Archive for category: Reformed Apologetics

Church Membership, Adding “P” to LGBT, Matt Chandler & Prophecy, Open Phones

James White, July 19, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line

Another Skype-based program from Evergreen, Colorado. Looked briefly at the reaction to a church pruning its membership rolls, then read a portion of Douglas Wilson’s article on adding “P” to LGBT. Then considered the concept of “prophecy” in Matt Chandler’s recent sermon, and then took calls on various topics such as the resurrection of the saints in Matthew 27 and

The Revoice Conference on Crosspolitic Then Open Phones from Evergreen, Colorado

James White, July 16, 2018, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off commenting on the Crosspolitic.com interview with Greg Johnson, pastor of the PCA church hosting the Revoice Conference this weekend. Then we started taking calls on topics such as polygamy, the canon of the Old Testament, how to leave a church, and finishing with a call from Dino in Sri Lanka on the subject of Roman Catholicism. Here is

Live DL Via Skype from Evergreen Colorado: Christianity Without the Bible Refuted

James White, July 11, 2018, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with a brief refutation of the silliness promoted by Leighton Flowers, and then moved on to actually important issues. First we discussed comments made by William Lane Craig about the historical Adam and the doctrine of original sin. Then we noted that Andy Stanley appeared on Michael Brown’s radio program and attempted to defend his “unhitching the Old Testament”

Open Borders Means Anarchy and Lawlessness, Then Open Phones on Deep Theological Topics

James White, July 2, 2018, Christian Worldview, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, King James Onlyism, Mormonism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

While we were getting folks in line for open phones I commented for about ten minutes on the simple reality that “open borders” equals anarchy and the end of law, a concept that should not be attractive to any Christian whatsoever. Then we went to the phones to discuss a bunch of deep Trinitarian issues, as well as Eastern Orthodoxy,

A Biblical Apologetic Mentality, Reconciliation Vs. Talk, Open Phones

James White, June 21, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Spent the first hour working through the issue of gentleness/meekness as the repeatedly commanded biblical norm for Christian behavior and dialogue in response to the Islamicize Me series and discussions that have come about since then. Then spent a few minutes on reconciliation, ethnicity, and “conversation,” and then went to the phones for 30 minutes with calls on a wide

Tom Buck Gives an Update from the SBC then James Responds to the Islamicize Me Guys

Rich Pierce, June 13, 2018, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

During the first half hour James discusses the recent controversies from the Southern Baptist Convention with Pastor Tom Buck. Then James answers a number of issues that have surfaced this week with the Islamicize Me controversy. Here is the YouTube link: Live Video Stream The Dividing Line is on YouTube video. Our YouTube channel also provides videos of most of

The Danger of “Gay Christianity,” Islamicize Me Redux, a Bit More on the SBC

James White, June 7, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Islam, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Well, surprise surprise, quite the amount of response to yesterday’s program, so we covered two topics we touched on yesterday, including further commentary on the Islamicize Me video series and on the Paige Patterson situation in the Southern Baptist Convention. But first, we looked at the issues raised by the Revoice Conference and the idea of “gay Christianity,” and considered

Quick Ministry Report from Around the World, the “First Century Mark” Fragment That Isn’t, the Mockumentary, and the SBC

James White, June 6, 2018, General Apologetics, Islam, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Gave a relatively quick report on my trip to London, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Loughborough, Glasgow, Leicester and Belfast, and then discussed some of what broke while I was gone. Looked at the publication of the “First Century Mark” fragment that turned out to be contemporaneous with P45. Then we needed to address the series of videos that have been posted of

Sam Harris and Bart Ehrman Chat Christianity, Open Phones on Many Topics

James White, May 3, 2018, Abortion, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Pauline Studies, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Spent a little time on some comments made in an interview between Sam Harris and Bart Ehrman at the beginning of the program (after just a few minutes noting Jim Wallis’ extolling of James Cone) and then moved to calls. Spent way too much time trying to deal with a super technical call (I went back to it later when

A Short Reply to Brian Abasciano on John 3:16

Dr. Alan Kurschner, May 2, 2018, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Theology Matters

James N. Anderson has replied to Abasciano here. I want to briefly illustrate Abasciano’s co-text myopia. Abasciano claims that πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων (pas ho pisteuōn, “whoever believes”) grammatically conveys indefiniteness. It actually does not, at least as it is realized in this particular discourse of John. If Abasciano wants to be consistent then he must conclude that John is teaching

