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Remember: DL Has Been Moved to Wednesday

James White, November 16, 2010, The Dividing Line

Today’s normal DL has been moved to tomorrow. We will be discussing Frank Beckwith’s presentations at ETS (esp. since one of his presentations is on justification), and Rapture Ready Radio’s criticism of debates along with the promotion of Jack Chick instead! Should be interesting. Wednesday at 11am MST.

Van Til and the Trinity: God as a Person

Colin Smith, November 15, 2010, General Apologetics

As we have seen in the previous article, Van Til, and all apologists of the presuppositional camp, hold that Christian theism is the only theism worth defending. If, as Christians, we believe in the God who is revealed in the pages of the Old and New Testament, we are believing in a very specific God: one who creates, sustains, loves,

William Tyndale Puts our Comforts into Perspective

Dr. Alan Kurschner, November 14, 2010, Godly Disciplines

Tyndale was taken to the Vilvorde Prison near Brussels where he was kept in solitary confinement. From the sixteen months that Tyndale spent in prison, only one piece of his correspondence has survived: a letter asking for warmer clothing because of the cold and damp, a lamp so he could see in the dark and Hebrew books so he could

Innocent III vs. Benedict XVI — Use Scripture as Your Standard Instead

TurretinFan, November 13, 2010, Roman Catholicism

“Here I wish to affirm once more that religion can never justify intolerance or war. We cannot kill in God’s name!” (Benedict XVI, Verbum Domini, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, September 30, 2010, Part 3) Desiring with an ardent desire to liberate the Holy Land from the hands of the ungodly, we decree with the advice of prudent men who are fully

Doctrine of the Word of God

Jeff Downs, November 12, 2010, Resources

The fourth volume in John Frame series A Theology of Lordship is now available The Doctrine of the Word of God, coming in at 720 pages. Sample pages here. On Thursday of this week Kevin Boling interviewed John Frame on the Knowing the Truth radio program, discussing this particular publication. Other books in this particular series include (in order of

Mark 1:41 and Hebrews 2:9 in the SBLGNT Plus Calls

James White, November 11, 2010, The Dividing Line

I felt it would be helpful to many to comment on the inclusion of very minority readings in the new SBLGNT that was released recently. Specifically, I addressed Bart Ehrman’s two favorite texts, Mark 1:41 and the “angry Jesus,” and Hebrews 2:9, “apart from God.” The SBLGNT includes both barely supported variants in the main text, going against pretty much

And a Canadian Muslim Responds….

James White, November 10, 2010, Islam

A radical Muslim who has been banned from our chat channel decided to provide a glowing example of the problems Islam has with its followers by sending in this e-mail: Email: [email protected] Subject: Islam Message: YOU WANT FATWA CONDEMNING IRAQI CHRISTIAN ATTACKS? HERE IS A FATWA FROM ME. – Murder all cross worshipers in Iraq and send the survivors to

A Request for My Muslim Friends

James White, November 10, 2010, Islam

For those of the Muslim faith who abhor violence and murder, could you direct me, please, to the fatwas that are being pronounced from recognized Islamic centers of jurisprudence against the Muslims who are busily murdering the People of the Gospel in Iraq? Here is an example from today. I know there are Muslims who believe such actions are wrong,

Formal Sufficiency of Scripture on Iron Sharpens Iron Today

TurretinFan, November 10, 2010, Roman Catholicism

Lord willing, I (TurretinFan) will be appearing on Chris Arnzen’s radio show, Iron Sharpens Iron, from 7-8 pm EST (4-5 pm PST). The topic will be the Formal Sufficiency of Scriptures. The show can be heard over the air in Long Island and Connecticut, and can be heard via live streaming anywhere there is Internet (www.Sharpens.org & www.AM1240WGBB.com). It is

Biologos and Doug Pagitt: an Interesting Comparison

James White, November 9, 2010, The Dividing Line

So what do the folks at Biologos and Doug Pagitt have in common? A lot, it turns out, as we discovered on today’s Dividing Line. Started off with a quick report from my teaching in Peru (and my fascinating observation that, as of this point in time on Tuesday afternoon, I have yet to hear a single car horn sounded

Don’t Forget the DL at its NORMAL Time

James White, November 9, 2010, The Dividing Line

The DL starts in less than fifteen minutes, and we can tell by the low number of listeners that you all have played with your clocks again. Remember, the DL is always at 11am MST. 🙂 Important stuff to discuss today!

