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Welcome to Alpha and Omega Ministries

Micah Burke, September 23, 1900

Alpha and Omega Ministries is a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. James White, director, is a professor, having taught Greek, Systematic Theology, and various topics in the field of apologetics for numerous schools. He has authored or contributed to more than twenty four books, including The King James Only Controversy, The Forgotten Trinity, The Potter’s Freedom, The God

John Owen’s Usage of Thomas Aquinas, Part 4

Chris Whisonant, March 5, 2024, Church History, John Owen

This is a follow up to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 in this blog series where I will go through the works of John Owen detailing where he has mentioned Thomas Aquinas. I hope that this series is helpful. In this fourth part, I would like to look at the mentions of Thomas Aquinas in Volume 14 of

On the Decree and the Actions of God’s Elect

James White, November 20, 2023

You can tell when certain folks have just completely run out of meaningful commentary and argumentation, or, never possessed any to begin with. When people argue that someone who accepts the biblical teaching of God’s sovereign decree, election, the perfection of the atonement, etc., should, as a result, not engage in apologetics, not seek justice for the pre-born, not prophetically

Comparing the meaning and application of “jot and tittle” from Matthew 5:18 with the assertions of Peter Van Kleeck

Chris Whisonant, January 20, 2023, Church History, Debate, Reformed Apologetics, Textual Issues, TROnlyism

During the recent debate between Dr. James White and Dr. Peter Van Kleeck, there was a brief discussion about Matthew 5:18 and the meaning of “jot and tittle”. The assertion which Dr. Van Kleeck was affirming, in relation to the topic of the debate which was “The Textus Receptus is equal to NT Autographs“, was that the Protestant Reformers (and

Hot Takes from Dillard’s

James White, January 31, 2022

So I was finishing up my 21st conference at Covenant of Grace Church in St. Charles when I heard people talking about “the coming storm.” So I started looking at the weather and my travel plans. Let’s just say I am thankful that I invested an extra four hours of travel today and have managed to get myself out of

On Divine Simplicity and Natural Theology

James White, December 13, 2021

Just a note to announce I intend to interact with the presentation in Dr. James Dolezal’s books, God without Parts: Divine Simplicity and the Metaphysics of God’s Absoluteness (2011) and All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism (2017), especially by using the audio from his presentations on these topics to the Southern California

All is Not Quiet on the Western Front!

James White, March 11, 2021, Christian Worldview, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Resources, Theology Matters

It is good for us to remember that we are not alone in our service to Christ and in the reign of His Kingdom in these dark and difficult days. I have had the great pleasure of ministering in Germany over the years, and in fact 2020 was the first year I had not been able to visit my brethren

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

This Really Isn’t Hard

James White, August 1, 2020, Debate, TROnlyism

On July 28th I commented on the Dividing Line about an invitation to do a debate with Dr. Jeffrey Riddle on textual critical issues, specifically, a comparison of his position (TR Onlyism) and the Critical Text position (mine). I attempted to plainly and clearly lay out the main issue. Dr. Riddle has responded with an article accusing me of “refusing”

It’s Too Risky To Close the Church

Robb Brunansky, July 30, 2020, Pastoral Theology

Many churches in the United States are now faced with a question that used to be merely hypothetical: If the government tries to close the church, should we stay open anyways? Few anticipated this question would become a pressing issue as a result of a virus, but here we are. When the government requests or requires the church to close

Discussing Ken Wilson’s Work, Part 1 – Clement and Free Will

Chris Whisonant, May 8, 2020, Church Fathers, Ken Wilson

Dr. Wilson argues that when Clement stirred up the believers in Corinth to good works that the implicit logical consequence must only be libertarian free will. If this is clear through implication, what of the explicit statements relating God’s will to our calling, justification, and opening of the eyes of our hearts that Clement understood believers are predestined and elected by God? By simply looking at the actual writing of Clement, there would be more data demonstrating that he was on the “traditional” belief in election as it relates to God’s purpose of salvation.

