Question from Jeremiah
Do you know any Scientific foreknowledge that is in the bible?
Do you know any Scientific foreknowledge that is in the bible?
Hi John Have you heard Paul Washer’s shocking message. I found him very radical and uncompromisingly sound in his sermon biblically. I am just wondering and asking that possibly he might be a disciple of Jesus just landed in a Baptist denomination. Please shed light. Thank you
Is the impartation of the Holy Spirit biblical?
What do you think of the claim that Christ used a Cannabis based oil to anoint his disciples and the sick, explaining spiritual experiences ect… http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/139 hypothetical in my opinion, extremely so, but the gnostic literature does seem to refer to Cannabis. Help me out here?
Hi, Last night I was watching History Channel and they showed a one hour documentary about some stone they found with Gabriel’s Inscription which talks about that Simon of Perea was the actual Christ and not Jesus of Nazareth. Is there any truth to this?
How do we know we are instructed by God to commit an act? What is the proof that the spiritual feelings and sensations we experience isn’t all in our head? In essence, Charles Manson and many other men thought what they were doing was right and may even have believed that they were told by […]
How can the supposed “Genocide” all throughout the Old Testament be explained? Is it truly Genocide? If not, what is it? If so, is that not cruel of God? For instance, note how many tribes there are mentioned in the OT, yet how many of these tribes survive today? And another example, when God instructed […]
where do believers go after they die?
can you explain the concept of trinity?while muslims believe in the torah which we christians and jews do too,they believe in a indivisible God.How can God be one yet be called trinity?
hello,im a believer and i m recently having this doubt.As believers when we die we go to heaven directly right,then why should there be a resurrection of our body when our God returns so that our earthly body might be forever changed to a heavenly body while your soul is already there in the heaven?is […]
hello..is it wrong for a christian to watch horror movies that involve a lot of unnecessary portrail of bloodshed and slaughter?
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The You Tube video is in two parts: http://youtu.be/O8pBpv7OY0c http://youtu.be/CCFJfF7ftlw Also, notes for the presentation, including a number of useful references. Spiritual Warfare Notes
Question: I am a fairly new Christian and am just curious if being non demoniational is a sign of confusion. I was wondering of you could explain the difference between the Baptists, Pentecostals , Methodists, and Catholics. Answer: You are asking a lot here!!! The term non-deniminational is really not a very useful term because it […]
John Oakes describes his visit to churches in South and East Asia Asia 2011 Missionary Teaching Trip
Question: I`m Reading your book Reasons for Belief. On page 148 you talk about frangments of the góspel of Mark found in Egypt recently that have been tentativley dated as aearly around 50 AD. Do you have more information or the complete article? Answer: Yes, this is the Magdalene Papyrus, known as P64. The latest on this […]
Below is a report of a teaching trip by Dr. John Oakes to the Caribbean July 16-22, 2010. Jamaica, Barbados, Trididad July, 2010 Kingston, Jamaica July 16-18 This is my first time in the Caribbean. I was met by Sonia and Greg Baugh, the couple who lead the church here. Actually, the churches, as […]
June 23-July 12, 2010 Report East Africa East Europe
Compelling Evidence for God and the Bible: Finding Truth in an Age of Doubt. A new book by Douglas Jacoby has just been released by Random House. Because this is a major publisher you should start to see it in bookstores, but in the mean time, you can get info or a copy at the […]
March 2010 ARS Newsletter
Question: I just heard the Interview From NPR "Fresh Air from WHYY with Terri Gross" Thoughts? If you have a chance. http://www.bartdehrman.com/multimedia.htm Answer: I have read a couple of books by Ehrman. He is a very biased, angry person. At the same time he is actually an excellent scholar–one of the best around. You […]
