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The Irrationality of the Left

James White, February 29, 2004, Christian Worldview

I hear Rosie O’Donnell joined the growing anarchy movement. You can’t listen to the media these days without hearing the left (and the middle) spitting in God’s face. Surely, “the wrath of God is being revealed (present tense) from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men” (Romans 1:18). The culture wars seem to be little more than a rear-guard

What Review?

James White, February 28, 2004, Roman Catholicism

Evidently some folks think a quick listing of “random thoughts” upon seeing the Passion movie is a “review.” Please. Take a blog for what it is: a blog. It is amazing to me how folks will look at two paragraphs here and ignore four hours of commentary on the Dividing Line, including the playing of clips, etc., and jump to

Someone Stop the E-mail!

James White, February 27, 2004, Misc

Ack, sorry, I can’t believe I missed yesterday. Well, no apologies. I could have blogged something, but I invested that time in taking my kids to a late lunch. There I informed my son that I’m dedicating my next book to him in celebration of God’s grace in his life in his baptism last summer, and then I told my

February 26, 2004

James White, February 26, 2004, The Dividing Line

Random Thoughts on The Passion

James White, February 25, 2004, Roman Catholicism

OK, saw it. Random thoughts time. Hopefully something more coherent will develop by the time of the Dividing Line tomorrow morning. 1) When Jesus said “I AM” to the soldiers, they fell back upon the ground. Why on EARTH delete that even when Jesus says “I am”? 2) “It is accomplished” and “It is finished” are not, in the context

Man, I Feel Like I Missed a Celebration

James White, February 24, 2004, Personal

Yeah, yeah, I’m going to see the film….but can we talk about something else a second? I’ve been re-doing my personal info page, mainly because though I enjoyed sharing things about my personal life (hobbies and the like), I have had to remove that material. Far too many unfriendly folk in the world today, it seems. Anyway, I have been

February 24, 2004

James White, February 24, 2004, The Dividing Line

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No, It’s Not Out, Yet…But It’s Coming…

James White, February 23, 2004, Resources

Just happened to run across the cover to the book on ecclesiology that is coming out later this year. I defended the plurality of elders in this work. There are four other views (I guess that’s why the title speaks of “Five Views”) and, most interestingly for most of our readers, Dr. Robert Reymond presented the Presbyterian view. Our interaction

The Flood Continues….

James White, February 23, 2004, Roman Catholicism

The flood of Passion discussion is overwhelming. You can’t even keep up with it anymore. I’m glad I got started on it months ago. 🙂 Please note the article posted below; for Reformed Baptists you may wish to listen to Pastor A.N. Martin’s sermon from Trinity Baptist on this topic as well. There is stuff coming out now that is

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Southern Hospitality

James White, February 22, 2004, Misc

Just a quick note as I try to get caught up from my Atlanta trip. Met some great folks, even a few folks from channel. Here’s a little picture. From left to right, using our IRC nicks (to protect the not-so-innocent) we have redgoatee, RDD, DrOakley, johnMark, and XB6. skyman drove down with his lovely wife, but didn’t hang around

Oh, and since I’m headed to Georgia…

James White, February 21, 2004, Christian Worldview

The senator from Georgia, Zell Miller, delivered an address on the floor of the Senate recently. It is a must read. Not that there are many with ears to hear any longer. Law has been overthrown by the King-Priests of the judiciary who think themselves free of the law’s constraints. The anarchy that can ensue from this judicial revolution is

Da Cruise, Da Cruise, Da Cruise!

Eric Nielsen, February 18, 2004, Misc

OK, that’s a pitiful recreation from Fantasy Island, but hey, it works. Look to the right, over there —> see the link about the cruise? FOLLOW IT! This cruise is being scheduled only eleven months after the last one, so we gotta get moving! Tired of hearing about how much fun everyone gets to have, all the fellowship, the teaching?

A Completely Disgusting Hit Piece

James White, February 17, 2004, Misc

We should probably get used to it. If it is associated with ABC, it will be as anti-Christian as it can possibly be. And so it was tonight, after the interview with Gibson on ABC. The local affiliate, notoriously one of the worst in the Phoenix area as far as news coverage is concerned, presented what it called an “investigation”

Who Killed Jesus?

James White, February 17, 2004, General Apologetics

Isn’t it amazing that this is the big question today because of the Gibson film? And isn’t it even more amazing that the early church, long before the first gospel was written or the first epistle penned, knew the answer? And isn’t it just sad that most evangelicals don’t even believe what the Bible says about it anymore, and refuse

On the Subject of the Passion Movie

James White, February 16, 2004, Roman Catholicism

Everyone is talking about it, as expected. I preached a sermon on it a few months ago, and this past Sunday I sort of “updated” our folks at PRBC on more recent developments. Here is the sermon for streaming, here for downloading; here is the more recent Sunday School lesson for streaming, here for saving. I’m heading for Atlanta this

More from the Sola Scriptura Book

James White, February 14, 2004, Resources

I mentioned a while back that I am really working hard to finish this book for Bethany House, and that I would try to post little snippets. Here’s today’s snippet: Just as God’s saving grace instructs those it saves, so too the Word of God trains, instructs, disciplines believers as they seek to live in the realm or sphere of

The Lull Before the Storm

James White, February 13, 2004, Misc

Hear those crickets? Yeah, it’s quiet. The books have shipped (and I’m sure they were busy at The Berean Call as well), but they are still in transit. Won’t be hitting the bookstores for a while, either. Hence, the calm before the storm. 🙂 Joined Paul Edwards for an hour on his program in Detroit today (www.ontheword.net) to talk about

Ignatius and the Real Presence

James White, February 12, 2004, The Dividing Line

James analyzes Ignatius’ letter to the Smyrnaeans in light of the Roman Catholic claim that all of the early church fathers (ECFs) believed in the Real Presence, with a careful look at the differences that exists between the Real Presence, the word “eucharist,” and transubstantiation.

