Debates On Bible Topics

Debate On The Law Of Moses

Wayne Greeson, a preacher for the church of Christ, hosted a Bible call-in radio program four days a week in Northwest Arkansas. John Zecca and Michael Mastropalo, are members of the Assembly of Yahweh.

Zecca contacted Greeson on the program and they discussed whether we are bound to keep the Sabbath law. Greeson soon discovered that Zecca was not just a Sabbatarian, but believed that we are bound today by all of the law of the Old Testament. Greeson takes the position that we are not under the law of the Old Testament, but under the law of Christ found in the New Testament.

Greeson proposed to debate Zecca on the radio program on the question of "What law are we under today?" Zecca agreed and requested that Mastropalo assist him in such a debate.

The debate was held on January 15, 16, 17 and 19, 2001, on KURM radio which broadcasts to the northwest corner of Arkansas and reaches into northeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Missouri.

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Debate On The Catholic Church

Wayne Greeson, a preacher for the church of Christ, hosted a Bible call-in radio program called Searching Daily four days a week in Northwest Arkansas. Bill Rutland, was the Education Director for the St. Vincent De Paul parish of the Roman Catholic church located in Rogers, Arkansas.

Rutland heard Greeson speaking on the radio program appealing to the sufficiency of the Bible for our religious authority. Rutland contacted Greeson and argued that the Bible was not sufficient authority but that we needed the Roman Catholic Church to properly understand and obey the will of God. Greeson asked Rutland if he would be willing to debate this issue on the radio program and Rutland agreed to do so. The debate was held on May 7, 8, 9 and 11, 2001, on KURM radio which broadcasts to the northwest corner of Arkansas and reaches into northeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Missouri. This debate is significant as it is very difficult to get Catholics to discuss the Bible and their religion, much less engage in public debate. Within the past decade there has been a small apologetic movement among Catholics to promote Catholicism and engage in public debate. This movement includes a number of former "Protestants" who are zealous to defend their new found religion. Bill Rutland as a former Protestant is among that number. This radio debate also led to a second lengthier and more detailed debate a year later. Though this debate was in a much shorter format, Rutland seemed to make his arguments much better within the limited time constraints.

Download The Greeson-Rutland Radio Debate. Complete text of the radio debate. You will need Acrobat Reader 6.0, available free from Adobe Systems, in order to view and print this debate. (PDF file size: 240k).