Dr. John Oakes taught a class on life in Christ, focusing in the amazing blessings we have in Christ, in Albuquerque June 5, 2017. It focuses especially on freedom in Christ. This is part of a series on grace taught in San Diego. In Christ Los Alamos audio In Christ PPT...
John Oakes gave a lesson for a group of college students and interns in San Diego on 6/20/17. The class focuses in on how Jesus created a vision and how he implemented that vision by resolutely setting about his own mission. Jesus the Leader Audio Jesus the Leader PPT Jesus the Leader Notes...
Question: How should I respond to someone who holds to the “young earth” theory that states that the universe is only 7000 years old because the genesis account was not written with any figurative language in it and that the bible means the literal definition of the Hebrew word for day as the 24 hour […]
Question: Did the prophet Muhammad kill anyone during his lifetime? How does the Qur’an promote killing? Karen: Whether or not Muhammed actually killed anyone himself is not known, at least as far as I know. However, he did order many killings, he led many raids on caravans, he led his followers into multiple battles and […]
Question: I have seen so many contradictory claims about the philological and linguistic analysis of the Book of Daniel. Does the Book of Daniel resemble Aramaic and Hebrew dialects from an earlier or later period? Does this depend on what part of the book one is looking at? Typically the sources I have found on […]
[Editor’s note: The context of the two questions below is a Christian living in the Middle East, debating about Jesus with Muslims who use Catholicism against Christianity] Question: What does the Holy Bible say about Mary? Did she marry after Jesus’ birth? Who are Jesus’ brothers? And does this verse “The LORD said to me, “This […]
Question: I met a young lady who was desperate. In fact she says she is under the control of a demons who make love to her in her dream (incubus and succubus). It must be said that this teaching on a spirit that makes love to people in their sleep is very widely spread in […]
Question: What do you think of the Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri? Apparently he was Israel’s leading religious teacher up until 2006 when he died at 108 years. Supposedly during the latter years of his life he focused very intently on the teaching of the coming of the Messiah and how to recognize him. He wrote a […]
Question: First I would like to thank you for taking the time to answer my question and you have been a light in the dark to this question of mine. I just can’t fathom how people can look at the world and say that there is no wondrous power behind it. I plan on advancing […]
Question: What does the Holy Bible say about Saint Mary? Did she marry Lord Jesus’ birth? Who are Jesus’ brothers? And does this verse “The LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it. It is to remain shut because the LORD, the God of […]
Dr. Gregg Marutzky was the lead teacher for a conference on grace in San Diego 4/29-30, 2017. John Oakes and Doug Lovgren also taught classes. The audio is attached. Growing in Grace I Marutzky Audio Growing in Grace Marutzky II Audio Grace Filled Evangelism Lovegren Audio Live In Christ Oakes Audio Law and Grace Marutzky Audio...
John Oakes gave a presentation on God and Science at UCSB 5/5/17. Audio attached. God and Science St Barbara...
Question: I have read your interpretations of Revelation and I find them interesting but I have some questions I would like to ask. Who is the man of lawlessness? Has he already come or has he yet to be revealed? Did Christ give any clues about when he would come back and what do we […]
Dr. John Oakes and Pedro Figueroa are teaching an in-depth class on the books of Philippians and Colossians on six consecutive Saturdays from 9:00-10:45 beginning 2/25/17. We have now started Colossians. Pedro has started teaching. The PPT and notes below include Pedro’s. The class is at the Chinese Community Church 4998 Via Valarta, San Diego, CA […]
Question: I know we have many prophecies of Christ in the OT, but I did not find one that says ‘He will rise from the dead’. Is there any verse that explicitly states this? Or is it as He said to the doubting people the only evidence He will give them is the sign of […]
Question: Should I have faith in the canonical Bible being reliable and inspired because of those who established it back then, or should I mix this with trying to see the biblical evidence for myself? It is tempting to want to find all the evidence myself, as if I am the one who determines what […]
Question: I thank you for highlighting that Jesus Christ was a REAL person and his story can be backed up by multiple accounts. I am a believer. But, my question to you is why did you omit the facts on Jesus’s black skin color or African Hebrew heritage. It is convenient for one to say […]
