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John Owen’s Usage of Thomas Aquinas, Part 3

Chris Whisonant, February 20, 2024, Church History, John Owen

This is a follow up to Part 1 and Part 2 in this blog series where I will go through the works of John Owen detailing where he has mentioned Thomas Aquinas. I hope that this series is helpful. In this third part, I would like to look at two different types of usage. First will be a couple of

Road Trip: Debate, Is the Doctrine of Purgatory True? Trent Horn, First Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas, 2/17/24

James White, February 17, 2024, Debate, Road Trip

https://www.youtube.com/live/RxgwKEdgis0?si=tKjva6TCB8ivhrz8

Live Feed Link to White/Horn Purgatory Debate

Rich Pierce, February 17, 2024, Roman Catholicism

Calvinist James White and Roman Catholic Trent Horn will debate the doctrine of Purgatory. At the start of the Reformation, the question of Purgatory was front and center. After all, it was an indulgence that helped one escape Purgatory to which Martin Luther objected in the 95 Theses. Protestants argue that the finished work of Christ on the cross is

Road Trip: Debate, Is the Doctrine of Sola Scriptura True? Trent Horn, First Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas, 2/16/24

James White, February 16, 2024, Debate, Road Trip

https://www.youtube.com/live/CV01DNwNmig?si=UlHidmcrSU_XkSMI

Live Feed Link to White/Horn Sola Scriptura Debate

Rich Pierce, February 16, 2024, Roman Catholicism

Calvinist James White and Roman Catholic Trent Horn will debate the “formal principle” of the Reformation, sola scriptura, or Scripture Alone. From Luther on, Protestants have argued that the Bible is the only “God-breathed” revelation that can provide sufficient knowledge of God and His salvation. Roman Catholics argue that the Tradition is equally valid and important as a source. The

Pre-Debate Road Trip Dividing Line from Houston

James White, February 15, 2024, Church Fathers, Church History, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, Speaking Engagements, The Dividing Line

Talked a little about the “He Gets Us” thing, gave a brief report on the Allie Beth Stuckey Show from Tuesday, then dove into the Protevangelium of James and read its narrative of the birth of Christ in light of the defense of this document as containing genuine Christian tradition by Roman Catholic apologists. We then moved on to discuss

Road Trip DL: Francis, Cernovich, then Back to Carl Trueman and Development of Doctrinal Expression

James White, February 12, 2024, Church Fathers, Church History, Homosexuality, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Back to on-the-road status for the program today! We covered what’s going on tomorrow and in the upcoming days, then looked at a tweet from @Cernovich wherein he demonstrates he has never done serious reading in the topic, and then finished up the hour looking at a key section from Carl Trueman’s presentation (which we began reviewing over the past

John Owen’s Usage of Thomas Aquinas, Part 2

Chris Whisonant, February 12, 2024, Church History, John Owen

This is a follow up to Part 1 in this blog series where I will go through the works of John Owen detailing where he has mentioned Thomas Aquinas. I hope that this series is helpful. In this second part, I would like to look at a couple of different types of usage that we find. First will be some

John Owen’s Usage of Thomas Aquinas, Part 1

Chris Whisonant, February 8, 2024, Church History, John Owen

Recently, Carl Trueman has stated the following: “I had a breakthrough on John Owen when I realized how often he cited Thomas Aquinas in his marginal notes in his texts. Struck me as odd.” With this in mind, I would like to begin looking through just how extensive this usage really is, since this is a topic that tends to

Last DL in Phoenix Before Trip: Roman Catholic Arguments

James White, February 7, 2024, Church History, Debate, Personal, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Head out on Friday (I keep saying Lord willing, and I mean that), so hopefully our next edition will be on the road, possibly on Monday. Played segments from a video from the pastor of “Zootown Church” in Missoula, Scott Klaudt where he repeated a whole string of utterly indefensible falsehoods about the Reformation, Rome, etc., and then played a

Provisionist Palaver, Trent Horn on Argumentation, A Few Moments with Carl Trueman and Doctrinal Development

James White, February 1, 2024, Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Ken Wilson, Molinism, Open Theism, Personal, Provisionism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism

