Archive for category: Reformed Apologetics

James Swan, who is involved in teaching ministry at the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church in New Jersey, will address “ Did Martin Luther Believe in the Reformed Tulip?“ MP3 Available Here James has a hobby of tracking down obscure Luther facts. Today we’ll examine some of the recent claims about Martin Luther, as well as address the similarities between

Louis Ruggiero (aka LouRugg) asked my friend Dr. White: Oh and by the way, when Turretinfan said that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart by taking away his common sense, I almost fell off my chair. Did he get that stuff from you, or did he make that one up on his own? I answer: One of the problems with the debate

This might be of interest of our readers. This past Thursday, in Reformation Church History, Dr. James McGoldrick addressed the topic of Michael Servetus and John Calvin. This issue has been dealt with on this blog (most recently here); and this 10 minute audio clip will simply add to the collection. Click here to listen. Dr. James E. McGoldrick is

Thanks to Monergism.com I recently located a discussion recorded on October 16, 2005, at the Omaha Bible Church featuring Dr. James White discussing evangelizing Roman Catholics (here’s a link to the mp3 – about 1 hour). This is one of several presentations that was given that weekend. The rest are provided below: Justification by Faith Alone (link to mp3 –

Lane Chaplin has interviewed Dr. James White on the topic, “Does Reformed Theology Matter?” After a short introduction, Mr. Chaplin interviews Dr. White from Dr. White’s own office on the importance of Reformed theology. There’s even a video clip from one of Dr. White’s debates. Enjoy! -TurretinFan

Tim Warner on the origins of Calvinism asserts that it is “Christian philosophical speculations, eventually led to what is today called, ‘Calvinism.'” I do not know too many philosophers that have written a mountain of commentaries, which I suspect Warner has not read a single volume. Nor do I know too many Christian philosophers who have been humble to

Not long ago I posted Calvin and Servetus Revisited. In that entry I included a 20 minute section on Calvin and Servetus that Dr. White did on the Dividing Line. During his explanation, he mentioned that Servetus has been credited with describing the circulatory system and that he hadn’t had a chance to check the accuracy of this claim. I

“(28) And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (29) For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. (30) And those whom he predestined

One of Dr. White’s speaking engagements while in Australia was to give a talk on Justification and the Uniqueness of Jesus Christ. While I am told that a YouTube video may follow, you can get the audio now at the following link (link). That site has a handy embedded player. If, however, you’d like to just download the mp3s, the

A recent letter asks: Do you know if Calvin really wanted Servetus put to death? I know he wrote he wouldn’t stop it, if he were put to death. I know the two often corresponded, until Calvin lost patience. But a Reformed guy told me, last summer, that when Servetus wrote he wanted to come to Geneva, Calvin tried to

   A while back a fellow showed up in our chat channel using the nick BibleJohn. From the beginning I felt he was a troll, that is, someone “trolling” to create controversy, someone not being honest with us about who he was or what he was up to. It seemed to me that his behavior and language was so caricatured that

Two posts ago, I pointed out how Mr. Camping’s chronology falls apart under Scriptural scrutiny over something as simple as the name of Moses’ father (link). In the immediately preceding post, I demonstrated that a rebuttal based on there needing to be 430 years in Egypt was wrong based on the plain teachings of Scripture (link). As I explained then,

   You may recall that last month I did two programs with Justin Brierley on his “Unbelievable” radio program in London. I debated Roger and Faith Forster on the doctrines of grace and on the existence of eternal punishment. The first of those programs aired last weekend, which means I assume the program on eternal punishment will air this weekend in

One reader inquired regarding the Camping Jenga post: If Amram was Aaron’s dad, how on earth do we account for the 430 year sojourn in Egypt? I answer as follows: The Israelites did not sojourn 430 years in Egypt. This is one of the first mistakes that Mr. Camping has made in his claims regarding the matter, though it is

In a previous post (link) we discussed how Mr. Harold Camping errs on the simple question of who Moses’ father is, according to the Scriptures, and how this has a chain reaction effect on his chronology. There are other clear errors in Mr. Camping’s theology that relate less directly to his date-setting error. Scripture Says Christ Died Once Scripture is

Mr. Harold Camping’s views of the end times are extremely complex, which is one of the reason that they attract many folks. In some ways, they are like a more complicated version of Jenga, in which a tower is constructed from numerous sticks that seem to be more or less separable from the tower. One problem with the extreme complexity

One of the perennial comments one hears is that if either A or B were correct “it is doubtful that so many Bible-believing, godly evangelical Christians would have wound up on each side.” This flawed position assumes that “godly evangelical Christians” always tend to end up agreeing with correct positions. That’s a flawed assumption. In fact, “godly evangelical Christians” often

In his July 1 Sunday School presentation, William Lane Craig said the following: “…I think as a non-Calvinist, what I do want to say is that if a person does sincerely turn to Christ in repentance and faith that God will not dishonor him and say ‘No, I won’t regenerate you, I’m going to leave you and pass over you….’  I

   And I have nothing against thanking God today for faithful men of the past. But to be honest, I’m sort of glad Calvin asked to be buried in an unmarked grave. I’m a bit concerned about what would be going on there if he hadn’t.    There is everything fine and good with celebrating God’s goodness to His church in Calvin

   There are some things that stand as their own refutation.

The video below is a response to Prophecy Channel’s (PC’s) response to Dr. James White. There three main sections to the video, and consequently three main sections to the response: 1. Does Dr. White think only Calvinists are Christians? No. Dr. White acknowledges that there are non-Calvinist Christians. On the other hand, Dr. White recognizes that not everyone who calls

   One of the obejctions Arminians like to throw against the Reformed teaching regarding election is the fact that one cannot speak of a sovereign God electing without at least implying, if not directly approving, “double predestination”–that is, that God both elects to salvation and to damnation. The Arminian objection is largely emotional: the thought of a good and loving God

The following is a list of several patristic quotations (previously posted at the link) that relate to the topic of the atonement. Some affirm limited atonement, some are simply germane to the topic of the atonement without necessarily affirming limited atonement. The last two show that interpreting 1 John 2:1-2 the way that Calvin did was not new to Calvin.

   I remember when I first heard Dave Hunt say it. I think it was while he was speaking at a Calvary Chapel somewhere in a Hawaiian shirt and a jacket (oddest combination I’ve ever seen). Hunt insisted that nowhere in the Bible do we ever see anyone elected, predestined, chosen unto salvation, but only unto service and blessing. I was