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 […]
Mike and Mary Shapiro gave a series of classes on Christianity and Mental Health in San Diego at a conference titled “Living Waters” Aug 14-16, 2015. This is one of the classes. You may now download the MP3 file by clicking
Dr. John Oakes taught a class titled Strong in Chrst and a sermon titled One in Christ for the Coastal Region of the Los Angeles Church of Christ for their family retreat 8/15/15. Notes power point and audio are attached. Strong in Christ is about how to deepen our understanding of the scripture, using examples […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon showing how Matthew uses fulfilled prophecies to introduce us to Jesus Christ. The theme verse is Matthew 5:17 in which Jesus claims that he has fulfilled the Law and the Prophets. Matthew Intro Sermon Notes Matthew Intro Sermon PPT Matthew Intro Audio
John and Jan Oakes are visiting four churches in Indonesia as well as Singapore. We will be regularly updating our report on our wonderful journey to teach and encourage Christians in this exotic part of the world. We will also be posting lessons as we go. We have now been in Surabaya on Java, inManado […]
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 is traveling in Indonesia for two weeks. He will be uploading lessons given there. All will be taught in English, but most with Bahasa Indonesia translation. Classes include one on Hebrews 11 (Living by Faith), a five hour class on the Book of Revelation, and a five hour class on the Book […]
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 the Naturalist/Materialist/Determinist worldview in comparison to the Christian worldview, including a history of science and Christianity and the development of the modernist philosophy at the 2015 ICEC in York, Nebraksa. Christianity and Modernism PPT Christianity and Modernism Notes You may now download the MP3 file by clicking
Dr, Robert Kurka taught a lesson at the 2015 ICEC in York, Nebraska on a Christian understanding of bioethics. Bioethics and the Christian Worldview PPT You may now download the MP3 file by clicking
This lesson was given by Dr. John Oakes at the 2015 ICEC in York, Nebraska. It deals with the hard questions of Christianity such as the question of suffering, of evil, of the trinity, of violence in the Old Testament and of Hell. Hard Questions 2015 ICEC PPT You may now download the MP3 […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a class in Manado, Indonesia June, 2015. The class is about the spread of the church in the first three centuries and a call for disciples today to start a revolution to do the same thing. It is in English, and translated into Bahasa Indonesia. You may now download the MP3 […]
This lesson was taught by Dr. John Oakes to teens in Jakarta, Indonesia in July, 2015. It is in English and translated into Bahasa Indonesia. Knowing God The Christian Adventure PPT You may now download the MP3 file by clicking
This lesson was given by Dr. John Oakes in Bali, Indonesia. It includes translation into Bahasa Indonesia. You may now download the MP3 file by clicking
Dr. John Oakes taught a six hour class on the Book of Ezekiel in Surabaya June, 2015. It is in English with translation into Bahasa Indonesia. Ezekiel PPT Ezekiel Bahasa 1 You may now download the MP3 file by clicking Ezekiel Bahasa 2 You may now download the MP3 file by clicking Ezekiel Bahasa 3 You may […]
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the Book of Revelation in Surabaya, Indonesia. It is in English, with translation into Bahasa Indonesia. Revelation Bahasa 1 Revelation Bahasa 2 Revelation Bahasa 3 short Revelation Bahasa 4 Revelation Bahasa Indonesia PPT
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
Editor’s note: The notes below are from one of the speakers at our 2015 ICEC in York Nebraska June 19-21. Randy was gracious enough to let us post his article before the conference. There is still time to register. Contact Jan Oakes at joakes01@san.rr.com FAITH & REASON Randy Hroziencik 2015 International Christian Evidences Conference […]
Dr. John Oakes will be teaching for the Coastal LA region of the L A Church of Christ at a weekend retreat at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Desert, California. The topic is TBA. For more information contact Brian Craig at jbriancraig@gmail.com
Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon on the Book of Matthew in San Diego, 6/7/2015. The lesson shows how Matthew uses prophecies,prefigures and foreshadows to tell us who Jesus is. Matthew Prophecy Sermon Notes Matthew Prophecy Sermon PPT Prophecies in Matthew Audio
Dr. John Oakes will be traveling to Jakarta, Indonesia as well as at least three other cities in Indonesia June 26-July 9, followed by two days teaching in Singapore for the Singapore Christian Church July 10-11. Contact in Jakarta is Vania Salim vaniadjohans@gmail.com Contact in Singapore is Phua Hee pheerless@gmail.com Dr. Oakes will be […]
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. […]
John Oakes taught a two-part Introduction to the Old Testament for a group of new Christians in San Diego May 17 and 24, 2015. The first class serves as a general introduction as well as covering the Book of Genesis. Genesis is studied as a work of Christian theology-setting out the Christian world view […]
Dr. JOhn Oakes gave a public lecture on God and Science last Friday May 1 in Vancouver Canada. Power point and audio are attached. God and Science PPT God and Science Vancouver Audio
Dr. John Oakes will be doing a series of presentations at the University of Connecticut for the campus ministry of the Storrs Church of Christ. Friday night will be a public lecture on Science and God. The Sunday event is TBA. For information contact Max Weber at 706-255-3330.
