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Resources on Eschatology Then Matt Walsh, Rome, and Mary as Mediatrix

James White, April 6, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

First portion of the program was on eschatology (gasp!) and some resources that you might find useful on the topic. Then we moved over to Roman Catholicism in reference to Matt Walsh, the move to have Mary named Co-Redemptrix in a dogmatic fashion, and the narrowing of the cultural landscape that will force believers and Roman Catholics closer and closer

Meditation in the Midst of Madness

James White, March 31, 2017, Pastoral Theology, Theology Matters

”אֹהֲבֵ֥י יְהוָ֗ה שִׂנְא֫וּ רָ֥ע שֹׁ֭מֵר נַפְשׁ֣וֹת חֲסִידָ֑יו מִיַּ֥ד רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַצִּילֵֽם׃א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵ֥ב שִׂמְחָֽה׃שִׂמְח֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃“ (Psalm 97:10-12) “οἱ ἀγαπῶντες τὸν κύριον, μισεῖτε πονηρόν· φυλάσσει κύριος τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ, ἐκ χειρὸς ἁμαρτωλῶν ῥύσεται αὐτούς. φῶς ἀνέτειλεν τῷ δικαίῳ καὶ τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ εὐφροσύνη. εὐφράνθητε, δίκαιοι, ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῇ μνήμῃ τῆς ἁγιωσύνης

William Lane Craig, Andy Stanley, and Albert Mohler, Then, Surah 9, Islam, and the Changed Heart

James White, March 28, 2017, Atheism, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

A Mega sized DL today, two full hours, with the first 1:15 dedicated to reviewing and responding to the Reasonable Faith podcast of 3/27 and its defense of Andy Stanley (which sounded more to me like a backhanded attack on Dr. Mohler to be honest). You see, apologetics is not theology, folks, and that is why you can treat the

James White Speaking at Antioch Church on Sunday 12 March 2017

Rich Pierce, March 11, 2017, Theology Matters

Antioch Church – 310 Boundary Rd, Roodepoort, 2169 South Africa Sunday 12th = 9am Services at Antioch Church with Tim Cantrell. Sunday 12th = 6pm Service at Antioch Church with Tim Cantrell.

A Mega Dividing Line on Lots of Topics!

James White, February 23, 2017, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Had not planned on going nearly two hours but time goes by so fast! Started off reading from the Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin. Then we moved on to reading a portion from Brave New World. You’ll have to listen to hear why! Made some comments, and then shifted gears completely and played a video by Yahya Snow

Radio Free Geneva: A Nearly Three Hour Examination of “Traditional” Anthropology

James White, February 21, 2017, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Just avoided going for a full three hours, but we reviewed Dr. Leighton Flowers’ podcast from September 26, 2016, which was ostensibly about those who never hear, but was much more about how Calvinism is a bad theology. In any case, it gave us the foundation for looking very carefully at Flowers’ views, as they are being presented to a

The Rebellion of Transgenderism, then, A Challenge Fulfilled

James White, February 16, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, Uncategorized

First half hour or so was on the ascension of transgenderism and the use of the sexual revolution by the left to attack religious freedom in the United States, illustrated in today’s court ruling against the florist in Washington state. Then we transitioned into a discussion of a challenge sent to me from Dr. Leighton Flowers regarding man’s inabilities due

Finding the Balance, and A Little on Traditionalist Molinism

James White, February 14, 2017, Christian Worldview, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I even said on the program at the end, “I have no idea how I will describe this program today.” Basically it was about finding balance, thinking through what is definitional and what is adiaphora (matters upon which different views can be held), first order doctrines versus second and third order doctrines, etc. I discussed the idea of separationism that

An Open Letter to Sam Shamoun

James White, February 13, 2017, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Islam, Personal, Reformed Apologetics, Theology Matters

An Open Letter to Sam Shamoun Greetings Sam: Long time no talk. We used to chat a lot, remember? Well, that was only a few months ago, so I am sure you do. I went looking for our conversation on Facebook a few weeks ago. It’s disappeared. I wonder how that happened? But you know what it was like. We

Sola Ecclesia Preached by Robert Sungenis, and a Response to Robert Morey, et al.

