief Note Regarding an Earlier Series

James White, July 12, 2005, Roman Catholicism

I had noted that Mr. Latar had begun replying as soon as I posted my review of his position against sola scriptura and that this would result in a rejoinder from me. Upon reading his attempt, I see no reason to do so. There is no meaningful exegetical position put forward, no refutation of what I have said, with which

Today on the DL

James White, July 12, 2005, The Dividing Line

Discussed the new Matatics stand on the Mass and ordination, took a call on elders, and then finished up with another half hour of discussion of Adrian Rogers’ “hyper Calvinism” talk. Here’s the program.

July 12, 2005

James White, July 12, 2005, The Dividing Line

Check Out the Current CRI Journal

James White, July 11, 2005, Misc

Just got my copies of the current CRI Journal, and the cover article is my own two-part series on Bible translations: “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” I’m sure I’ll take some heat on this series, but mainly for not being as mean and nasty as my alleged reputation. When it comes to Bible translation, I have found that

Those Who Are Perishing (Updated: Links Added)

James White, July 10, 2005, Exegesis

Preaching again in 1 Corinthians 1 today , following the concept of “those who are perishing” from 1 Corinthians 1:18: For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Note the parallels to: But thanks be to God, who

And We Struggle to Get Folks to Memorize Scripture…

James White, July 9, 2005, Misc

TOKYO – A Japanese psychiatric counselor has recited pi to 83,431 decimal places from memory, breaking his own personal best of 54,000 digits and setting an unofficial world record, a media report said Saturday. Here’s the story.

Homosexual Super Rights Movement Presses On

James White, July 8, 2005, Christian Worldview

Every day it is thrown in your face. A small minority group–extremely small, maybe 3% of the popoulation en toto, demanding that you not only allow for their sexual perversion, but, more so, that you abandon any way of thinking— religious, moral, social—that would say that their perversion is anything but good and moral. Out of the half dozen examples

Millet and McConkie, 1985 (#3)

James White, July 8, 2005, Mormonism

I just finished a little project that did not take long. I sat down with the McConkie/Millet work, Sustaining and Defending the Faith and tested a little theory. See, old-time Mormons did not strive to look like, and sound like, evangelicals. In fact, they worked hard to differentiate themselves, being members of the one true Church. So, given that this

Today on the Dividing Line

James White, July 7, 2005, The Dividing Line

An eclectic show today! Played a clip from John Dominic Crossan the first fifteen minutes, then began about a half hour response to Dr. Art Sippo’s post, “Pseudopodeo’s PseudoChristianity” from over on the Envoy boards, and followed that up with a quick review of Timothy Enloe’s “I said this is a discussion of sola scriptura and how it works but

Apolonio Latar and Sola Scriptura II of II

James White, July 7, 2005, Roman Catholicism

In our first installment we came to the point in Mr. Latar’s presentation where he made the rather amazing claim that 2 Thes. 2:15 presents us with two infallible rules of faith, one written, and one oral, and that this disproves sola scriptura. As I have pointed out, Rome does not tell us a single word Paul ever said to

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Our Prayers for our Brothers and Sisters in London

James White, July 7, 2005, Misc

I’ve been trying to get hold of some friends in London, but so far, no success. I’ll try again soon. Hopefully the furor will die down and the phone lines will open up. . But our prayers are with our brothers and sisters in London, some of whom I

July 7, 2005

James White, July 7, 2005, The Dividing Line

More from Millet/McConkie, 1985 (#2)

James White, July 6, 2005, Mormonism

A few days ago we noted the words of BYU professors Millet and McConkie in a chapter titled “The Bible Fraud” in a book titled Sustaining and Defending the Faith. The chapter began with some incredible statements, including: After the death of the Apostles the Bible was taught by the authority of the whip and the sword. To the Reformers

July 5, 2005

James White, July 5, 2005, The Dividing Line

Crossan 101

James White, July 5, 2005, The Dividing Line

Today on the DL we did “Crossan 101,” an introduction, mainly in his own words, to the thought of John Dominic Crossan. Using clips from previous debates I sought to explain the presuppositions upon which he functions, and how our debate in August is going to be just a tad bit on the challenging side. Here’s the program.

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OK, I Confess, I’m Caught Up in the Frenzy

James White, July 5, 2005, Personal

I’m bummed he has chosen to leave his wife and bum around with Cheryl Crow, and oh I wish he would come to see Who it is who has blessed him with such talent…and I confess, I had hoped he’d retire after #6 and go out on top. I was uncertain he would have the “eye of the tiger” so

Apolonio Latar and Sola Scriptura I of II

James White, July 5, 2005, Misc

Apolonio Latar’s article on sola scriptura was cited on the Catholic Answers web board recently, so I thought I would, once again, go over ground that has been covered many, many times. However, in light of the fact that most Roman Catholics are unwilling to read, at least in print, the responses to their own position, it is incumbant upon

The Dumbest Story I’ve Seen in a Long Time

James White, July 4, 2005, Simply Silly

OK, what happens when the judges and legislatures of the land simply lose their collective minds? This: A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl’s arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a “sex offender,” the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled. Read the story

Islamic Apologetics and New Testament Transmission (#22)

James White, July 4, 2005, Islam

It has been way too long since I continued this series, and I apologize for that. One of our regulars in channel, DeoVolente, (Alan Kurschner) asked me to remember to do so, and I said, “Hey, feel free.” So, he did! And so, here’s the twenty-second in the series in response to our Islamic apologists and their comments on the

A July 4th Thought

James White, July 4, 2005, Christian Worldview

Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. (Psalm 33:12) Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to people. (Pro. 14:34) The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men. (Psalm 12:8)

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