Question:,Is this world real or maya? Will there be an end? Will there be any hereafter?,Answer,First of all, I deeply apologize for such a delayed response. I have gotten behind with the new semester.,The answer will depend on your world view. If you accept the Hindu or the Buddhist or the Jaina worldview, then you […]
Question: I see what you say about the laws of the old testament having been “fulfilled” and therefore do not have to be followed. However, many Jews still do follow those rules and, it has to be said that in doing so they are following the word of God as that is what is written […]
Question: 1) Is there anything distinctively Christian about apologetics? Why or why not? Do all religions include apologetics? Why or Why not?;2) How much do you think natural human reason can accomplish in religion? In general?;3) What good does it do to argue for your faith? What harm can it do?;4) How useful are merely […]
Question: How does the zodiac principle relate to the Bible if they do and was the system of the zodiac developed before the Bible? Also , many people believe that the repetition of specific numbers i.e 7 , 3 , 40 , 12 are related to the zodiac.Who influenced who in this subject? Answer: The […]
Question: I am a sophomore in high school, and I recently began to engage in dialog with one of my atheist friends about the existence of God. My interest in the subject began last summer while my friend was attending a philosophy camp at Duke. He knew I was a Christian, so he sent me […]
Question:,How do one defend to a postmodern generaton the fact that Christianity is the only means of salvation?,Answer:,First of all, I am sorry for being so slow about a response. We moved this month and besides I got caught up a bit in all the Christmas stuff.,This is a very good question. I am afraid […]
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La Problema de Dolor y Sufrimiento 1006.00 Kb Por John Oakes, PhD
Question:,Can you help me about dinosours. It was said that they live here on earth millions of years ago and there were fosils of dinosaurs that were found. How can you explain this?,Answer:,Yes, dinosaurs lived a very long time ago. They appeared on the earth somewhere a little more than two hundred million years ago. […]
Power Point: The Problem of Pain and Suffering 1.06 Mb See below for an outline on the Problem of Pain and Suffering. THE PROBLEM OF PAIN AND SUFFERING (and of evil) I An apologetic/intellectual problem. How should I think about this? II A human problem. How should I feel about this? I Pain and […]
Question:,I recently went to the Museum of Science in Boston, and was fascinated to find how closely their presentation of how the earth was created matched that in Genesis. My one question is, the biblical account explains that the stars and the moon were created after the earth. I can see the moon being created […]
Question: I had a line of reasoning posed to me by an agnostic friend yesterday that I can’t seem to answer. It started with the question, “If God makes all the rules why did Jesus have to die? Why couldn’t he just absolve human sin?” to which I replied, “Along with being perfect love, God […]
Question:,You agree with me that there was probably some sort of oral tradition given to the Jews which did not make it into the Old Testament. (editor’s note: this is based on an earlier question and answer) I would like to ask you the following three questions:,1) What purpose do you think this oral tradition […]
Question: I have the question of new earth versus old earth trouble me the most. I’m pretty sure you know that the Bible is backtracked to 6,000 years old for the earth. How is it that we find Neanderthals and “cavemen” that lived a supposed 100’s of thousands years ago. And why did the Bible […]
Question: I had a question pertaining to ‘tongues’. I never spoke it, but I have seen a person speak it right in front of me. I have talked to different people who speak it, from different church groups and they seem to have similarities in regards to speaking in tongues… You can ask for it […]
Question: Could you please provide me with scriptures to explain why 1st communion is non Biblical and scriptures about workshiping “saints” “virgin mary” “etc.” I am currently engaging a catholic family and I would like to have scriptures at hand to over with them. Answer: I do not have any scriptures about these topics. This […]
Dealing With the Atheist, Skeptic, & Intellectual Presented By: Kedron Jones, Apologetics Research Society Note: To view the power point presentation, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the appropriate link. I. Introduction: A Brief History of Philosophy 1. Philosophers have attempted to answer 3 foundational questions in life. […]