James White, February 6, 2017, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Personal, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent an hour going over Dr. Tony Costa’s debate with Dr. Robert Sungenis on the Immaculate Conception, and Tony was kind enough to join me to discuss how Sungenis proved our accusation of sola ecclesia over and over again. Then I spent 45 minutes responding to recent untruths presented by Dr. Robert Morey and others. Hopefully helpful thoughts on evangelism, consistency,

Report on Ministry in Atlanta, Memphis, and Dallas, as Well as Response to Attacks Upon the Ministry

James White, February 1, 2017, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Back in Phoenix after two full weeks of ministry back east and south. Reported on what took place at the G3 Conference in Atlanta, in Memphis, at the Deep South Founder’s Conference, and at the premiere of Unpopular the Movie in Dallas. Had a lot of stories to tell, and that gave the background for a pretty long and hopefully

The Fullness of Time, America’s Hate Preachers Reviewed

James White, December 22, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Homosexuality, Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Took a long while to get going (technically and otherwise) but eventually got into Galatians 4:4-5 as an incarnation passage and its meaning to us at this time of the year. Then we moved over to a quick review of a couple of segments of the BBS documentary “America’s Hate Preachers” and what it means to “adorn the doctrine” of

Bob Morey’s Debate Challenge, Frank Turek and Michael Brown on Reformed Issues

James White, December 13, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent a little less than half an hour responding to Dr. Robert Morey’s debate challenge (well, I’ve only been told about it, I haven’t actually seen it), giving some history and once again refocusing upon the real issues. Then we looked at Dr. Frank Turek’s response to a question about free will and predestination, and then moved on to Dr.

Andy Stanley Separates Incarnation and Redemption; Paul Falsely Accused; Tim Staples Reviewed

James White, December 8, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off considering Andy Stanley’s claim that Christianity does not stand on how Jesus came into the world, only on the resurrection. Then we looked at Paul’s statements in 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 9 as a backdrop to considering common accusations against Paul made by Islamic apologists. Then in the second hour we spent a good deal of

Dogmatic Secularism Rises; the Politics of the Southern Baptist Convention

James White, December 5, 2016, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with a discussion of the rise of secular totalitarianism and its inevitable failure, and then moved on to Dr. Paige Patterson’s comments in the SWBTS chapel from last week. Hopefully helpful for all! Here is the YouTube link:

Radio Free Geneva: The SBC Traditionalists Struggle to Interact

James White, November 30, 2016, Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent most of our time playing an attempted response from Leighton Flowers to our last program, and then played some more of David Allen’s comments, including some pretty amazing examples of eisegesis and category errors. Numerous head-shaking moments in this one to be sure! I also mentioned we have three over-seas trips scheduled for 2017, so we need your help,

Limited Atonement with David Allen, Ecclesiastical Textism with Robert Truelove

James White, November 28, 2016, Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

First Dividing Line back from a fierce ten day battle with the flu, so we went mega-length, two full hours. First 75 minutes we discussed the atonement and theology in general, starting to listen to comments made by Dr. David Allen of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary wherein he described limited atonement as a “doctrine looking for a text.” It was

RAAN and Feeling “Safe” Worshipping with “White People”

James White, November 14, 2016, Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I was directed to a podcast from the Reformed African American Network (RAAN) wherein Jemar Tisby, commenting on his feelings after the election, indicated that he did not feel “safe worshipping with white people” on the Lord’s day as a result of the election. I was only going to make a few brief comments—and made a whole lot more than

Post-Election Thoughts and an Ecclesiastical Text Video

James White, November 10, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent the first half hour with a few post-election thoughts, meandering around the landscape, and then played two new “ecclesiastical text” videos and responded to them—as much as I could, given they don’t actually make sufficiently clear claims so as to be able to interact with them. However, the cartoons joining me and Dan Wallace with Bart Ehrman were entertaining,

Quick Report on Australia/New Zealand then Open Phones

James White, November 8, 2016, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Jehovah's Witnesses, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Did a quick report on my trip “down under,” then opened the phones and covered a pretty wide variety of topics from callers for the rest of the hour. And no, I don’t remember all of them. You will have to listen to find out! Here is the YouTube link:

Ehrman and Islamic Apologetics and More on Andy Stanley and Russell Moore

James White, September 20, 2016, Exegesis, Islam, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with a brief discussion of the constant problem with Islamic apologetics—the necessary double standard it has to employ to defend the Qur’an on one hand, and attack the Bible on the other. Then we moved back to the Russell Moore/Andy Stanley discussion, once again noting fundamental issues of ecclesiology and Scriptural authority lying at the root of the

WLC & Molinism then More from Russell Moore’s interview with Andy Stanley

Rich Pierce, September 19, 2016, Atheism, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

James started off today commenting on the sudden death of a young woman, a mother of seven, from Apologia church. He asks for prayer for not only Apologia but specifically for the family. Then he plays a clip from a recent Reasonable Faith podcast regarding Molinism. Finally the fuller portion of Russell Moore’s interview with Andy Stanley where Andy reads

And They Just Keep Getting Longer….

