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Last Program for a Week—Enjoy!

James White, September 18, 2020, Abortion, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Homosexuality, Islam, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Technology, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Covered a wide range of topics today. Started off with Tim Keller’s tweets regarding voting and abortion, then moved into Anthony Bradley’s assertion that the Puritans would be alt-right racists in 2020. Talked a little about the CDC’s promoting critical race theory, and then read an article by a “former Christian” feeding into the panic from HuffPo. Finished off (starting

Upcoming Discussions and A Few Articles

James White, September 3, 2020, Christian Worldview, Debate, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Just a reminder, our connection is due to be repaired on 9/11 (ironic, no?), so till then we have been stumbling and mumbling along with little real speed and connectivity. Our apologies! Talked about upcoming debates and discussions along with a few articles of important relevance in regards to Christian worldview issues today!

Issues About the Viral Panic, then John 6…the Rest of the Story

James White, September 1, 2020, Exegesis, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

First forty-five minutes or so we looked at all sorts of issues relating to the current cultural situation, from Nancy Pelosi showing how the elites make rules for others they do not follow for themselves, to polls about vaccines, and especially the “6%” story I posted about here a few days ago. But eventually we moved into John 6, but

Audiobooks for The Forgotten Trinity and What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an

Chris Whisonant, August 24, 2020, Christian Worldview, Islam, Theology Matters

In case you have missed it, audiobook versions have recently been released for these two books by James White. Here are links to them on Audible in the Amazon store, but you should also be able to find them in your favorite audiobook apps. The Forgotten Trinity What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an

The Corona Mask, Transgenderism, Molinistic Soteriology

James White, August 11, 2020, Homosexuality, King James Onlyism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Played a fun little ditty called “The Corona Mask” (sung to “The Monster Mash”) and then talked a bit about the global panic we are experiencing. Then transitioned into a discussion of transgenderism based upon a brief conversation between Summer Jaeger of Sheologians and a transgender advocate. Then we played a KJVO numerology video with good ol’ Brother Sluder, and

Woke Religion with Tim Keller, Fulgentius of Ruspe on the Hypostatic Union

James White, August 4, 2020, Church Fathers, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Exegesis, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Actually started off with a little bit on how to deconstruct the objective reality of the fact that 2+2=4, then moved on to Tim Keller’s article ostensibly pushing back on Critical Theory while actually demonstrating he has been deeply influenced (in a bad way) but it. Then we finished up with a Story Time with Uncle Jimmy segment, reading through

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Revolution or Obedience? A Response to Jonathan Leeman’s Position Regarding Civil Disobedience

Tom Buck, August 4, 2020, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Pastoral Theology, Persecution, Theology Matters

Before your church follows Jonathan Leeman and 9Marks and begins to restructure your church in compliance to governmental orders this Sunday, hold on! Stop and think with me for a moment. Two weeks ago, Dr. John MacArthur and the elders of Grace Community Church released a statement that they were opening the doors of their church for worship on the

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Without Excuse Indeed!

James White, July 24, 2020, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Theology Matters

Back when Fesko’s book came out a few years ago I read the early statement out of Westminster (which Van Til contributed to heavily) on the issue of general revelation, natural theology, etc. 15 years ago when I was teaching apologetics at Golden Gate I had my students read the Sproul/Gerstner/Lindsley work on classical apologetics. I used it to point

Tomorrow Night’s Dialogue Link

Rich Pierce, July 16, 2020, Reformed Apologetics, Theology Matters

https://youtu.be/35ixieEBZhU

Catching Up on the Revolution

James White, July 7, 2020, Christian Worldview, Persecution, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Had a pile of articles to catch up with over the weekend since we did a Radio Free Geneva yesterday, including a BLM leader’s open promotion of black supremacy, Seattle’s anti-white rhetoric, and a Christian student kicked out of an allegedly Christian university for observing the obvious. Worldview issues abound as we face the open promotion of Marxist revolution in

Answering Questions from Friends

James White, July 2, 2020, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Open Theism, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Did an hour and forty minutes today answering questions from two friends of mine—but you will find them to be useful questions! A great deal on the topics of how Christians are to respond to changing cultural situations and challenges, and then a solid hour or so on theodicy, God and the existence of evil. I did start off with

Being Saved, Marxists Everywhere, Graeme Codrington vs. John Piper

James White, June 30, 2020, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent some time talking about 1 Corinthians 1:18 and what “being saved” means in like a KJVOist Nathan Rager’s NIV-tossing comments on the passage, discussed more about Marxism, and finished up looking at comments by Graeme Codrington on John Piper’s affirmation of God’s sovereignty over the CV-19 virus.

