Dr. John Oakes and Austin Ferel taught a lesson for teens at the San Diego teen camp on 6/17/18. The class was intended to help teens see through the religious confusion out there to understand that Jesus is literally the ONLY way to God. This is done through considering the claims of other religions, looking […]
We are excited to announce an addition to the materials available at this web site. Thanks to the help of my good friend Cory Wadstrom, we will now be hosting a regular podcast covering areas of Christian evidence, biblical studies, current topics and more. Our plan is to post every two weeks at first, hopefully […]
Thanks to the amazing contribution and help of Cory Wadstrom, Evidence for Christianity now has a podcast. We will be finding different modes to make this podcast available, but in the meantime we invite you to check out our first of many podcasts to come at this link: https://soundcloud.com/cory-wadstrom/podcast-ep-1-rough-draft?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email
Dr. Robert Kurka passed yesterday, 3/31/18. He was a great personal friend of all of the members of the board of the Apologetics Research Society. Bob was a professor of theology at Lincoln Christian University and a professor of Christian Apologetics, theology, and an expert of the Christian World View. He was also a preacher […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching for the Salt Lake Christian Church at the University of Utah. God and Science SLC Science and God PPT From Shadow to Reality SLC1 From Shadow to Reality SLC 2 From Shadow to Reality SLC 3 From Shadow to Reality SLC 4 From Shadow to Reality PPT Living by […]
Editor’s note: This paper is by one of the students in our ARS Apologetics Certificate Program, Drew Tacher. The paper is good enough we have decided to post it. If you are interested in enrolling in our Apologetics Certificate Program, contact us at joakes01@san.rr.com Drew Tacher Why Christians Should Believe in the Theory of Evolution […]
Dr. John Oakes is doing a teaching weekend in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Here are the lessons God and Science Minneapolis Revelation PPT Revelation notes Revelation Minn 1 Revelation Minn 2 Revelation Minn 3 Revelation Minn 4 Revelation Minn 5 Revelation Minn 6 Freedom for What/Golden Rule Membership
John Oakes is traveling for two weeks, first to Dallas, then to Korea and the Philippines. I am now in Manila, Philippines, to teach for their leadership academy. Jan 7-9 Dallas Texas This is my first time being part of what is known as the Texas Roundup. This is an annual gathering of Christian leaders […]
Dr. John Oakes is currently on a teaching trip. Relevant outlines, power points and audio will be posted here. World View PPT Christian World View Messianic Prophecies Study Hard Questions PPT Hard Questions Audio Evidence for Jesus PPT Evidence for Jesus Study Evidence for Jesus Audio God and Science […]
A good friend sent a link about a recent article at www.biblereadingarchaeology.com It reports a find of a cuneiform tablet from Babylon which appears to be from Nebuchadnezzar’s son Evil-Merodach regarding a radical change in Nebuchadnezzar’s character in which he is not attending to his responsibilities and has abandoned the worship of Marduk. Nebuchadnezzar Article
At Evidence for Christianity we have been looking for quite a while for a primarily-Spanish-speaking apologist who would help to build up the Spanish part of our website and ministry. We are excited to announce that God has finally answered our prayers in this regard. Carlos Santos Aquirre is from Peru, but lives in Madrid, […]
ARS and the San Diego Church of Christ put on a conference in San Diego on Ethics and Christianity. Here are the audio and some power points and notes. Christianity and Politics Audio Intolerance of Tolerance Audio The Intolerance of Tolerance PPT Moral Question of Abortion Audio The Moral Question of Abortion PPT Same Sex Attraction […]
Dr. John Oakes did a teaching weekend 5/5 and 5/6 in Santa Barbara. Audio for his lesson on God and Science is attached, as well as the power point. He also did a lesson Acts and Church History. It was not recorded, but for those who requested, the power point is attached. There were about […]
Archaeologists recently reported in National Geographic on excavations in the Negev desert which supports the biblical picture of Solomon as a powerful and wealthy king of Israel. They appear to have discovered some of “King Solomon’s mines.” Evidence from 3000 year old dung supports the belief that Solomon’s kingdom stretched from the Mediterranean to the Negev. […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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
Last weekend we brought together eight teachers from across the US for a conference on History, Archaeology and Christianity. We are really grateful to York College in York, Nebraska for hosting the conference. A few of the notes and power points from the conference are attached here. The audio is available through the membership option […]
