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Road Trip Dividing Line: Jeff Durbin and the Jewish Representative, then Jay Dyer on Abraham

James White

Rich worked hard to work on the audio challenges we have had in the past and the changes made it a lot easier for me to play video clips on the program today. So, we looked at Jeff Durbin’s exchange with the Jewish representative in Georgia, and responded to Joel Webbon’s criticism of that exchange. Then we looked at some […]

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Story Time with Uncle Jimmy: The Acts of Paul and Thecla

James White

As promised on today’s program I read through The Acts of Paul and Thecla, commented on the Orthodox veneration of Thecla as a saint and “equal of the Apostles,” and what we can learn about the context of the origination of this apocryphal mythology from the second century. By the way, here is the article I mentioned from the OCA […]

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I Told You the Sacralists Were Coming, Didn’t I?

James White

So Joel Webbon dropped a webcast about how the State is to correct the Church, and how this has been normative throughout church history. Well, do forgive me, but I’ve always opposed sacralism, still do, always will, and the errors and holes in the presentation, historically and logically, were big enough for me to drive my big GMC through, so, […]

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Jay Dyer Implodes on the Playground; Yes, Joe, Bishop and Elder are the Same Office

James White

About halfway through the program we had a power spike due to a storm blowing into Phoenix, but we got it all recorded anyway. First I dealt with the amazing explosion of infantile behavior by one Jay Dyer when I dared actually treat him like an adult in challenging him to defend Nicea II in debate. You won’t believe his […]

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“catholic” little c (Universal) vs. Roman Catholic

Ken Temple

A Roman Catholic writes: “What you fail to mention is that God appointed that same church to compile the Canon of the Scriptures. Without the role of the Catholic Church- impossible because there was no other church– we wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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The 6 minute case for Sola Scriptura

Ken Temple

The 6 minute Case for Sola Scriptura – that Scripture alone is the only infallible rule of faith and practice – that Scripture is the final court of appeals, above traditions, councils, creeds, bishops and Popes in church history. Note: … Continue reading →

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Sola Scriptura and the Church Fathers

Ken Temple

Anthony Rogers and Tony Costa discuss the Reformation principle of Sola Scriptura and evidence from the early church fathers on the self-attesting / self-authenticating quality of the Scriptures. The quotes from John Calvin and John Owen are also great and foundational … Continue reading →

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Anthony Rogers You Tube Channel

Ken Temple

https://www.youtube.com/@Ousias1 Great material there at Anthony Roger’s You Tube Channel. Anthony defends the Scriptures, the Reformation, Sola Fide, Sola Scriptura, answers apologetic issues against Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Unitarianism and other issues.  I wish I had time to listen to … Continue reading →

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Why the Bodily Assumption is wrong, unBiblical, and not early in Church History.

Ken Temple

Gavin Ortlund does an excellent job of showing how the dogma of the Bodily Assumption of Mary is wrong and not early in church history, and, in 1950, for the Pope to make it a dogma on pain of anathema … Continue reading →

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Tradition

Ken Temple

Tradition – Originally written at Beggar’s All Reformation and Apologetics in 2016. μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων  “And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men” Mark 7:7 ἀφέντες τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ … Continue reading →

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Protestantism and Church History

Ken Temple

Protestants can hold to the promise of Matthew 16:18 and Ephesians 3:21, without falling for the typical historical arguments that Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox make about “where is, or are the true apostolic church” or churches ? ; or … Continue reading →

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The Canon issue and the Icons issue vs. Roman Catholicism

Ken Temple

Dr. Gavin Ortlund is right; and he provides evidence and reasoned argumentation on his position on the Canon of the OT (Apocrypha books, so called “Deutero-canonical”) vs. the Roman Catholic position and against the argumentations of Nicea 2 (787 AD) … Continue reading →

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“Did Pelagius teach the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith alone?” – my answer: No. – Part 4 of “For Sam Shamoun: there is no healing without repentance”

Ken Temple

Part 4 of “For Sam Shamoun: There is no healing apart from repentance”. In order for this post to make sense in the larger context, you have to go and read parts 1-3. See Part 1 here. See Part 2 … Continue reading →

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For Sam Shamoun: There is no healing apart from repentance (Part 3)

Ken Temple

For Part 1, see here. For Part 2, see here. Part 3 – Prayers to Mary and veneration of icons In the April 12, 2022 video, where Sam Shamoun confessed he needed healing from his “fight-back”, pugnacious, angry spirit, Eastern … Continue reading →

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Sloppy ways Evangelicals talk about the Canon of Scripture and Church History

Ken Temple

Originally written in 2014 at Beggar’s All. I have edited it some and added some. Be Careful the way you communicate the issue of the canon in the early church Andy Stanley, Pastor of NorthPoint Community Church outside of Atlanta, … Continue reading →

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Icon Veneration is clearly an Accretion!

Ken Temple

Proof that Protestantism is true as opposed to Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism; because both Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism violate the Scriptures On many issues. This one is about icon veneration. Icon veneration is wrong in worship contexts. Praying … Continue reading →

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From Orange to Trent (An Evangelical Introduction to Church History, Part 3)

Ken Temple

Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of the Reformation, by R. C. Sproul From the Council of Orange in 529 AD to the Council of Trent (1545-1563) – An Evangelical Introduction to Church History, part 3 See Part 1 An Evangelical … Continue reading →

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An Evangelical Introduction to Church History (Part 2)

Ken Temple

In Modern Day “Konya”, known as “Iconium” in Acts 14 –  ” The Tomb of the Sufi Mystic known as “Mowlana” (Persian) or “Mevlana” (Turkish)  The Tomb of “Mevlana” (Turkish) or “Mowlana” ( مولانا – Farsi), the Sufi mystic, Jallal … Continue reading →

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An Evangelical Introduction to Church History (Part 1)

Ken Temple

A Short Summary View The Amplitheatre in Ephesus mentioned in Acts chapter 19   Photo by Ken Temple (Ephesus, Turkey) This article is by no means exhaustive, but here are some highlights from early church history with references and sources … Continue reading →

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Anthony Rogers continues to pound Roman Catholicism

Ken Temple

It is actually the text of the book of Galatians that pounds Roman Catholicism! (by application, Eastern Orthodoxy and other ritualistic and external-oriented churches also.) Anthony Rogers continues in his series on Galatians and the last 5 have been especially … Continue reading →

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Reformation, Missions, & Church History

Ken Temple

(Photo of ancient church ruins in Philadelphia of Revelation 3:7-13 & a Mosque in between) Even Philadelphia eventually left it’s first love. (see Rev. 2:4-5) The ruins of columns of an ancient Byzantine church in the ancient city of Philadelphia, now … Continue reading →

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