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T.A. McMahon and Tim Staples

James White, July 20, 2004, Roman Catholicism

I was forwarded a commentary from T.A. McMahon (Dave Hunt’s co-laborer) in which he wrote, Mary has played a key role in the conversion to Catholicism of some of that Church’s leading apologists such as former Reformed theologian Tim Staples and Scott Hahn, a graduate of the evangelical Gordon-Conwell Seminary and former Presbyterian minister. Just a correction for brother McMahon:

l0g0s Provides Crippling Reply!

James White, July 20, 2004, Roman Catholicism

Upon reading l0g0s’ denial that the gospel itself is included in the truth vouchsafed to the Church and protected by the Spirit on his blog, my comments on today’s DL, and the blog entry below, I knew an in-depth response would be forthcoming. Well, here it is: Listen to the latest Dividing Line by James White of Alpha and Omega

Just a Few More Days

James White, July 20, 2004, Misc

Mike O’Fallon tells me we have been able to extend the super low rates on our cruise through August 8th, if they are paid in full up front. Remember, this still costs less than visiting a theme park for a week, and though the thrill of a roller coaster is not included, this has far better food, and something called

Galatians 5 and Justification, Part 1

James White, July 20, 2004, Exegesis

Every generation is called to “agonize” for the “once for all delivered to the saints faith” (Jude 3), and ours is no exception. Indeed, it seems like those who wish to obscure the clarity of the gospel have become “legion” indeed in our day. No text of Holy Writ, no matter how clear or compelling, and no matter how often

July 20, 2004

James White, July 20, 2004, The Dividing Line

A&O’s Index Prohibitorum

James White, July 19, 2004, Roman Catholicism

For some reason l0g0s hopped back on the “rip and shred on Reformed folks” bandwagon today (I haven’t the foggiest what prompted it this time—perhaps the fractal below looks too…Calvinistic or something? Maybe it is “promote your local Anglican Day”?). In any case, he launched off: The reason I ask is because C.S. Lewis–that master writer and theologian among the

Warfield and Rome on Sola Gratia

James White, July 19, 2004, Roman Catholicism

Here is a glowing example of “common sense reading of the language” trumps “I’m a scholar and I decree it to be so” on the topic of sola gratia. If you can read Warfield’s full presentation and say, “Oh, yeah, he was surely affirming that Rome believes in sola gratia” then once again we prove that for some

Broken Arrow!

James White, July 18, 2004, Mormonism

“We Were Soldiers” is one of the best films on the Vietnam war, starring Mel Gibson as Colonel Hal Moore. It is the story of the first great encounter between American troops and the regular army of North Vietnam, a battle that took place in November, 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley. At one point the American forces were being

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I Love Mistakes

James White, July 18, 2004, Personal

I was indulging my love of creating fractal art when I messed up saving a file; I set the size too large, and in the process “zoomed in” on one part of an image while saving it. And the result was considerably nicer than what I had tried to save in the first place. Don’t you love when that happens?

Rome Believes in Sola Gratia? Only When You Think Like a Reformed Catholic

James White, July 14, 2004, Roman Catholicism

I have suggested often over the past nearly decade and a half that whenever you hear a starry-eyed Protestant talking about Rome’s high view of grace, that the single best means of bringing them back down to earth and reality (if they are open to truth, anyway) is to get them to read Indulgentiarum Doctrina, the Apostolic Constitution on the

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On the Road Again…Literally

James White, July 13, 2004, Misc

Did you know it is 827 miles from the Dollar rental car location near Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix to Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California? What a trip. Long story, I won’t go into it. It did put me way behind in proofing the galleys of Scripure Alone, but hopefully I’ll get caught up. I am

Cultural Decay

James White, July 12, 2004, Misc

The stories about the debauchery of the New York fund raiser for Democratic candidates Kerry and Edwards are all over the net (not nearly as much on televised sources). Combine that with this story and you simply have to wonder.

Continuing Review of Mark Seifrid’s Views on the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness

James White, July 11, 2004, General Apologetics

I have been examining the claims of Southern Seminary professor Mark Seifrid from his book, Christ, Our Righteousness, wherein he claims the Protestant belief in the imputation of Christ’s righteousness is an “addition” to Paul’s teaching on the subject of justification that is without basis in the text itself, and that, in fact, such a belief is in error. I

Offices Closed Next Week

James White, July 10, 2004, Misc

I will be teaching in Mill Valley and Rich Pierce will be on vacation (I looked that word up: what a fascinating concept!), so the offices of A&O will be closed for a week. That also means the next Dividing Line will be Tuesday, July 20th.