Question: It makes me extremely uncomfortable to be the devil’s advocate regarding Exodus but just to give fair treatment to both sides of the story, I read the Wikipedia section summary of numbers, logistics, and archaeology. They all seem to have strong arguments of how the Exodus just couldn’t have happened. Do you have any […]
Dr. John Oakes gave two lessons for the Coastal Region of the LA Church of Christ. The audio is attached. Daniel Manhattan Beach Audio Evidence for Jesus Manhattan Beach
Editor’s Note: The following document, clearly, has no relationship to Christian evidence, but a good friend published this treatise on the Restoration Movement which I believe will be of interest to some of our subscribers. It is written by a friend John Teal who has himself been part of a group within the Restoration Movement […]
Question: I have a question that have been pondering. Are African Americans the true Israelites ? Here’s why I ask: Deuteronomy 28:15-68 (KJV) “And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt (also meaning bondage) again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye […]
Question: If God is omnipotent, does it necessarily follow that He has the ability to not exist? And if God has the ability to not exist, does it logically follow that He does not exist necessarily? But if He does not have the ability to not exist, then He is not omnipotent. And if God does […]
Question: I believe that you have heard about the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Reading its historical background, I see that this was used by Bobby Henderson as a logical supportive argument why Intelligent Design should not have equal attention in science classes along with evolution. The argument is that a religious faith such as a belief […]
Question: In Luke 8, Jesus is touched by a woman who was subject to bleeding for 12 years. If Jesus was touched by her, wouldn’t that make him “unclean” as stated in Leviticus 15:25-27? Is there a punishment for unclean persons who break the law by making others unclean? Answer: This is an interesting question. […]
Question: What are the biggest differences between Christians and Jehovah Witnesses? I know JWs don’t believe in a hell when in fact Jesus talks more about hell then he does Heaven so why don ’t they believe in a Hell? Answer: There are a rather large number of absolutely fundamental differences between what the Bible […]
Question: On what basis do some commentators say the 70th week of Daniel 9:27 is still in the future? Why would the 70 week prophecy be broken down as 69 continuous weeks with the 70th week potentially some 2000 years detached from 69th week? Answer: Good question. There are two reasons that many commentators delineate the […]
Question: This question is about the Law of God, which is pretty controversial among the people. In Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus states that He has come to fulfill the teachings of the Law of Moses (the Torah) and the prophets. He also states that “not the least point of the Law will be done away, not […]
Richard Wright, a student in our ARS Christian Apologetics Certificate Program wrote a paper on the Framework Theory as an explanation of the Genesis creation accounts in the first two chapters of Genesis. This paper does not reflect the opinion of the ARS board. In fact, Richard argues in this paper against a theory that […]
Question: I’d like to ask a question. It’s about the book of Revelation. I read that the book of Revelation wasn’t accepted until now in the Syriac Orthodox Church… Is that right??? In addition, is there another difference between churches about the canonicity of the books of the New Testament today? Another question, Why were […]
[Editor’s note: I have had a lot of positive interaction with Roman Catholic believers, but I also get a lot of comments accusing this web site of being anti-Catholic and biased against that viewpoint. Normally, I simply respond respectfully, but I wanted to give a more complete response and publish it as an article, so […]
Question/Comments: Why are you misinforming the public about the Holy Catholic Church? I see that you state priests wearing vestments is unbiblical? How wrong you are. God commanded they be used in the Old testament. ‘For your brother Aaron you will make SACRED VESTMENTS to give dignity and magnificence…they will use gold and violet material […]
Questions: If the Passover of the New Covenant (Jesus flesh and blood) is the only way to receive forgiveness of sins, then why did the Council of Nicaea remove this important teaching in AD 325? If the Passover of the New Covenant (Jesus flesh and blood) is the only way to receive forgiveness of sins, then […]
Question: Why does Satan mean TRUTH in ancient Sanskrit while Jehovah means EVIL GOD in Hebrew? Answer: Satan does NOT mean truth. Period. I went to a web site that makes this bogus claim. The Hebrew word means what it means. The fact that a particular set of sounds in Algonquin is used for one […]