A Jumbo-Mega Edition of the Dividing Line (Two Hours 45 Minutes)

James White, February 18, 2020, CBGM, Church History, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, King James Onlyism, Post-Evangelicalism, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, Textual Issues, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters, TROnlyism

Started off with the D. Wade debacle and the influence of the world’s insanity on “transgenderism.” Then we started a movement to have Francis renamed “Francis the Marxist” (it has a ring do it, I think). Mentioned the ecumenical “Mass” being held in St. Pierre, Calvin’s old haunts, and then got to the real topic of the day. We played

Titus 1:6 and “Believing Children”

James White, October 23, 2019, Pastoral Theology

I wrote the following article in the late 1990s. I have been asked about this topic a number of times since then, so I provide the document here. For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you, namely, if any man is

Wisdom from Above

James White, July 6, 2019, Christian Worldview, Post-Evangelicalism

As Western culture closes down upon the freedoms of believers to speak in the public square we will need wisdom from above like never before. I cannot help but to think upon James’ words (3:17) frequently. Please forgive the paraphrase—there is nothing wrong with paraphrases as long as you are not pretending they are actual translations! “Divine or heavenly wisdom

Avoid the Signers of the Statement Says One Avoiding Its Arguments

James White, September 6, 2018, Racialism

Jemar Tisby, head of the blog formerly known as RAAN, has suggested, in an article run on the Religion News Service (RNS) site, that those of us involved in writing the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel should be “avoided.” Those are his words. I like quotes, so here we go: I’m tempted to refute the recent statement on

Bricks Of Salt In The Hands Of Believers

Ryan, June 11, 2018, Islam, Offense, Simply Silly

As many might be aware, there’s a storm-a-brewin’ surrounding some videos and whether or not they’re appropriate. I have been asked to put some thoughts out regarding this series of satirical videos titled Islamicize Me and some of the controversy surrounding the situation. There was a time when I found myself in a similar situation at work, but where I was

The Racialist Lens Disrupts True Christian Unity: A Response to Thabiti Anyabwile

James White, April 9, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Pastoral Theology, Theology Matters

Thabiti Anyabwile is a council member of The Gospel Coalition (TGC) and the pastor of Anacostia River Church in Washington, D.C. Over the years we have spoken occasionally at the same conferences, often because of my ministry relating to Islam, and his brief foray into Islam and subsequent exit from that religion. I recall speaking at a conference with him

Philosophical “Response,” Racialism Again, Calls Including Church of Christ Question

James White, March 29, 2018, Christian Worldview, Exegesis, General Apologetics, Hebrew Israelism, Iglesia Ni Christo, Pauline Studies, Reformed Apologetics, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line

Started off with some brief comments on a response posted by Dr. Davis in reply to the last program, and then spent quite a while on the race issue once again due to comments on line by Urban Apologetics and Kyle Howard. Took a call from our brother Kofi up north, had problems with the phones, and managed to get

Radio Free Geneva: Calvinism’s Gospel Tautology Refuted

James White, March 27, 2018, Exegesis, Radio Free Geneva, The Dividing Line

On Radio Free Geneva today we examined this article from Dr. Rich Davis titled “Calvinism’s Gospel Tautology.” This is a classic example of “philosophical traditionalism vs. exegetical accuracy” when it comes to Reformed polemics. Only an hour today, but at least you got to hear the RFG intro! UPDATE: Dr. Davis provided a “response” of sorts after the program aired.

