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Identity Christianity, Brandon Tatum and the Deity of Christ

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Debate, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Jehovah's Witnesses, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Started off looking at the call for “discipline” of anyone who would dare to point out the completely appropriate, biblical example of “Jezebel” that Jesus Himself used in Revelation 2. The Woke Church’s departure from biblical orthodoxy is moving much faster than one would expect. But then I reviewed a 5 minute video by Brandon Tatum. I’m sorry, I had

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The Day After

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Talked a lot about some of the amazing statements being made after the installation of the new regime in Washington. Looked at statements from Lecrae, Charlie Dates, and Anthony Bradley as well, especially as the latter two attacked Virgil Walker. Also looked at Russell Moore’s article on how to pray on inauguration day. Had to record and upload as the

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Catching Up on Events

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Musings, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Roman Catholicism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

We covered the waterfront today to be sure, looking at all sorts of topics from Twitter and other sources, statements from seminary professors, people promoting the woke church, you name it. 90 minutes of Christian worldview application, starting off with a little jingle from John Cooper about “Woke Christmas.”

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Lewis’ “Prophecies,” Cosmic Reconciliation, the Beauty of Creation

, , Christian Worldview, Debate, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Musings, Pauline Studies, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Jumbo edition today at ninety minutes covering some of the thoughts of C.S. Lewis on the coming technocracy, then finally getting back to Colossians 1 and “reconciliation” related to the atonement debate between Matt Slick and Sam Shamoun, and finishing up with a discussion of the beauty and order of God’s creation.

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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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Post Election Rambling for Christians

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Outside of saying we did talk specifically about the Equality Act and how it will fundamentally do away with the first Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, we sort of just pondered what looks like, at the moment, the possible outcome of the messed-up, in some places, very corrupt, election, especially as this impacts believers and the work

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WEF’s Utopia, Live Not By Lies, the Slick v. Shamoun Debate

, , Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Could have easily gone for a mega version today, but closed it down at 1:45 in length so I could catch the Doug Wilson/Kurt Jaros debate live. Started off looking at The Great Reset, the WEF’s move to bring the entire world into a global, socialist technocracy, using a virus, and climate change, as the catalysts. Then we talked a

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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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The War on Language: Part 1

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Offense, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started a series of responses to the influx of “woke ideology,” today looking at the need for defining language clearly by listening to some comments from Dr. Tim Keller. Then we moved onto the controversy that erupted last week over comments from Jeff Durbin regarding woke theology at the conference in Franklin.

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Open Phones on the Dividing Line

, , Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Provisionism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Technology, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

For some reason I kept giving really long, in-depth answers to all our callers today, but the questions were worthy of the answers. We looked at the canon of Scripture, the Synoptic gospels and how to deal with conflicts, the consistency of the Old Testament Scriptures, Jesus’ role as Intercessor, and Kevin Thompson and the elect. At the very end

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Last Program for a Week—Enjoy!

, , Abortion, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Islam, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Technology, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Covered a wide range of topics today. Started off with Tim Keller’s tweets regarding voting and abortion, then moved into Anthony Bradley’s assertion that the Puritans would be alt-right racists in 2020. Talked a little about the CDC’s promoting critical race theory, and then read an article by a “former Christian” feeding into the panic from HuffPo. Finished off (starting

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Sweater Vest Dialogues

, , Christian Worldview, Federal Vision, General Apologetics, Misc, Reformed Apologetics, Resources

In December of 2019, James White and Douglas Wilson began a series of dialogues and discussions that they have called The Sweater Vest Dialogues. Links to all of the episodes are below. Hopefully these are edifying for you! Episode I: The Federal Vision, December, 2019. Episode II: The Trinity and Patriarchy, January, 2020. Episode III: Catholicism and Salvation, March, 2020.

