This lively discussion between James White and Tim Staples took place on July 6th, 2000, the day before the debate on Papal Infallibility.
Pope Francis certainly gave us plenty to talk about and so we did, but connecting the current controversy to a wider reality about his beliefs. We then looked at Tim Staples trying to deal with the Roman Catholic view of Islam as found in Lumen Gentium 16, so if you are dealing with Roman Catholicism, this show should be helpful.
I was pointed this morning to a video of Hank Hanegraaff (joined by Dr. Nathan Jacobs) attacking the doctrine of sola scriptura. Given I debated Jimmy Akin and Tim Staples (Roman Catholics) on The Bible Answer Man Broadcast decades ago, I felt it necessary (and useful) to begin a response to the claims made. Nothing new as we have surely addressed all
Two sections to today’s program: the first is a reading of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (with a few comments thrown in for good measure), followed by an extended discussion, based upon comments made recently by Tim Staples on Catholic Answers Live, of James 2:14-26 and justification by faith alone. Here is the YouTube link:
It really, really was not my intention to take the whole hour to discuss only two brief portions of Devin Rose’s appearance on Catholic Answers Live recently, but I covered so much foundational stuff on scriptural sufficiency and the like that, well, that’s all we got to! I had Tim Staples’ book on Mary cued up to look at, but
You would think they would get the idea, but I have concluded that Rome’s apologists really do not care about the refutation of their claims. They have an audience that is not going to be doing much looking at “the other side,” so they do not have to advance their arguments in the realms of accuracy, truthfulness, or depth. Protestant
A few months ago I ran into one of the writers for the “Do Right Christians” blog, a “Dr. Ach.” I discovered, very, very quickly, that logical thought and honesty is not a high priority on this particular website, and immediately dropped the non-discussion. I thought the background looked familiar when I was directed to an article today by a
Started off with a review of this article from MRM that I found very interesting, then moved to two clips James Swan provided to me from Tim Staples, transitioning from that into a further response to the Calvinist Call In day with Michael Brown, and then finally moving back to the Yusuf Ismail debate with William Lane Craig (along with
Dr. White discussed the recent release by Catholic Answers of his 2010 purgatory debate with Tim Staples, then discussed a Muslim video which explains “why Protestants are Returning to the Catholic Church,” and then took calls.
For those of you who’ve listened to the recent Dividing Line broadcast, I’d like to provide a little background on the section in which Dr. White played a Roman Catholic calling Steve Gregg’s The Narrow Path radio show. Since there’s a good chance this call may eventually get me banned from Catholic Answers, I might as well document what happened.
Tyler McNabb, a former Protestant who has decided to do the “cool thing” and apostatize, has shown he is to be taken as anything but serious by including in his “why I converted to Romanism” announcement the following statement: The principle of sola scriptura is not only self-defeating but the consequence of this doctrine is the creation of over 36,000
Recently a thread at the CA forums has illustrated yet once again how incredibly truth-challenged that particular corner of the Internet can be. As we have noted many times, in the CA Forums, anything will be believed, as long as it is 1) supportive of Romanism, and 2) at least negative, or better, slanderous, concerning yours truly. Some of the
Four hours, 55 minutes. That’s how much material is contained in this collection containing the debate with Steve Gregg on the freedom of God in salvation, along with follow up commentary and discussion of this vital issue. As Mr. Gregg’s material is popular amongst the NDD (Non-Denominational Denomination, i.e., Calvary Chapel), this set will be of great value to many
My busy schedule has left me little time to write, however, I do still check in on a number of Roman Catholic apologists each day. Here’s what I found today. In some cases, there really isn’t anything new under the sun. Take for instance Gerry Matatics. Gerry updates his website a few times a year, if that. His recent offering
Every few weeks a thread pops up on the Catholic Answers forums relating to yours truly. Most are normally “eye-rollers” involving the penchant of folks to only want to listen to one side, find a quick and easy rebuttal that has little to do with truth, and move on. But recently one has popped up regarding the issues relating to
Here’s yet another converts tale. A Reformed person swimming the Tiber has made a fallible decision to submit to a self-proclaimed infallible authority. He set out four possible authority options to submit to now that he’s decided to leave his Reformed church. The one that appealed to him is the following: Submit to a form of Christianity that does not
