Here is a lecture at Trinity Law School by James White in Southern California.
As Christians, how do we stand firm for truth while still maintaining integrity? Should we just capitulate to unbelievers and believers alike on disagreements, or should we stand strong for what we believe is true? Most importantly, does debate honor God?
One of the most accomplished Christian debaters of our time, Dr. James White, address these questions and more in "Conducting Debate to the Glory of God."
Over on his blog, Chad has posted a great resource summarizing responses to the book "Love Wins" by Rob Bell. He promises to post more as he finds them. I liked what Chad wrote explaining why this important:
While the likes of Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris travel around the world doing their best to trounce anything to do with Christ or God, Bell releases a book that promotes universalism and suddenly the entire body of Christ is ready for a fight. And while I applaud that, I have to ask myself why more of us don't care about these types of issues all the time and not just when folks such as Bell spout their usual non-sense.
I agree. We must care about these issues all the time. I find that many people who reject Jesus do so because the message they get is confused and unfortunately many people like Bell confuses the message further by saying things the Bible does not say. I highly recommend Chad's blog and this post. I got the following video from Chad's post.
People who know the Bible would answer many of these questions differently.
I would like to know why anyone would say they wish that there were no atheists or non-believers. That is stupid. Until you hand your life to Jesus and obey him voluntarily, you are no different than an atheist even if you believe God exists. Truth is you are worse off than an atheist because you are in full rebellion and know it. People in the churches like that are in worse shape than those who deny God's existence. I welcome lists such as they help me know who to pray for. It's not a bad thing - it is making our work easier knowing who to pray for. I thank John Loftus for posting this on his blog.
