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Snuck a quick Dividing Line in today, starting with a brief review of some comments I made on Sunday from Luke 13. Then we took a call on learning Greek, and went back to our review of some comments from Sami Zaatari in his debate with David Wood, all interspersed with, shall we say, rather random commentary from yours truly.

Started off following up on the Bart Ehrman/Newsweek article (I had been on the Janet Mefferd Show this afternoon on the same topic), responded to some claims from Sami Zaatari from a recent debate with David Wood, and took a couple of calls, one on sanctification and one on Hebrews 6 and the perfection of Christ as Savior. And don’t

I guess I forgot to blog last Thursday’s DL (and no one even mentioned it!). We continued our examination of the Chris Green/Paul Williams debate, as I recall. Today we covered a wide variety of topics at the start, and then focused in on a particular section of a new book by Jay Michaelson, God vs. Gay, that illustrates many

Thankfully, those are three different topics! Started off with some comments on Paul “He Threw a Greek New Testament at Me!” Williams, and then took two calls, both of which went over 15 minutes in length, the first on John 3:16 (and 2 Timothy 2:12ff), the second on how to explain the beliefs of the Watchtower Society.

But I can tell you the last 45 minutes was dedicated to finishing off Paul Williams’ opening statement (finally). The 45 minutes before that allowed me to empty out my “DL Materials” bookmark folder—all sorts of incredible stuff about how quickly Western culture is embracing rebellion and depravity. A study in Christian worldview application and defense, to be sure.

I did not intend to spend pretty much the entire hour finishing up our response to Jason Stellman, but I did. TurretinFan did not join me, as I really did not think it would take as long as it did. But, we provided nearly four hours worth of response—a response Jason Stellman says he is not even going to listen

Only got about seven minutes into the presentation of this talk on Free Will from Church of Christ minister Winford Claiborne, but I think most folks will agree—that was far enough! Lots of discussion of the nature of God’s decree and what “unconditional election” actually means. Hope it is helpful to those who are in dialogue with folks who would

Not into the shopping scene? Me either. So, how about a Radio Free Geneva in the morning to help start working off all those extra calories? I will be responding to the “Free Will” sermon found here by Winford Claiborne, a Church of Christ minister who demonstrates that you can oppose Calvinism but not have a clue what Calvinism actually

Today was an important program, for TurretinFan joined us to continue our response to Jason Stellman’s appearance on the Called to Confusion podcast. In this program we tackle his statements about patristics and sola scriptura. Important for those dealing with the claims of Romanism. A full 90 minutes of response. Don’t miss this one!

Got back to the Licona/Martin debate, seeing again and again how vitally important it is to examine presuppositions, especially when dealing with post-modernists! Hopefully useful material once again! And don’t forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7! You can listen on the Flash Player found here.

TurretinFan joined me today as we began reviewing Jason Stellman’s recent appearance on the Called to Confusion podcast. Jason Stellman is a former PCA minister who has turned his back on the gospel of grace and bowed the knee to the Papacy. Vitally important issues are raised and addressed in this program. We will continue our review in the near

The Big Brains of Brussels (i.e., the EU) are worried about “stereotyping” the family—we can’t have kids thinking a mommy and a daddy are the norm! That’s heterosexism, you know. Yeah—tell me about it. Then we looked at some post-election issues relating to the great “unity” brought about by denying sola scriptura. The last half hour I spent looking at

I resisted the temptation to comment on the election on the DL today, as there is so much that could be observed, but instead stuck to our review of the Licona/Martin dialogue on whether Jesus recognized His own deity. I think this is an important exercise in examining the presuppositions of what is truly “worldly wisdom.”

On an election day version of the Dividing Line we pretty much avoided the topic and instead started listening to the debate between Mike Licona and Dale Martin on whether Jesus believed Himself to be divine. A fascinating insight into a “post-modern” mindset, Martin, himself a homosexual, likewise confesses to being a Trinitarian Christian, yet, he doesn’t believe Jesus believed