Alpha and Omega Ministries – A Personal Reflection

Mike Porter, March 23, 2018, Personal

In the year 1988, at the age of sixteen, I stumbled into a class called Witnessing to Mormons. Our church was a fairly large church in the Phoenix area and on Wednesday nights there were numerous options for youth. After attending several of them, I found the youth-oriented options to be fun, but not overly satisfying. I was not overly

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

Three Old Titles Become New Again on Kindle – Updated

Rich Pierce, July 11, 2016, Roman Catholicism, Theology Matters

Every now and then I get a phone call from someone wanting to find one of James’ first three books in our bookstore. These titles have been out of print since Crowne Publications closed its doors around 1993. While the technology of our world has raced forward I am not always able to keep up with it’s advances. I can

Monday Miscellaneous

James White, May 23, 2016, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics

Well, getting back into the “groove” after two weeks overseas, but I really won’t have too long to enjoy “normalcy.” I have a debate in SoCal Friday evening with Steve Tassi, a radical anti-Calvinist whose videos are filled with an amazing mountain of strawman argumentation (“Calvinism is fatalism,” “Calvinists argue God is a hypocrite,” “Calvinist theology is abortion theology” and

Gospel Lenses and the Search for Allies (Updated with Full Response)

James White, March 30, 2016, Christian Worldview, Pastoral Theology, Personal, Theology Matters

Please see the addition of a full response to Ekemini Uwan added at the end of this post. Last week I ran afoul of the ever-present issue of political correctness when I posted a brief video of a young man flipping off a passing police car, wearing his shorts around his thighs (his underwear was red as well, so it

Yahya Snow Attempts to Divide and Fails

James White, February 16, 2016, Islam

So Yahya Snow just posted this video. It proves that there are Christian scholars in the world who distinguish between the “historical Jesus” and the “Christ of faith.” This is not exactly news to anyone seriously involved in Christian theology, of course, but it seems to be news to Mr. Snow, whose sole role in life it seems is to

A Believing Response to Matthew Vines’ 40 Questions

James White, July 3, 2015, Christian Worldview, Homosexuality

Matthew Vines has posted a series of forty questions, found here. I have written up a fairly brief response. I hope it is helpful. Do you accept that sexual orientation is not a choice? The very question simplifies the topic to a ridiculous level, Matthew. The desires a human experiences come from many factors—and as one who claims to be

A Twitter Dialogue with Matthew Vines

James White, October 24, 2014, Homosexuality, Theology Matters

It took months, but Matthew Vines and I finally exchanged a series of tweets about my standing invitation to him to debate his claims. It began with someone informing me that I was being mentioned; I then searched for the tweets, and the conversation began: @DrOakley1689 Care to join the conversation? He’s talking about you. . . JW to MV:

The Trinity and the Vindication of Christian Paradox

Jeff Downs, October 3, 2014, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Resources

I was made aware last night of Brant Bosserman’s new book on Van Til and the doctrine of the Trinity. It appears to be one you should purchase (if not for you, I’ll take one). The title is The Trinity and the Vindication of Christian Paradox: An Interpretation and Refinement of the Theological Apologetic of Cornelius Van Til Brant is

Two New Systematics (Sproul & Kelly)

Jeff Downs, April 8, 2014, Christian Worldview, Misc, Pastoral Theology, Reformed Apologetics, Resources

One reason many of you enjoy Alpha and Omega Ministries is because of the clarity of the message. Whether through blog posts, audio, video or books the gospel is clearly proclaimed. As much as possible, theological issues are addressed to the common reader. Or, as one apologist used to say “We need to get the hay out of the loft

Dan Barker: Ultra Fundamentalist to This Very Day

James White, April 1, 2014, Uncategorized

I have pretty much avoided reference to, or commentary about, Dan Barker, the head of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Our exchanges after the debate wherein he objected to my opening statement were far less than cordial, and given FFRF’s massively documented history of litigation, I made a commitment to give him a very wide berth. His arguments have been

Reformed Confessions, Imputation, etc. (Updated)

Jeff Downs, March 29, 2014, Uncategorized

Here are a few resources that might interest you: Westminster Bookstore is currently offering Four Volume Set – Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation (Four Volume Set) for $100. That is 50% off the regular price. Ben C. Dunson’s article which appeared in the Fall 2013 edition of the Westminster Theological Journal titled “Do Bible