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Faith, the Qur’an, and the Bible, Online Defense of White Supremacists

, , Christian Worldview, Offense, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

A clip from Leighton Flowers comparing the Bible and the Qur’an (from four years ago!) popped up and that resulted in a tweet from LF about debating the topic. We examined that, then talked for a while about the exposure of “Woe” from the Stone Choir and amazingly how those supportive of the rehabilitation of the Nazis and Hitler have

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The Coming Conclave, then How Cults Get Members (Upcoming Debate)

, , Debate, General Apologetics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Personal, Racialism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Uncategorized

Talked about the upcoming Papal conclave (5/7) and the legacy of Francis’s papacy in regards to Rome’s claims of ultimate authority. Then we moved into a discussion of the upcoming debate with Corey Mahler on May 15th, “Is the Holy Spirit Able to Sanctify Black Believers as Well as White Believers?”

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Road Trip Dividing Line: Responding to Alex O’Connor

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Iglesia Ni Christo, Jehovah's Witnesses, Personal, Reformed Apologetics, Road Trip, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Unitarianism

Talked a bit about the current trip, but mainly focused upon comments made by Alex O’Connor on a webcast regarding the gospel of John and in particular comments he made about John 12:44 and John 1:1. Hope folks will be helped by the study!

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Road Trip Dividing Line: Jeff Durbin and the Jewish Representative, then Jay Dyer on Abraham

, , Christian Worldview, Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Road Trip, The Dividing Line

Rich worked hard to work on the audio challenges we have had in the past and the changes made it a lot easier for me to play video clips on the program today. So, we looked at Jeff Durbin’s exchange with the Jewish representative in Georgia, and responded to Joel Webbon’s criticism of that exchange. Then we looked at some

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I Told You the Sacralists Were Coming, Didn’t I?

, , Abortion, Church Fathers, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

So Joel Webbon dropped a webcast about how the State is to correct the Church, and how this has been normative throughout church history. Well, do forgive me, but I’ve always opposed sacralism, still do, always will, and the errors and holes in the presentation, historically and logically, were big enough for me to drive my big GMC through, so,

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A Nation Divided, My Irrelevancy, the Finished Atonement

, , Church History, Musings, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with more evidence of how divided a nation the US is, then moved on to listen to some brief comments from He Who Judges from Afar, and then we moved into some thoughts about the debate with Joe Heschmeyer, specifically on what his point was in emphasizing the time gap between the cross and the Ascension.

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Jay Dyer Implodes on the Playground; Yes, Joe, Bishop and Elder are the Same Office

, , Church History, Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, Pauline Studies, Personal, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

About halfway through the program we had a power spike due to a storm blowing into Phoenix, but we got it all recorded anyway. First I dealt with the amazing explosion of infantile behavior by one Jay Dyer when I dared actually treat him like an adult in challenging him to defend Nicea II in debate. You won’t believe his

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Back from Arkansas, Heading to Louisiana, Two Debates in April, Debate Comments

, , Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, General Apologetics, Misc, Personal, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Excited to be home, but excited to head out in just a matter of weeks for the “Louisiana Loop” that will take me to southern Louisiana for a debate on April 4th, and then to northern Louisiana for a debate on the 10th. Talked a bit about last weekend’s debates as well.

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The Ignatian Strawman Extinguished

, , Church Fathers, Church History, Debate, Personal, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line

Though I really wasn’t feeling well after I arrived here in Amarillo, I felt it was absolutely necessary to address the amazingly dishonest attacks that have been launched against me about a single cross-examination question from Saturday night’s debate. So we did a full dive into Ignatius, his writings, the issues with the transmission of those writings, forgeries, you name

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Road Trip DL from Jonesboro

, , Church Fathers, Eastern Orthodoxy, General Apologetics, King James Onlyism, Musings, Personal, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Mainly covered the upcoming debates, how to properly encourage someone interested in pursuing apologetics, foundational issues, etc., and then talked a bit about Gavin Ortlund and his videos, and the recent discussion about the canon of Scripture, the Deuterocanonical books, etc. Not sure about when we will be able to do programs next week, to be honest, as I drive