This class on the Gospel of Matthew is being taught by Dr. John Oakes and Robert Carrillo in San Diego May-Aug, 2015. The first class is by John Oakes and is an introduction to the Book of Matthew, with emphasis on Matthew’s use of historical prophecies, prefigures and foreshadows to show that Jesus fulfills the […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a five part series on the Book of Luke in San Diego in March and April. We will be posting the outline, power point and audio as the classes are taught. Luke Notes Luke PPT Luke SD Part I Audio Luke SD Audio Part II Luke SD Audio Part III […]
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 […]
To our readers: I have always supported, in broad terms, what BioLogos has been trying to do on the science and religion front. Their attempt to bring together good science and belief in biblical inspiration is admirable. However, I have felt strongly that they tend too far in the direction of what I call deistic […]
Dr. John Oakes preached a sermon from the Book of Luke 4/19/15 in San Diego. The lesson focuses on how Jesus valued things that the world thinks are of little value and how he taught that the things the world values greatly are of no value in the Kingdom. It focuses principally on the Sermon […]
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
Editor’s note: This article comes from www.douglasjacoby.com and is written by my good friend Douglas Jacoby. It is used by permission. 18 March 2015 Last year Boko Haram, the West African ultra-radical group opposed to all things western (except guns), kidnapped hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls. On one of their notorious raids, they carried off sisters […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a class/sermon on finding Jesus in the Jewish festivals of Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Tabernacles. The theme is that we ought to take the time and mental energy to celebrate what we have with God in Christ and the Holy Spirit. Old Testament Festivals and […]
Dr, John Oakes gave a sermon in San Diego on 3/6/15 which was an introduction to the Book of Mark. It covered the first two chapters of the book, including the prologue and the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Notes, power point and audio are included. Mark Intro Sermon notes Mark Sermon PPT Mark CH 1,2 […]
Although we at ARS do not agree with everything said by the group biologos, we believe the article below provides useful perspective on the history of Christian views of the creation accounts in Genesis 1 and 2. https://biologos.org/questions/early-interpretations-of-genesis will be helpful
One of the most significant Greek New Testament manuscript finds of all time was revealed in a recent article in CNN http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/living/gospel-mummy-mask/ . If confirmed, then this will be a game-changer in the way it supports by physical evidence the early date of the writing of the gospels. As will all such claims, it is wise […]
This is the first of a three part series on the Book of Mark taught by Dr. John Oakes and Robert Carrillo in San Diego for the Church staff of the San Diego Church of Christ February and March, 2015. Gospel of Mark Notes Mark PPT Mark Part I […]
Robert Carrillo and Dr. John Oakes taught a class on Christian Theology in San Diego in the fall of 2011. The audio for the last three classes is attached. Christian Theology PartIV Christian Theology Part V Christian Theology Part VI
Dr. John Oakes will be teaching a three-part class, along with Robert Carrillo, on the Book of Mark in San Diego, California Feb. 6, 20 and March 6, 2015. This series will not be open to the public, but the audio, notes and power point will be made available at the web site after the […]
Dr. John Oakes will be doing a teaching weekend May 1-3 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There will be an evangelistic event on Friday evening: God and Science, an in-depth Bible class on Daniel on Saturday and an evangelistic sermon for the Vancouver Church of Christ on Sunday. For locations or more information, contact Brian […]
Editor’s note: This Q & A was of sufficient interest, that I have decided to post it as an article as well. Question: If evolution and abiogenesis have simply naturalistic explanations behind the origins and development of life itself, then wouldn’t this replace any need for a god? Abiogenesis for example gives forth purely scientific and […]
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