Is baptism only for those who have repented of their sins and expressed faith in Jesus Christ? This is a classic debate between an elder in a Reformed Baptist Church, James White, and an elder of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Bill Shishko. Carried out in a spirit of brotherly love as an intramural debate, this encounter will help all to understand the issues that separate these two Reformed positions.
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Presentations and Sermons from South Africa
James White, , Exegesis, Pastoral Theology, Theology Matters
I’ve been pretty busy down here in South Africa after the debate in Birmingham, UK. The folks down here have been efficient in posting the talks and sermons, so since some of you are complaining about no Dividing Lines, well, take a listen to these! http://www.antiochbiblechurch.org.za/multimedia-archive/defining-and-defending-the-solas-of-the-protestant-reformation/ Defining and Defending the Sola’s of the Protestant Reformation – Session 2 Defining and
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Church History (Updated)
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The audio of Dr. White’s lectures on church history from this past week are online. Here are links to each lecture: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 The video for each lecture is now online here Thank you Flatirons Baptist Church for hosting this series of lectures. If James wet your appetite for church history, you may
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Irrelevant RB’s
James White, , Reformed Baptist Issues
Odd how some folks say, “He’s so mean, he’s picking on me!” while lobbing bombs right and left. So let it be. RS posted only his e-mails to me on his blog (along with an apology—how odd to both post his personal e-mails, with their attendant materials, at the same time). Reading his summaries of my e-mails is simply frightening,
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Road Trip DL: Tucker Carlson, Doug Wilson, and Pope Francis
James White, , Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Musings, Personal, Post-Evangelicalism, Road Trip, Roman Catholicism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters
Sounds like the beginning of a lame joke, doesn’t it? But, it was actually two topics, first, my responses to the Tucker Carlson/Doug Wilson program. Then, we looked at Pope Francis’ idea that homosexual men are working out “love.” The program started fine, then, our internet connection died (yes, we are working on improving that situation, but can’t do it
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A Sorta Radio Free Geneva from the New Rig
James White, , Debate, Exegesis, Provisionism, Radio Free Geneva, Reformed Apologetics, Road Trip, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters
I really had not expected to get into this as deeply as we did, and this should have been a Radio Free Geneva, but be that as it may…we looked at the new film against “Once Saved, Always Saved,” listened to the opening section, talked about the necessary background issues, and then looked at the film’s vain attempt to get
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Peter Schild and Tobias Riemenschneider from Frankfurt, Germany, on the Dividing Line
James White, , Abortion, Christian Worldview, Homosexuality, Musings, Personal, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters
I was joined by two dear brothers, Reformed pastors in Frankfurt, Germany, Peter Schild and Tobias Riemenschneider, to talk about their work in Germany and about global Christianity. A most enjoyable conversation!
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Open Phones on the Dividing Line
James White, , Jehovah's Witnesses, Misc, Mormonism, Personal, Racialism, The Dividing Line, Theology Matters
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The Baptism Debate: Portion of My Opening Statement
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Here is a portion of my opening statement from the debate with Bill Shishko on the subject of baptism.