Introduction and Opening Remarks: [0:00 - 5:00] Introduction of the debate, debaters, and format. Opening Statements: [5:00 - 20:15] James White delivers his opening statement. [20:16 - 35:30] Jimmy Akin delivers his opening statement. Rebuttals: [35:31 - 42:00] First rebuttal by James White. [42:01 - 48:30] First rebuttal by Jimmy Akin. [48:31 - 54:00] Second rebuttal by James White. [54:01 - 1:00:00] Second rebuttal by Jimmy Akin. Cross-Examination: [1:00:01 - 1:10:00] James White cross-examines Jimmy Akin. [1:10:01 - 1:20:00] Jimmy Akin cross-examines James White. Audience Q&A Session: [1:20:01 - 1:40:00] Audience questions are posed to both debaters. Closing Statements: [1:40:01 - 1:45:00] Closing statement by James White. [1:45:01 - 1:50:00] Closing statement by Jimmy Akin. Debate Conclusion: [1:50:01 - 1:55:00] Final remarks and thank yous.

If Sola Scriptura is True then we don't need James White.

The Roman Catholic Church assembled the Holy Bible from around 200 existing Books of the day in 325 AD. Constantine the Great called the First Council of Nicaea, which was composed of three hundred religious leaders. Three centuries after Jesus lived; this council was given the task of separating divinely inspired writings from those of questionable origin. Those questionable existing books were tossed aside as having doubtful authenticity or not Gospel Truth. Pope Damasus I, known as Damasus of Rome, was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 which determined the canon or official list of sacred scripture. He spoke out against major heresies, thus solidifying the faith of the Catholic Church, and encouraged the production of the Vulgate Bible with his support for Jerome. Then the Catholic Church confirmed the Canon as OFFICIAL. So what were the “Sola Scriptura” people reading before 325 AD? It was NOT the Bible, it did not exist yet! BTW… Neither did those people exist until after 1517! The Catholic Church is the only authority that guarantees the accuracy and inerrancy of the Bible itself. It was the Catholic Church that selected the books of the New Testament and defined the canon of the Bible. Those who believe that the Bible is reliable, are in fact relying on the Catholic Church’s testimony that the New Testament books accurately reflect the faith & teachings of the Apostles, which is in turn grounded in the faith & teachings of Christ. There were many other writings available that were NOT selected to be a part of the Bible because their contents were flawed in some way. The Church itself made the selection many years after the death of the Apostles, based on its living witness to the Faith, guaranteed by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This is the same church that through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, decided what would compose the New Testament after living the faith for longer than America has been a country. Protestants don’t believe in Scripture; they believe in anti-Catholicism.

@Rob-mr1vk

23 күн бұрын

Amen Amen Amen

Thank you for reuploading this. What happened to the original video?

Ah yes, another James white regurgitation of arguments we already heard 🥳

@Rob-mr1vk

23 күн бұрын

he's a stubborn anti catholic accomplishing nothing except his tirade against the true Church

Where do these Catholic vs Protestant debates take place? I would love to attend one!

Kind of scummy on James White’s part to use his opening statement as a preemptive rebuttal to Jimmy Akin’s opening statement rather than actually presenting his own positive case, as is the point of an opening statement.

@t.d6379

2 ай бұрын

That's his style. He's been taking losses for years on this subject and he knows he can't win a straight debate.

Common Akin W.

@TimHamilton-hy5jt

2 ай бұрын

lol did you even bother to watch the two part debate, or are you just catholic lmao

@mattbernacki9282

2 ай бұрын

He's awesome. Such a wealth of knowledge.

@t.d6379

2 ай бұрын

And another L for Dr. White, I've never seen a debater lose so many debates especially on the same subjects. He does debate a lot though so I give him respect for that it takes courage.

@Rob-mr1vk

23 күн бұрын

@@t.d6379 but he thought he did well in all of his debates :)

26:30

@gto2111

2 ай бұрын

57:00

Ouch! Akin did a number one White here

I feel sad for the audio.

@TheologyDigestChannel

2 ай бұрын

There is audio, check again.

@JeanRausis

2 ай бұрын

You'd better feel sad for James White.

@HendrickAlbina

2 ай бұрын

@@JeanRausis haha

Another typical Catholic W

No audio???

@TheologyDigestChannel

2 ай бұрын

there is audio

So White did 6 debates on this subject and he still cant address the core Catholic claim that is the whole premise of our rejection of Sola Scriptura? "The Catholic Church has never defined a single word by Jesus that is found outside of Scripture", he argues. Duh, this only proves that Catholicism is faithful to Scripture and our whole point is that Scripture itself has been defined by the Catholic Church in the first place! Its boring to hear his arguments because he never addresses the premise of his opponent. Unless he tells me where else Scripture came from Im simply not convinced by anything else he says.

I agree with James White that we know what Jesus and the Apostles TAUGHT by reading the New Testament. But we cannot know what Jesus and the Apostles MEANT by reading the New Testament. To know what Jesus and the Apostles MEANT, we need a continuing, authoritative, interpreting/teaching office, which the Catholic Church calls the Magisterium (meaning Teacher). Do Jesus and the Apostles want us to know what they MEANT by what they taught and wrote? Or, did Jesus and the Apostles want us to disagree about authority, salvation, justification, etc.? If Jesus and the Apostles want us to agree with one another on these important teachings, then it seems likely that they would have instituted an authoritative, interpreting/teaching office to that end. One more question, where in Scripture does it teach Sola Scriptura? If Scripture does not explicitly teach this doctrine, then we are relying on post-Apostolic authorities to interpret the Scriptures to teach that. We would all like to have a good answer to that question.

Who is James White? I thought his name was Jameel White? maybe i was informed wrong...

Akin’s defense is so weak, sorry

@mattbernacki9282

2 ай бұрын

Show me an Early Church Father that professed Sola Scriptura. Just because you didn't understand Akin's argument doesn't mean it's weak.

@nelidascott6917

2 ай бұрын

@@mattbernacki9282 Why do you assume that I don't understand Akin's argument? He didn't present any evidence whatsoever that some dogmas that RC uphold such as White already mentioned are built upon the teachings of the apostles and the prophets. Eph 2:20

@mattbernacki9282

2 ай бұрын

@@nelidascott6917 except that he did, he mentioned that the basic belief for all infallible doctrines of the Church can be found in the teachings of the Early Church, before the New Testament was even codified. Whereas Sola Scriptura, by James' own admission, is not found.

@nelidascott6917

2 ай бұрын

@@mattbernacki9282 I'm sorry I have to disagree with you on this one, not really sure if we listened to the same debate. Purgatory, Mary's veneration or assumption, indulgences and others are not founded on the apostles teachings nor they cohere to the rest of Scriptures. The bible or the word of God is my only standard, this is the problem if you put fallible men on a pedestal and teach doctrines that are not according to Scriptures and treat them as infallible. I think we can just agree to disagree but I hope you place a higher value to the word of God. Sola Scriptura simply means relying solely on God's word as we are commanded, or else we make up man made doctrines that doesn't align to God's word 🙏

@mattbernacki9282

2 ай бұрын

@@nelidascott6917 because you have a false assumption that only the Bible is an authority, you naturally will reject everything else. But again, even Dr. White admits that is not true and admits that Sola Scriptura is a man made doctrine. You can't back it up with Scripture and so I have to ask you: what debate did you watch? Your preconceptions are not supported by the historical Christian faith.