Ergun Caner v. James White on Calvinism (Radio Free Geneva)

This is the first episode of Radio Free Geneva that has been put on Youtube. The purpose of RFG is to dispel the many caricatures, straw men, and misrepresentations that those who are opposed to Reformed Theology (ie. Calvinism) normally make when critiquing the other side. Lord willing, there will be more in the future that deal with different subjects.

Ergun Caner delivered a sermon a few years ago called "Why I am Predestined Not to be a Hyper-Calvinist." However, many Reformed folk thought the sermon would have been more aptly titled "Why I am Not Predestined to Represent the Side I am Critiquing Accurately." In this episode of Radio Free Geneva, James White deals with the many straw men and mischaracterizations that Ergun Caner promoted during this sermon and rectifies them. This episode is especially helpful because many of the arguments Caner brought up are many of the same that are brought up regularly by opponents of the doctrines of grace.


Here is the link to where you can buy the mp3 of this program for $1.73:
http://www.aomin.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=595


Here are links to where you can find out more information about how the debate that was supposed to be didn't occur. Start with 10/6/06 "Regarding the Lynchburg Situation" and work your way up.:
http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?blogid=1&archive=2006-10

Here is some written correspondance between Ergun Caner and James White:
http://vintage.aomin.org/ErgunCaner1.html


Tom Ascol, who was going to be James White's debate partner in this debate commented on it on Founder's Blog, as well:
http://www.founders.org/blog/2006/05/update-on-caner-debate.html

http://www.founders.org/blog/2006/06/update-2-on-caner-debate.html


Here, Ascol comments on the sermon presented in this edition of RFG.:
http://www.founders.org/blog/2006/06/ergun-caner-on-predestined-not-to-be.html

Finally, here's a link that discusses logical fallacies. I figured it would be very helpful considering the nature of this video.:
http://www.logicalfallacies.info/

The Alpha and Omega graphics used in this video were made by Micah Burke (klockheed on Youtube). Great job, Micah!

You can hear Caner's sermon in its entirety here:
http://trbc.org/new/christianresources/media_player.php?id=11
http://www.aomin.org


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• calvinism
• arminianism
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[hemet92544]

@andrewdreiling11 wrong, any Calvinist that were on Titanic fought to save their own lives just like everyone else, now if you could go back in time then and witness this, you can say "hey what are you worried about? going to see Jesus soon yahoo right? then the Calvinist would of run you over to get into the life boat haha

[andrewdreiling11]

I think if a Calvinist were on the Titanic when it hit the iceburg, he (or she), would probably have gone downstairs and made a graphic schematic of the damage done to the boat, and zealously tried to inform all of the other passengers, who were by this time well aware that the ship was going down, and were busy preparing the life boats for launch. To use another metaphor, a Calvinist tends to study the race instead of run it. (1 Cor. 9:24)

[RomainesIX]

Loved this.....thank you! ^_^

[15Geneva60]

Thank you for this :)

[Erap1muzik]

dr.james white would had destroyed caner if this debate would had taken place.

[pandirasbox]

That's sad that he uses scriptures known to contain the doctrine of ransom which is in opposition to the doctrine of redemption. It was a doctrine developed by Irenaeus to combat Ptolemy.

[pandirasbox]

"Evangelization" with false witness is not only an insult but a disgusting afront to God.