On Shining Shoes in Penance

James White, June 19, 2020, Christian Worldview, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Had to address the Sam Cathy/LeCrae video as a paradigm of the Woke Gospel, as promised. Spent the entire hour on the topic, as it is the “issue of the day.” Remember that next week will be tough as I will be out of town with marginal internet access, but we will try to make it work, in some fashion.

Critical Theory, Race, Reconciliation, then Phone Calls on Great Topics

James White, June 5, 2020, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Post-Evangelicalism, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started off reading a comment from Dr. James Lindsay about Critical Race Theory and the concept of “reconciliation,” and followed up with some more discussion on the “woke church.” Then we took calls on such topics as detecting if your church is going down the “woke” path and when you would have to leave, where we have to draw the

Paula White and the Bees, Ken Wilson Pumps Up the Dead

James White, May 18, 2020, Church Fathers, Church History, Exegesis, Pastoral Theology, Provisionism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

No, I am not entering a Really Cool Garage Band competition. Today’s 100 minute long DL starts off with ol’ Paula White buzzing around the stage telling us about bees—you just have to watch. Then we look at something OTHER THAN Ken Wilson’s dissertation, this time his views on James 2 and…Augustine! Yes, poor Augustine takes it on the chin

Governmental Authority and the Church

Robb Brunansky, May 14, 2020, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

We are joined today by our guest host pastor Robb Brunansky of Desert Hills Bible Church in Phoenix Arizona. Do government guidelines require the church to close during a pandemic, and what will you say to Christ at the Final Judgment about how you responded to this crisis? We also cover a video from the EFCA discussing re-opening churches that

Pope Francis, Dan Barker, Bad Bad Twitter Man, Wilson vs. “Augustine Actual”

James White, May 12, 2020, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church Fathers, Church History, Offense, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Provisionism, Racialism, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

This will be my only program this week—don’t worry, we have a special guest filling in on Thursday (I have to head out of town quickly). So we went long, a full two hours. Covered a ton of topics from Pope Francis’ call for “believers of all religions” to join in asking God to “help us” with coronavirus, Dan Barker’s

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KJV Onlyism, James Snapp Visits St. Catherine’s, Rescuing Isaiah 10 from Leighton Flowers, Ken Wilson Misrepresents Augustine

James White, May 7, 2020, Church History, Exegesis, Provisionism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Well the title says it all! Tomorrow we will open the phones at the top of the hour at 1:30pm EDT and take four callers before moving back into teaching material. Join us then! Also, here is a picture of the reference I read toward the end of the program which is so fully misused by Ken Wilson in his

On the Church and the State (First Hour), Anderson Cooper and Other Cultural Issues

James White, May 1, 2020, Abortion, Christian Worldview, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

I didn’t expect to spend the first hour talking about how the church has responded to the state’s “requests” and then demands, and what we can expect in the future. Then we talked about Anderson Cooper’s son and how the culture is just accepting the revolution’s norms.

The Twitter Mob Doubles Down on Dishonesty, Genesis 50 and Compatibilism

James White, April 30, 2020, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Persecution, Personal, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

The Twitter mob (made up of a diverse group of folks to be sure!) is busy making up new accusations, editing screenshots, and in general doing their best to twist, distort, and downright lie through their keyboards, but the truth is too clear. So after once again demonstrating their lies, we got into more edifying topics such as Genesis 50

Isaiah 10 and God’s Decree, Jonathan Merritt Tickles the Ears of the Elite

James White, April 27, 2020, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Provisionism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

A little shorter program today (only 75 minutes!) but diving into God’s decree and Isaiah 10 and its witness to the necessary understanding of compatibilism before moving into a review of Jonathan Merritt’s Atlantic article on “Christian Cruelty in the Face of Covid-19.” The Dividing Line 4/27/2020 Isaiah 10 and God’s Decree, Jonathan Merritt Tickles the Ears of the Elite

Qumran and the Sovereign God, Athanasius and Context

James White, April 23, 2020, Christian Worldview, Church History, Provisionism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Did a lot of reading again today, reading from the Thanksgiving Psalms from Qumran, from Isaiah and the Psalter, and then moving on to read from Athanasius’ Against the Arians regarding the Son’s eternal nature. Tomorrow we will be joined by Jason Lisle, so make sure to join us live at 1pm EDT!

