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.
As most of our readers know, I was greatly blessed to have the opportunity to travel to South Africa and engage in a series of six debates recently with defenders of the Islamic faith. This included two debates in mosques, and four at universities. My opponents were Bashir Varnia (in Lenasia), Yusuf Bux (in Johannesburg), Yusuf Ismail (in Potchefstroom) and
The mechanics of sharing the Gospel are often overlooked in today’s entertainment-saturated environment. Often it is difficult to know how and when to share the “hope within us” with others. Leon Brown, assistant pastor of New City Fellowship (PCA) in Virginia, can often be found sharing the Gospel in open-air settings when not teaching or engaged in pastoral work. Leon
Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, spoke to the faculty of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah this morning. Here is a transcript of his presentation. Below I provide a few quotes that warmed my heart in light of the years and years of trips to Salt Lake City and ministry there during the General
To: [email protected] Greetings! I am deeply disturbed to find that I am not listed on your website, www.repentanceblacklist.com. I would like to request that you fix this error as soon as possible. I openly proclaim (like Jesus did) that repentance is absolutely central to gospel proclamation, and that there is no saving faith that is not joined with repentance. I
Today I have begun work on the Great Debate III on the Papacy with Mitch Pacwa from 1998. The video footage is much higher quality than the first two. I did find it interesting that when I looked at the original work that I did with Avid’s Liquid Edition software I decided to hook up the firewire cable and take
No, really, no joke. In just minutes (7pm EDT), Ravi Zacharias, Dannis Prager, and Jeff Foxworthy will be addressing the topic: “The Death of Truth and the Decline of Culture” Click here to watch live.
If this video doesn’t bless your heart, check your pulse.
Recently-across-the-Tiber Jason Reed says:”And then, as I started reading the reformers, they’re Catholic! Luther believed in the devotion to Mary.” While Luther said nice things about Mary, his mature Mariology is not modern-day Roman Catholic Mariology. Saying nice things about Mary is not the same thing as Roman Catholic Marian devotion, both then and now. Young Luther, Saints, and the
Today on the Dividing Line we covered a wide range of topics, from the Pope and Mary to the Strange Fire Conference and lots of other things, including calls as well. A veritable potpourri!
A few years ago, I applied at a Christian high school that promotes “Classical Christian Education.” I applied to the job because I wanted to encourage them to change their curriculum to teach their Christian youth Koine Greek, the Greek the New Testament writers used. The school insisted that I teach classical Greek or Latin, and was not interested in
I responded to the “conversion testimony” (note how it is a story of conversion not to Christ, but to a system of religion) by former Southern Evangelical Seminary professor Jason Reed today. This is a very important discussion, and it is one I hope will be helpful to those watching the developments at SES in regards to a wave of
A recent Unbelievable podcast debate which James participated in, with Catholic Peter D. Williams is now online. “The Protestant Reformation brought forth the cry “Sola Scriptura” – that Christianity should be based on the words of scripture alone, not on Roman Catholic church tradition. Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices argues that the reformers were wrong and that the ultimate
Are the Scriptures the Sole Infallible Rule of Faith? This is one of our most useful and helpful debates on the topic of Sola Scriptura. Dr. White and Dr. Pacwa lay out the issues very clearly without the debate devolving into a battle of personalities. A prime example how timed, moderated debate should be done. Recorded in December, 1999 in
Provided a report on the ministry in South Africa today on the program. We managed to stream some pictures from the events, including the debate in the masjid in Erasmia, and I played some clips from my debates with Shabir Ally. Also provided some very necessary thanks to the many folks who made this entire trip possible.
The brothers in South Africa have posted Dr. White’s audio presentation from their Biblical Worldview Conference. You can listen in here.
Thanks to the dozen or more folks who have sent me links to the British “the Romans invented Christianity” story. I am well aware of it. There is nothing much to be said, of course, until whatever documentation being offered is published, but if you read the story carefully, you will see it is coming from a radically skeptical perspective
As I type this I am in the process of uploading the video of the very first ‘Great Debate’ on Long Island from 1996 to YouTube. The numerous ‘issues’ with the recording from that debate would eventually lead to our purchasing cameras of our own and sending volunteers out to Long Island in order to record future ones. As we expand
Packing up to head back to Phoenix (via Frankfurt and Chicago) and ran across some recent William Lane Craig comments that truly amazed me. Right before identifying Jimmy Dunn as one of his favorite NT historians (that alone says a lot—Dunn’s work is simply acidic to believing Christianity, and is based upon a thoroughly non-Christian mindset when it comes to
Dear Shabir: Last evening in the mosque in Erasmia you raised, I believe anyway for the first time in our encounters, your booklet of 100 alleged contradictions in the Bible. I have had your little booklet for quite some time. But I will be honest, I assumed it was an “early” work for you, and as such, I did not
Just a quick note: the WTBTS has come out with a new edition of the NWT, and though I have only had time to download it, I note that everyone is pointing out that they have removed the brackets from around the inserted word “other” in the great Christological text in Colossians 1. This was how they originally published the
Last evening I had the great privilege of addressing the vital topic of Sin and Salvation in Christianity and Islam at the Abu Bakr Siddique Mosque in Erasmia, South Africa (just outside of Pretoria). I was debating Dr. Shabir Ally of Toronto. This was my sixth debate with Shabir, on our third continent (North America, Europe, and now Africa). The
https://youtu.be/ee9c45dSHiY
Jason Reed recently joined Rome’s communion. Because he’s served as a seminary professor at Southern Evangelical Seminary, his apostasy to Rome’s communion has made waves in certain circles. Mike Schulte was kind enough to post a 56 minute video that includes a recent talk given by Jason, in which he explains his move. No summary of Reed’s story will be
https://youtu.be/oedHOFN5QUs
I just received a call from Dr. White as he was leaving tonight’s debates. The evening went very well. We is unable to post a report at the moment but hopes to find time soon. Tomorrow begins a much heavier schedule after only five hours of sleep tonight. Please keep him in prayer.
