Archive for category: Theology Matters

Our ISP once again chose the most unusual time to give us issues, so we had a lot of coming and going as far as the stream was concerned, but we managed to get through the program anyway. Covered…a lot of stuff. Talked a bit about the Called to Confusion blog, Carl Trueman’s article today, how to record books to

If you are not aware of the exchange that took place between two giants of the faith, Charles Hodge and James Henley Thornwell, you’ll want to listen to this interview with Dr. Nick Willborn. James White gets an honorable mention at the very beginning. For more on Hodge, this new book will be of interest. For more on Thornwell see

For truth-loving folks, questions remain for TD Jakes, not just about his views on the Trinity.

Isn’t John MacArthur a cessationist? I thought he was, but if so, how is it that Phil Johnson is clearly a prophet? Listen to what he said to the Frielmeister about the (at that time) upcoming Elephant Room 2:

The Christian life is a life of repentance. Every day involves a consistently repentant attitude before God, trusting in the finished work of Christ. Despite the non-gospels so prevalent today where repentance is made an after-thought, or an option, there is no gospel without repentance. So when someone tells me to repent, I want to know exactly what they are

Chris Date works fast, and he has already posted the audio from tonight’s debate with Patrick Navas on the Deity of Christ. You can download directly, or, as most will probably want to do, you can subscribe to the podcast (like many do with the Dividing Line). Listeners can subscribe by going here and clicking one of the “Subscribe” buttons,

I spoke on the concept of universalism last month here in Phoenix: Download

Christology for Christians: A Study of the History and Theology of the Person of Christ Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 The Dividing Line, 1 to 3:30pm MST (appx) On Tuesday beginning at 1pm MST we will have the equivalent of a seminary level class on Christology on The Dividing Line. Christology should be a fundamental area of study of any serious

One of the key passages regarding the second coming of Christ is found in 2 Peter 3:1-18 (the entirety of chapter 3 of 2 Peter). First, let me provide you with the text of the chapter, and then my commentary on it. 2 Peter 3:1-18 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up

Harold Camping has widely asserted that “the Bible guarantees” his prediction regarding the end times. This invites us to us examine his Biblical claims. One large chunk of the basis for Harold Camping’s claims with respect to May 21, 2011, is that 2011 is allegedly 7000 years from the flood. Camping’s date for the flood is unique and springs from

One of the key items in Harold Camping’s interpretation that leads him to conclude that 2011 is the last year is that the flood was in 4990 B.C. and that A.D. 2011 is “exactly” 7000 years later. That 7000 years number is important to Camping, because at one point God said to Noah, “For yet seven days, … and every

This is the week for the annual GPTS Spring Theology Conference, taking place right now. Actually, Ian Hamilton is scheduled to speak in about 2 minutes. Pastor Hamilton’s lectures are being aired live on SermonAudio.com. Tonight he is addressing Regeneration and Conversion and tomorrow Sanctification, both scheduled for 7-8:30pm EDT. To listen/watch live click here. Mr. Hamilton is the minister

Interview 3 | White and Barcellos from MCTS on Vimeo.

White & Barcellos | Interview 2 from MCTS on Vimeo.

I was asked to speak on the presuppositions of my debate with Robert Sungenis up in Newberg, Oregon, and here is the presentation I gave in response to the request. (The audio unsync’d for the first 2/3 of the presentation, then caught up…somehow).

The Holiness of God from pat necerato on Vimeo.

…and you should, too! And here’s why.

I listened to Dr. Renihan’s clear, well ordered, and irenic presentation on New Covenant Theology this morning on a quick 42 mile bike ride. Since a number of questions have been raised by a phone call on the last DL on this topic, I thought I would direct folks to his fine comments. The lecture is found on SermonAudio, one

My presentation on justification for the saints in Lima, Peru has been posted to YouTube, and Lane Chaplin has made a playlist of the videos. Obviously, this is primarily for Spanish speaking folks, and illustrates the challenge of speaking in single sentences, or sometimes, single phrases, in translation. So thankful for the saints there. Here is the playlist, and the

For those desiring to watch the four-man debate on Trinity vs. Unitarianism.

Time Left Until Harold Camping Backpedals UPDATE – The End is Near (like, this Saturday)? The False Teaching of Harold Camping – Al Mohler UPDATE – One Biblical Reason Why Judgment Day is Not on May 21, Alan Kurschner UPDATE – Some More Thoughts on Harold Camping and May 21 – James White Update – Some Thoughts on the End

Dr. Pipa ask me to post on Sermon Audio, the last two lecture of the 2010 Spring Theology Conference presented by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Joseph Pipa spoke on the topic “Why Creeds if the Bible is the Sufficient and Final Rule of Authority”, to listen click here Dr. White spoke on Peter Enns and the general issues surrounding

A few months ago someone sent me a link to a pastor criticizing, in a blog, the ministry of Cornelius Van Til. One of the criticisms leveled against Van Til was that he was the inventor of the doctrine of the self-authenticating nature of scripture. An amazing assertion that is absolutely false. Even if you do not agree with Van

A reader named Charles wrote in with the following comments: My question is, isn’t following Christ following his morality. I have read plenty of your arguments but why don’t we ever discuss morality. Who cares about theology if the morality is flawed. God isn’t going to test us on our understanding of the 2nd Council of Carthage or Martin Luther.

I have had a growing awareness over the past number of years of the beauty and harmony of Christian truth as it is revealed in divine Scripture. God’s truth is not expressed to us in modern, Western, text-book fashion, with an index in the back so you can skip past the stuff you don’t care about, read a few paragraphs,

The more I have pondered William Lane Craig’s presentation of and promotion of Molinism the more deeply grieved I have become at its grossly unbiblical nature. The presentation of God as a cosmic super-computer, running the numbers, examining the “possible worlds” presented to Him by His “middle knowledge” of what free creatures would do in any given circumstance, is so