Debate Debrief | James White vs. Jimmy Akin on Sola Scriptura & Salvation

This is a debrief of Jimmy Akin's two recent debates with Reformed Baptist James White. The first debate was on sola scriptura and the second debate was on how one has peace with God. In this debrief, we look at the following topics: Jimmy’s debate attire: What were your debate goals? Jimmy’s debate preparation How did you plan for cross-ex? Why did you use slides for rebuttals? Is sola scriptura the default position?  The charge of overloading Weak response gish gallop  Why avoid some common apologetics arguments? White’s charge of equivocation Jimmy’s examples of Apostolic Traditions Cross-ex in the sola scriptura debate Jimmy’s approach in the 2nd debate White’s mentioning prior debates “Not Disputing about words” - Jimmy’s inconsistency?   Romans 4:8 and the Blessed Man The aorist verb in Romans 4:8 The Greek of 2 Cor 5:21 N.T. Wright on 2 Cor 5:21 Is Christ’s sacrifice once-for-all or ongoing? Cross-ex in the 2nd debate Did Jimmy’s approach obscure differences Did White agree not to bring up topics? Jimmy’s overall thoughts on the debates Like the show? Join our community: https://www.classicaltheism.com/support