Alpha and Omega Ministries

Other than discussing some upcoming events -such as the debate in Pennsylvania-, we took some time to listen to some voices from the past -Chrysostom, Jerome- and think about how things have changed. We also took some time to consider the definition of biblicism in the current controversy.

Last Road Trip Dividing Line for the July, 2023 trip -only a matter of weeks till we head for Pennsylvania and then G3-. Live stream failed us -I have no idea why--. Talked a bit about this new video on Eastern Orthodoxy from Jason Wallace up in Magna, Utah, discussed the assertion that biblicism is -cultic- -and the obvious need for far more concern about accuracy in defining that noble term- and then started listening to Dale Tuggy defining his brand of unitarianism in his dialogue with William Lane Craig. So, back into the furnace for me tomorrow -it hit 119 in Phoenix today--

Had a few technical issues today to be sure, but we soldiered on, looking at our new search engine which allows you to look for words and phrases in ALL of the Dividing Lines since 1998- Twenty five years worth -over 2,000 episodes-. Pretty amazing stuff. Then we looked at a few comments from ol' Steve Camp, a few more Unitarian comments, and finished up looking at Revelation 5 and the Lamb.

So Rich was literally just poking around on Twitter when he stumbled across the -live- set up recently, so today was our first day to live-cast on Twitter. That was what we wanted to do all along, but obviously things are developing at Twitter and so we had to use Facebook -which drove me nuts-. But, for as long as we can, we will use Twitter for our live streaming.--Today we announced some upcoming debates, specifically a series of debates in February that should have something for everyone- I then went over an odd, out-of-place diatribe against -Biblicism- found in Matthew Barrett's new book. If the rest of the 900 page monster is of similar nature, to use Luther's language, the book will be a -right strawy epistle.- We worked through the entire section asking the important questions and truly wondering what the answers will be. Then I responded to Steve Camp's recent Twitter claim that all PTs -postmillennial theonomists- -mistranslate- Matthew 28-19-20. Ninety minutes today-

Started off today's program talking about upcoming debates. Unfortunately, during the program itself, Chris Arnzen got word that Dr. Brownson will not be pursuing the debate on the 16th of September. However, we have another opponent lined up and will be able to give you information on that in a few days.--Spent a while responding to portions of a Trent Horn video on ----------- and elements of the common Catholic Answers approach to denying sola scriptura. Then we moved to a number of tweets by Unitarians, finishing up looking at John's use of ----- -----. Right at ninety minutes today- Enjoy-

Managed a solid live stream today, thankfully- Started off with an amazing example of -no, we haven't hit rock bottom quite yet, but man we are digging hard- as far as the evil of man is concerned. Then we looked at Stephen Wolfe's comments in response to Mark Dever on paedobaptism and a regenerate church membership. Finished up looking at the rhetoric of one Anthony Bernabei, a wild-eyed unitarian whose immaturity precludes him from serious consideration, but yet he provided a useful example of unitarian deception that allowed us to dig deeply into John 17 and 1 Corinthians 8. 75 minutes today-

The first 35 minutes or so of today's program focused on the Miss Universe results in the Netherlands, where a highly unattractive dude beat out some absolutely stunning women, all in the service to the dismantling of the West. Then we looked at pure, unhidden, unapologetic propaganda from an ABC affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky. Then we switched over to an analysis of 1 Peter 3-14-15 and the citation of Isaiah 8-12-13 therein, considering issues related to -inter-textuality- and the identification of Jesus as Yahweh incarnate.

A DL Short providing further response to Dr. Dale Tuggy on Jude 5.

I did not feel well today, but I pressed on, because I really wanted to share this study of Jude 5, CBGM, the variant in the text, and the biblical tapestry of phraseology and teaching that consistently testifies to the deity of Christ. Please get a deep seat, take some notes, and enjoy-

Made it through a few thunderstorms during the show today focusing on unitarianism, the Christian Shema in 1 Corinthians 8, and the testimony of Ignatius to not only the deity of Christ, but the two natures of Christ as well.

Had to record the program today due to the location I am at in Santa Fe -possibly due to weather issues as well, not completely sure-. Talked about the Australian legislation being proposed to give the state pretty much full control over speech and how we have taken our eyes off the ball as the totalitarians continue their global march. Then we switched over to a discussion that took place last year between William Lane Craig and unitarian Dale Tuggy https---youtu.be-W-2yIIb9YCo. We will be doing a deep dive on Tuggy's claims and positions over the next number of weeks and months. You might want to familiarize yourself with his views- You might also want to see Michael Brown's debate with Tuggy here https---youtu.be-Oi300-FvFz0 , and Chris Date's interaction here https---youtu.be-c35-uFjEbx8 .

Started off with stories about California and Michigan pressing the woke gender ideology that is a plague upon us all. Then, finally, as promised almost two weeks ago, I got to Leighton Flowers and his -Calvinists cannot answer Colossians 2-12- argument and discovered that in fact it seems it is the Provisionists who have to struggle with that particular text. Next week we are back on the road once again, so prayers for traveling mercies and physical strength and health are most desired and appreciated-

Went in the big studio today to talk about Mormonism and the challenges we face today in seeking to witness of the truth to members of the LDS Church. Did a good bit of reminiscing along the path, since the first books I read and studied from the LDS Church were purchased 41 years ago now. Had them in studio as well-

Our main discussion today was based upon Pope Francis' kind letter to Fr. Martin and the LGBTQ folks meeting tomorrow at Fordham University. What does this letter mean, and where is Rome really going today-- The alleged -certainty- that flows from the claim of Papal authority is a two-edged sword that really ends up showing us that Rome's -constancy- is a myth. It cannot be maintained. Spent a good bit of time talking about his death penalty stance as well as an illustration. Just over an hour. -Please note- I got so involved with the capital punishment discussion I completely forgot that we needed to get to Leighton Flowers and Colossians 2-12. Next time--

Talked about a lot of topics again, from Harari's -AI can write a true Bible- to an atheist saying Augustine inserted the Trinity at the Council of Nicea to transgender insanity and finishing up with developments at the Southern Baptist Convention.

I ran everything myself today, so even I am interested in how it turned out- Covered a lot of current events driven topics, which, being June, included a lot of cultural stuff, the sufficiency of Scripture, legal cases, the SBC, that kind of stuff. Touched lightly on eschatology, law, etc. Just over an hour in length.

It is very sad that the the Church does not speak with a unified voice in the modern world. Yet it remains our duty to think through, as Christians, the key issues we are facing in this world gone insane with its destructive rebellion. Today we looked at the comparison of a progressivist, -liberal- view on homosexuality with the comments of Russell Moore on the Ugandan law prohibiting homosexuality.

Started off with some thoughts on Ted Cruz's tweet https---twitter.com-tedcruz-status-1663200925018726407--s-20 about Uganda and Charlie Kirk's comments https---twitter.com-TerriGreenUSA-status-1663350223337402369--s-20 about conservatism. What are we supposed to be conserving if such basic, foundational truths as family and marriage are negotiable-- Then we looked at an article Catholic Answers published https---www.catholic.com-magazine-print-edition-the-white-question last year in response to the -White Question- and then finished up talking about debates -as a long thread had developed in Twitter on the topic-.