Question: How is Christianity true when true ancient Satanism and the ancient satanic Scriptures pre-date Christianity and Jesus himself? Answer: I am afraid that your argument is a classic example of the logical fallacy of appeal to age. This logical fallacy is that something is right or better simply because it is older. If that […]
I have heard some theories that the Big Bang could be possible due to the way quantum mechanics work, which would allow for empty space and matter to be created out of nothing. What are your thoughts on this? Do these theories rely on circular reasoning? Luke: There are highly speculative theories—so speculative so as […]
Question: Firstly, thank you for making this website and authoring the book “Is there a God?” Especially for the book, I found it to be faith-strengthening as well as enriching my knowledge in “explaining” God of the Bible from a scientific perspective. I have two questions about Qur’an and Hindu cosmology. My questions will be […]
Question: Who are the 24 elders in Revelation? Are they human beings or supernatural creatures? Answer: As in virtually all of Revelation, the 24 elders are symbolic, so asking a specific question is perhaps not all that helpful. I believe that these are symbolic of God’s people. The number 12 is the number of God’s […]
Question: I have a question for you. In the book of Ezra there are several decrees to rebuild Jerusalem. You count 490 years from Ezra 7, why not Ezra 1? [Editor’s Note: This is significant because in my book Daniel, Prophet to the Nations, I use Artaxerxe’s decree of 458 BC, combined with the 490 […]
Question: Is it true that 1 john 5 :7 was added later and was not in Greek manuscripts until the 1500s? Please explain this to me. If so why is it in King James Version? If this is the case, has the Bible been subject to changes by human hands? Answer: Yes, this is true. […]
Dr. John Oakes and Pedro Figueroa gave a six week, nine hour class on the books of Philippians and Colossians March, 2017 in San Diego. The audio, ppt and notes are attached. Christ in You Audio I Christ in You Audio 2 Christ in You Audio III Christ in You Audio IV Christ In You...
Question: Why were the gospels written in Greek, when the apostles were Jewish? Also I know there is some proof of writings outside of the gospels but why are there no writings during the times that Jesus was alive? He did many amazing things, so why did no one else document any of these events […]
Question: People say that the story of Jesus’ resurrection is a copy cat from the Egyptian myth about the gods Horus and Isis. Is this claim credible? Answer: I have heard this charge many times. It is a very common point of discussion on the internet. At ARS we sponsored a public debate on this […]
Question: How did Daniel the prophet die? Answer: The answer to this question is simple. We have no idea how Daniel died. There is no source which is helpful on this at all. However, from Daniel chapter six we know that Daniel survived at least a couple of years into the administration of Persia after […]
Teaching Trip to South Asia January, 2017 Delhi Jan 5-7 I arrive in Delhi after 24 hours of travel. Delhi is the political capital as well as being perhaps the most important city of industry in India. It is a mega city with a population of nearly 25 million. Despite the massive population, Delhi is […]
Dr. John Oakes is delivered a number of lessons on a missionary teaching trip in South Asia Jan 5-22, 2017. Attached are power points, notes and audio for these lessons. From Shadow to Reality India Audio Existence of God Audio Reliability of the Bible Audio Marriage Divorce and Remarriage Audio Marriage and Divorce Notes Acts […]
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the Evidence for Jesus for the Coastal Region of the LAICC 2/26/17. The class focuses in on the claims of Jesus and the fulfillment of messianic prophecies. Evidence for Jesus Manhattan Beach...
John Oakes taught a lesson for the Coastal Region of the LAICC Feb 26, 2017 on Daniel. The class principally covers the prophecies in Daniel. Daniel Manhattan Beach Audio...
A good friend of ARS, Davaid Simmons did a lesson on the resurrection of Jesus on New Year’s Eve. We are posting the power point here. Apologetics and the Resurrection – 2016-Dec Here is a link to see the video: Jesus’ Resurrection – an Apologetic View
Question; I’m a faithful Christian. I believe with all my heart that Jesus died for my sins and He is the way, the truth and the life. But one question has been bothering me a lot. The question is- How can we say that Christianity is the true religion if there are many other religions […]
Dr, John Oakes did to lessons for the Coastal Region of the LA ICOC on 2/26/17. Here is the audio for the two lessons. Evidence for Jesus Manhattan Beach Daniel Manhattan Beach Audio...
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