Talked a bit about our time at G3, then up in NY at New Hyde Park Baptist Church, talked a little about the New World Translation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and then started on calls, with discussions of 2 Cor. 5:21 as well as the eternal generation of the Son taking up most of the time.
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Woops!
James White, , The Dividing Line
I didn’t actually forget to link to the DL yesterday: Rich is working at the new office today and forgot to upload the .ram file for the DL. When he gets back to a computer, this will be the link. I discussed compatibilism vs. libertarianism, and likewise played a clip from Dave Hunt denying original sin, then took calls. Keep
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Sola Scriptura and the Mail Bag
James White, , The Dividing Line
Today on the Dividing Line I spent the first half of the program responding to Bryan Cross and Frank Beckwith on the issue of sola scriptura. The fundamental attack upon the sufficiency of Scripture and hence its truly divine character and purpose in Roman Catholicism remains central to any discussion of the issues that separate us. Then I went to
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My Thoughts on the State of our Culture and the 2016 Election
James White, , Christian Worldview, Personal, The Dividing Line
Finally had the “talk” I’ve been mentioning for a while. I have been asked, repeatedly, about my views on the election, voting, and all the controversy swirling around evangelicals and Donald Trump. So, having finished up the sola scriptura series, it seemed appropriate, as I will be out of town for nearly three weeks, to “have the talk.” About 80% of
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Cruise Details, Joe Biden, Tim Keller
James White, , Christian Worldview, Federal Vision, General Apologetics, Homosexuality, Post-Evangelicalism, The Dividing Line
Mike O’Fallon joined us to talk about the Rome/Greece/Israel cruise and the fact that our low group rates will end in just a few days (2/1). Then we looked at Joe Biden’s amazing assertion that transgender rights are “basic human rights,” and the worldview that now pervades the leftist movement in the West. Then we took at look at Tim
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Congratulations Joshua
James White, , Personal
I asked my parents a question as we sat at a reception for the graduates at our church Friday evening. “When I graduated, did you sit there thinking, ‘Wait, this can’t be happening, because I graduated just a little while ago myself?'” And they confirmed that this is in fact a normal response. I feel better knowing that. Congratulations, Josh!
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Apologetics Methodologies
James White, , The Dividing Line
Today on the DL we finished our review on apologetics methodologies and we likewise took some good phone calls.
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9/11, Accreditation, Social Justice, Jemar Tisby
James White, , Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Offense, Persecution, Racialism, The Dividing Line
Covered a wide variety of things today from the 9-11 remembrances to the use of accreditation to crush Christian education in the West to various discussions of the social justice issue from a number of specifics (especially from articles by Douglas Wilson and Samuel Sey). Finished up looking at Jemar Tisby’s article wherein he exhorts people to “avoid” people like
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James Responds to Paul Copan’s Appearance on the Bible Answer Man
James White, , The Dividing Line
With ten audio clips in hand James responds to Dr. Copan’s misrepresentations of Calvinism. From corporate election and prevenient grace Dr. Copan misquotes Matthew 23:37 too.