A Meandering Discussion of Eternal Punishment, Hell, Conditionalism and Gnosticism

James White, April 17, 2020, Christian Worldview, Church History, Exegesis, Pastoral Theology, Provisionism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Finished off five straight days of Dividing Lines (9 total hours) with a meandering discussion of conditionalism in response to a video Chris Date posted a while back responding to my comments about Bart Ehrman. That took me to Irenaeus at one point, which accidentally led me off into Sophia and the demiurge and Gnosticism—but I found my way back

Clement and Leighton Flowers Walk Into a Bar…

James White, April 9, 2020, Church History, Provisionism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

So it is sort of hard to describe this one, but, you just sort of have to follow along to see how stuff developed today, starting with checking out an alleged quotation from Clement of Rome in my debate with Leighton Flowers from 2015 which led to other discoveries and conclusions. We also looked at some words from Clement regarding

Mormon Understanding of Predestination, Kenneth Copeland at 83, More on Manichaeism and Ken Wilson

James White, April 6, 2020, Atheism, Christian Worldview, Church History, General Apologetics, Mormonism, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Looked at some comments from one of the LDS Apostles at the “sort of” virtual General Conference in Salt Lake yesterday on the topic of the nature of God. Then we watched Kenneth Copeland and his chorus spitting at coronavirus—seriously. Finally, listened to a few more comments from Leighton Flowers and Ken Wilson relating to church history. Also, at the

Thoughts on the New Legacy Standard Bible Project, Ephesians 2:8-9, and Then Phone Calls

James White, April 2, 2020, CBGM, Church History, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Talked a bit about the announcement from Master’s that they are going to be putting out (and soon) the Legacy Standard Bible, an update/revision of the (I assume) 1995 NASB. Some thoughts on some of the unique elements of the translation. Then we talked a bit about what the “gift” is in Ephesians 2:8-9, and then took calls on a

Jeff and James Compete, R. Scott Clark Decalvinizes Me, More of Leighton Flowers and Ken Wilson

James White, April 1, 2020, Christian Worldview, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Started with a little video that Apologia Studios put together (thanks to Carman and Isaac) of Jeff and I competing in the apologists’ bracket, and then looked at a tweet from R. Scott Clark kicking me out of Reformedville (well, nothing overly new there), before moving back to the 2018 interview with Leighton Flowers and Ken Wilson. Last program for

Psalm 90, and Then a Few Comments on the SBC

James White, March 26, 2020, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Godly Disciplines, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent most of the program on the 90th Psalm, looking at it from the aspects of both the Hebrew and the Greek Septuagint, and its important message for us today. Then a few comments in response to Ken Wilson, and then a few comments on the cancellation of the SBC summer meeting, and hence the extension of the current president,

Zechariah 14:9, then Ken Wilson’s Book Against Calvinism

James White, March 24, 2020, Church History, Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Two subjects on today’s program, first a look at a glorious passage from Zechariah, and then a lengthy discussion of the nature of argumentation and scholarship in Ken Wilson’s The Foundation of Augustinian-Calvinism. Ninety minute program today, and we plan to be back tomorrow as well! Enjoy!

Presuppositionalism Discussed, Hebrews 10:25, and the Trail of Blood

James White, March 18, 2020, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Godly Disciplines, Islam, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Theology Matters, Uncategorized

Over 90 minutes today starting off with a question from a friend in email about presuppositionalism that ended up going 48 minutes in length (thanks Matt!). Then I looked at two Twitter questions, one on Hebrews 10:25 and the current crisis around the world, and one about “The Trail of Blood.” We will be back tomorrow, keeping you company as

Mortality, Books to Read, and a Quick Response on Romans 8

James White, March 17, 2020, Christian Worldview, Church History, Pastoral Theology, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters

Spent the first half of the show talking about mortality and the societal choices we have made regarding danger and death. Then we talked about books to read during this time where there are no sports, no movies, etc., and then we looked (quickly) at what Leighton Flowers said about the issue of faith in Romans 8. Somewhere in there

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