Deity of Christ Debate, Pt. 2

Jeff Downs, November 8, 2010, General Apologetics

Part 2 of the debate that took place on the Jewish Voice Broadcast with James White, Michael Brown v. Joseph Good and Sir. Anthony Buzzard is now online. Click here to watch and listen. Begins at 7 minutes.

Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus: In Macy’s

James White, November 8, 2010, Misc

There are few pieces of music more stirring, more beautiful, more exalting than Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. So to have it sung, by surprise (at least for most shoppers) by chorus members mingling amongst them accompanied by a beautiful pipe organ—well, this is definitely special. Thanks to KG for the link:

Minneapolis Interview Posted

James White, November 6, 2010, Misc

I had the opportunity to do an interview on sola gratia and other Reformed themes when I arrived in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. That interview has been posted here.

Presuppositional Apologetics and the Trinity: A Review

Colin Smith, November 5, 2010, General Apologetics

Before digging into Van Til’s teaching on the Trinity and how it applies to his argumentation for the existence of God, it will do us well to review the fundamental principles of Presuppositional Apologetics. Okay, I know you have heard a lot about PA recently, but you know the old teaching addage: the more you hear something, the more likely

Deity of Christ Debate

Jeff Downs, November 5, 2010, General Apologetics

Most, if not all of you, are aware of the debate that took place on the Jewish Voice Broadcast with James White, Michael Brown v. Joseph Good and Sir. Anthony Buzzard. If you do not remember, this week the JVB began with Pt. #1 of the debate. You can catch the program here, beginning at 7.36.

Two Video Clips from Lima

James White, November 4, 2010, Personal

I didn’t know Brad White had posted these. Short, but they give you a flavor of the presentations:

What Was Recovered During the Reformation?

Jeff Downs, November 4, 2010, Resources

Yesterday I had the privilege of sitting under the preaching of Pastor Ian Hamilton (a Scotsman) pastor at Cambridge Presbyterian Church. Hamilton is the author of two books The Erosion of Calvinist Orthodoxy: Drifting from the Truth in Confessional Scottish Churches and a commentary in the Let’s Study series on The Letters of John. One of my favorite courses I’ve

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Ministry in Lima, Peru

James White, November 4, 2010, Personal

Half way through my time here in Lima. So far we have covered sola scriptura, the biblical form of the church (plurality of elders), the transmission of the text of the New Testament, and in the Q&A times—just about everything. Yes, speaking with translation is always a challenge, but so far so good. Surviving culture shock as best as a

The Nuisance of Biblical Logic

Dr. Alan Kurschner, November 3, 2010, Reformed Apologetics

If God knows every detail of the future with infallible certainty, then (by definition) the outcome of all things is already determined. And if things are predetermined but God did not ordain whatsoever comes to pass, then you have two choices: 1. A higher sovereignty belongs to some being (or beings) other than God. That is idolatry. 2. Some impersonal

On Sincerity = Salvation

Dr. Alan Kurschner, November 3, 2010, Christian Worldview

Christian exclusivity is anathema to the natural religious Man. “If someone is sincere about their religious faith, who are you to judge?” Their dogma characterizes today’s Christian inclusivism, but did you know that there were a few “sincerity=salvation” voices in the Reformation period: The emphasis among committed to the rational and ethical approach was upon