Question: Why is it that the Jehovay Witnesses do not believe that Jesus was who he says he was? Answer: There is a sense in which you will have to ask the Jehovah Witness members themselves. It is up to them to explain why they believe that Jesus is a created being–that he is not […]
Power Point: Hebrews, Fate or Freedom? 358.50 Kb Salvation, Predestination and Falling Away Sept 16, 2007 Theme of Hebrews: The preeminence of Jesus I Jesus is greater than all the prophets II Jesus is greater than the angels III Jesus is greater than Moses IV Jesus the great High Priest […]
Question:,You have made the statement that “God designed evolution” or something close to that. I wanted to know what you meant by that. I believe that there is evidence for adaptation within a species but that there is no evidence for one species (“kind” in the Bible?) turning into another. I also believe that the […]
Questions:,1. Why did Jesus give the care of his mother to John? Why wouldn’t that,responsibility have fallen to one of his many brothers? James was,apparently close by as Paul refers to the resurrected Jesus appearing to,him.,2. It is said that the first churches met in homes and synagogues because it,was illegal for crowds to gather […]
Does the Catholic Church have false doctrines? The answer is yes it does. The Catholic Church teaches a whole raft of false doctines. 1. The Immaculate Conception (that Mary was born of a virgin birth) 2. Transubstantiation (that the bread and wine actually turn in to the literal physical body and blood of Jesus when […]
Question; Why did the Christian Church begin to use a single pastor, elder, or leader in the second century, as opposed to the original leadership model used by the first church where several leaders, pastors, or elders governed each church? Was this switch a prelude to the clerical system? It appears likely. My search for […]
I’m studying bible with a friend but my friend is adventist. Please send me the real message about the “sabbath” and the day to worship God, because my friend is convicted that the day is sunday.what can i do? Answer: My advice is that you avoid a big debate over the Sunday issue. Bottom line, […]
Question: You have spoken about the 2nd law of theromdynamics and entropy. I understand this specifically applies to chemical reactions, but the principal that things move from a more ordered to a less ordered state seems to be the overriding nature of everything in the post-fallen world. Governments, societies, our bodys, everything we put our […]
Note: This interview of Paul Davies is taken from the web site http://www. salon.com/books/feature/2007/07/03/paul_davies/index.html?source=email There are some highly speculative ideas, but we thought the article was interesting enough to publish here. John Oakes We are meant to be here People are not the result of a cosmic accident, but of laws of the universe […]
QUESTION: Christianity is just one of some 300,000 known beliefs and sects in practice in the world today. Buddhism is a belief that does not demand the belief in an almighty god for its practice by a significant percentage of human beings. According to Christianity all those who ignore Jesus are condemned to “hell”. However […]
Click on the link below to view this paper, as it is in adobe format. This is a paper submitted by John Lang for credit in an on-line course at teachmethebible.org. It is so good I asked and was given permission to post it. {jdownload HGP_Apologetics[1].pdf} Implications of the Human Genome Project on Modern Apologetics […]
Power Point: The Jesus Seminar 752.50 Kb
Biomimetic Tissue Engineering: Scientists’ and Engineer’s Reliance on The Master Designer This Power Point presentation was created for the Apologetics Conference in Irvine, California at Concordia University. To view of download the power point, scroll to the bottom of the document and click on the link. Tom Hedman, PhD Associate Research Professor Biomedical Engineering […]
? Editor’s Note: This article is by John Oates, not John Oakes. In fact, I disagree with some of the points in this article. Nevertheless, I feel it is quite well researched and written and contains many points the reader will find useful and instructive. J. O. ? Intelligent Design: Are we fighting against God? […]
Editor’s Note: Below is an outline for the talk given by Robert Kurka at our recent Apologetics Conference. At the bottom is included an outline on a case study: The Problem of Pain and Suffering. International Apologetics Conference Dr. Robert C. Kurka Irvine, California Professor, Theology and Church in Culture June 22-24, […]
Editor’s Note: Below is an outline for the talk given by Robert Kurka at our recent Apologetics Conference. At the bottom is included an outline on a case study: The Problem of Pain and Suffering. International Apologetics Conference, Irvine, California June 22-24, 2007 Dr. Robert C. Kurka Professor, Theology and Church in Culture LincolnChristian Seminary Lincoln, […]