My apologies for all the coughs and sniffs, I actually feel pretty good, but the voice and sinuses—not so much. Spent time talking about God’s decree over against Provisionist palaver (look it up), then looked at some Trent Horn material in preparation for a few weeks from now, and finished up with a real quick section from the Carl Trueman

A Little Bit on Infants, a Little Bit on Alistair, the Rest with More Carl Trueman

James White, January 30, 2024, Church History, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Thomism, Transinsanity

Covered a number of topics today with a short discussion of how a small number of ne’er-do-wells can create faux controversies for not positive reason, then talked a bit about Alistair Begg’s “swing and a miss” response, and then got back to Carl Trueman’s speech on classical theology. An hour and fifteen minutes today.

A Review of “The Revealed God”

Chris Whisonant, January 30, 2024, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues

Dr. Jeffrey Johnson has written another excellent book dealing with the issue of the utilization of Greek Philosophy as the lens through which a Christian must look in order to have a “Classical” understanding of God. Dr. Johnson’s concern is for the believer to not feel that he must place undue emphasis on certain Greek Metaphysical and Philosophical notions. As

Lots of Short Topics, Andrew Fuller and the Reality of Death, then Back to Carl Trueman

James White, January 24, 2024, Christian Worldview, Church History, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Musings, Open Theism, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism, Transinsanity

Touched on a bunch of topics from Texas to Alistair Begg to the United Methodists at the start. Commented briefly on some miserable souls on line who want to debate about infant damnation. Then read from Nettle’s fine work on Andrew Fuller and the reality of death and how it impacts us and our theological outlook, before moving briefly back

Dr. Carl Trueman’s Inaugural Address at the Center for Classical Theology

James White, January 24, 2024, Church Fathers, Church History, Open Theism, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism

Started to listen to and interact with Dr. Carl Trueman’s inaugural address at the Center for Classical Theology. Got into the heart of the matter, Scripture, tradition, authority, etc., after playing a number of statements that were insightful, useful, and edifying. Will continue on Thursday! You can listen to the lecture here.

Radio Free Geneva! Flowers, McGrew and that Other Guy, then Gregory Boyd

James White, January 18, 2024, Homosexuality, Open Theism, Provisionism, Radio Free Geneva, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Transinsanity

We premiered the new video opening by Tim Bushong for Radio Free Geneva! So there is a new addition to the clips including in A Mighty Fortress, and then Jeff Durbin did the new closer about our new bunker under Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. We started with a one minute video from Leighton Flowers including some of the most absurd

Francis’ Empty Hell, Brandan’s Empty Bible

James White, January 16, 2024, Debate, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Pauline Studies, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Transinsanity

Started off looking at Francis’ comment that he hopes hell is empty, and what this would mean to Roman Catholic theology as a whole. Then we transitioned over a Brandan Robertson video in which he shreds the Bible into contradictory strands, something that is all too common in what is called the “Christian academy.”

Kenoticism Examined

James White, January 11, 2024, Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Exegesis, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism, Unitarianism

After some chatter about DEI’s destruction of the United States (and the West in general), we finally dug into a Twitter thread posted by Dr. Mike Riccardi on kenoticism and what it is supposed to mean and how we are supposed to identify it. Ended up going 90 minutes as a result, but this one will be discussed for a

Happenings in Rome, Acts 15, and Provisionist Rhetoric

James White, January 9, 2024, Provisionism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Started off with more on the continuing developments with Francis, Fernandez, and the Roman Church, moving sort of seamlessly into @ReformedtoRome’s attempt to use Acts 15 as a defeater of sola scriptura. Then we looked at some recent @Soteriology101 statements on the idea of being made “better” so as to believe in Calvinism.

The Revealed God with Jeffrey Johnson; Stephen Wolfe’s 2024 Resolutions

James White, January 4, 2024, Church History, Open Theism, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism

Spent an hour and 15 minutes with Dr. Jeffery Johnson, President of GBTS, talking about his new book, The Revealed God (2023). Then I responded to a tweet storm from Stephen Wolfe just this morning and talked a bit about what it means to be “truly Reformed.” An hour and 45 minutes.

