Archive for category: The Dividing Line

Hijacking the Scriptures: The Romans 9 Debate – Rightly Dividing the Word?

Rich Pierce, January 14, 2016, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Last May Dr. White engaged Prof. Leighton Flowers in debating the text of Romans chapter nine. Professor Flowers’ presentation has bothered me deeply since the first time that I viewed it. If we can set aside the issue of Calvinism and focus solely on his treatment of scripture along with his use of well known terms what will we find?

Finishing Up the Hamza Tzortzis/Adnan Rashid Video, About 20 Minutes with Wael Ibrahim, a Twitter Reply to RonOFS

James White, January 7, 2016, The Dividing Line

Succeeded in finishing my review of the video on the reliability (or, in this case, non-reliability!) of the Bible from the Muslim perspective with Hamza Tzortzis and Adnan Rashid. Then got another twenty minutes or so in continuing by response to Wael Ibrahim from the debate in Hong Kong, and then took the last twelve minutes or so to respond

Continued Response to Adnan Rashid and Hamza Tzortzis on the Reliability of the Bible (and Qur’an)

James White, January 6, 2016, The Dividing Line

I really thought that I would be able to easily get through the rest of the video from Adnan Rashid and Hamza Tzortzis today—I still have nearly five minutes left to cover tomorrow! But, we got into a lot of important stuff, including the canon of Scripture. I made reference to the lectures by Dr. Michael Kruger (found here). Lots

Randal Rauser and then Hamza Tzortzis and Adnan Rashid on the Bible

James White, January 5, 2016, Atheism, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line

Briefly looked at some comments about atheism and the suppression of the knowledge of God by Randal Rouser, but moved fairly quickly to a response to Hamza Tzortzis and Adnan Rashid on the alleged corruption of the Bible (OK, we took a few minutes to discuss tribbles, but let’s not get into that now). Got less than half-way through, though,

They Went Out from Us: Jahaziel’s Excuses for Abandoning the Faith

James White, December 30, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent most of the hour reviewing the excuses rapper Jahaziel posted for denying Christianity (not surprisingly found them wanting), and then looked at an abortion doctor who is “proud” of her “service” as a “Christian.” Last DL of the year—Lord willing, see you again January 5th!

Roman Catholic Apologists: an Hour Long Phone Call in Response to Rome’s Claims

James White, December 29, 2015, The Dividing Line

Took a phone call from 18-year-old Luke who has been talking to some Roman Catholic apologists—spent the entire hour with Luke addressing issues like sola scriptura, apostolic succession, the gospel, grace, justification—we about covered it all! Should be helpful to many! Here is the YouTube link:

Lots of Topics and Articles

James White, December 23, 2015, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Dealt with a number of articles on the program today from a stack of articles I had thrown into Evernote, including dealing with the decline in religious freedom, the Pope and indulgences, Muslim nations banning Christmas—even a few words on Piper’s controversial article about Christians and self-defense. A wide-ranging show! Here is the YouTube link:

Troubling Thoughts from Dr. Jeffress About ISIS, Then Back to Reviewing Wael Ibrahim

James White, December 22, 2015, Islam, The Dividing Line

We did a jumbo edition (90 minutes), starting off listening to the comments of Dr. Jeffress from First Baptist Dallas from a few weeks ago (linked below). Let’s say I was…troubled. Then we went back to my response to Wael Ibrahim focusing upon the New Testament’s testimony to the deity of the Lord Jesus. Here is the YouTube link:

A One Hour Forty Minute Start to My Response to Wael Ibrahim on the Trinity

James White, December 17, 2015, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Began a hopefully respectful, helpful review of the arguments and claims of Muslim speaker Wael Ibrahim in a recent debate on the Trinity in Hong Kong. Wael seems like a really nice man, has a very winning personality and approach, so reviewing his position should be very helpful to all who wish a deeper knowledge of the Trinity and who

Responding to Noah Adam’s Criticism of Jeff Durbin (with Jeff in Studio)

James White, December 15, 2015, Atheism, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Pastor Jeff Durbin joined me in studio today 1) for a celebration of color thanks to Coogi sweaters and 2) to respond to this video by Noah Adam. Nearly two hours and twenty minutes of discussion of apologetic methodology, theology, and truth. We hope you find it useful—and colorful! Here is the YouTube link:

Today’s Document from the Vatican on the Covenants and Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot