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Road Trip DL: Conway; Francis, the Future, then Zeitoun as Evidence

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, Eastern Orthodoxy, Personal, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Snuck a quick program in today before teaching at the seminary this evening, talking about developments with what seems like the soon passing of Pope Francis, etc. Then we briefly discussed recent conversations concerning Cameron Bertuzzi, a convert to Romanism, and his claim that the supposed appearances of Mary at Zeitoun, Egypt, decades ago provide better evidence for the Christian

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A Sorta-Road Trip Dividing Line from Conway, Arkansas

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Misc, Mormonism, Personal, Road Trip, Speaking Engagements, The Dividing Line

Drove for eight hours today and arrived safely in Conway, so I got set up and managed to sneak in a quick Dividing Line, discussing upcoming talks, lectures, and debates on this trip, and answering some questions asked on Twitter. Glanced over once and we had over 1,440 people viewing! And now…to sleep!

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Still in Phoenix! Why? Explained. Then: More Developments in Rome

, , Christian Worldview, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Personal, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Explained why I am still here in Phoenix when I was supposed to leave today (I leave tomorrow). But mainly we focused on Pope Francis as well as a video clip attacking sola scriptura. If Francis passes, will you be ready to take advantage of all the opportunities to bear witness to the gospel of grace? This episode might help!

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Developments in the US, Some Tweets I Forgot Tuesday

, , Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Misc, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Uncategorized

Caught a few of the amazing stories coming out about how the left has used the US treasury as their own private slush fund, then moved on to a couple of tweets I forgot to cover Tuesday, one from Stephen Wolfe about a biblical theology of climate change, the other from Eric Conn about my desperation and irrelevance. Also covered

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Stone Choir Cult Attacks Plus More

, , Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Ken Wilson, Misc, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Went a full 90 minutes today starting with Corey Mahler and the Stone Choir Cult’s attack on my last evening, followed up by Mahler’s amazing promotion of Marcion’s gnosticism. I used his false statements about the name Yahweh to go into church history and trace the damage that was done by the loss of the knowledge of Hebrew and how

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The Post War Consensus then Gold from the Prophet Jeremiah

, , Christian Worldview, Misc, Mormonism, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism

I was said to be part of the “PWC crowd” in a statement this morning by a young social media type guy, so we looked at what the PWC is, a bit about R.R. Reno, stuff like that, then switched over to Jeremiah chapter ten and some great jewels provided in God’s glorious Scriptures.

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A Blast from the Past, Marian Devotion, the Book of Abraham

, , Debate, Mormonism, Personal, Resources, Roman Catholicism, Technology, The Dividing Line

A listener sent in the printed schedule of my events from my trip to New York in April of 1998, which I read through as evidence of the fact that Chris Arnzen tried to kill me back then! After a bit of that we looked at some Marian devotion issues relating to the gospel, and then focused in on the

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End of Year Catch Up on Developments in the “Trashworld” Controversy

, , Christian Worldview, Debate, Misc, Offense, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, Technology, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism

The addition of Catholic speaker Calvin Robinson to the line up at the the Defeating Trashworld Conference in April has stirred up a lot of controversy, and properly so. Stephen Wolfe chimed in today with a tweet about his viewpoint on issues, so we really had to take some time to consider where this is all going, and what it

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Pre-Advent Dividing Line

, , Misc, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

One of the first things I said to Rich when we finished this program was, “How am I going to type THAT ONE up?” and he laughed. So let’s see. Talked about Biden’s disgusting “let’s burn it all down before we leave” campaign of pardons and commutations, Muslim hatred, a super cool Christmas card from a family in our church,

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Insights from TurretinFan, and More on the Nazi Invasion

, , CBGM, Christian Worldview, Church History, Misc, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Talked a bit about how modern tech is allowing us to “read” ancient scrolls that have been fossilized over time, then looked at some insights, and corrections, from our friend TurretinFan regarding the TR, the book of Revelation, etc. Then transitioned into more recent developments into the influx of Nazi apologists into “Reformed” churches, and the Reformed men who are,

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A Few Advent Thoughts, Then, Who Has Really Changed?