Question: Why did Saint Cyril murder Hypatia and burn the library of Alexandria? Did he do this for God? Did he kill anyone who didn’t believe in God and burn everything that have nothing to do with the belief in God? Answer: Almost certainly Cyril did not murder Hypatia. Carl Sagen wrote a speculative and […]
Click or see below for the report. SE Asia Jan, 2010 Report for Missionary Teaching Trip to Asia January, 2010 January 2-4 Singapore I spent New Year’s Eve flying to Taipei, completely skipping Jan. 1st, landing in Singapore on Jan 2nd. Singapore is truly a unique country. This is my second visit to […]
Question: I was recently researching the historical reliability of the Bible and I got a tiny bit confused. The reason is that the Old Testament seems to be not very reliable (e.g. the Genesis account, many scholars thinking that the books are not written by original authors, ect.), but the New Testament seems to be […]
Question: Who was the ransom paid to in regards to Jesus’ death on the cross? Many people claim that the ransom was paid to Satan since mankind was enslaved to evil after the Fall. I have a difficult time making sense out of why it was necessary for Jesus to have to pay the ransom […]
Dr. Oakes: I have read through some of your pages (as an athiest) and have found many of them to be full of backwards-talk and fluff. The main page I’d like to indicate is this (https://www.evidenceforchristianity.org/index.php?option=com_custom_content& task=view&id=5033&Itemid=32) That is – proof of god. What is necessary to convince me that god probably exists is repeatable, […]
Dr. Oakes: I have read through some of your pages (as an athiest) and have found many of them to be full of backwards-talk and fluff. The main page I’d like to indicate is this (https://www.evidenceforchristianity.org/index.php?option=com_custom_content& task=view&id=5033&Itemid=32) That is – proof of god. What is necessary to convince me that god probably exists is repeatable, […]
Question: Do you know where should I look for information on how old were the apostles when they joined Jesús? Answer; I am definitely not an expert on this question, but I have read a number of speculations by different authors on this subject. Bottom line, the Bible provides no direct evidence for […]
I hope you and Jan are fine. After many months you leave Spain I’m still very happy of having received your classes and wisdom in God. Let me tell you that I have read your books, Reason for Belief and Is there a God?, and I have it shared and preached to my agnostics and atheist […]
Question: In the case of Acts 2:2-4, is there any evidence supporting the events of the day of Pentecost? Answer: As far as I know, there is no independent extra-biblical source for the events on the Day of Pentecost in Jerusalem as recorded in Acts 2. Bear in mind that this lack of specific extra-biblical support […]
Question: I enjoyed reading the PowerPoint "Who Is My Brother?" that is found on this website. I imagine it is sometimes difficult to determine if a particular denomination or other Christian group belongs to the third or fourth layer of fellowship (the third layer being those who are saved Christians and the fourth layer being […]
Announcement: Certificate program in Christian Apologetics has now been launched by ARS. See attached announcement. You can now sign up for classes. The three classes available are 1. Prophecy and Christian Apologetics, 2. Science and Christian Apologetics and 3. Apologetics and the Christian World View. For information or to register for these classes, contact Jan Oakes at joakes01@san.rr.com […]
Question: Does God have the power to choose evil? Two conflicting theories are: God DOES have the power to choose evil, but it is so contrary to His nature that He is incapable of actualizing that potential. Other theory is God does not have the power to choose evil yet still has free will because […]
Quito, Cali, Lima and Santiago, Summer, 2009 . Quito, Ecuador July 20-24 Quito is a city of 1.8 million nestled in a high valley in the Andes. Being at such high elevation situated exactly on the equator, it always has days exactly twelve hours long and virtually unchanging weather. It is surprisingly cool-in the […]
June 18-July 6, 2009 John and Jan Oakes Teaching Trip to Madrid and Berlin Madrid and Spain June 19-July 1 I am blessed to be able to travel with my wife Jan. Part of the purpose of the trip is to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Our first stop is Madrid. Here we are met […]
