Necessary Honesty, Documenting Deceivers

Man, the heavens have opened all over the country, it seems! I'm in Iowa and our program today included lots of rain on the windows to be sure. We covered a lot of ground, mainly my catching up with what I've seen coming by on my feed while driving. Talked about our ministry in the churches here in the heartland of the country, and how encouraging that has been. We looked at 𝔓75, a vitally important gospels manuscript, and speculated about the future of CBGM in the days of AI. Looked at a post from Simon Escobedo on 2 Peter 1:3 as well.

Broadcasting from South Dakota, Dr. White briefly addresses social media reactions to the last program before diving back into textual criticism. Topics include the reading of Papyrus 66 at John 7:52, a new aomin.org article on a Sinaiticus variant at 2 Peter 1:1, and a highlighted interview with church historian Dr. Nick Needham.

Did the program from Colorado Springs this evening. Started off talking about my new Greek facsimiles, and then had to discuss the NXR insanity, Samuel Sey, etc. Had to use the terms "vile" and "nauseating" a bit too often. Then we geeked out on Greek manuscripts, 2 Peter 1:1, ECM, CBGM, Accordance, and all sorts of other fun Greek and New Testament things. Those who love the deep dive will have a lot of fun with this one! Oh, and here is the link to my Pseudo-Dionysius article, finally! https://gbtseminary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pro_pastor_journal_fa26_digital_final.pdf

Went back over some issues relating to Galatians 3 before beginning a presentation I will continue on the road on the topic of the dating of the CD Corpus.

An hour and forty five minute program today taken up with two major issues: first, reviewing how debates are supposed to be judged, and using that as a framework to focus upon the key issues in the debate from Saturday. This led to a review of Truglia's claims about Galatians 3:1, and we finished up with a lengthy, in-depth review of Basil's argument that immediately brings us to his words in 18.45, abused by the 2nd Nicene Council.

Split the program in half today, covering the continuing developments in Mormonism, and the MIEs (Mormon Intellectual Elites) in contrast with the old view of authority and spiritual guidance. Then I gave an overview of what I expect in Saturday's debate, including putting Basil's words from On the Holy Spirit 18.45 on the big screen and discussing his original meaning in contrast with today's use of his words.

Probably should have gone back to Dositheos, but covered two other topics instead, looking at the wild actions of the Christless Nationalists first, and then looking at Dan McClellan's statement that "the Jesus of the Gospels" was a false prophet, and how the kind of critical scholarship he represents is eating the very heart out of Mormonism (and every other religion it infects).

James started off with a brief discussion of the current state of Mormonism and then went to callers. Call topics included the Litany of Loreto and Marian Devotion, John 1:12-13, and how to witness to LDS Missionaries. Dan Chapa called in asking about Acts 2:23. The program finished with a caller asking about academic LDS studies and if James has looked into them.

Started off looking at the necessity of stating your presuppositions, your beliefs, in any theological discussion, and then illustrated it with a video from Hayden Carroll lying to Frank Turek recently at an event in the Phoenix area. Then further illustrated it with the deceptiveness of Jacob Hansen in misrepresenting Deuteronomy 22 in a recent discussion online. Went to the big board and walked through the text, vindicating the Law of God from Hansen's cavils.

Went over some developments on the Mormon front, the fact that Mormonism really is splintering fast into self-prophet groups with all sorts of different views and beliefs. We also looked at a statement posted by Leighton Flowers (written by someone else) that said that if Judas or Pilate had "repented" that God could have found "someone else." We thought through what that would mean and realized that's just Open Theism wearing a big nose and a fake mustache. Finally at the end I told everyone who didn't want something personal to tune out, and then I told the story of how I have been using Claude, the AI, to create programs that are allowing me to record my workouts and get a better idea of how hard I am lifting, etc. Just a little encouragement for my fellow aging athletes.