Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog
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Today on the Dividing Line: Reply to FaceBook Critic, Conclusion of Wajdi Akkari Response
02/28/2012 - James White
Started off responding to comments by a British fellow on FaceBook regarding my sermons this past week, all of which were on the topic of, or touched upon, homosexuality. Then I read Michael Brown's excellent article on the heartbreaking results of artificial insemination on the lives of those who are born of the procedure, including a poem that truly communicates the heartbreak born of mankind's foolish rejection of God's divine wisdom. Then I concluded my response to Wajdi Akkari to finish up the program. Right after the DL I was on Janet Mefferd's program to talk about how Christians and Muslims can build true bridges, not the kinds where you sacrifice truth and the gospel. Here's the program. On Thursday we will get back to the Wallace/Ehrman debate, unless, of course, something happens in between time that demands our attention!And don't forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7! You can listen on the Flash Player found here.
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Today on the Dividing Line: Emir Caner and the Continued Cover Up, Further Response to Wajdi Akkari, and Calls
02/23/2012 - James White
Had a fascinating little tidbit of information turn up today, specifically, that the Word documents from which the two "really bad, downright silly, really embarrassing excuses" files Norman Geisler has been hosting on his website for Ergun Caner (now found here and here) are stored in the same folder with the html files produced from them (currently able to be seen here, though, I really do not expect them to stay there long). And when you download the second file and open it in Word, open up the properties, you see that the company name listed for the originator of this horrific list of really bad excuses is...Truett-McConnell College:
Now, it is possible, in some Molinistic world, I guess, that someone puts Truett-McConnell College into the installation of their Word set up for the fun of it, but the most likely explanation for the presence of that in the "Company" line is because when Word was installed on that machine it was installed under a license owned by Truett-McConnell College. And if you are wondering why that might be relevant, Dr. Emir Caner, Ergun Caner's brother, is the President of Truett-McConnell College. Emir Caner has benefitted greatly from Ergun's rise in popularity from 2001 through early 2010, and has joined The Great Evangelical Cover Up in remaining silent about the knowledge he surely possesses about his brother's false claims and bogus stories. It just so happens that those who know Emir have mentioned that he makes these exact same silly, ridiculous excuses for his brother's misbehavior and falsehoods, so it is very interesting to find evidence that these articles, posted on Norman Geisler's website, give evidence of having been written by a word processor installed on a computer at Truett-McConnell College. And the great cover-up goes on...From there I went back into about half an hour of further response to Wajdi Akkari, looking at "only-begotten" and the Comma Johanneum, two areas where Muslims keep repeating confused and erroneous statements made by men like Ahmed Deedat. Then we took three Skype calls to finish off the program. Here's the program.
And don't forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7! You can listen on the Flash Player found here.
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Today on a Radio Free Damascus: Matthew 23:46/Mark 13:32 and An Almost Completed Response to Wajdi Akkari
02/21/2012 - James White
Started off the program today with about 20 minutes on the topic of Matthew 24:36/Mark 13:32 and about the fullest discussion I've given of this text (uploading a YouTube video of just this portion even now). Then got back into my response to Wajdi Akkari, dealing with issues from early church history and the doctrine of the Trinity. Wanted to finish up my full response, but alas, I still have a small portion of Mr. Akkari's presentation left to handle. Here's the program.I also noted at the beginning of the program the information for my debate with Shabir Ally at the Islamic Center in Toronto:
My sincerest thanks to Neilson Bulloch for moderating this debate and doing the work in setting it up, and my thanks to the North American Muslim Foundation for providing the location. I really look forward to the 22nd!
Also, I noted my going to Hawaii at the beginning of March. Here you can find the information for one of my two stops while "in the Islands."
Finally, I mentioned looking for a citation I wanted to read for Mr. Akkari during the program but couldn't. This is the text from Ignatius' letter to the Ephesians I wanted to note:
But I have learned that certain people from there have passed your way with evil doctrine, but you did not allow them to sow it among you. You covered up your ears in order to avoid receiving the things being sown by them, because you are stones of a temple, prepared beforehand for the building of God the Father, hoisted up to the heights by the crane of Jesus Christ, which is the cross, using as a rope the Holy Spirit; your faith is what lifts you up, and love is the way that leads up to God.
