Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Theopologetics Debates: Evangelical Universalism

Announcing the second ever Theopologetics debate! This time on the topic of "evangelical universalism." Participants have agreed to field questions from you, my listeners, so send them my way at theopologetics@hotmail.com. Stay tuned!

Date: Friday, October 7th (or Tuesday, October 11th if unforeseen circumstances rule out Friday), to be published in the podcast feed shortly thereafter.

Resolution: Some people will not be saved from their sins according to the following passages and their contexts: 2 Thess. 1:9, Matt. 25:41/46, Matt. 18:8, Romans 9:22 and Jude 1:6.

Pseudonymous blogger TurretinFan of http://turretinfan.blogspot.com/ affirms. Jason Pratt, contributor to The Evangelical Universalist, denies.

Debate format:
  • 30 minutes opening affirmative
  • 30 minutes opening negative
  • 15 minutes rebuttal affirmative
  • 15 minutes rebuttal negative
  • 10 minutes cross-examination of affirmative*
  • 10 minutes cross-examination of negative
  • 10 minutes cross-examination of affirmative
  • 10 minutes cross-examination of negative
  • 10 minutes cross-examination of affirmative
  • 10 minutes cross-examination of negative
  • 20 minutes "audience" Q&A, alternating
  • 15 minutes closing negative
  • 15 minutes closing affirmative
* Negative has offered to be cross-examined first if the affirmative so chooses.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Episode 58: God Is in the House

Episode 58 of the Theopologetics Podcast is now available! Stephen Atkerson from the New Testament Reformation Fellowship joins me to discuss house churches and New Testament patterns of church practice. This episode contains part 2 of the interview. Listen to episode 57, "God is in the House," for part 1.