James White, September 6, 2016, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Hebrew Israelism, Homosexuality, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off discussing the David Gushee article from a few weeks ago and his very truthful analysis that there is no middle ground on the issue of God’s law for the believing Christian. Too bad Dr. Gushee has chosen to be on the wrong side of that divide! Then we watched an entire section of a video from Israel United

Get Ready: Two and a Half Hour Long Dividing Line

James White, September 1, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Gospel/Jesus Studies, Islam, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

There were three major topics on the DL today (after the opening discussion of some urgent situations where the people of God need to bring certain issues before the throne of grace): first, an article published today on Revelation 16:5 and the Textus Receptus; then, a rather lengthy review of Andy Stanley’s sermon from Sunday on the Bible and Christianity.

Ignatius and Church History, Andy Stanley, Ravi Zacharias, Epistemology, 1 Corinthians 1:18ff

James White, August 30, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Went just over 90 minutes today on the program, wandering about a bit at the start on church history issues and Ignatius, and then moving on to discuss the Andy Stanley comments in the interview with Russell Moore, finishing off with a half hour plus walk-through of 1 Corinthians 1:18ff. Theology matters! Here is the YouTube link:

Dr. Licona on Mark’s Confusion, Dr. Kirk’s Apostasy, and Nearly an Hour on Abolish Human Abortion

James White, August 25, 2016, Abortion, Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

A really long program today, my apologies! Went over the “Mega” limit (2 hours). Started off with a further analysis of Dr. Licona’s perspective on Mark’s “confusion” about the location of the feeding of the five thousand. Then we looked at a new book that just came out from J.R. Daniel Kirk presenting Jesus was the “idealized human” figure in

“The Romans 9 Debate:” My Reviews In One Place

Rich Pierce, August 15, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I have had a number of questions lately about this debate and have found a need to put my review series in one place. So here they are. By the way. Dr. Flowers has voiced great objections to my pointing out his behavior and methods in these reviews. Keep in mind, this was a review of the debate on the

Marcus Rodgers Video Reviewed, Jacob Prasch Attacks Again, ISIS Attacks the Cross

James White, August 9, 2016, Exegesis, Islam, Oneness Pentecostalism, Simply Silly, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off with a review of Marcus Rodgers’ video that mentioned me on the doctrine of the Trinity. Then I was going to play portions of Jacob Prasch’s recent video, but ended up summarizing the issues for the sake of time. Then quickly noted the ISIS attack upon the cross in their magazine titled Dabiq. Here is the YouTube link:

Wood, Qureshi, Dunn

James White, August 2, 2016, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Islam, Misc, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off announcing tomorrow’s show with Jeff Durbin, and playing a few clips reminding folks that yes, in fact, the “meme” over the past few weeks has in fact been, “Hey, those Apologia guys held a beer and tattoo fund raiser, and that’s foolishness.” Then I moved over to the David Wood response to Seth Dunn regarding Nabeel Qureshi. I

A Jumbo Mega Dividing Line—If That Makes Sense

James White, July 26, 2016, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Islam, Personal, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Three sections to today’s 2 hour, 20 minute long program: first, we responded to Jacob Prasch’s reply to last weeks Radio Free Geneva. But unlike Prasch, we played his comments not just once, but twice, carefully analyzing his entire response as a classic example of a complete abandonment of proper forms of argumentation and logic. Very helpful for those who

The Atonement: Defined by Revelation, or Philosophy?

James White, July 11, 2016, Exegesis, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

We did a Skype based DL today looking at some comments William Lane Craig made about the atonement, and comparing and contrasting these with Hebrews 7:22-25. A good deal of discussion of how we derive our theology and why it is important. Don’t forget that on Thursday at 6pm EDT Vocab Malone will be guest hosting and doing an interview

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