Remind Me Sometime…

James White, February 10, 2004, Roman Catholicism

Last night in class we went over Ignatius’ epistle to the Smyrnaeans. Someone remind me on a future edition of the DL to go over the first six sections in reference to the gross abuse of this material by Roman Catholic apologists (and those deceived by them). I could post the text here on the website, or a link to

Did Mark Write Mark 16:9-20? A Textual Criticism Case Study

Colin Smith, February 10, 2004, Textual Issues

The following was submitted by Colin Smith as a part of his studies at Columbia Evangelical Seminary Introduction The final goal of textual criticism is the recovery of the words of the original writers of Scripture out of the many manuscripts of the New Testament available to the scholar today. Since the Scriptures are the very foundation of Christian belief,

The importance of cross examination

James White, February 10, 2004, The Dividing Line

James discusses today about the importance of debates, and with his disappointed announcement that Dr Strauss cancelled his debate on the KJV-only position, explains how important cross examination is in a debate. Then he moves on to a question on the BAM show about election and predestination in relation to libertarian free-will. A Mormon calls in and discusses free-will in

Ignatius to the Ephesians

James White, February 8, 2004, Roman Catholicism

I am currently teaching Development of Patristic Theology Through Augustine for GGBTS, and we are reading through Ignatius. Last week we read this section: For there are some who maliciously and deceitfully are accustomed to carrying about the Name while doing other things unworthy of God. You must avoid them as wild beasts. For they are made dogs that

Reformed Baptist Heresies Exposed!

James White, February 7, 2004, Reformed Baptist Issues

TGE replied to my corrections of his statements about me, and answered the question whether my view of baptism is, in fact, as heretical as Rome’s doctrine of the Mass. An important exchange anyone concerned about AAPCism, NPism, and the entire “Reformed Catholic” movement, needs to read. Click here, and be prepared. After posting this, Kevin Johnson wrote a passionate

Gay Marriage and God’s Law

James White, February 6, 2004, Christian Worldview

We spent some time on Thursday’s DL talking about the recent “decision” (hard to call such obvious judicial chicanery and despotism a “decision” since that assumes some basis can be found in law, and in this situation, the state constitution) by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts forcing the complete overthrow of the institution of marriage by utter redefinition. This

Odd Things I’ve Heard Today

James White, February 5, 2004, General Apologetics

Real briefly today: two odd, odd things I saw this morning. First, TGE was confusing “New Covenant Theology” with various other viewpoints he doesn’t like, and in the process said, The Incarnation means the SPACE TIME world is IMPORTANT, which therefore means that BODY is important, which therefore means that RITUAL is important, which therefore means that theology that downplays

Gay marriage and then Calvinism

James White, February 5, 2004, Homosexuality, The Dividing Line

The first major topic that James talked about today was how a handful of Supreme Court judges in Massachusetts were able to redefine marriage to include homosexuality. A caller from Massachusetts calls in on that very subject and then switches gears and debates James on John chapter 6 and Calvinism. The last caller talked about comparing and contrasting the interpretation

A Note on “The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ” by Anne Catherine Emmerich

James White, February 4, 2004, Roman Catholicism

As most of you know, Mel Gibson carries in his pocket a “relic” from the Roman Catholic “visionary” and (eventually) saint Emmerich. Some of the scenes and material found in The Passion of the Christ came from Emmerich’s recording of her visions. Here is the description of the book from its back cover: THE DOLOROUS PASSION has been inspiring thousands

A Brief Response to Marc Carpenter – A Few Thoughts on Hyper Calvinism

James White, February 4, 2004, Reformed Apologetics

The following exchange took place around the year 2000. If I am recalling correctly, an unsolicited e-mail arrived with a large “cc” list of people. As you will see, my initial response was very brief, because I learned long ago that these kinds of impromptu e-mail lists will suck the life right out of you if you let them. False

The Arrow That Wasteth by Day

James White, February 3, 2004, Reformed Apologetics

It’s so great to find various barbs cast your direction first thing in the morning, especially the morning after you teach for five hours straight (which, while tremendously enjoyable, is likewise very demanding). I get to go from the sublime (sitting with bright students reading directly from the text of Ignatius last evening, noting, for example, his tremendous description of

Read my book!

James White, February 3, 2004, The Dividing Line

George Bryson’s book is finally in! But first James reveals the source of Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ,” which is the book “The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.” Next, James moves on to exploring “The Dark Side of Calvinism” by George Bryson and analyzing Hank Hanegraaff’s involvement with the BAM debate that the three had.

Upcoming Cruise and then Open Lines

James White, February 2, 2004, The Dividing Line

The first half of the show today was mostly covering information for a cruise that Alpha & Omega Ministries was organizing scheduled for November 7th,2004 and discussing how the title of his upcoming Sola Scriptura book is determined. Then James took a call on eschatology. The last call was from a Roman Catholic who discussed the Assurance of salvation.

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