Alpha and Omega Ministries is a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. James White, director, is a professor, having taught Greek, Systematic Theology, and various topics in the field of apologetics for numerous schools.
You would think they would get the idea, but I have concluded that Rome’s apologists really do not care about the refutation of their claims. They have an audience that is not going to be doing much looking at “the other side,” so they do not have to advance their arguments in the realms of accuracy, truthfulness, or depth. Protestant
When we observe the length to which some men will go to preserve their little empires and protect their little kingdoms, we can see how deeply deception can enwrap the heart of a man. This is playing out in a small little Baptist school in the backwoods of Georgia, where Ergun Caner has taken up residence as President of Brewton-Parker
I was joined in studio by TurretinFan as we continued our review of the encounter between Paul Helm and William Lane Craig, focusing today especially upon the key problems with Molinism. Started the program reading from Dr. James Anderson’s recent article asking some probing questions about Molinism as well. Here is the YouTube link:
First, I shut down the AandODirector twitter feed, as per my announcement yesterday. @Droakley1689 is my only feed. I started the other because of complaints about my posting personal tweets. Then I realized, “It has never crossed my mind to ask someone I follow in Twitter to stop posting personal stuff, so why am I worried about whiners?” So let
Went over my trip to Spain, including playing a portion from the atonement debate, and commenting on the whole experience, as well as noting that the wild-and-wacky world of Brewton Parker (a new hit reality series scheduled to run right after Duck Dynasty we’ve heard) intruded on the trip with the appointment of Professor of Church History Rev. Doctor Peter
What do you get when D.A. Carson, John Frame, Scott Oliphint and Michael Kruger are in agreement? A book that you need to purchase right now. James Anderson’s new book What’s Your Worldview?: An Interactive Approach to Life’s Big Questions is available for one week only for $5.50. Click here to purchase this book. Here is a 16pg. PDF of
Since my travel home has been, well, less than easy, and I find myself now with some time on the (thankfully) final leg of my journey, I wanted to write up some thoughts about the debates which took place on Revelation TV this past weekend. First, I am somewhat uncomfortable with the term “debate” in this instance, for a number
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James and Michael traveled to the Revelation TV studios in Malaga Spain for two debates. Both of these debates can be found on our YouTube page in the Christian Controversies playlist. UPDATE: I am still traveling back from Spain, having been stranded overnight in Philadelphia. In any case, I wanted to thank Michael Brown once again for joining with me
The venue was the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham, England, the largest exhibition center in the UK. Five of us squeezed into a small car and drove the sixty-plus miles from Hereford to what we thought at the time was the biggest spiritual event of the year. Christ for All Nations, evangelist Reinhard Bonnke’s ministry, was hosting a conference, and
Started off briefly noting that we will be arranging some shows on Unbelievable on my way back from Kiev next month. However, this is a completely unbudgeted expense, so if you would like to help make sure those program happen, please stand with us. Then I discussed the upcoming debates on Revelation TV on healing and the atonement. Went over
Yeah, there’s a combination! Actually, the first half hour we reviewed some amazing stories about how the secular left pretends to be so inclusive and freedom loving but is in fact utterly demanding of our fidelity and obedience. But then we moved into my review of recent William Lane Craig clips, first from a Sunday School class (where he promoted
“In confutation of false doctrines, he is neither to raise an old heresy from the grave, nor to mention a blasphemous opinion unnecessarily: but, if the people be in danger of an error, he is to confute it soundly, and endeavor to satisfy their judgments and consciences against all objections.” Nick Batzig has written an article on
Benny Hinn’s website today has a Frequently Asked Questions section (link to FAQ), which includes the following question: What is the “prosperity teaching” referred to by critics, and how do you stand on that issue? You can get the full answer at his site, but here is the introduction and conclusion of the answer: The term “prosperity teaching” or “prosperity
When I am 1) not preaching, and 2) actually in Phoenix, I teach the adult Bible Study class at the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church. Two weeks ago I did a quick study, a rather practical thing, on how to respond to the profaning of marriage in our culture, based upon this blog article. Here’s the resultant class discussion: This past