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Today on a Jumbo DL: Dan Wallace's Actual Words, Response to Wajdi Akkari, and Pierre on Mormonism!
02/16/2012 - James White
Wide ranging show once again. Apologies for my rough voice, but the outer man is decaying! Played Dan Wallace's specific words regarding the new manuscript finds, then did about 50 minutes in response to Wajdi Akkari, then took calls, the first on the consistency of apologetic methodology (specifically, how the Qur'an relates to the Bible in comparison to how the NT relates to the OT), and then talked to Pierre to close out the program on Mormonism. Here's the program.And don't forget the WayBack Machine, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7! You can listen on the Flash Player found here.
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Starting Half an Hour Early for the DL Today!
02/16/2012 - James White
Going to go for a Jumbo (though our host is a bit under the weather, hence, expect a few brief pauses while he uses the cough/snork/snort/grab a breath button) DL today. First hour will continue our response to Wajdi Akkari, the last half hour will be open phones! Join us today!13:10:20 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Today on a Mega DL: Radio Free Geneva and More
02/09/2012 - James White
Wandered all over the landscape, I must admit, today. Talked about Prop 8 in California, the HHS debacle, and then launched into a one hour segment of Radio Free Geneva, reading a few interesting statements found on line, then getting back to Emir Caner's anti-Calvinism sermon from 2011. Then we got back into the Ehrman/Wallace debate the last half hour of the program, once again encountering the "Photocopy Standard of Hyper Skepticism" that Ehrman promotes. Here's the program.The Way Back Machine is back up and operational as well: You can listen on the Flash Player found here.
Also, please note that I will be traveling back (Lord willing) from Minnesota next Tuesday, so the next Dividing Line will be a week from today, on Thursday.
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Mega "Mixed" DL Today at 3PM MST (5PM EST)
02/09/2012 - James White
Going to smuggle an RFG segment into...a bunch of stuff on a mega DL today, so join me at 3pm my time for the Dividing Line!07:57:01 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Today on a Mega Sized Dividing Line
02/07/2012 - James White
We started out with an hour of Radio Free Damascus, as I continued my personal response to Wajdi Akkari, moving into Mr. Akkari's discussion of the Trinity. Then after a break I responded to an e-mail from a Christian who was unprepared to encounter a former Christian-turned-Muslim. Then I commented briefly on the announcement made by Dan Wallace about new early fragments of the New Testament. Then I spent the last half hour reviewing this YouTube video from a young, zealous Mormon man:I referred to the young man as "Alma" since I only had the video file on my computer, but looking now at the YouTube info I should have guessed it was "Drew." In any case, we replied to his points to finish off the program. By the way, if anyone knows this young man, please let him know about our response! Here's the program.
And don't forget the WayBack Machine, which is back in operation as of today, streaming Dividing Lines from 1998 onward 24/7! You can listen on the Flash Player found here.
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Radio Free Damascus and More on a Special DL Today
02/07/2012 - James White
A Mega DL today beginning at 1pm MST (1-3pm). First hour will be Radio Free Damascus, continuing my direct response to Wajdi Akkari, and then, in the second hour--well, we have a lot to talk about regarding the Wallace/Ehrman debate, Dan's announcement of new NT manuscripts, an LDS "Why I Hate Religion" response, and more! Join us for a Mega DL today!06:06:09 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Today on The Dividing Line: Dr. Voddie Baucham on "Ethnic Gnosticism"
02/02/2012 - James White
My sincere thanks to Voddie Baucham for joining me on the Dividing Line today to help me understand what he identified as "ethnic gnosticism" as it has crept its way into the Elephant Room 2/TD Jakes discussion. It is my sincere hope that this program will edify the body to a great extent. Here's the program.14:47:06 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
Special Dividing Line Thursday with Guest Voddie Baucham
02/01/2012 - James White
Join us at an earlier time on Thursday (2pm MST) when we are joined by special guest Voddie Baucham. I reached out to Pastor Baucham to help us all understand some of the dynamics that have been exposed in the aftermath of last week's Elephant Room 2, especially as they relate to TD Jakes and his views, as well as the criticism of the critics! Join us live on the Dividing Line Thursday, 2pm MST!20:56:32 - Category: The Dividing Line - Link to this article -
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