Presuppositional Apologetics and the Trinity

Colin Smith, November 2, 2010, General Apologetics

If you have been following the blog over the past month, you will have seen Jamin Hubner’s series of posts on apologetic methodology and particularly on Presuppositional Apologetics. Hopefully, as a result of Jamin’s sterling work, you are all now fully conversant with Presuppositional Apologetics (or the “Transcendental” argument as Van Til preferred to call it) such that you are

Golden Chain

Jeff Downs, November 2, 2010, Resources

Dr. Joseph Pipa, president of Greenville Seminary recently spoke at the Oklahoma Conference on Reformed Theology on the topic of the “Golden Chain of Redemption (Romans 8:29-30).” I am currently taking Christ & Salvation with Dr. Pipa, some of the same things mentioned in class are presented in this lectures. The advantage you have is you is that he is

Reformation Day Studies/Sermons

James White, October 31, 2010, Reformed Baptist Issues

Sunday School Lesson on the Backgrounds of the Reformation Morning Sermon from Galatians 2 on the Gospel of the Reformation A Needed Balance and a Call to Passionate Faith And with that…I’m headed for Lima, Peru. Lord willing I will have Internet access and will try to give a report on the progress of the pastoral training.

Celebrate the Gospel: Evangelize Those Trapped in Rome

James White, October 31, 2010, General Apologetics

Today is October 31, Reformation Sunday, a far more important date to note than the one being celebrated by the world, to be sure. Though no one who awoke on November 1, 1517 had any idea at all that anything of moment had taken place the day before, hindsight is powerful. I will not in this article address the issue

Excellent Work from My Brothers

James White, October 30, 2010, Roman Catholicism

Two of my blog team have posted articles on their personal blogs that you really need to read, especially if you have interest in Roman Catholic polemics. James Swan, the master of all odd Luther quotes, has just blown a hole in the boat of many of Rome’s pop apologists who constantly hammer away at the “Luther and Calvin believed

A Touchstone for God-Centered Salvation Vs. Man-Centered Salvation

Dr. Alan Kurschner, October 29, 2010, Reformed Apologetics

The “Calvinist vs. Arminian” debate is substantially a debate between what is called “synergism” and “monergism.” There is no third option (unless one is willing to affirm Pelagianism). For those who are new to the Calvinist-Arminian debate, the following is a primer on the two perennial branches of theological systems in Christianity. Or to put it another way, there are

Reformation History

James White, October 28, 2010, The Dividing Line

Sunday is October 31, Reformation Sunday, remembering God’s great work of bringing the light of the gospel to Europe through the Reformation. So to help prepare you for that day I was joined by TurretinFan, and we talked about Francis Turretin, one of those used by God to help systematize and defend the truths of the Reformation. Then I spent

On Reformation Zeal for the Original Languages

Dr. Alan Kurschner, October 28, 2010, Godly Disciplines

announced that henceforth he would no longer restrict himself to the prescribed biblical passages selected to be read for each Sunday of the year, but instead would preach on the entire gospel of Matthew from cover to cover with the Greek text in front of him upon the pulpit. The modern generation can scarcely reconstruct the excitement which such

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Radio Free Geneva…Accomplished!

James White, October 26, 2010, The Dividing Line

Had a great time on the program today, covering three items: first, reminding folks that we now have the great “Read My Book” debate from 2003 available in mp3 format now, here. Then we reviewed, very briefly, some of Bob Sungenis’ anti-Calvinism arguments from up in Newberg, and then launched into the real reason for the Radio Free Geneva, the

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Radio Free Geneva Today on the Dividing Line!

James White, October 26, 2010, The Dividing Line

Did you know Calvinism’s emphasis upon God’s divine decree is unbiblical? That it impugns God’s character? Well, you’ve heard all that before, right? I mean, it is like Psalm 33 or Daniel 4 or Ephesians 1 just doesn’t exist in the Bibles carried by folks like Dave Hunt or George Bryson. But William Lane Craig, Philosopher to the Exegetically Challenged,

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