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The Cost of What?
My friend Dr. White posted a link earlier today to an article by Tim Rogers (link to article). The article is titled, “The Cost of Following Christ.” One might expect, then, that the article would explain someone’s struggle in view of persecution for being a Christian. What a surprise, then, when the article is mostly…
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Ergun Caner vs. James White: Which is More Like the Jerry Springer Show?
This video (about 1/2 hour long) provides an amusing comparison of Dr. White’s debates to various antics of Ergun Caner. The reason for the video is Ergun Caner’s claim that Reformed apologists have taken over the formal debate scene and turned it into something like the Jerry Spring Show. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hif35s7UGtU&hl=en_US&fs=1&] To God be the Glory!
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A Reformed Baptist Response to the Manhattan Declaration
It’s a bit long, but an enjoyable 45 minutes of Reformed Baptist response to the Manhattan Declaration: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN2daLG3og8&hl=en_US&fs=1&] – TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Manhattan Declaration – Partial Roundup
Much has been said on the ‘net regarding the Manhattan Declaration. This is a partial roundup, with my brief thoughts on the thoughts of others, in no particular order (though, perhaps, there is a generally newest-to-oldest bias): 1. William Watson Birch (Arminian) Birch unsurprisingly signed. He oddly wrote: By holding hands with other followers of…
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Regeneration – Baptism – Circumcision
In a recent post responding to some comments from R. Scott Clark, Dr. White states: In the same way, once we see that fulfillment of circumcision in the New Covenant is regeneration, not baptism, the consistency of the biblical revelation is seen. (source) I have heard Dr. White make this claim repeatedly, but it seems…
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Unity vs. Disunity – Round 2
Dr. White has responded (link to Dr. White’s response) to some comments found at a Roman Catholic blog (link to source of comments). Dr. White points out that Reformed Baptists worldwide are far more unified than Roman Catholics. He’s right, of course. But he could have taken the matter further. He’s being far too fair…
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Response to Dan’s Use of Pluperfect
Recently (link to mp3 of July 30, 2009, Dividing Line Program), Dan called into the Dividing Line radio program. He was calling to discuss the following verse: Acts 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.…
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Augustine on the "We Gave You the Scriptures" Argument
One argument that we sometimes hear from Roman Catholic apologists is an argument that Roman Catholicism gave us the Scriptures, in the sense of preserving them for us over the centuries. This claim is, of course, anachronistic (the folks who preserved the Scriptures from the 4th decade to the 4th century, for example, could hardly…
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Baking Clay Pots – Subtracting Water or Adding Hardness?
Louis Ruggiero (aka LouRugg) asked my friend Dr. White: Oh and by the way, when Turretinfan said that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart by taking away his common sense, I almost fell off my chair. Did he get that stuff from you, or did he make that one up on his own? I answer: One of…