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God’s Knowledge/Man’s Knowledge

Jeff Downs, February 25, 2011, General Apologetics

Some of you are familiar with what has become known (inappropriately) as the Van Til/Clark controversy; dealing with what constitutes God’s knowledge and man’s knowledge. Recently the crew from the Reformed Forum spent some time with Dr. Scott Oliphint (who sat under Van Til and now teaches Apologetics at WTS) and addressed this controversy. Click here to listen. If you

Listener’s Questions, Six Calls

James White, February 24, 2011, The Dividing Line

Started off answering questions that have been sent in, including a follow up on Reformed theology from our Muslim inquirer; then took three “regular” calls, and three Skype calls, two of which were from England (I like how the folks calling in from London are often speaking quietly because it is so late at night over there).

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Radio Free Geneva: Questions About Calvinism

James White, February 22, 2011, The Dividing Line

Today I spent the entire program answering six questions sent in on the topic of Reformed theology. I hope the answers given are useful and edifying. A few comments at the end about the contrast between these serious questions and some of the looniness currently being seen out on the net.

Seven Long Months of Silence for Norman Geisler

James White, February 21, 2011, General Apologetics

It has been over seven months since I posted this video asking Norman Geisler honest, important questions about the defense he has made of Ergun Caner’s fallacious claims. Seven long months of silence, seven long months of cover-up on the part of the Provost of Veritas Seminary (reminder: “veritas” means “truth” in Latin). The fully refuted, and often sadly shallow

Using the Qur’an in Witnessing to Muslims

James White, February 20, 2011, Islam

Interview 6 | White and Barcellos from MCTS on Vimeo.

Of Doctorates and Eternity

Rich Pierce, February 17, 2011, Misc, Mormonism, Theology Matters

Every now and then I like to remind our critics of how the doctorate issue began. The first post in this series was by Dr. White who was the first to raise the issue, (early to mid 1998). We have never hidden this from anyone but have yet to have a single critic actually interact with Dr. White’s reasoning for

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Partners in Ministry

James White, February 17, 2011, Personal

After the Sunday evening service at Trinity Road Chapel in London someone asked to take a picture of Pastor Doug McMasters and myself. Doug is a big boy…he makes me look pretty small. Doug and I have developed a lot of memories over the past fifteen or so years. We once did a 105 mile ride together out on the

What Reformed Baptists Actually Believe, Abdullah Kunde, and Calls

James White, February 17, 2011, The Dividing Line

Started off with a brief correction to a pastor from Brisbane who pretty much got what RB’s believe on election completely backwards in a recent sermon (we listened to an anti-Calvinism sermon he preached a few months ago on a Radio Free Geneva), and then started listening to Abdullah Kunde’s presentation in a recent debate in Australia. Then took calls

Keith Mathison’s Response to Bryan Cross

TurretinFan, February 15, 2011, Roman Catholicism

Bryan Cross at Called to Communion posted a response to Keith Mathison’s book, “The Shape of Sola Scriptura.” Dr. Mathison’s detailed response to Bryan Cross may be found at the following link (link). Dr. Mathison nails many of the central issues, without trying to be exhaustive. In particular, I think that the readers may enjoy the first portion of the

Trip Report

James White, February 15, 2011, The Dividing Line

Took quite a while to work through a report on my trip to London, Dublin, and Glasgow, and then started to take calls. Ended up with an interesting dialogue between Joseph and Sam Shamoun on the Qur’an, and then, well after the normal stop time, I addressed Peter Lumpkins and others, as promised. Great to be back and to do

Another Alexander the Coppersmith

James White, February 14, 2011, Misc

I just arrived in Philadelphia after an 8-hour flight from London. It was an uneventful flight during which I mixed a little reading of a work on the Qur’anic accusation of textual tampering with two viewings of…Despicable Me, which I found to be wonderfully heart warming and fun to watch (I rarely see movies in the theater, given I have

Now THAT is an Upgrade!

James White, February 14, 2011, Technology

So I arrive at Trinity Road Chapel Sunday morning. I’m going to be preaching from Mark 15. I figured I’d use my Accordance app on my iPad, but decided I might use my OliveTree Bible reader instead, just to have both Greek and English available. So I fire it up and am surprised to see a gorgeous green leather cover

Witnessing to False Teachers: a Question on the MCTS Podcast

James White, February 14, 2011, General Apologetics

Interview 5 | White and Barcellos from MCTS on Vimeo.

