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Where Do We Go From Here? Staying Faithful in the Future+

Where Do We Go From Here? Staying Faithful in the Future

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Church History, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

As we watch with amazement the rapid transformation of Western culture in our day the question is: how do we remain faithful? I truly shared my heart today as I looked at an article about how the Chinese Communist Party “re-educates” Uighur Muslims and used it as a basis for laying out some basics for all of us at this

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Vaccines, Lindsay, KJV Onlyism, Roman Catholic Apologetics Arguments+

Vaccines, Lindsay, KJV Onlyism, Roman Catholic Apologetics Arguments

, , Church History, King James Onlyism, Roman Catholicism, Technology, The Dividing Line

There were two major topics I forgot to address on yesterday’s show that I managed to get covered today (KJV Only arguments, Roman Catholic claims), and I had to talk a bit about some more claims about the Covid vaccines. But I still forgot again to talk about Chris Hohnholz, one of the hosts of VOR Radio, who, I am

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Story Time with Uncle Jimmy, The Scythian Test in Response to J. Ligon Duncan

, , Church History, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Two pretty much equal parts to today’s program: first half a Story Time with Uncle Jimmy where I read some materials from Willam Tyndale that are challenging and yet encouraging. Then we listened to the clip from Dr. Duncan wherein he says that his black friends can properly have trust issues with him because of what people who look like

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Who We are Subject To, and a Response to Jimmy Akin on Pope Francis

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, General Apologetics, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line

Spent the first half hour discussing how Jesus, as King, subdues us unto Himself, and what practical meaning that will have in the coming months and years when Caesar demands our submission to him in opposition of Christ. Then I responded to a statement from Jimmy Akin on the topic of debates and specifically why I believe today’s Roman Catholic

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Where We Stand: How Church History Can Help, But Only So Far

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism

I have seen many speaking about how generations in the past have encountered and endured persecution, and this is a vitally important truth that we should be speaking of regularly. We should speak to our children, regularly, about the persecuted church, and how we could be called to face the very same kind of physical persecution, suppression, and attacks that

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The Pope, the Red Pill, the Muslims, and John Piper

, , Abortion, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Pope Francis certainly gave us plenty to talk about and so we did, but connecting the current controversy to a wider reality about his beliefs. We then looked at Tim Staples trying to deal with the Roman Catholic view of Islam as found in Lumen Gentium 16, so if you are dealing with Roman Catholicism, this show should be helpful.

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Responding to Tim Staples on Catholic Answers Live on Sola Scriptura

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Offense, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

If you are active in reaching out to our Roman Catholic friends and family members, this is an important program for you. We spent most of our time going deeply into a clip from CA Live on “tradition” in the Bible. Then we played a brief clip from the British Parliament on critical race theory that was real encouraging, and

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Lots of Topics to Finish the Week!

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Offense, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Baptist Issues, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, TROnlyism

Zoomed through a ton of stuff on Covid-19, attacks on religious liberty, the big tech censorship at the start of the program. Reviewed Michael F. Bird’s article, then worked through Dr. Edmondson’s CT article as well, and finished up with a full refutation of Chris Thomas’ false accusation that I reject the first section of the LBCF. An hour and

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Jemar Tisby, Woke Ideology, then Jeff Riddle’s “Shocking” Statements

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, TROnlyism

For the first hour we thought through the conclusion to a presentation from Dr. Jemar Tisby, considering standpoint epistemology, whiteness, etc. Then I looked at the “shocking” statements I made in the debate with Dr. Riddle on the TR. Ninety minutes. We will do another program, Lord willing, on Friday.

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The Wrath of the Lamb

, , Church History, Exegesis, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, TROnlyism

Started off with a few minutes in Revelation 6 and how we must first see the importance of a text in its original context. Then we looked at craziness from Hawaii with pandemic-panic lockdowns, the CDC inadvertently admitting masks are all a political ploy, Jemar Tisby’s retweet of BLM, and some updates on the coming debate with Jeffrey Riddle on

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Tons of Important Material Today!

, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Covered a ton of important stuff today, including the work of the Ministry of Truth in editing and changing history, the jihad of the homosexuals in Cornwall, and a judge saying Grace Community, which has been meeting for weeks in worship, can’t. Then we moved to Jerry Walls’ “best argument against Catholicism,” and then finished up with a lengthy introductory

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Eric Mason, Lecrae, Timothy Keller

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Took the time to look through Eric Mason’s comments from this weekend on reparations, then discussed (but did not play because I figured our video would get DMCA’d as a result) Lecrae’s capitulation on the issue of homosexuality on a secular interview, and finished up talking about sacralism in response to Timothy Keller and our brief exchange last week. Finished

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Swimming the Tiber, Hosea 11:1 in the LXX, Frank Turek on Molinism

, , Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Godly Disciplines, King James Onlyism, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Spent a good portion of time talking about why people “swim the Tiber” in light of Cameron Bertuzzi’s stating that he is closer than he has ever been to embracing Rome’s claims (though, he says, he is still “far away”). Realized while we were doing the program that this month marks the 30th anniversary of my first public debate which

