Dr. Robert Price's Reason for Accepting the CRI Debate Challenge

As you may already know that Dr. James White is debating Dr. Robert M. Price very soon. This debate will be important because Price is one of the rare scholars who completely deny that all of scripture and just about all claims of Christianity, period. He must be answered because he's not a stupid, uneducated, ignorant, nor inarticulate by human standards. He's not even mean. He doesn't seem demonic at all. People like him seem to be reasonable and willing to discuss the issue. Thankfully in one of his most recent blog posts Dr White quotes Price about why he has accepted this debate and how he thinks of debates in general. I think that it is important that you read this post so you can see stupid a mind can become without God.

Most importantly, Dr. White has given his own reasons for doing this debate and all the debates he engages in:

I listen to the Crossans and Ehrmans and Prices of the world not because I enjoy the exercise (I would much rather be listening to something uplifting and edifying), but because I seek to honor the truth, and the only way to do that is to do the work necessary to accurately represent your opponent in debate, for the benefit of the widest possible audience. So while Dr. Price will be seeking to "reach" only a small sliver of the audience in an attempt to push them over into agnosticism, I will be seeking to reach a much wider group: I wish to reach the unbelievers by demonstrating that the faith can stand in the presence of radical unbelief without compromise; I wish to reach the believers by modeling how they may provide an answer to those attacking their faith. And of course, another major difference between us is that Dr. Price has only the weapon of his own doubt to use. I have the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, to make the truth to come alive in the hearts of His people.

I agree with Dr. White. Debates don't change everyone but it does help some people and it's a tool God uses.If only only one person is ultimately saved through a debate it is worth it,.



Dr. Robert Price's Reason for Accepting the CRI Debate Challenge