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Debate Challenge for "Called to Communion" Team
Dr. James White has offered a debate challenge to the Roman communion group at the “Called to Communion” blog (mp3, you can start around 6 minutes, if you just want to hear the challenge in context). I am laying out an open challenge to any of the people at Called to Confusion: 2013 – let’s…
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Reviewing Roger Olson's "Against Calvinism"
Dr. James White reviewed Roger’s Olson’s “Against Calvinism” on the November 3, 2011, Dividing Line. Meanwhile, independently Paul Manata has prepared a detailed written review. I think both reviewers would agree with the following from Manata: In any event, Olson’s book leaves much to be desired. It isn’t anything like a “case” against Calvinism. Rather,…
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"Why You Should Read This Book" Section of "The God of Calvinism"
Moving on in our review of Louis Ruggiero’s “The God of Calvinism,” we come to a prefatory section entitled, “Why You Should Read This Book” (pp. IX-XI). Part of this section also appears as the reverse cover material. The section starts out by alleging that Calvinism “maligns God’s character,” but then goes on to malign…
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Dr. White's Responses to Dr. Geisler
Unbeknown to me, Dr. White was similarly providing a detailed response to Dr. Geisler’s comments. They may found in three parts here: (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4). It looks like we said fairly similar things at a number of points, and highlighted different issues at other points. I would normally say, “Enjoy,”…
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Dr. White's Debate with Hamza Abdul Malik
Some folks have wondered whether Dr. White has had a history of engaging Muslim apologetics. Dr. White has a long history of answering Islam’s claims, going back more than a decade. Here is a clip from Dr. James White’s Debate with Hamza Abdul Malik: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0VGBx83vxM&hl=en_US&fs=1&&w=480&h=385] Does the NT Teach the Deity of Christ, May,…
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Response to Tony Byrne's Challenge
Tony Byrne (aka Ynottony) is one of the culprits behind the defamation of my friend Dr. White as supposedly being a “hyper-Calvinst.” Tony has suggested, in his own defense, that one could use the following approach: Step 1: Ask White for specific biblical proof that God desires the eternal salvation of any of the non-elect.…
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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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Benedict XVI vs. James White
No, there is no such debate scheduled yet (though I’d love to see that debate). No, I’m pointing out an area where Dr. White has moved a technological step ahead of the Roman Catholic pope. Dr. White is on Twitter. (although TurretinFan is not)Pope Benedict XVI is not on Twitter. (although Patrick Madrid is) -TurretinFan…
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Dealing with Jehovah's Witnesses
It’s not quite a “how to” but the first half of the Dividing Line program for March 24, 2009, provides a good introduction to how we can speak with Jehovah’s Witnesses in a productive manner (link). Enjoy! -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!