Question: There are two questions that have been troubling me. 1) The Ark – how could such a modest sized boat keep so many creatures alive for so long? 2) Why is the book of Enoch not part of the Bible. Surely if the apostles could quote from it it should carry some weight? Answer: […]
Question: In the Bible we are told to be a shining light unto the world – to live by example that others may follow. So, then, why does God not live up to the example of the rules he insist that we obey such as murder and adultry. After all, he “took” someone elses wife/betrothed […]
Editor’s note: The following is a recent answer to a question from an on-line class I have been teaching from the book Is There a God? The response from John Laing was so good, I thought I would share it with users of the EFC web site. What is your argument for how we […]
BIBLICAL ELDERSHIP: QUALITIES OR QUALIFICATIONS? ?The reason I left you in Cretewas that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders (presbuteros) in every town, as I directed you.? (Titus 1:5). In this passage and others in the New Testament, God is providing a model to his church for church […]
The Holy Spirit The Facts About the Holy Spirit Genesis 1:2 The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. ??Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.?? (1 Samuel 16:13 Samuel, oil, David, ??The Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power.) […]
Power Point: A Response to The God Delusion 2.45 Mb The God Delusion: A Response A Response to Scientific Materialism and The God Delusion Richard Dawkins, author of A River out of Eden, The Blind Watchmaker, The Selfish Gene and Unweaving the Rainbow. Main points in this book: Evolution by a […]
Power Point: Christianity and World Religions (and World View) 3.89 Mb
Ethical Answers in an Unethical World Power Point: What is Truth? World View Apologetics 7.49 Mb What is Truth? Subtitle: World View Apologetics John 18:37-38 Jesus: ?I came to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.? Pilate: ?What is truth?? Now that is a good question. […]
Power Point: The Bible, From God or Man? 3.06 Mb The Bible: From God or Man? Note: The notes below are not detailed. Most useful will be the Power Point. To open the Power Point, scroll to the bottom and click on the appropriate link. Quote to get us started: DelosB. […]
Question: I am interested in your perspective that you considerus part of the Church of Christ, not the ICOC. I wonder if they agree. I am personally confused about church relations especially with Kip McKean?s new movement and establishment of churches. Response:I am, by nature, but also by biblical conviction, a believer in unity wherever […]
Request: (from a Christian in Dhaka, Bangaladesh) I need help, I am faceing few questionss from Muslims about Bible. I think you know all the commen questions that Muslims made about Bible, such as; the Bible is not scientificaly proved, there are problems in genesis, Jesus did not die on the cross…etc. So do you […]
Question: Are you aware of the Church “Iglesia ni Cristo” or the Church of Christ? This Church believes that Jesus Christ is just a “mere man” with extraordinary power given to him by God the Father and that Felix Manalo the founder of this Church is the fulfillment in Rev.7:2. What can you say about […]
Comment: One of the benefits of reading Essene interpretations of Scripture written 100/200 years before the Gospels, is that it enables one to see how religious Jews of the period would happily wrest any passage of Scripture from its clear ancient context and apply it allegorically either to the present or the future. The evangelists […]
Question: My question is can you tell me where specifically did the four text types originate and when they originated and by whom or what local group are most likely to have done so? I understand by Bruce Metzger that using the fathers to locate a certain family of text or reading is also a […]
Question: (note, this is a long series of questions, followed by a general response to all the question) (1) Should the sacred texts of a religion be understandable to anybody that reads it (ex. Buddhist texts are fairly hard to understand in Chinese…even to those that know Chinese)? (2) Should there be a presence of […]
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins: A Review Richard Dawkins is arguably the best-known evolutionist and atheist today. He has written a number of books explaining modern discoveries as they relate to the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution. Some of his better-known works include The Selfi sh Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, River out of Edenand […]
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