John 3:16 Again, Racialism, CBGM, Peterson/Shapiro Dialogue

James White, April 24, 2018, CBGM, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Covered a TON of important material today. Started off responding to an Arminian attempt to spin the discussion of John 3:16 and the phrase πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων (every one believing). Then we moved on to some developments on the racialism front. From there we switched gears and addressed the claim that CGBM will cause all of the past three hundred years

Micro-Aggression Worship Songs, Tweets from the MLK50 Conference, Ehrman on the Gospel Writers, Open Phones

James White, April 4, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Mormonism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Covered a number of odd things coming out of the MLK50 Conference, including a “worship song” that included the concept of “micro-aggressions” (just finding a way to put that tongue stopper in a line of music deserves credit!) and a tweet insisting that “White Evangelicalism” (whatever that is) “owes” the “black community” monetary investment. Then we got back to the

Philosophical “Response,” Racialism Again, Calls Including Church of Christ Question

James White, March 29, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Hebrew Israelism, Iglesia Ni Christo, Pauline Studies, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Started off with some brief comments on a response posted by Dr. Davis in reply to the last program, and then spent quite a while on the race issue once again due to comments on line by Urban Apologetics and Kyle Howard. Took a call from our brother Kofi up north, had problems with the phones, and managed to get

Pelagians on Twitter, Man-Centered God at Bethel, Presuppositions in Ehrman, Open Phones

James White, March 22, 2018, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Mormonism, Pauline Studies, Radio Free Geneva, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off looking at a Pelagian on Twitter by the name of “C G.” Then played an entire ten minute long clip from a guy on the “Dead Raising Team” from Bethel Church in Redding about how we should believe in the goodness of people (please read Romans 3:10-18 over three times while pondering that concept). Before going to the

Chasing Textual Criticism into BYU, then Open Phones

James White, March 20, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, King James Onlyism, Mormonism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Started off with a (to me) really interesting discussion of a recent study in textual criticism that led me, in the minutes just before the program, off into the woods of Mormonism and BYU. At least I thought it was fascinating! But we eventually got out of the woods and did open phones on a wide variety of topics (isn’t

LGBTQ Tweets, Ehrman Dividing Mark and John, Open Phones

James White, March 15, 2018, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Talked a little bit about a Twitter exchange regarding LGBTQ books, and then moved to a rather full refutation of Bart Ehrman’s comments on Mark vs. John on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion (Nisan 13 vs. Nisan 14), and then went to open phones with once again a wide variety of calls and topics. Always interesting questions from the Dividing

Humanzees, Jordan Peterson, Parallel Gospels, and Open Phones

James White, March 13, 2018, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Mormonism, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Spent most of the start of the show looking at a video from Jordan Peterson and interacting with the concepts of suffering and human purpose in his lectures. Dr. Peterson has been great in exposing the fundamental flaws and simple irrationality of many of the left’s pet projects today, and we can be very thankful for that, but we cannot

The New GTY Assault Bible, NA29 Due in 2021, Billy Graham, then Back to Ehrman/Licona

James White, March 8, 2018, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Started off talking about the new “Preacher’s Bible” from Grace To You which I have now dubbed “The Assault Bible.” Light hearted discussion, I assure you. Then we talked about the announcement that the next editions of the NA and UBS Greek texts are due out in 2021/2022, and what that means. Then we discussed the move on the part

A Little Bill Johnson, a Bunch of Islamic Material, and an Intro to the Ehrman/Licona Debate

James White, March 6, 2018, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Hebrew Israelism, Islam, Pauline Studies, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Took a little time to comment on my listening to some material on Bill Johnson (Bethel Church, Redding, CA) this morning at the start of the program, and then moved into a lengthy Islamic discussion, dealing with common misunderstandings on the topic of the atonement amongst Muslims, playing clips from the Wood/Ally debate, and a video from a Muslim in

Series to Begin Next Week, the Ebionites, and Open Phones on a 95 Minute Dividing Line

James White, March 1, 2018, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Islam, King James Onlyism, Oneness Pentecostalism, Persecution, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Uncategorized

Covered about half an hour of “topics” from the Ebionites to current discussions of “insanity,” and then we went to open phones with lots of questions on a wide variety of topics including the Trinity, Oneness, and two calls on textual variants (Romans 5:1, John 10:29). Here is the YouTube link: Live Video Stream The Dividing Line is on YouTube

Vines/McDowell Dialogue, Encouraging Podcast, Calls on Today’s Jumbo Edition of the Dividing Line

James White, February 27, 2018, Church History, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Islam, Pauline Studies, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Started off with a few miscellaneous items, including a brief review of the Matthew Vines/Sean McDowell dialogue from a few weeks ago, a little reading on Basilides the early church gnostic heretic and his views, and then I played some portions from the Ex Nihilo podcast that the Hardings posted as an encouragement to me (which was much appreciated). Then

Open Phones on the Dividing Line!

