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Responding to Jeff Riddle – Regarding James White and (the real) Turretin
Our brother in Christ, Jeff Riddle (JR), has posted some comments regarding James White (JW) and the real Francis Turretin (FT), which because I’m a friend of the former and a fan of the latter, I would like to address: JR wrote: 1. JW typically confuses the TR and Majority text position with KJV-Onlyism. Furthermore,…
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Responding to Steve Tassi on Romans 9
In his recent live interaction with Dr. James White, Steve Tassi argued that while Romans 9 is referring to election, it is not discussing salvation when it refers to mercy. AudienceFirst, he argues that we must consider the audiences spoken to. He does not clearly elaborate on this point, but his implication seems to be…
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James White: The Same Sex Marriage Debate vs Codrington
Dr. White debated Graeme Codrington on the topic of same sex marriage (link to debate on SermonAudio). I agreed with Codrington that Dr. White did an excellent job defending the “traditional” view. I wanted to mention a few points that occurred to me in listening to the debate, while encouraging you, my reader, to go…
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Molinism – Responses to a Some Attempted Defenses
Someone posting under the name Richard Bushey has a post attempting to defend Molinism against some of the criticisms offered by my friend, Dr. James White (link). I’d like to rebut a few points. Is Molinism too heavily reliant on philosophy? Mr. Bushey argues that philosophy is inherent to every kind of theology. However, that…
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Chris Pinto vs. James White – Debate Summarized
The Chris Pinto vs. James White debate on whether Codex Sinaiticus is a modern forgery can be boiled down to a few considerations. 1) Constantine Simonides claimed that he wrote the document based on collating pre-existing manuscripts, and that his uncle corrected the document. Both sides agree that he so claimed. Dr. White demonstrated that…
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Elected for the Non-Elect
My friend, Dr. James White, recently reviewed a portion of a sermon by Eric Hankins, in which Pastor Hankins tried to argue that the elect were chosen for the non-elect. There is a certain intuitive appeal of that position: Christ is the Elect One, and Paul and Jeremiah were chosen for service. It doesn’t do…
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A Couple Quick Comparisons between Dr. White and Dr. Caner
Ergun Caner said: “I got my doctorate in Global Apologetics because I’m curious.” (source) James White actually has earned degrees in apologetics: Th.M. Apologetics, Faraston Seminary, 1995 Th.D., Apologetics, Columbia Evangelical Seminary, 1998 D.Min, Apologetics, Columbia Evangelical Seminary, 2002 Ergun Caner said that he debated Shabir Ally (source). James White actually has debated Shabir Ally:…
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What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Qur’an, by James White – a Review
With great pleasure, I recently read my friend James White’s book, “What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Qur’an,” published by Bethany House Publishers. It may be helpful to begin by clarifying what the book is not, then identifying what I liked about the book. The book is not “what every Christian needs to…
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Free Debates Featuring James White
I was reluctant to post this list, because I’m concerned that people who might otherwise support Dr. White’s ministry by buying copies of the debates will just watch them for free. However, I trust that people who would support Dr. White’s ministry by buying his debates will consider doing so in some other way, since…
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Listen to Dr. James White on Unbelievable Radio
As of February 7, 2013, you can get the following podcast episodes from Unbelievable Radio, via iTunes: 22 September 2012 | The Anti-Islam film and protests – James White and Muhammad Al-Hussaini 19 May 2012 | Was Jesus a Calvinist? James White and David Instone-Brewer 30 Apr 2011 | Emerging Church Debate – Brian McLaren and James White 12 Feb 2011…