Tale of two programs today, sort of. First 35 minutes or so were on Jeffery Riddle claiming they will be changing the NT in 200 places in the upcoming (24/25) NA29th edition, and what that is all about. Discussed ECM/CBGM, etc. For those interested in textual issues, you will enjoy that portion. Then we switched over to the “Christian Nationalism”
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More on Relevant Islamic Beliefs, Response to Challenges from Islamic Debater
James White, , Debate, Godly Disciplines, Islam, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Textual Issues, The Dividing LineGiven the continuing conflict in the Middle East, we looked at the comments from the head of Hamas, looked at the concept of “the world at war” and “the world at peace,” and then worked through a short clip of a Muslim debater arguing against the clarity of the Christian Scriptures. Then finished with a response to the explosion of
Islam and the Jews: a Review, then, 40th Celebration Recap
James White, , Islam, Mormonism, Personal, The Dividing LineIn light of recent events in Israel we took the first 55 minutes or so of the program to review issues in Islam, looking at the Qur’an and hadith to understand the animus Islam produces toward the Jews. It’s been quite a while since we did any in-depth discussion of Islam, so I provided a lot of basic explanations of
Pope Francis, Andy Stanley, and Stephen Wolfe Walk into a Bar….
James White, , Church History, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, TransinsanityBelieve it or not, there really is a connection between all of that, and an important one. And we covered it all on an hour and 45 minute program today that was delayed 15 minutes while Rich ran around with his hair on fire finding a way to get the sound from my laptop to work! But we covered the
Final Road Trip DL for Now! Mainly a Review of a “Former Calvinist” and His Handling of Scripture
James White, , Debate, Exegesis, Ken Wilson, Provisionism, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Road Trip, The Dividing LineLast program from the road, should be home next week in our regular studios. Talked a bit about Doug Wilson’s blog article in response to Owen Strachan, though I mostly discussed the “Memorials” issue from that article. Then I played sections from two videos from a “former Calvinist,” Jason Breda, and considered why those who leave a movement struggle to
Road Trip DL from Baton Rouge
Rich Pierce, , Christian Worldview, Road Trip, The Dividing Line, Theology MattersIn between getting some needed maintenance done on the truck and speaking on textual criticism tonight, James took an hour to squeeze in a show. After doing some recap on G3 he discussed his sermon from Isaiah 41 and the Sovereignty of God “in time.”
Recorded before a live audience at G3 James discusses everything from the early days of witnessing to Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Roman Catholics to more recent issues as God has blessed this work over the years.
Road Trippin to G3: Preview of G3 and Debate Report
James White, , Debate, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Road Trip, Speaking Engagements, The Dividing LineI think I am somewhere in North Carolina, on my way to Atlanta for G3. Have a bit of a preview of what will be upcoming there, and then reviewed the debate I had with Dr. Gregory Coles on Saturday afternoon, discussing the language and terminology issues relevant to “Side B” advocates of “Gay Christianity.”
Road Trip: Debate – Is “Gay Christian” a Biblically Acceptable Identity for Members of Christ’s Church? Gregory Coles, Mid Atlantic Reformation Society, The Future of Christendom 2023 – The Gospel at War, Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim, Pennsylvania, 9/16/2023
James White, , Debate, Homosexuality, Road Triphttps://youtu.be/wZqD2Yp2Ons?si=9aHxu5baq2geQ6mI
Upcoming Debate Thoughts, Jesse Duplantis, Thabiti Anyabwile
James White, , Debate, Homosexuality, Musings, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Road Trip, Speaking Engagements, The Dividing LineSlightly shorter program today as I speak this evening here in PA. Discussed the upcoming debate and relevant issues, played a clip from Jesse Duplantis, and a clip from Thabiti Anyabwile as well.
Road Trip Dividing Line: California’s Secular Tyranny, Our Response, Some Taylor Marshall Tweets
James White, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Eschatology, Homosexuality, Musings, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, TransinsanityDid the program live on the road from Indianapolis this evening, looking at the amazing secular tyranny in California, then a discussion of the challenges we are all facing as believers in these changing and unique times, and finishing with a look at some Taylor Marshall tweets.
Back on the Road from Albuquerque: Reflections on a Quarter Century of Responding to Homosexual Argumentation
James White, , Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Homosexuality, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing LineI hot footed it over here to Albuquerque this morning to be on Iron Sharpens Iron with Chris Arnzen, and so I continued the topic (since it was on my mind) on this program. Looked at 1 Cor. 6 and Romans 1 and the entire “Side A/Side B” controversy. Then briefly commented toward the end of Taylor Marshall’s comment about
A Twitter Theology Dividing Line
James White, , Abortion, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Eschatology, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Mormonism, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, TransinsanityWrapping up our home stand before I head out next week with a pretty high energy program running through topics brought up on social media. We looked at how Francis is going to update his 2015 encyclical on the environment soon and asked, “If he can’t see the scam of climate change, how can he have much insight at all?”
Pope Francis, “Growth” and “Consolidation,” and Trent Horn
James White, , Homosexuality, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing LineI hope we offered an important discussion today regarding Pope Francis, the direction of the Roman Catholic Church, the impact of leftist ideology, and the vital role of Scripture as an unchanging standard.
90 Minutes of Open Phones on the Dividing Line
James White, , Exegesis, Musings, Pastoral Theology, Pauline Studies, Personal, The Dividing Line, Theology MattersI started off with a few comments on the coming mask mandates, etc. Then, we took quite a variety of questions today from our callers! We discussed head coverings and Michael Heiser’s odd views on 1 Cor. 11; Hebrews 1:10 and its citation of Psalm 102; angels and demons today; how to translate the Greek term θέλω (thelo); and finally
Conclusion of Response to Trent Horn, A Little Rosaria Butterfield
James White, , Homosexuality, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing LineFinished up our response to Trent Horn on the topic of theopneustos, which we began two programs ago. But, I have started reading Rosaria Butterfield’s new book, Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, which is due to be released on September 12th, and I shared a few quotes and thoughts that are directly relevant to the debate in Manheim, PA,
Continued Response to Trent Horn on the Nature of Scripture, It’s Sufficiency, and Rome’s Claims
James White, , Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing LineWe continued our response to and review of Trent Horn’s video, here, dealing with his attempt to get around the reality that he is personally not in a position to foist a novel definition upon the entire Church, let alone to call it the “death knell” of sola scriptura.
Responding to Trent Horn on Theopneustos, Part I
James White, , Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Exegesis, Pauline Studies, Personal, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing LineWent just over 90 minutes today. The first quarter hour we talked briefly about dying Bible pages (showed off my recent examples) and the descent of the US into true banana republic status. Then we launched into Trent Horn’s response to me on theopneustos, getting into a wide variety of topics such as church history, lexicography, and the like. We
Open Phones on the Dividing Line
James White, , Jehovah's Witnesses, Misc, Mormonism, Personal, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology MattersStarted off showing my newly “dyed” Bible texts, following the process laid out by Jeffery Rice in this video, and then took calls on Rushdooney, Alma Allred (Mormonism), recognizing novel and soon to be abandoned ideas in theology, wokeness in the Assemblies of God, and dealing with Jehovah’s Witnesses on the eternality of Jesus. Also, we had one Modalistic caller
Radio Free Geneva: Brian from Faith on Fire and Leighton (Again) on John 6:44
James White, , Debate, Provisionism, Radio Free Geneva, The Dividing LineLooked at two different sets of arguments against Calvinism today, first from Brian of Faith on Fire on YouTube, then back to Leighton Flowers on John 6:44. Enjoy!