Sermons from London at Trinity Road Chapel

James White, February 13, 2011, Exegesis

I spoke on the historicity of the crucifixion in the morning service, and was asked, specifically, to revisit Romans 9 for the congregation Sunday evening. Here is the download page from Trinity Road Chapel. The Romans 9 presentation, while similar to last Sunday evenings, includes a refutation of “equal ultimacy” as well (which would not have been helpful in the

Rebuttal Period from Last Night’s Debate in London

James White, February 13, 2011, Islam

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Thanks to All Who Watched/Listened/Attended

James White, February 12, 2011, Islam

Just a quick picture before I hit the hay (it is after midnight and I preach in the morning!). Many thanks to all who attended, watched, listened, prayed for, tonight’s debate in London with Bassam Zawadi. It was a great evening, and as my goal for the evening was a clear presentation so that the hearers would have a solid

Debate: Does the Quran Misrepresent Christianity? Bassam Zawadi, New South Wales, Australia, 2/12/2011

James White, February 12, 2011, Debate

https://youtu.be/FfXRUv7jHZQ https://youtu.be/5j5MYeOoG14

Debate: Has Islam Misunderstood Christianity? Bassam Zawadi, New South Wales, Australia, 2/12/2011

James White, February 12, 2011, Debate

https://youtu.be/8pQLzCJDdQs

Video Link

James White, February 12, 2011, Misc

I am told this is the link for the live feed. I do not know if it will go live right when we start, or how it will work, but this is the best I can do on short notice: http://www.christianity.com/11645665/

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London Miscellaneous

James White, February 12, 2011, Misc

Just a few quick notes to bring everyone up to speed on events here in London. I have arrived back in Wandsworth from a few wonderful days in Glasgow, ministering at the Reformed Baptist Church of Anniesland and staying with Pastor Jim Handyside and his wonderful wife, Chrissie. Remember that Jim and Chrissie are headed for the US in just

We Are Going to Try to Live Stream Today’s Debate

James White, February 12, 2011, Misc

We may have a way to live stream this evening’s debate with Bassam Zawadi on whether Islam has misrepresented Christianity from here in London. However, we are still working on the details, and really will not know until much closer to the event time whether it will work out or not. So keep an eye out, as I will do

Teachable Moment for Those Who Live in Lumpkins’ World

Dr. Alan Kurschner, February 11, 2011, Reformed Apologetics

Any seasoned Calvinist will tell you that to try to interact biblically with an Arminian is a Herculean feat. And if you achieve that stage, it is an additional challenge to have them concentrate on a single coherent passage without them jumping all around the Bible. Peter Lumpkins is illustrative of that type of Arminian. Recently, I argued that human

Molinism in a Nutshell: God Makes Do the Best He Can

TurretinFan, February 11, 2011, Roman Catholicism

The term “Molinism” is making it into the headlines of the blogosphere a lot these days. So perhaps you want to know, in thirty seconds, how Molinism differs from Calvinism. The short answer is that Molinism views man’s will differently, and that consequently Molinism holds to “middle knowledge” to explain how God can have a comprehensive plan for all of

The Greatest Mystery in the Universe

Dr. Alan Kurschner, February 11, 2011, Christian Worldview

I think the greatest mystery in all of the universe, and by “mystery” I mean that which we as creatures cannot wrap our finite minds around so as to comprehend, is, not the trinity, and not that he made the universe ex nihilo (out of nothing), and not the virgin birth, but the greatest mystery is his divine love for

It’s Not the Thought that Counts these Days

Mike Porter, February 10, 2011, Christian Worldview

Indeed. It sounds as if you supposed that argument was the way to keep him out of the Enemy’s clutches. That might have been so if he had lived a few centuries earlier. At that time the humans still knew pretty well when a thing was proved and when it was not; and if it was proved they really believed

For Our Friends in the Upstate New York Area

James White, February 9, 2011, Misc

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A Quick Note on the Comma

James White, February 9, 2011, Textual Issues

Dan Wallace posted on a marginal note on inserting the Comma in 1 John 5:7, here. He mentioned that at the time (this was posted in July, but since I’m in the UK, my mind skipped the year, and transposed the 7 and the 2, so I originally thought this was posted two days ago—for those who do not know,

Sermons from Ireland

Rich Pierce, February 8, 2011, Misc

Dr. White’s sermons over this past weekend in Dublin are up on sermon audio. Please find the link here. The Trinity with Q&A, The Carmen Christi & The Potter’s Freedom.

Greetings from Glasgow!

James White, February 8, 2011, Misc

I am once again back in “the land of my forefathers,” as I like to point out, staying with Pastor Jim Handyside and ministering at the Reformed Baptist Church in Anniesland. This morning I had the opportunity to join in with their Tuesday morning coffee and tea outreach at the church, where passersby are invited in for free coffee, tea,

A Great Reminder: We are not alone in this

Mike Porter, February 7, 2011, Godly Disciplines

Tracking down correspondence between the Reformers is quite a task, I have found. Nonetheless, it is useful to read the letters between the Reformers to get a sense of how they esteemed each other. Sometimes they were brutally honest with how they felt about each other. Sometimes they were more brutal than honest. But most times, they esteemed each other

The Power of Christ’s Resurrection

Mike Porter, February 7, 2011, Godly Disciplines

The Power of Christ’s Resurrection This then is what the apostle means by the “Power of Christ’s resurrection,” and this is what we are as much concerned experimentally to know, as that He rose at all. Without this, though we may be moralists, though we may be civilized, good-natured people, yet we are no Christians. For he is not a

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