Question: In Mark 13: 25 there is “And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.” Here Jesus said stars of heaven shall fall….  According to astronomy and science stars will not fall but asteroids can fall, and when I google the idea some websites say stars […]

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Question: Could you help me to understand this apparent contradiction? Did Jesus ascend to heaven Easter evening (Luke 24:13-52) or forty days later (Acts 1:3-9)? This is one of the apparent bible contradictions which has led many skeptics to say the Bible is not the word of God. But I believe there must be a […]

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Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon 10/28/19 which was for the Bakersfield Church of Christ, but was specially designed so that the children present could be drawn in.  It was an interesting experiment that worked pretty well.  Check it out.   Daniel 3 Sermon for Children                    ...

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Dr. John Oakes taught a twelve-hour class on the Book of Revelation for the Los Angeles School of Mission and Ministry in West Covina, California Sept 5-6, 2019.  The recordings are the part taught by John Oakes only, which is about half the book.  Intro, Ch 1, Ch 4-5, Ch 12-13, Ch 16-19, Ch 21-22. ...

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Dr. John Oakes taught many lessons on a teaching trip in Warsaw, Copenhagen, Oslo, Tallinn (Estonia) and Riga (Latvia).  Several of the lessons are in both Russian and English.  Problem of Suffering Latvia    ProblemPainSuffering PPT   Problem of Suffering Russian/English Audio  From Shadow to Reality Russian    Evidence for Jesus Oslo    From Shadow to...

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Dr. John Oakes taught a series of classes in Tlaxcala and Puebla Mexico 10/27-30/19.  All classes are in both English and Spanish.    Heb 11 Living by Faith Tlaxcala    Jesu Cristo El Sumo Sacerdote Pueb    Historia de la Iglesia Pueb I    Historia de la Iglesia Puebla II  Historia de la Iglesia Pueb...

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Dr. John Oakes gave a workshop on the Book of Hebrews along with Robert Carrillo in San Diego 11/3/19.  Unfortunately, only the parts taught by John Oakes are included, but this is about 2/3 of the book.  Hebrews Audio 1 Intro    Hebrews Audio 2 Ch 4-6  Hebrews Audio 3 Ch 7-9  Hebrews Audio 4...

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Dr. John Oakes taught a four-part series of classes for midweek services at the Bakersfield Church of Christ in the Fall, 2019.  Audio, ppt and notes are attached.    James Part I    James Part II  James Part III    James IV    James PPT    James Notes                ...

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Question: Can you please explain the variation in the Bible between Mathew 8:28, Mark 5:1, and Luke 8:26-27 with regard to where the miracle took place and the drowning of the swine after casting out demons from a man by Jesus?  Mathew places the event in Gadara and Mark and Luke in Gerasa. They are […]

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Question: How should I respond to the false allegation that Jesus and Christianity were invented by the Roman imperial family, the Flavians (or by Titus Flavius) as claimed in a book Caesar Messiah by the scholar Joseph Atwill?  He also claims that the religion (Christian religion) was headquartered in Rome. Can you explain this to […]

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Question: I want to ask a few questions.   Is there any historical evidences that:   1. Jesus actually died on the cross     2   . The tomb (Jesus’ tomb ) was indeed empty on the third day and    3. Jesus actually resurrected from the death? Answer: Yes, indeed, there is evidence for the first two.  […]

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Question: I have heard that some early church writers interpolated several scriptures/verses into the New Testament: (For eg: Luke 23:34 was included by Irenaeus and Alexandrinus and others) Also, I heard it claimed that Luke 22:43-44, 22:19-20, 1 John 5:7-8, John 7:53-8:11,  Mark 16:9-20, and 1 Cor 14:34-35 are all interpolated. Apparently, New Testament scholars […]

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Question: Do you believe Adam had an alternative to not to sin or God has predestined the sin of Adam and Adam had not an alternative and he must only have sinned? Since our choices are determined by our DNA, our environment, our past experiences, our education (all factors we have not chosen) do you […]

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Question: A Jewish Rabbi said that the Hebrew Tanakh (Tanach) and the Christian Old Testament are quite different . It seems Tanakh is not an Old Testament. More so, he said that Catholic Church misinterpreted  several important verses (over and over) of the Old Testament to suits New Testament claims in order to make it fit […]

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Question: I have seen a line of thinking on social media that says “Christianity was made because people fear death/ was made for people who fear death. “ I don’t know if it’s because I personally fear death, but this view is really getting to me. Is there any insight or words you would like […]

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Question: Jehovah’s witnesses teach that no one goes to heaven after death. In proof of this they cite Acts 2,34 and they say that here Peter denies that David ascended into heaven and so if a man of God like David did not go to heaven it means no one go to heaven. Personally I […]

