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

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