Despite a few technical difficulties we managed to get the program going today with our new, “it’s all ours, nobody else can use it!” theme by the brothers of Greylevel, for which I am so very thankful. Responded to Michael Brown’s comments from The Line of Fire yesterday, looking again at Benny Hinn, and discussing the idea that Hinn has
Here are some items I plan on referring to during today’s Dividing Line (and hence will be relevant as well to the final posting of the program upon its completion. The first is another clip from Benny Hinn’s “revival” in Kiev, Ukraine. The best information I can gather is that this took place in 2012. The second is the document
This is a bit dated at this point (Sept. of 2013), but Aimee Bird (aka, Housewife Theologian) posted a short review of What’s With the Dudes at the Door?. You can check it out by clicking here. Purchase Aimee Bird’s book Housewife Theologian: How the Gospel Interrupts the Ordinary by clicking here
I have written this entry in my mind dozens of times over the past year. Normally it was when I was in pain, hurting badly, and just wanted to give up. Then I would think of writing this blog post, and I’d press on. Now, sadly, I have thought a few times about not doing this, mainly because I have
The show that calls itself “Catholic Answers,” recently featured a Missouri Synod Lutheran caller as highlighted on a recent Dividing Line. In response to the caller, the hosts began asking him some questions. I wouldn’t be surprised if you get these same questions from some of your Roman Catholic friends and acquaintances, particularly those who listen to “Catholic Answers.” Question
So I was working through the morning “stuff” on line (RSS feeds, emails, cuing up The Briefing) when someone in channel pointed me to another Lumpkins hit piece against yours truly. Nothing new, same ol’ same ol’ from Petey, until I saw a section that caught my attention: Consider the arrogant earful one Muslim apologist apparently received from James White after attempting
He must have been having a bad day. I mean, it’s tough being Benny Hinn. Penthouse suites and private jets and limos and fine cuisine—it’s gotta get tiring after a while, doesn’t it? All the security and hassle with being a superstar. Gotta give the guy some slack, right? In this clip Hinn is in Kiev, Ukraine a few years
Enough abbreviations there? Briefly touched on the Philips, Craig & Dean controversy regarding performing for the SBC this summer (offering a simple question for PC&D to answer); then talked about Benny Hinn and Michael Brown, and finished up playing and responding to comments by Shawn McCraney on Calvinism. Shawn wrote today and said he’d like to call in so we
Heute sprachen wir mit den Mitarbeitern der Europäisches Bibel Trainings Centrum in Berlin, Deutschland. Christian Andresen ist der Gründer und Leiter des EBTC. Er wurde von Theo Friesen, Matthias Fröhlich und Thomas Hochstetter trat. Wir diskutierten über die Arbeit der EBTC und den Status der Kirche in Deutschland und in weiteren europäischen Kontext. Today on the program we interviewed the staff of the European Biblical
Today I was joined by Dr. Michael Kruger, President of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Kruger has written numerous books that are high on our “you must read this book” list, such as Canon Revisited and The Question of Canon; he likewise contributed to and edited The Heresy of Orthodoxy and The Early Text of the New Testament.
Fred Butler provides a critique of Kent Brandenburg’s tradition-based mishandling of God’s Word: http://hipandthigh.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/where-the-single-version-men-lead-us/
Today Dr. Kruger will join us at 1pm EST sharp…however, approximately 20 minutes earlier we will interrupt the Way Back Machine and I will play the entirety of the phone call that Dr. Kruger and I will be discussing, since we will not have time to play it in its entirety while he is on the line. So, tune in
Dr. White has been asking me to get these in our store. In the meantime, I just added ‘From Heaven He Came and Sought Her’ Added to Our Amazon Store so you can order now and not have to wait for us to get the stock in. Check it out here.
The article below that I wrote years ago sheds relevant light upon Steven Avery’s textual receptus claim, and Chris Pinto’s conspiratorial claim and his insistence that the TR tradition goes back to the early church period. http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php/2007/04/19/dean-burgon-and-his-phantom-manuscripts/ See also Ken Willy’s insightful comments on Pinto’s damage control after losing the debate: http://bibleversiondiscussionboard.yuku.com/topic/5650/Pinto-Post-Debate-Damage-Control#.UssEMPbm-XF
Fred Butler has further comments on Chris Pinto’s failed performance in the debate: http://hipandthigh.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/h-p-blavatsky-for-the-defense/ http://hipandthigh.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/why-the-whitepinto-debate-matters/ (Incidentally, I find it telling that Chris Pinto and Brannon Howse refuse to post the debate audio on their respective websites for their people to listen to. If they think Pinto “won” the debate, why not post it? I think we all know the answer
