Archive for category: The Dividing Line

I haven’t had a chance to work on the video yet, but I didn’t want to wait till tomorrow to get this blogged. I really enjoyed today’s DL. I started out with thanks to all who have sent in e-mails to testimonies@aomin.org. Then I felt compelled to make some comments about the current situation in Western culture, the economic melt-down,

Today on the DL we got back to the 1993 sola scriptura debate with Patrick Madrid. Here’s the program.

I intended to get back into the sola scriptura debate but I first wanted to report on the debates this past weekend. That took the first half hour, then we took a call on the Granville Sharp Rule (see the video below), and then I wanted to work through Surah 5 in reference to the “people of the Gospel,” and

Sorry about being slow in getting this blogged. We had a death in our fellowship, the funeral was today (the Lord gives, the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord), and I am attempting to be as focused as I can be on preparation for this weekend. I appreciate those of you who even today stood with

We continued the discussion of the 1993 sola scriptura debate with Patrick Madrid on the program yesterday. The last ten minutes or so we took a call from Florida on the subject of “prophet” Joel Hemphill, his attacks upon the deity of Christ, and his willingness to “minister in music” in Trinitarian churches.

Sorry to be so slow in getting this linked. I like posting the video with the audio, and it took me all day to get around to uploading the video (I wonder how many will be able to notice why?). In any case, yesterday we had a fairly technical program. Alan Kurschner and I discussed his paper on the textual

Started the program 30 minutes early today for a total of 90 minutes. Listened to clips by Tim Staples and Patrick Madrid, covering all sorts of subjects such as the Marian dogmas and sola scriptura.

My sincere apologies for having to cut short the program today! I will make it up Thursday by starting half an hour early, hence, the start time will be 3:30pm PDT, 6:30pm EDT (2:30pm AKDT for my friends in Alaska!). I’ll get to the clips I had mentioned but did not play.

Started off with a brief discussion of the necessity of grace in Reformed theology, and then took a 30 minute phone call from an Arminian/Open Theist in London, and then took a call from an objector to Biblical inerrancy. We may try to do the DL sometime on Thursday, if my Internet connection is good enough, we will see.

Had a wonderful time talking with R.C. Sproul about the gospel for the first half hour, then Mel Duncan (J. Ligon Duncan’s brother) for the second half hour. Enjoy!

No, not today. Today we covered a number of phone calls on a wide variety of issues, with the longest being on Molinism or the theory of “middle knowledge.” This Thursday afternoon (evening for those of you on the East Coast) during the first half our special guest will be Dr. R.C. Sproul. Dr. Sproul will be coming to Phoenix

Used a recently posted Roman Catholic YouTube video, posted by both “Jerusalem Jones” Steve Ray and Dave Armstrong, as the jumping off point to listen to portions of past debates with Gerry Matatics, comments on sola scriptura, etc. Took some calls, one on sola scriptura and the early councils, the other on the idea of an “inspired interpretation.” For those

Today on the DL we finished our review on apologetics methodologies and we likewise took some good phone calls.

I continued my examination of the topic of apologetic methodology using the recent debate on the resurrection as the basis on today’s program. I can’t guarantee that I will always be able to do this, but I will try. I recorded today’s program on video, and provide it here. I know many listen by mp3, and that’s great, but some

How we defend the faith, obviously, depends on the essence and shape of the faith itself. Theology matters, and in this case, determines what is a consistent means of defending the faith and what is not. Today I began reviewing a recent debate involving Bart Ehrman and in so doing began discussing the foundational differences between apologetics that begins with

I don’t know if there was an accident nearby or just what, but our lights were dancing on and off today during the DL, so I’m not sure just how that impacted the program. It sure was distracting to me, anyway! But, we pressed on anyway, discussing the heretic Gene Robinson, Todd Bentley, the Comma Johanneum (that was when the

Pretty much a caller-driven DL today covering a wide, wide variety of topics, from an in-depth look at a text in the Qur’an relating to sacrifice and redemption, to a discussion of the milk and the meat and reforming churches. I also announced a trip to London in November, and asked that God’s people assist us in making this happen.

Started off with a clip from Brother Modene against “Lordship Salvation” and Calvinism and other things, followed by a few moments of a recent sermon from First Baptist Houston wherein we learned that we are “awed by salvation, but we are confused by doctrine.” Not sure how you talk about salvation without talking about doctrine, but that led us to

We finished the veneration of the saints debate on Thursday’s DL, noting once again that while the outcome of the debate was, in fact, painfully obvious, what was painfully obvious was the exact opposite of what was claimed by Patrick Madrid on Catholic Answers Live. And again, I repeat my offer: to the Roman Catholic who called CA Live, and

Got into the audience questions today, so we should finish off the veneration of saints and angels debate on Thursday. Covered both closing statements, including Madrid’s incredible assertion that to pray for “all men” in 1 Timothy likewise means praying for the dead, and, I guess, to them as well (why didn’t the Arminians think of that one?), and then

   The title says it all. A pretty unusual DL where I spent the first half hour tying together the recent SCOTUS abomination (the Kennedy child-rapist case), Barack Obama’s “Leviticus and shellfish” comments, the classic West Wing clip where the President presents the classic pro-homosexual attack on the Bible, Pagan superstitions in the religions around Israel, and Patrick Madrid. It’s worth

We made it all the way through the cross-examination portion of the debate today, waiting, breathlessly, for the “painfully obviously” demonstration of the unbiblical nature of the arguments made against Rome’s veneration of Mary, saints, and angels. We haven’t encountered it yet. Today, though, we did get a fair amount of discussion of ultimate authorities, and saw, once again, the

   Spent the whole hour reviewing the next portion of the debate from 2002, looking for that elusive evidence of how “painfully obviously” the arguments against Rome’s position are unbiblical and incoherent.

   I recently listened to Patrick Madrid speaking of our 2002 debate as a “painfully obvious” example of how “unbiblical” the arguments are against the Roman Catholic perspective on the veneration of saints. So I thought I would start working through the debate itself. It is amazing how many people will proclaim someone a “winner” of a debate without actually listening

I haven’t ever publicly commented on John Loftus before, but a recent YouTube video he posted on the Trinity caught my attention. During the show folks were posting materials indicating he graduated from Trinity, which means there really is no excuse for his ignorance of the doctrine he was attempting to review, and refute. In any case, played that, interacted

Started off light today, discussing my new Kindle and what books I have on it. But then we get rolling, looking at the attack upon the Christian faith by the secularists in the judicial branch of the Canadian government. Those who wish to end freedom of speech and expression are many, and their primary target comprises you and me.

   I mentioned we have some scheduling “issues” this week on the program last Thursday. So, as of right now, we are hoping to do the DL on Tuesday just one hour later than normal—and we really don’t have any idea about later in the week. But, that’s the joy of webcasting…we can roll with the punches. So, tomorrow, 3pm EDT,

Started with a heart-breaking article about a blind Muslim boy killed by his mullah for not memorizing the Qur’an in Pakistan, followed by an article on the simple reality that Canada is not a friendly place for Christians anymore. Then we listened to a response by Tim Staples, newly demoted from “one of the foremost Bible scholars in the Church”