The Aquinification of MBTS, Philosophical Trinitarianism, Responses to Soteriology 101

James White, January 2, 2024, Church Fathers, Church History, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Provisionism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism

Well, 2024 started out a bit rough technically speaking, but we got past that and got to a discussion of Aquinas at MBTS, Dale Tuggy and philosophical trinitarianism, and finally responses to Leighton Flowers on the will of God and the proclamation of the gospel. Ninety minutes.

End of the Year Dividing Line: General Cultural Topics, then TRBs.

James White, December 27, 2023, Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, Ken Wilson, Open Theism, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Had to make brief mention of some of the big stuff happening in our day at the top of the program. Then did a quick summary of the Crusades in light of their being used by some CNs as some kind of positive thing, but then moved on into dealing with the TRBs, the Truly Reformed Baptists, and their willingness

Some Advent Thoughts, Daniel 4 and God’s Sovereignty

James White, December 22, 2023, Musings, Personal, Provisionism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Under the weather still, so, had to keep the volume down a bit, but had a few advent thoughts and then looked at Nebuchadnezzar’s post grass-eating restoration confession of the glory of the King of heaven, asking why Christians can’t be as clear and open as he was.

Francis’ Fiducia Supplicans Examined in Context and a Follow Up on Last Week’s “Neo-Socinian” Accusation

James White, December 19, 2023, Personal, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Went a bit long today, but, lots to talk about, and my voice wasn’t real good, so I had to slow down a bit! In any case, first hour was on the Dicastery document released yesterday that caused such a stir, then we switched over to a summary of developments over the weekend with the “Neo-Socinian” allegations. Jumbo sized program

Tertullian (~200): Children should not be baptized until they can ask for salvation themselves

Chris Whisonant, December 18, 2023, Baptism, Church Fathers, Church History, Reformed Baptist Issues

In the earliest mention of infant baptism in all of Church history, caution is given that little children should not be baptized and the church should wait until after they have asked for salvation.

Road Trip: The History of Christmas, Christ Church, Leavenworth, Kansas, 12/16/23

James White, December 16, 2023, Road Trip

https://youtu.be/5RJOxqIdAyg?si=MhBraYT0DS4NIViU

Rutgers’ Racist Professor, More Muhammed Hijab, and the Neo-Socinian Nonsense Again

James White, December 14, 2023, Debate, Islam, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Thomism

Back in Phoenix in our regular studio, so we looked briefly at the racist Rutgers professor and “white folks,” then we spent about twenty minutes responding to more of Muhammed Hijab’s opening statement against the Trinity, and then listened to a few minutes of the “Coffee House Sessions” webcast on the modern state of Reformed Baptist and Robert Briggs’ accusation

Tertullian (~200): Baptism Should Be In Enough Water for Immersion

Chris Whisonant, December 12, 2023, Baptism, Church Fathers, Church History, Reformed Baptist Issues

Tertullian listed several options for where a baptism could occur. All of them show that the expectation is there is enough water for one to be immersed.

Road Trip Radio Free Geneva: Only the Apostles were Predestined!

James White, December 11, 2023, Exegesis, Provisionism, Radio Free Geneva, Reformed Apologetics, Road Trip, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Managed to do an RFG while on the road as I do long days to get home to Phoenix. Took the time to explain and refute Nick Craig’s “in depth” interpretation of Ephesians that tells us that verses 3 through 12 are only about the Apostles, not about regular believers. Then we looked at little bit at Acts 13:48, and

Road Trip Shorter DL: Conclusion of Longshore Response

James White, December 9, 2023, Baptism, Debate, Exegesis, Federal Vision, Reformed Baptist Issues, Road Trip, The Dividing Line

I’ve changed my travel plans home so I will be spending long hours in the saddle to get home a day earlier, so I wanted to finish up this response in case we are not able to sneak any programs on till late next week. Only about forty minutes today, but we finished up our review of Jared’s response article,

The Didache (~150): Baptism is by Immersion and for Converts

Chris Whisonant, December 8, 2023, Baptism, Church Fathers, Church History, Reformed Baptist Issues

The Didache relates that a person should be immersed in living (moving) water or standing water. If that isn't possible, then pouring water thrice on the head is an acceptable alternative. For the early church, pouring was not the normative.

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