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Able or slave? Then the Broke Woke Church

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Started off listening to a few moments of Leighton Flowers interacting with Jeff Durbin’s presentation of total depravity—only played a few sentences, honestly, because that was all we needed to do. Dove into the text and let its message speak for itself. Then we looked at statements from Jemar Tisby, Anthony Bradley, and Beth More, all presenting the religion of

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Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman's Position Regarding Civil Disobedience+

Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman’s Position Regarding Civil Disobedience

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Theology Matters

Before your church follows Jonathan Leeman and 9Marks and begins to restructure your church in compliance to governmental orders this Sunday, hold on! Stop and think with me for a moment. Two weeks ago, Dr. John MacArthur and the elders of Grace Community Church released a statement that they were opening the doors of their church for worship on the

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Without Excuse Indeed!+

Without Excuse Indeed!

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Theology Matters

Back when Fesko’s book came out a few years ago I read the early statement out of Westminster (which Van Til contributed to heavily) on the issue of general revelation, natural theology, etc. 15 years ago when I was teaching apologetics at Golden Gate I had my students read the Sproul/Gerstner/Lindsley work on classical apologetics. I used it to point

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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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Another Potpourri Show!

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Mormonism, Musings, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Started off with two videos and a little report from the weekend (including my having the awesome honor of baptizing two of my granddaughters, Kadence and Clementine). Then I showed off my new Jeffrey Rice/PTL LXX set and talked about this coming Sunday’s sermon at Apologia on compatibilism. Eventually we made it around to the subject of Mormonism and modifications

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A Remote Dividing Line that Did Not Look Remote

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Hebrew Israelism, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Felt it would be wise to test our new technology before I do the Apologetics Roundtable tomorrow evening, so we did the program that way and I must say, it turned out well! A little warm (I am set up in the warmest room in my house, well, at least during the summer—surely the coolest for the few weeks of

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The Sudden Clarity of Black Racism (Louis Farrakhan), Then a Response to Jonathan McLatchie on the Noetic Effect of Sin

, , Christian Worldview, Debate, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Hebrew Israelism, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line

Started off looking at a clip showing sincere, clear, plain black supremacy straight from the teachings of Louis Farrakhan, a very well known racist who believes white people are demons. Eventually we transitioned into providing an exegetical response to Jonathan McLatchie’s assertion that there really is no “noetic effect of sin,” a claim he lays out in this article. The

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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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Another Potpourri of Topics, Including the Future of Mormonism

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Mormonism, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Covered a lot of topics including Don Lemon’s comments from 2013 (and how I said the exact same thing in 2016), as well as his “Jesus wasn’t perfect” comments from yesterday. Looked at a new X-Ray map of the universe, and finished up looking at the future of Mormonism.

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Being Saved, Marxists Everywhere, Graeme Codrington vs. John Piper

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent some time talking about 1 Corinthians 1:18 and what “being saved” means in like a KJVOist Nathan Rager’s NIV-tossing comments on the passage, discussed more about Marxism, and finished up looking at comments by Graeme Codrington on John Piper’s affirmation of God’s sovereignty over the CV-19 virus.

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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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Supreme Court, BLM, Thabiti, 2 Cor. 4:4

, , Atheism, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Pauline Studies, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Started out with a discussion of the Supreme Court’s redefinition of “sex” from 1964 and the resultant degradation of morality and law in the United States. Then looked at the totalitarian movement of Black Lives Matter, and their promotion of transgenderism. Then we simply had to read through the thread of tweets posted by Thabiti Anyabwile wherein he states “Until

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Revelation 6, Mohler and the Leftists, James Gets Canceled Again, JK Rowling

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Persecution, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line

Just an hour today but we crammed a lot in, including looking at a petition to get Albert Mohler fired for daring to say something negative about the Episcopalians (and for not repeating the necessary cultural mantras), Anthony Caputi is “done” with the Dividing Line, and JK Rowling takes on the transgender cabal.

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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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Critical Theory Issues in Recent Events, Memes and Screen Shots, Leighton Flowers and Apologetics

, , Atheism, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

A mega edition of the DL today, two full hours, covering tons of current events with the social justice revolutionaries both outside and inside the church for the first 1:10. Last 50 minutes focused on a tweet from Leighton Flowers saying Calvinism and Apologetics do not mix. We listened to and critiqued an on-line exchange on the topic of God’s

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