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Woke Religion with Tim Keller, Fulgentius of Ruspe on the Hypostatic Union

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Actually started off with a little bit on how to deconstruct the objective reality of the fact that 2+2=4, then moved on to Tim Keller’s article ostensibly pushing back on Critical Theory while actually demonstrating he has been deeply influenced (in a bad way) but it. Then we finished up with a Story Time with Uncle Jimmy segment, reading through

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James Cone’s Children, Then In-Depth on the Immaculate Conception

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Spent just a few minutes at the start on the video of a black Baptist pastor applying the words of Isaiah 53 to John Lewis, explaining how this is perfectly consistent with Black Liberation Theology as developed by James Cone. Then got into a lengthy church history segment focusing upon the historical development of the Immaculate Conception and why any

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The Calvinist Club, Sola Scriptura, Purgatory

, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, TROnlyism

Went almost two hours today but it’s an important program. Started off responding to William Samuel Bruce’s comments about me being a part of the “New Calvinism.” Then we moved into a response to James Fox Higgins on the subject of sola scriptura, its definition and defense (really important). Then following that theme we want back to this video featuring

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Open Phones Dividing Line Friday

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, King James Onlyism, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Let’s see what some of the topics were: Sam Gipp and “Antioch manuscripts,” the Church & Culture, Debating the Papacy, Justification and Roman Catholic apologists, how to talk to Christians who have bought into social justice theories, and more!

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Answering Questions from Friends

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Open Theism, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Did an hour and forty minutes today answering questions from two friends of mine—but you will find them to be useful questions! A great deal on the topics of how Christians are to respond to changing cultural situations and challenges, and then a solid hour or so on theodicy, God and the existence of evil. I did start off with

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From Claire de Lune to Jonathan Merritt to Rome’s Dogmas About Mary

, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Went an hour and 45 minutes today because we “covered the waterfront.” Talked about how Twitter is saying the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel is a dangerous website (could be a technical glitch, could be purposeful), and then discussed how we can have confidence that God’s truth abides with us today. Discussed Jonathan Merritt’s 1 minute video, looked

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Living in Two Worlds, then, A Full Response to a Muslim “Revert”

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Islam, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Started off with a few minutes discussing the reality that a lot of us are facing: how do you have any sense of “normal” anymore when the future looks to troubled, so difficult? Why even bother talking about theology during a revolution? Well, because Christians have done that for a very long time, actually. So, a few words of encouragement

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Four Open Phone Calls, A Bit on Thinking Clearly About Numbers, Digging into More from Wilson’s Dissertation

, , Church Fathers, Church History, General Apologetics, Provisionism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

We opened the phone and took some calls, such as on the canon of the Greek Septuagint, and whether we are in constant sin because we do not love God perfectly. Then we looked at some numbers relating to the current panic relating to the pandemic, and then moved back into the in-depth analysis and refutation of Ken Wilson’s Oxford

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Bart Ehrman Stuff, then Valentinian Gnosticism

, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, General Apologetics, Provisionism, The Dividing Line

Talked a little about a new video from Ancient Paths TV about Bart Ehrman, playing a few clips and making application. Then we gave an introduction to a vitally important variant of Gnosticism in ancient history, Valentinianism. Don’t let the name dissuade you, this is really important stuff! We will take a few calls tomorrow to start off the program,

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Lightfoot in Chicago Then A Helpful Introduction to the Gnostic Creation Myth

, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Provisionism, The Dividing Line

Two main topics today, first, the reality of how much our conversation has changed in the past forty years, illustrated by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in Chicago and the inevitable relationship between her lesbianism and her attitude toward the Christian church. Then we dove into a summary introduction to the Gnostic myth of creation, something we’ve been promising to do for

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Four Open Phone Calls, Leighton Flowers Says I Only Use “Biased” Sources

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Exegesis, Mormonism, Musings, Provisionism, The Dividing Line

We started off with four phone calls on various topics from around the country, and then listened to some comments from Leighton Flowers insisting that I never use unbiased sources in my response to Ken Wilson. Then we had a little church history discussion before signing off for the week. About 84 minutes or so.

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Caesar’s Gold, Augustine Actual Again

, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, General Apologetics, Provisionism, Technology, The Dividing Line

Went over why I responded so negatively to the idea of churches accepting federal funding from the recent CARES funny-money “stimulus” at the start of the program. Talked a little about giving my grandkids a “sun show” today using my Meade solar telescope, then moved back into fundamentals of scholarly examination of historical materials, this time looking at a section

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A Bit More on James 2, Molinism, More Augustine Actual

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Open Theism, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Provisionism, The Dividing Line

Today on the program we extended our sympathies to RZIM and the family of Ravi Zacharias. We likewise extended our congratulations to Kofi Abu-Boahen and his wife on the birth of his son Gareth Kwabena. Then we moved back to James 2:14, specifically, and looked closely at the question, “Can that faith save him?” in light of the “free grace”

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