Archive for category: The Dividing Line

Just a quick note that today’s DL will be at 4pm MST (7pm EDT). See you then!

Covered a wide variety of topics, starting off with Matthew Vine’s “Reformation Project,” followed by Rome’s willingness to give folks like Biden and Pelosi the “sacrament,” despite their rejection of Rome’s teachings, shortly commented on Candida Moss’ new book (actually finished it on my ride today), and then looked at Michael Patton’s “non-essentials” list as well. Then we took some

Started off with one of the audience questions from the Andrew Sullivan/Doug Wilson debate which so sadly epitomizes the “don’t confuse me with reason, logic, or rationality when it comes to moral or ethical issues—you are still wrong” mindset of so many of our youth today. Then moved on to Rob Bell’s coming out for the profaning of marriage (surprise,

Just had to do a special Dividing Line today after I saw the response I got from folks on Twitter during my series of tweets on the papal election. Of course, the folks who accused me of “slander” and “divisiveness” didn’t find the time to call in to explain their accusations, but we did have some very good calls. But

I was going to get back to the comments made by Zakir Hussain, but the phone kept me busy all hour, which surprised me, since we changed the time and that normally kills the phone calls. But we just ran with it and, as you would expect, covered a wide range of topics, from the “Aramaic Originals” theory to the

Started off with the earth-shaking announcement that Peter Lumpkins has written a book telling us everything we need to know about Calvinism! I am thankful that this multi-millenial discussion will finally be concluded with the publication of this work. Then we discussed some of the developments in the rapidly accelerating cultural decay of the West, then we listened to a

Had to sneak a Dividing Line in despite my travels. Reported on the trip, discussed the Canadian Supreme Court decision limiting the free speech rights of Christians, and then took a quick call on NT Wright. And don’t forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7! You can listen on the Flash Player found here.

Going to try to sneak in a DL today at 1pm EST to report on the work in Dublin and take your calls. Hope you all have had a chance to watch the debates now. Would like to hear your thoughts.

Responded to Michael Brown’s Monday edition of The Line of Fire where he played audience clips and had callers on the subject of predestination and election, etc. I really tried to focus in upon the same issues as the Reformation, asking about not just the necessity of grace, but the sufficiency of grace as well. And don’t forget the WayBack

Did a special Radio Free Damascus today (so we can do a Radio Free Geneva tomorrow!). Reviewed some comments from Abdullah al-Andalusi in his debate in Dublin with Samuel Green, and then turned our attention to the outrageous misrepresentation of the Christian faith by Dr. Laurence Brown on a recent episode of the Deen Show.

Gave a brief ministry report on my trip to Charlotte (along with a very brief discussion of the new book by Sami Ameri, more on that later), and then spent most of the time looking at the first cross-ex period where Dr. Brown asked me about God predestining a mother’s child to hell (the old “doomed from the womb” quotation

Started off with just a few comments on the Papal Resignation, and then got back into the NT Wright article. I also noted that I have put a number of Wright books on the Ministry Resource List, and if folks want me to expand my study of Wright and attempt to provide some kind of explanation of his views in

Given I had the privilege to dialogue with NT Wright on his views of justification this morning on Unbelievable with Justin Brierley (I know Justin had to do very, very little talking on today’s program, right Justin?), I started explaining Wright’s position through reading selected portions of his 2011 JETS article. I did not finish the task (there is much

Finished up the “Debacle at Eerdman’s,” listening to the brave young men from IRR doing their best to expose the redefinition of Mormonism by the Mouw/Millet team. Well done, gentlemen—whether Mouw and Millet hear you, God was honored. In any case, finished up the recording of the discussion.