James White, February 22, 2018, Church History, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Did a little church history (the Renaissance) and then went to the phones, taking calls on Lutheran baptismal regeneration, Jesus’ words about the day of judgment, grieving and evangelism, hyperdispensationalism, Titus 1:6, the longer ending of Mark, regeneration in the OT, Isaiah’s judgment oracle, and early christian writers. Whew! 1:45 makes it an almost mega jumbo edition, I guess! Here

Modalism Destroys the Gospel, Church History Continued, Response to Jordan Hall’s Unhinged Diatribe

James White, February 20, 2018, Church History, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I drove back from Las Vegas this morning and rushed into the office to do a DL. Started with a topic relevant to Shawn McCraney’s comments on modalism last week as this impacts the gospel. Looked at Hebrews 9 as an illustration. Then went back to Reformation Church history, looking at the Avignon Papacy and then the invention of printing

What Justin Martyr Actually Said, Transmission of the Text, Open Phones

James White, February 8, 2018, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Misc, Mormonism, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Discussed Justin Martyr’s words in reference to Malachi 1:11 as found in his Dialogue with Trypho (in reference to a call from Tuesday), and then went over a textual critical issue relating to partial manuscripts. Then we opened the phones and, as normal, covered a ton of topics, with a lot on the Trinity and the relationship of Father, Son

Open Lines on the Dividing Line

James White, February 6, 2018, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Iglesia Ni Christo, Misc, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Did about twenty minutes on Jan Hus and the background of the Reformation, and then went to the phones for the first time in a long time. A ton of questions on a wide, wide range of topics, such as the INC, Roman Catholicism, textual criticism, etc., finishing with a nearly 25 minute conversation with “Joe” who is flirting with

The Religion of Moloch Lives, Lizzie Schofield’s Review of G3 Debate, S&K Swings and Misses Yet Again

James White, February 1, 2018, Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, Oneness Pentecostalism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

A 90 minute edition of the DL today starting off looking at recent events primarily related to the Uber Sacrament of the Secularists, i.e., human child sacrifice, euphemistically called abortion. Then we considered a mainly negative review of my debate with Adnan Rashid offered by Lizzie Schofield. Finally we looked at the recent accusations brought by Jordan Hall relating to

G3 Debate Report, Being Fair in Dealing with the Qur’an

James White, January 23, 2018, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Mormonism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Did a little under 100 minutes on the program today dealing with the debate with Adnan Rashid and then looking at Surah 3 and the allegation that I should not be witnessing to Muslims. We mentioned the printing of a tract I wrote decades ago, The Christian Message, which is now available from the folks at One Million Tracts. You can

A Little Molinism, and a Little Oneness

Rich Pierce, January 11, 2018, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Oneness Pentecostalism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Reviewed a William Lane Craig video on the limitations inherent upon God due to “middle knowledge” during the first half hour, and then looked at key passages on the pre-incarnate existence of the Son as a divine Person in the second half hour. Well, ok, we went like ten minutes long, but close enough! No programs next week as I

Ijaz Ahmad and Corruption of Scripture, A False Dilemma for Christians, Thoughts on the Condemnation of Michael Brown

James White, January 9, 2018, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent a good deal of time playing the final portions of Ijaz Ahmad’s video on “the corruption of Scripture,” working through a lot of pretty in-dept stuff regarding the Greek Septuagint, etc. Then spent a bit of time looking at a supposed dilemma for Christians from Paul Williams, and finished off with about 50 minutes of thoughts on the brouhaha

2 John 11 Abused by Imbalanced Calvinists, the Death of LDS President Monson, Further Response to Ijaz Ahmad

James White, January 4, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Mormonism, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off looking carefully at the text of 2 John 7-11 once again, this time as it has been abused by ostensibly Reformed folks. Then we looked at some of the shenanigans of the “only Calvinists are saved” brigade on line. Moved eventually to the death of LDS President Monson and the continued need to pray for God to pour

Setting the Record Straight: Dr. Michael Brown Our Special Guest

James White, January 2, 2018, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Didn’t bother starting off the year quietly as over the holidays a number of internet-based ministries were throwing out the hate against me for my relationship with Dr. Michael Brown. In the process a number of articles were posted that displayed the same kind of “let’s not worry about thinking clearly, let’s surely not even ponder being fair, but let’s

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