James White, December 10, 2015, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Islam, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

The Vatican released a new document today on Jewish/Christian relationship and the Old and New Covenants (found here). It is a lengthy, verbose testimony to the maxim, “Theology Matters” and a very eloquent witness to the necessity of sola scriptura. Then I addressed “putting the shoe on the other foot,” specifically, how we Christians are oh so properly skeptical about religious

I Really TRIED to Talk About Other Stuff, But…Eventually…

James White, December 8, 2015, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Technology, The Dividing Line

I seriously did start off with the Calvin College story on gay marriage and tried to address a few other topics, but look—when you have folks accusing me of going “soft” on Islam, and have folks saying I’ve gotten too “friendly,” what did you expect? I addressed the topic. For about an hour of today’s 90 minute program—and I still

Total Insanity at the Start, then on to Important Issues about Secularism, Homosexuality, and Regeneration

James White, December 3, 2015, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Roman Catholicism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Did a 75 minute program today, starting off with the looniest video I’ve ever seen aimed at me from a small Romanist cult up in New York. Then we moved on to the “God Isn’t Fixing This” headline, an article on the TGC blog about homosexuality, and finally a brief review of Paul Copan’s article on regeneration and faith. Enjoy!

Two Contrasting Views of Islam, and Then a Little on CRISPR (Jumbo Edition)

James White, December 2, 2015, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, The Dividing Line

Spent the first 70 minutes or so contrasting two videos on Islam, one from Talk Islam decrying the violence in Paris, the other the newest ISIS promo video which I call “ISIS Hollywood.” Lots of discussion of sources, interpretation, etc., especially in light of the ridiculous accusation that honestly recognizing differences amongst Muslims makes you “soft” on Islam. Then toward

Due to Cox’s Inability to Assign IPs, DL Moved to Wednesday

James White, December 1, 2015, The Dividing Line

Well, evidently it takes DAYS for Cox Communications to assign an IP for a new modem (when a power surge fries your old one). Seems like a parable of Big Government: these assignments have to be done by Big Brother in Corporate Headquarters all the way over in Atlanta and, well…they just can’t be bothered it seems! So here we

Malcolm Yarnell/Corporate Election/Bart Ehrman Review Continued

James White, November 24, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent the first forty minutes considering corporate election, Ephesians 1, and a recent sermon by Malcolm Yarnell, and then moved back to our review of Bart Ehrman’s comments in the recent debate on the deity of Christ. We won’t be doing any more DLs this week—have a blessed Thanksgiving time with your families and friends. We will be back next

Radio Free Geneva: Gail Riplinger, Kent Hovind, Peter Lumpkins Reviewed

James White, November 23, 2015, The Dividing Line

Started off with the recent Kent Hovind video promoting Gail Riplinger—why? Because a comment was made about 5-point Calvinists in their criticism of “modern translations,” and we wanted to see, and hear, the cultic mindset of the worst of the KJVO movement. Then we moved on to Peter Lumpkin’s new booklet on Calvinism. We will be back tomorrow (since the

Emilio Ramos My Guest As We Discuss the Need for Christians to Be Disciplined of Mind

James White, November 17, 2015, The Dividing Line

I was joined in studio by Pastor Emilio Ramos, who was in town to record some video with me. We discussed a few things about my time with him in Dallas back in May, and then moved on to discuss the emotion-driven response to the Paris attacks and how Christians are to be “sound of mind” and “disciplined” in all

An Hour Long Discussion About What Matters: Freedom, Dividing Lines, Catholicity, the Lordship of Christ

James White, November 13, 2015, Christian Worldview, Godly Disciplines, Musings, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Personal, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Don’t even know how to describe today other than, “I’ve wanted to address these issues for a long, long time. Let’s do it.” Many will disagree, but hopefully, will think hard about why, and that’s the important issue for me. Sounds a bit cryptic…just listen and you’ll figure it out! Here is the YouTube link:

Radio Free Geneva: Pastor Ronnie Rogers at Truett-McConnell College

James White, November 10, 2015, Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Decided to do a Radio Free Geneva today and review a chapel sermon delivered by Pastor Ronnie W. Rogers at Truett-McConnell College just recently. A fair amount of discussion of God’s freedom, man’s nature, the nature of divine knowledge, etc. Enjoy! Here is the YouTube link:

Movie Reviews, Kentucky Baptists, SQUIRREL!, Oh, Uh, and Ehrman

James White, November 9, 2015, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Covered the vast wide countryside of theology and apologetics today, including a review of the Free Speech Apocalypse movie (and some non-spoiler comments about The Martian!), a brief listen to one of the candidates for the Kentucky Baptist Convention presidency, one of the audience questions from the recent atheist debate, and finally, after a bit more wandering about, nearly an

Bart Ehrman vs. Justin Bass on Whether Jesus Believed He was Divine

James White, November 5, 2015, General Apologetics, The Dividing Line

We took the entire hour to begin to review Bart Ehrman’s debate with Dallas Theological Seminary professor Justin Bass on whether Jesus believed Himself to be divine. This debate review will be helpful especially for those who have not heard our reviews of Ehrman in the past, especially when it comes to his historical methodology and arguments. Here is the

Numerous Topics Eventually Leading to a Return to the Brownson/Homosexuality Discussion

James White, November 3, 2015, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Wandered about a good bit on a number of topics, including interacting directly with a Muslim on Twitter who simply cannot (or will not) understand the necessity of consistency and avoiding double standards in debate at the start of the program today. Though I didn’t get to the Ehrman/Bass debate, I still ended up taking nearly 15 minutes talking about

Of No Man’s Lands and Ecumenism and Sanctification and Textual Families

James White, October 29, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent some time on Surah 18:27 and then read Peter Leithart’s strange article on Roman Catholicism and Protestantism and then took calls on justification, textual families, and the like. Hope it is helpful! Here is the YouTube link:

Presuppositionalism/Evidentialism, and then Apologetically Useful Verses

James White, October 27, 2015, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Oneness Pentecostalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Reviewed comments by Dr. Peter J. Williams on the subject of evidentialism and presuppositionalism, and then moved to a review of key verses you might want to be familiar with in sharing with various groups, including Roman Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Oneness Pentecostals, Secular Humanists, “Gay” Affirming “Christians,” and finally…with our dear beloved Arminian friends. Hope it is useful! Here

Cross Examination from the Codrington Debate/Phone Calls

James White, October 22, 2015, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Started off with a ten minute clip from the Johannesburg debate from almost two weeks ago, and then opened the phones, with calls on the priesthood in the early church, Leighton Flowers’ on the will of God, and other topics. Here is the YouTube link:

Debate Report Including Gagnon/Kirk Encounter

James White, October 20, 2015, Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Islam, The Dividing Line

Did a jumbo edition of the DL today reporting on my trip to South Africa along with my attendance at the Gagnon/Kirk debate on homosexuality. Spent nearly the first hour on the homosexuality topic (interspersed with comments about South African Rooibus Tea) and then moved on to the Muslim debates in the last half hour. Here is the YouTube link:

Ahmed Deedat on the Deity of Christ

James White, October 5, 2015, Islam, The Dividing Line

In light of one of my upcoming debates in South Africa next week I took the time to review one of the audience questions from the talk upon which our debate will be based, “Is Jesus God?” Of course, in the course of an hour, we covered a lot more than that. Hopefully helpful information for sharing with our Muslim

Youth Targeted Calvinism / Book of Romans Torn to Pieces in Service of “Gay Christianity”

James White, October 1, 2015, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line

Two main topics on the program today. First I mentioned fairly briefly this wild-eyed article from SBC Today as another example of Anti-Calvinist Derangement Syndrome. Had to chuckle at its ridiculous comments on Edwards, though I know it is serious—and sad. But sometimes, you just have to laugh. Then I moved on to discuss Graeme Codrington’s amazing way of removing

Equal Scales and Honesty in Apologetic Argumentation: Even When Criticizing the Bishop of Rome

James White, September 29, 2015, General Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

On the program today I interacted with JD Hall’s comments about the Pope and the idea that the “cross was a failure” from Monday’s Pulpit and Pen program. All a lesson in seeking to be consistent in our argumentation and use of sources, even when we believe the person we are critiquing to be in gross error. Here is the

Just a Little Conversation on the Pope, Lindy West’s Hatred of Life, and a Call from Chris Arnzen

James White, September 25, 2015, The Dividing Line

Spent a little time on the Pope, most of the time on the #ShoutYourAbortion debauchery, and then a call from Chris Arnzen…all on today’s Dividing Line! Here is the YouTube link:

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