Here’s an interesting tidbit from Karl Keating’s book Catholicism and Fundamentalism (San Fransisco: Ignatius Press, 1988). Chapter two is dedicated to exposing the errors of Lorraine Boettner’s book on Roman Catholicism. Keating documents Boettner’s error of attributing the forbidding of the Bible to laymen by the Council of Valencia in 1229. Keating points out this is historically inaccurate. It would
James Swan pointed out that Catholic Answers is running a new banner ad in their forums: I confess, I wonder how many of Catholic Answers supporters have started to wonder, “Hey, why doesn’t this ministry I support do formal public debates anymore? I mean, this isn’t even a debate, it’s a radio program from 1995…fifteen full years ago.” Yes, and
Last year I bought a product from Catholic Answers, and since then I’ve been bombarded with e-mail support requests. Here is the latest: From: Patrick Coffin Subject: Front row seat to a high-powered debate The Bible Answer Man Debate: Imagine having a front-row seat to a high-powered debate between a Fundamentalist Bible teacher and a Catholic apologist. Donate to our
Pastor David King, co-author of the three-volume set titled Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of our Faith, has been spending a great deal of time in the years since the publication of that work continuing his work of cataloging patristic citations that are relevant to Rome’s claims and dogmas. He just posted the following in our chat channel: Basil
Over at Catholic Convert, pilgrimage peddler Steve Ray has a post arguing that a certain frequently cited Scripture does not dictate against Purgatory, that other Scripture does teach Purgatory, and that Purgatory involves being in the presence of the Lord (link to post). In the following analysis, we’ll consider his arguments piece by piece:
Wow, what a week. I spoke 14 times over eight days, finishing up with a long period of teaching with Sam Shamoun on Islam at the First Arabic Baptist Church here in Phoenix today. A very enjoyable time! Next Tuesday on the DL I want to comment on last week’s debates. Michael Brown did a program on Calvinism the next
I mentioned yesterday my suggestion to Tim Staples that we do a similar type of fair debate and exchange on Catholic Answers Live. I said then that I would expect many in the CA audience would love to hear the “largest Catholic apologetics organization in the United States” actually doing direct, one-on-one apologetics with leading critics of their position. I
Back in one my old philosophy classes I recall lengthy discussions as to the relationship between names and reality, and then spinning around for hours contemplating the brain teaser of what it means to “mean” something about anything. The aftermath: an entire class of young minds slipped further into skepticism, as if the reality each twenty something experienced was completely
Tim Staples argues that the Bible presents justification as a “process.” But close and careful examination says otherwise.
I know I mentioned it on the last DL, but I should have blogged the fact that I am out of town this week, teaching at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary’s Mill Valley campus. Sorry if anyone tried to listen to the DL and found…well, nothing at all. Lord willing, we will be back on a regular schedule next week.
The following simple juxtaposition is a sufficient reason. Roman Catholic apologist Tim Staples: “The bottom line here is this: Jesus Christ did not suffer and die so that we don’t have to. Jesus Christ suffered and died so that our good works offered up in him can be truly pleasing and salvific before God. And indeed, Jesus didn’t suffer and
Five years ago now I decided to celebrate my birthday by riding up South Mountain three times. The goal was simple enough: climb 100 ft in ascent for every year of my age. So, today I did that for the fifth time. Obviously, as the years have passed, each effort gets a little harder, partly due to the simple rules
You wonder, at times, how it is that those who listen regularly to Roman Catholic apologists do not notice the wide range of differences between them on important matters of theology and practice. Don’t they cringe just a little when they hear the “sola scriptura is a blueprint for anarchy” silliness knowing that they are using a double standard? We
I would generally never schedule an event the same day as a trans-Pacific flight, but this time around I was to speak on “Why Otherwise Sane People Say They Actually Know Jesus” at St. John’s Ashfield Anglican Church twelve hours after landing. Though I was feeling “OK,” those who have traveled large distances know how you often feel “just half
Here’s a response to my recent blog post, Reminding Patrick Madrid of Rome’s Blueprints “I am shocked that someone with the reputation as Swan prints something so idiotic. Its obvious his writing is geared to the sheep of protestantism unwilling to give any coherent thought to any subject. I just can’t believe you people buy it. Its not different than
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