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Question: Jesus—who had no sin (Hebrews 4:15)—is said to be “perfected” (Hebrews 2:10). I can’t understand what Jesus was missing. What was still imperfect in him? Answer: The word translated as “perfect” from the Greek in the New Testmanet is teleos or teleon.  This word is not identical to the English word “perfect.”  It has […]

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Question: What is the meaning of “All Israel will be saved” in Romans 11:26? Does it teach that every single Israelite will be saved? If some Israelites are lost (for example Judas Iscariot) why did Paul say “All Israel will be saved”? Maybe Paul it referring to a future event in which every single member […]

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Question:  If Jeremiah 33 15 says that Messiah will sprout up in the days of Israel’s restoration doesn’t this contradict the time of Christ’s appearance? Answer: The timing and meaning of a prophecy is determined by the context.  Besides, many of the restoration prophecies in both Jeremiah and Ezekiel are what I call “double prophecies.”  […]

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Question: I have a question on your thoughts about Robert Eisenman who says that Paul was a Herodian? He gives evidences that both men in question were named paul/saul , persecuted and killed many , were of Herodian bloodline (Romans 16:11) .. the assertions here are pretty serious and I’d like advice on countering these […]

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Question: Question: If Jeremiah 33 15 says that Messiah will sprout up in the days of Israel’s restoration, doesn’t this contradict the time of Christ’s appearance Answer: The timing and meaning of a prophecy is determined by the context.  Besides, many of the restoration prophecies in both Jeremiah and Ezekiel are what I call “double […]

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Question: One area of Old/New Testament which I’m interested in is the genealogy of Jesus. Now what I’m wanting to find out is whether the genealogy of the line of David (as the Jews know the Messiah must come from his line) is still being recorded to this day? Is there any record of it […]

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[editor’s note: Tis is a pretty long, but nevertheless simple question. I hope you do not mind reading such a long question. My answer is below.] Question: In one of the articles at your web site someone was asking about how we can trust that the Bible came out correctly b/c it was written by […]

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Dr. John Oakes is teaching a twelve hour class on Christian evidence specifically for a group of campus ministry interns in Fresno, California July 11-12. Power Point presentations and audio will be uploaded from the class.

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Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the biblical doctrine of predestination for an all-Mexico conference in Toluca, Mexico 7/20/19. The class includes biblical evidence against “once saved, always saved,” a history of the doctrine of predestination, a description of Calvinism, a refutation of Calvinism and a presentation of the biblical doctrine of predestination. Notes […]

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Request: I had a conversation with someone who knocked on my door from a “nondenominational” church. They meet on Saturdays. Can you point me in the right direction to figure out why meeting on Saturdays matter?  Response: The answer is that meeting on Saturday does not matter.  Christians can meet on Saturday or on Sunday […]

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[Editor’s note: this is part of an interaction with a questioner who feels my treatment of Peter Enns’ book How the Bible Actually Works is not fair. The article is found here: https://evidenceforchristianity.org/a-review-of-peter-enns-book-how-the-bible-actually-works/ ] Question: I have worked my way through some fairly lengthy portions of your sermon at the Boston Church of Christ on […]

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Dr. John Oakes gave a twelve hour class on Christian Apologetics for campus and teen interns in Bakersfield and Fresno in June, 2019.  Apologetics-Fresno-I    Apologetics Fresno II   Apol-Fresno-III    Apologetics-Fresno-IV    Apologetics-Fresno-V    Apologetics-Fresno-VI    Apologetics-Fresno-VII    Apologetics-Fresno-VIII    Apologetics-Fresno-IX    Apologetics-Fresno-X    Apologetics-Fresno-XI    Apologetics-Fresno-XII...

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Dr. John Oakes gave a series of lessons as a Survey of the Old Testament for campus and teen interns in Bakersfield, Fresno and the Antelope Valley in July, 2019.    OT-Survey-Bak-I  OT-Survey-Bak-II    OT-Survey-Bak-III    OT-Survey-Bak-IV    OT-Survey-Bak-V    OT-Survey-Bak-VI    OT-Survey-Bak-VII    OT-Survey-Bak-VIII    OT-Survey-Bak-IX    OT-Survey-Bak-XI...

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Dr. John Oakes taught a nine hour class on Romans in Bakersfield in May, 2019    Romans Audio I  Romans Audio II    Romans Audio III    Romans Audio IV  Romans Audio V  Romans Audio VI  Romans Audio VII    Romans Audio VIII    Romans IX Audio    Romans Audio X  Romans Audio XI   ...

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Dr. John Oakes is giving a series of sermons for the entire book of Acts in Bakersfield.  Hebrews1 audio    Hebrews Ch 2 sermon  Hebrews 3 sermon  Heb 4 & 5 Jesus, the Perfect High Priest  Hebrews 6 Sermon  Heb 8 The Main Point Audio   Heb 9 A Greater Sacrifice   Heb 10 Draw Near to...

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