Dr. John Oakes is taught a five week series on The Reliability and Inspiration of the Bible on Saturdays in October, 2016. Class Outline is below. Notes, PPT and audio are attached. Reliability and Inspiration Notes Reliability and Inspiration PPT Reliability and Insp Audio I Reliability and Insp Audio II Reliability and Insp Audio III […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a lesson at the Northwest Teen Camp, “Anchored in Christ.” The lesson started with Hebrews 6:13-18 and the fact that our confidence is based on Jesus who is our anchor. The lesson then proceeds to giving evidence from the claims of Jesus and fulfilled prophecy that we can be sure Jesus […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a lesson for the Seattle Church of Christ titled “What is Truth?” The lesson discusses the Christian and other Worldviews and how to explain Christianity to those who have a different world view. This lesson has been posted before, but the PPT has been updated extensively. What Is Truth PPT What is […]
John Oakes is now on a three week teaching trip to Ukraine, Moldova (try finding that one on a map), and Russia. All lessons from the trip are posted in another article on the site. I have now passed through Odessa and Kishinev and Kiev. I have also taught in St. Petersburg, and am now […]
Dr. John Oakes taught on many topics for churches in Ukraine, Moldova and Russia June 14-July 3, 2016. All audio are in both English and Russian. Evidence for Jesus Kiev PPT Evidence for Jesus Russian I (note: part II will be posted later) Evidence for Jesus Russian III Ezekiel Russian I Ezekiel Russian II Ezekiel notes […]
Dr. John Oakes has taugh on this topic before, but he recently updated the notes and power point significantly, and is making them available. HistoryArchaeologyandBiblenotes histarchbibppt
The Apologetics Research Society sponsored a six hour class at the University of California, San Diego on Islam. The teachers were Dan Conder and John Oakes. It also included from former Muslim converts to Christianity. The class covered the history of Islam, the life of Muhammed, the Quran and Hadith, Apologetics and Islam, Jihad and Islam, modern […]
Jason Baars, one of the students in our ARS Apologetics Certificate Program (see the button on the front page of the web site), recently wrote a paper on types, prefigures and foreshadows found in the biblical book of Esther. The paper is of very good quality, so, with permission, we would like to share it […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class in Manila Jan 22, 2016, on the need for apologetics in the post-Christian world, focusing in on comparison of the Christian to other world views. Need For Apologetics PPT Need for Apologetics Audio
Dr. John Oakes traveled to SE Asia for three weeks. The report is below. Bangkok Jan 6-8 This is my third visit to this world-class city of over ten million people. Thailand is a majority Buddhist country. I see signs banning the use of Buddha symbols at the airport on the way in, as this […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a public lecture on God and Science/Science and the Bible at the University of Connecticut 10/15/2015. The power point and audio are attached. God and Science PPT God and Science UConn Audio
ARS is proud and excited to announce the opening of the John Clayton Museum of Ancient History, featuring the Foster Stanback Collection. This museum has been the dream of our board chairman Foster Stanback for more than a decade. Huge thanks to York College in York, Nebraska for hosting this amazing museum. Here […]
John and Jan Oakes taught classes for a singles conference in Tijuana focusing in on the claims of Jesus. Notes and Power Point in English and Spanish and audio in Spanish. I AM The Way Notes I AM the Way PPT Yo Soy El Camino PPT Yo Soy El Camino Audio I AM The Truth Notes […]
The Apologetics Research Society, along with the South Florida Church of Christ put on a Christian Evidence weekend in Miami/Dade and Broward County, including at Florida International University Sept. 18-20, 2015. The audio and some of the power points and outlines are attached. God is Good: The Problems of Pain, Suffering and Evil PPT Problem […]
ARS, along with the South Florida Church of Christ is putting on an apologetics weekend designed for university students, but all are invited. Teachers include Dr. John Oakes, Dan Conder, Kate Hall and Brian Colon. There will be an evangelistic event Friday evening at Florida International University and several classes on Saturday as well as […]
Editor’s Note: Rich Wright, one of the students in our ARS Apologetics Certificate Program, has written an excellent paper on the question of the inerrancy of the Bible, focusing in on the most important document on that topic ever published, which is known as the Chicago Statement on Inerrancy. He criticizes their approach, especially with […]