, , Eastern Orthodoxy, Misc, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with some seasonal thoughts about Incarnation, Crucifixion, the differing emphases between East and West on those topics, etc., and then transitioned into looking at statements being made on line attempting to create a false narrative that simply goes against history.

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Mockery is not a Christian Virtue, then, the Carson/Huff Discussion

, , Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church History, Debate, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Islam, Personal, Road Trip, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism

Last Road Trip DL for 2024 coming from Holbrook, Arizona this evening. Started off looking at Joel Webbon’s defense both of “anons” and using them to mock people “right off X,” naming Owen Strachan as an example. Then we discussed the encounter between Wes Huff, a Christian scholar and apologist, and Billy Carson, an Internet “influencer” of some kind, and

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Return Road Trip DL from the Middle of Nowhere

, , Christian Worldview, Eastern Orthodoxy, Misc, Musings, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I am in western Oklahoma, just shy of the Texas panhandle, and I am truly in the middle of nowhere. But, we set up Starlink and got the job done! Pretty much went through a Twitter thread from a fellow named BG Apustaja and replied to his assertions about how I have become “unhinged,” which led to a discussion of

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Road Trip DL from St. Charles

, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Musings, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Road Trip, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Got a program in from windy, and soon to be very cold, St. Charles Missouri, where I will be speaking on God’s response to the LGBTQ revolution this weekend, the 24th year I have spoken at Covenant of Grace Church. Talked a bit about “Reformedville” and happenings therein, eventually transitioning into the glorious truth of the sufficiency of Scripture from

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Tobias Speaks, So Finally, So Can I

, , Offense, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Road Trip, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line

I promised Tobias Riemenschneider I would hold off on responding to the tsunami of ignorance-based, infantile slander on social media until he could speak his own mind, which he has now done. So, here is my commentary, and I am glad to get this over with. Very few times in my ministry have I had to wade through this kind

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Thanksgiving Thoughts, the PWC

, , Christian Worldview, Misc, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Did my usual Thanksgiving thing and pointed out that it should, in fact, be “usual” for Christians to give thanks and to live in a state of thanksgiving. Then we looked at the new “thing” to be all excited about, “The PWC,” the post-war consensus. What is it, how do you define it, and how did it become the central

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Welby, Lawson, and Christian Unity

, , Christian Worldview, Musings, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Thomism, Transinsanity

Got an early program in (head out over the weekend again, so, time is short!). Discussed the Archbishop Welby resignation, new developments in the Steve Lawson saga, and then looked at statements from folks who are continuing to battle against a biblical view of Christian unity and of the nature of Christ’s Kingdom. Uncertain about whether we will find a

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Trump is not King, Internet Mobs, 4th Grade Playground

, , Christian Worldview, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with noting a fund raiser for Joshua Haymes’ little boy (kidney transplant) hoping our audience will pull together and help them over the top. Looked at some odd Jimmy Akin comments about Mary and sinfulness, then talked a bit about Trump’s promises and the real, honest mountains he will have to climb to fulfill them, and how unlikely

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Road Trip Election Night Dividing Line

, , Exegesis, Godly Disciplines, Personal, Road Trip, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Don’t worry, really didn’t talk politics. Told some stories from the road, but spent the vast majority of the time working through Psalm 33, all to encourage us to wait upon the lovingkindness of Yahweh. Seemed quite fitting on a night light this, and had over 1000 folks watching! Hope it was encouraging to all who listened in!

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