First Video of Romans 9 Debate Posted

There appears to be nothing more infuriating to a Lutheran than to suggest that Luther was fundamentally a Calvinist in his view of sovereignty and predestination. While Luther certainly believed in predestination, it was expressed in a much different way than the Reformed posit. I recently finished up a short research paper attempting to sort out this very issue: Is Luther’s Doctrine

   Just a few quick items before the Dividing Line this morning with Tom Ascol. Pastor McBrien will not be joining us, which disappoints me, but I am sure the situation in Lynchburg this day is quite volatile. It would not have had to have been.    Emir Caner has posted an article on his website. Emir titled his article “OCD: Obsessive

An Open Invitation to Dr. David Allen Subject:  Moderated, Respectful, Scholarly Public Debate Topic:  Resolved: The Book of Hebrews Teaches Jesus the Messiah Died to Redeem the Entire Human Race Without Exception, That Is, Christ Died for Every Human Being Who Has Ever Lived, is Alive Today, or Ever Will Live Dr. Allen Affirms Dr. White Denies October, 2017, Dallas

I awoke this morning to a veritable explosion of anti-Calvinism, and the relationship of the various sources of these outbursts is somewhat educational.     Last night I was directed to the blog of Paul McCain, a Lutheran who writes for World Magazine. Specifically, I was directed first to a poem he posted, then unposted, then posted again. I likewise read

   Ever intent upon demonstrating that the “r” part of “rC” is a meaningless addition, the boys of the oxymoronic blog have provided some hum-dingers of late. Both Kevin Johnson and Tim Enloe have used the “post something that is ultra nasty and names names and demonstrates we are as sectarian as they come and detest conservative Calvinists with a passion

I can’t tell you how many of our channel regulars have been asking me, “So, are you going to respond to Eric Svendsen’s comments on limited atonement?” Obviously, Dr. Svendsen’s audience and my own overlap to a large degree, so when Eric makes comments about why he can’t be a full 5-pt. Calvinist (and in the process makes comments about