Romans 4:4-8

James White, July 10, 2004, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Pastoral Theology, Theology Matters

4:4-5 Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation. 4:5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness. Immediately upon the heels of the citation of the passage we are provided what can only

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Dr. Seifrid on Imputation

James White, July 9, 2004, General Apologetics, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Theology Matters

As the implications of the major shift in sections of academia regarding the history and background of the New Testament, and in particular, regarding the proper reading of Paul and the specifics of his conflict with the Jews, filters down out of the ethereal realms into the pulpits and therefore into the churches (aka, the various “new perspectives” on Paul,

More in Response to Southern Seminary Professor’s Denial of Imputed Righteousness

James White, July 9, 2004, General Apologetics

I continue examining the claims of Southern Seminary professor Mark Seifrid on the issue of justification and the imputed righteousness of Christ. Seifrid writes, By virtue of their extrinsic character and finality, Christ’s cross and resurrection exclude the notions of an inherent righteousness and progress in justification which Protestant divines were concerned to avoid. As a result, there is no

Irrelevant RB’s

James White, July 8, 2004, Reformed Baptist Issues

Odd how some folks say, “He’s so mean, he’s picking on me!” while lobbing bombs right and left. So let it be. RS posted only his e-mails to me on his blog (along with an apology—how odd to both post his personal e-mails, with their attendant materials, at the same time). Reading his summaries of my e-mails is simply frightening,

July 8, 2004

James White, July 8, 2004, The Dividing Line

The Newness of the New Covenant in the RBTR

James White, July 7, 2004, Reformed Baptist Issues

The genitive of the decalogue (don’t ask, it’s secret) let me know today that a partial portion of my article on the New Covenant has been posted at the RBTR website. There is still time to subscribe (can you tell I really would like to see this publication take off?), not just for yourself, but for your elders, too! This

Dividing Line on Wright, Schlapfer, and some phone calls.

James White, July 6, 2004, The Dividing Line

Catch the archive here.

IPCONFIG/RENEW “What do you mean you can’t find the DHCP server???”

James White, July 6, 2004, Misc

I love computers. But I hate computers. Know what I mean? When they work, they are a joy. When they don’t, they simply drive me nuts. I really lose a lot of progress in sanctification when a machine that should act in a precise and logical fashion seemingly doesn’t. But anyway, I managed to beat the network problem after a

July 6, 2004

James White, July 6, 2004, The Dividing Line

Wright’s Fans “Respond”

James White, July 3, 2004, General Apologetics

Thursday night I spent about 35 to 40 minutes discussing a particular lecture by Tom Wright, bishop of Durham, author extraordinaire. Those who actually listened know that it was sort of a basic introduction, since many are not familiar with Wright and his books. I mean, I sat here and just went through some major titles from the past decade

I Sure am Glad Mary Has NO Idea This Kind of Stuff Happens in Her Name

James White, July 3, 2004, Roman Catholicism

Pro-Abortion Catholics Seek Mary’s Intercession

The Uber Bible!

James White, July 2, 2004, Resources

When I travel I love to show pastors the Uber Bible. The look on their faces as they hold it is just priceless. What on earth is the Uber Bible, you ask? Well, it is the NASB Large Print UltraThin Bible from the Lockman Foundation. What makes it so special? Well, as I have said to a number of folks,

If the Womb Had a Window, Abortion Would End

James White, July 2, 2004, Misc

I do not remember where I read that about fifteen years ago or more, but in essence, the womb now has a window, and I saw the impact of it just yesterday. I happened to be grabbing a bite to eat and flipped on the telly (my way of keeping our British readers happy). “Good Day Live” was on out

A Must Read

James White, July 2, 2004, Misc

If you have ever wondered how it is conservatives are told they can’t address issues of “politics” while liberals can stand in certain churches with impunity, you are not alone. Here is a must-read article on the continued efforts to deny free speech based upon conservative religious belief.

Update, Update, Update!

James White, July 2, 2004, Misc

Only an hour or so after posting the story on the imaging of pre-born children below, Pastor John Samson, affectionately known as SillyBrit2, dropped me a story from London on the impact those images have had in causing folks to rethink abortion laws (!!!). It also contained the link to the on-line videos themselves. Here they are. Enjoy, and share

How to Rip Folks off for $15

James White, July 2, 2004, Reformed Apologetics

I can’t believe this. I was told yesterday that “Lou Rugg–as he is known in that pit of despond, that concentrated mass of theological ignorance called PalTalk (“Don’t have anything meaningful to say? Come on over!”)—has been playing an edited version of our “debate” (talk about using a term loosely) in various rooms in PalTalk. Evidently he has inserted his

Today’s Dividing Line Will be Live at 7pm EDT

James White, July 1, 2004, The Dividing Line

Topic: Ruminations on N.T. Wright (aka, “Tom” to those who love and adore him so!). Just a quote to warm you up: God forgive us, within modernity, when often we as Christians thought that the way to use the Bible to address the world was to abstract large chunky doctrines from the Bible and hurl them at the heads of

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