Teaching Trip to Monterrey, Mexico 1/30-2/1/2009 Teaching Trip to Monterrey, Mexico 1/30-2/1/2009 Jan and I traveled for a teaching weekend in Monterrey, Mexico. Unfortunately, the airline cancelled our flights without informing us. A last-minute standby flight got me to the city nearly on time, but left Jan behind in Tijuana, to fly through Guadalajara. […]
Click for a review by John Oakes of the book Pagan Christianity by Viola and Barna Pagan Christianity by Viola and Barna A Review Those who follow trends in Christianity will soon notice that ideas on how to do church come and go much like the fickle fads of fashion. In the late nineties […]
A journal for John Oakes’ trip to teach in Korea and the Philippines 1/2-1/18/2009 Seoul/Manila 2009 Journal Seoul, Korea Jan 3-6, 2009 I arrived in Incheon Airport, one hour from Seoul. Seoul is a city of 12 million + inhabitants. It is a prosperous industrial city where everyone is in a hurry. Korea appears […]
Review by Dr. John Oakes of a debate 11/13/08 between Rabbi David Wolpe and Richard Hitchins Debate Between Rabbi David Wolpe and Christopher Hitchens A Review On Thursday Nov 13, 2008 a debate was held between Rabbi Wolpe and Christopher Hitchins on the question Does Faith Matter at the Jewish Community Center in La Jolla, California. Rabbi […]
Hi John, Excellent review of the debate. I think you summarized it all very well, and I particularly like your reflections on the “injustice” of God punishing the innocent Jesus for our sins. I thought about that a lot also, and we have to remember that Jesus volunteered to take the punishment for us. It […]
Hello John, I was so excited to hear about your visit. I am sure that you had heard from Vangjel how grateful he is, but still, here is what he wrote…(please read the forwarded message) p.s.: thank you again for all your effort and love. Love, Petra Dear Petra! I am so happy to […]
Hi John, It ‘s good to know your head is better.We appeciate so much your visit.The classes are so deep , helpful and encouraging.I know it helped and encourage so much all the churches you’ve had been.We hope you can come back some day. We wish this trip could encourage Liz. We really want her […]
Hi John, It ‘s good to know your head is better.We appeciate so much your visit.The classes are so deep , helpful and encouraging.I know it helped and encourage so much all the churches you’ve had been.We hope you can come back some day. We wish this trip could encourage Liz. We really want her […]
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On a recent visit to Rio de Jainero, John Oakes gave a talk on the question, “Who Is My Brother?” Notes are included below Who Is My Brother? Editor’s Note: The author of this outline is John Oakes, but in giving this talk he acknowledged that the inspiration for this outline comes quite directly from […]
Teaching Trip to Brazil by John and Elizabeth Oakes 8/15-8/26/08 Report on Teaching Trip to BrazilAugust 15-26, 2008 Rio de Jainero Aug 16-18 It took my daughter Liz and I 24 hours to travel from San Diego to Dallas, to Sao Paulo, switching airports in order to fly to Rio de Jainero. We are pretty […]
John Oakes June 20-July 14, 2008 Report on Missionary Visit John Oakes June/July 2008 London and Scotland June 20-30 This is my fourth visit to the UK, so by now I have many established friendships with which to be reacquainted. My wife Jan and I traveled first to London. We visited the South region […]
On Saturday June 7, 2008 a ground-breaking debate was held between Dr. Douglas Jacoby, Imam Shabir Ally and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Below is a review of that debate with commentary by Dr. John Oakes Review of the Debate Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Which is the True Legacy of Abraham? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: author, scholar, TV […]
There has been a lot of hype in the Christian community surrounding the recently released movie Expelled. Conservative Christians are thrilled to finally have a movie which tells the truth about how the Christian view of origins is treated by the intellectual elite in this country. On the other hand, those excoriated by this movie […]
Dear John, I would like to send you a mail to say thank you for changing my life 20 years ago. I was a 1st year student in UCSD when you delivered a lecture on "Does God Exist?" on the campus in 1988. I was a Biochemistry major back then and logic (evidence) was very […]