Dr. John Oakes is taught a class on Answering the Hard Questions at the 2015 International Christan Evidence Conference at York College in York, Nebraska, June 19-21. He gave a brief overview of the Christian world view before launching into the Christian answer to the questions both believers and non-believers often struggle with, such as […]
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on Presuppositional Apologetics and World View Apologetics at the 2015 ICEC in York, Nebraska. The class covers the common worldviews, including the Christian worldview and shows why the Christian Worldview is by far the one which makes the most sense. It is also a critical look at the Calvinistic […]
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on Presuppositional Apologetics at the 2015 International Christan Evidence Conference at York College in York, Nebraska, June 19-21. He gave a brief overview of the types of apologetics, followed by an analysis of the strong and weak points of presuppositional apologetics, followed by a discussion of world view apologetics. […]
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on Modernism and Scientific Materialism at the 2015 International Christan Evidence Conference at York College in York, Nebraska, June 19-21. He gave a brief overview of the history of modern science and then give a world view critique of the philosophy, comparing it to Christianity. Here are notes and […]
Dr. Robert Kurka gave a class at the 2015 ICEC designed to help us gain perspective on how to deal with a world in which there is a plurality of religions. He argues that we should strongly approach the philosophy of religious pluralism (no religion has absolute truth) but that we should not be overly […]
Dr. Richard Knopp gave a class at the 2015 ICEC at York College in York, Nebraska on the role of doubt in the life of the Christian believer. He argued that, ot only is doubt normal, it is also good. The one who does not doubt is one whose faith is unreliable and not healthy. […]
Dr. Richard Knopp from Lincoln Christian University gave the keynote address for the 2015 ICEC at York College, in York, Nebraska. The presentation was on the history of and advice about the wisest approach to using the concept of world view to both increase the faith of believers and to take faith in Jesus Christ […]
Dr. John Beggs, physics professor at Indiana University gave an amazing presentation on the the implications of discoveries in neuroscience on the question of human consciousness, free will and the soul. He gave a detailed picture of what we know about brain function from neuroscience, especially from his own research program. He explained how the […]
Michael Burns gave a presentation on The Resurrection World View at the 2015 ICEC at York College in York, Nebraska June 19 and 20, 2015. The class included a historical analysis of the concept of resurrection, an in-depth analysis of the evidence for the resurrection, but also emphasized the implications, both personally and for […]
Dr. John Oakes is doing a class at the 2015 ICEC at York College in York, NE June 20th. We are attaching an essay he has written on a rational approach to the relationship between science and religion as food for thought before the class. After the class we will be posting his notes […]
With the 2015 ICEC in York Nebraska starting 6/19, we are re-publishing an essay by Dr. John Oakes on the Christian World View. It is copied below and is available as an attachmet here: Apologetics and the Christian World View
The 2015 International Christian Evidences Conference was held at York College in York, Nebraska June 19-21. This was our eighth annual conference. It was sponsored by the Apologetics Research Society and hosted by York College. The theme was The Christian Worldview. Why York College and why York, Nebraska, you might ask. The answer is two-fold. […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on the evidence which supports belief in the biblical Jesus at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego Saturdays 9:00-10:30. Your are invited to attend, but the power point, outline and audios will be posted here. Evidence for Jesus Notes Evidence for Jesus PPT […]
Editor’s note: This is a Q & A already published at the site, but this is a very common issue raised and I thought it would be worth publishing as an article. This is a series of about ten questions. For ease of following the arguments, I will intersperse my answers between the questions. Question: […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a talk titled Evidence for Jesus at the Jesus Conference in San Diego, California March, 21, 2015. The class covers the claims of Jesus and reasonable response to those claims, as well as messianic prophecies. Evidence for Jesus Short PPT Evidence for Jesus short audio
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