Was joined by our good friend and brother David Ould in studio today as he and his family drive across the good ol’ USofA. Started off with some discussion of the Anglican Communion, the Church of England, and the Episcopalian Church. Then we turned to the MSNBC commentary thanking God for abortion, and this astonishing article, both of which illustrate

OK, we don’t have a Radio Free Salt Lake City theme, or even a graphic…but if we did, this would have been the program to use them for! I had the misfortune of listening to the “dialogue” between Dr. Richard Mouw, long time president of Fuller Theological Seminary, and Dr. Robert Millet, BYU professor and author of the Eerdman’s published

Sorry to have neglected to blog last Thursday’s DL. At the start we mentioned the prayer offered at the Inauguration and its seeking God’s blessing on homosexuality; then I updated folks on the fact that, so far, John Ankerberg has followed the Norman Geisler line: ignore the actual facts of the Caner scandal, in this case, by the ignoring of

I started off playing a portion of President Obama’s inaugural comments, focusing upon his promotion of homosexuality and the profaning of the divine institution of marriage.  We when took a call from Jane up in the northwest asking how we can “respect authority” when that authority stands inalterably opposed to God’s ways.  We took two other calls, one on an

Today TurretinFan joined me as we spent the entire hour reviewing, and responding to, this article by Scott Alt on the topic of sola scriptura. Those who are particularly involved in defending the sufficiency of Scripture against Rome’s constant attacks upon it may find the exchange useful. And don’t forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7!

Spent the first 3/4 of the program on current developments primarily related to the use of homosexuality as a cultural bludgeon to silence Christians—focusing on the Giglio debacle from last week, and the Steve Chalke abandonment of biblical morality and ethics as well. Then we spent the last 15 minutes on some comments made by Ergun and Emir Caner in

When you’ve been away for a while, topics add up! So, we went for a full two hours today. Started off with some shorter discussions of a recent Bart Ehrman insult tossed my direction (based upon lies by someone named M.L.), then visited the newly revived Caner Scandal as Ergun and Emir teamed up to appear on the John Ankerberg

Monday we snuck one last Dividing Line in, an episode of Radio Free Damascus, responding to the statements of Khalil Meek in his debate with Jay Smith. We will return to a fairly regular schedule for the DL next week. And don’t forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7! You can listen on the Flash Player

Here we thought we wouldn’t be able to do any DLs next week, but, having listened to a debate on my ride this morning, there is much to discuss! So, we will be having a special Radio Free Damascus Monday, 10am my time, noon EST! Join us then!

Seems lots of folks were off of their regular schedules today, as we didn’t get much in the way of audience participation, but I still covered a few items of interest, including the Pope’s recent truthful statements against the abomination of “gay marriage,” and then we returned to the long lost Ehrman/Wallace debate in the second half of the program.

Briefly addressed the continuing evidence that the folks at The Deen Show aren’t overly concerned about actually doing serious dawa, and then took a lot of calls on, well, a lot of topics! Wide ranging program, or, if I was trying to sell you on listening, “something for everyone!” And don’t forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998

Snuck a quick Dividing Line in today, starting with a brief review of some comments I made on Sunday from Luke 13. Then we took a call on learning Greek, and went back to our review of some comments from Sami Zaatari in his debate with David Wood, all interspersed with, shall we say, rather random commentary from yours truly.

Started off following up on the Bart Ehrman/Newsweek article (I had been on the Janet Mefferd Show this afternoon on the same topic), responded to some claims from Sami Zaatari from a recent debate with David Wood, and took a couple of calls, one on sanctification and one on Hebrews 6 and the perfection of Christ as Savior. And don’t

I guess I forgot to blog last Thursday’s DL (and no one even mentioned it!). We continued our examination of the Chris Green/Paul Williams debate, as I recall. Today we covered a wide variety of topics at the start, and then focused in on a particular section of a new book by Jay Michaelson, God vs. Gay, that illustrates many

Thankfully, those are three different topics! Started off with some comments on Paul “He Threw a Greek New Testament at Me!” Williams, and then took two calls, both of which went over 15 minutes in length, the first on John 3:16 (and 2 Timothy 2:12ff), the second on how to explain the beliefs of the Watchtower Society.