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2026-06-06T00:46:16-04:00

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Reply to Mike Winger on Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

Pastor Mike Winger is the featured teacher of BibleThinker online ministry. He graduated from the School of Ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and was ordained in 2006. He has since served in various ministries with a primary focus on being a pastor for the youth. Mike has since transitioned into laboring full time with BibleThinker to provide free teaching content worldwide. He also has a thriving YouTube channel called Learn to Think Biblically. Mike is strongly committed to a... Read more

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Augustine & Sola Scriptura, Pt. 2 (vs. Gavin Ortlund)

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

Gavin Ortlund is an author, speaker, and apologist for the Christian faith, who serves as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California. Gavin has a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in historical theology, and an M.Div from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books as well as numerous academic and popular articles. For a list of publications, see his CV. He runs the YouTube channel Truth Unites, which seeks to provide an irenic voice on theology, apologetics, and the... Read more

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Augustine & Sola Scriptura (vs. Gavin Ortlund)

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

Gavin Ortlund is an author, speaker, and apologist for the Christian faith, who serves as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California. Gavin has a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in historical theology, and an M.Div from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books as well as numerous academic and popular articles. For a list of publications, see his CV. He runs the YouTube channel Truth Unites, which seeks to provide an irenic voice on theology, apologetics, and... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:46:16-04:00

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Reply to Gavin Ortlund’s “Sola Scriptura Defended”

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

Gavin Ortlund is an author, speaker, and apologist for the Christian faith, who serves as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California. Gavin has a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in historical theology, and an M.Div from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books as well as numerous academic and popular articles. For a list of publications, see his CV. He runs the YouTube channel Truth Unites, which seeks to provide an irenic voice on theology,... Read more

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2022-04-27T10:23:50-04:00

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Reply to Jordan Cooper: Invocation of Saints

Last updated on: April 27, 2022 at 10:23 am   By Dave Armstrong

Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology, Executive Director of the popular Just & Sinner YouTube channel, and the President of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary (which holds to a doctrinally traditional Lutheranism, similar to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). He has authored several books, as well as theological articles in a variety of publications. ***** I will be responding to the “saints portion” of Jordan’s YouTube video, “Five Reasons I Am Not Roman Catholic” (1-27-19). When I cite his... Read more

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2022-04-25T14:36:17-04:00

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Reply to Jordan Cooper’s Rejection of the Papacy

Last updated on: April 25, 2022 at 2:36 pm   By Dave Armstrong

Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology, Executive Director of the popular Just & Sinner YouTube channel, and the President of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary (which holds to a doctrinally traditional Lutheranism, similar to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). He has authored several books, as well as theological articles in a variety of publications. ***** I will be responding to the first “papacy portion” of Jordan’s YouTube video, “Five Reasons I... Read more

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Is Sola Scriptura Biblical? (vs. Jordan B. Cooper)

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, adjunct professor of Systematic Theology, Executive Director of the popular Just & Sinner YouTube channel, and the President of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary (which holds to a doctrinally traditional Lutheranism, similar to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). He has authored several books, as well as theological articles in a variety of publications. ***** I will be responding to Jordan’s two-part YouTube series on sola Scriptura: “An Explanation of Sola... Read more

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Reply to “Why Remain Protestant?” (Steven Nemes)

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

Dr. Steven Nemes is a Protestant theologian, phenomenologist, and adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University. He received his Ph.D. in Theology in 2021 from Fuller Theological Seminary. His dissertation was entitled, “A constructive-theological phenomenology of Scripture.” Steven also oversees the YouTube channel, “Words of Life.” ***** I always hate having to transcribe or summarize video content, in order to interact with it. It’s time-consuming and tedious. But we’re in the “video age” of apologetics now, so it must be done:... Read more

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Can Christ & Peter Both be “Rocks”?

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

[see book and purchase information] Matthew 16:18 (RSV) And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. Catholics have solid exegetical and linguistic reasons (agreed to by many prominent Protestant exegetes) for why we believe Jesus was calling Peter himself the rock (not Peter’s faith or Christ Himself). Presently, however, I am dealing with one particular objection made to this view: the notion... Read more

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Is First Clement Non-Papal? (vs. Jason Engwer)

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:46 am   By Dave Armstrong

[link for book and purchase information] I dealt with this topic at length with Reformed Protestant apologist Matt Hedges (Pope St. Clement of Rome & Papal Authority, 7-28-21). As of this date he has not yet answered it. Today I discovered some instances of Protestant anti-Catholic apologist Jason Engwer making the same argument. So I’ll revisit the topic and address his dubious claims. Jason’s words will be in blue. Those he cites for his argument will be in green and... Read more

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