Evidences

Check out Alone With a Jihadist: A Biblical Response to Holy War.  This book by Aaron D. Taylor is very thought-provoking indeed, and resonates with my Jesus and Islam, esp…. Read More

Watch my opening statement from the November 2008 debate with agnostic Michael Shermer. This was our second debate.  (For the full debate, click on Books… and then Debates.) Science, Man… Read More

If the Gospels were written chronologically (which they are not) and you wanted to see how all the events in these four documents might dovetail, the harmony would look something… Read More

http://www.douglasjacoby.com/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/review_of_evolutionary_creation.pdf

Please visit the website of the American Scientific Affiliation, a group who are doing a phenomenal job integrating faith and science. I have just returned from a very encouraging meeting… Read More

http://townhall.com/columnists/DineshDSouza/2008/11/24/when_science_points_to_god

Click here to watch the introduction to the debate. Click here to order the whole debate.

Click here to read the article by Christian apologist John Clayton. 

Does science make belief in God obsolete?  Here is the link for a most interesting series of talks: http://www.templeton.org/belief/index.html   

In the opening words of the article at Wikipedia, "Ronald Eldon Wyatt (1933-1999) was an amateur archaeologist (he had no training in the discipline and held no professional position) and… Read More

Last year I shared with each of you two papers I wrote for John Oakes’ on-line apologetics course that preceded the 2007 Apologetics Conference (paper 1, paper 2.) These papers… Read More

I found the host website to be an interesting source of apologetic thought.  Check it out: http://www.veritas.org/ — John ang

UPDATE: I read the book and have been in contact with the author. Excellent! -DJ   I just finished viewing the videos from the link below and I am going… Read More

From the Jan/Feb issue of Does God Exist? Vol 35, no. 1. Used by permission of John Clayton.   It is difficult to pick up a newspaper or a scientific… Read More

Click here to view the to view the entire debate with Michael Shermer (23 June 2007) at YouTube. Due to YouTube’s 2007 requirement that no uploads be over 10 minutes,… Read More

This is the newsletter of the ministry of Dr. John Oakes. Click here to download the pdf. file.

http://www.reasonablefaith.org/

Any study of prophecy eventually leads us to Christ. Prophecies about the Messiah are called “Messianic” prophecies. The term “messiah” comes from the Hebrew Massiah, which means “anointed one.” The… Read More

Does God Exist? (Free evidences pamphlet, published every other month). Write to DGE?, 718 East Donmoyer, South Bend IN 46614-1999, USA. Also visit the website: www.doesgodexist.org. The editor of the… Read More

Interesting link: http://www.cis.org.uk.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/collins.commentary/index.html  

Here is my review of the book and movie The Life of Pi (11 minutes). To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save… Read More

Here are 15 myths about Bible translation, debunked by a man who should know. He is Daniel B. Wallace, an internationally-known Greek New Testament scholar and consultant for four Bible translations—ESV,… Read More

To listen to Seven Compact 4-point Apologetics Arguments Countering Common Atheist / Skeptic Assertions (20 minutes), click on the play button: To download the podcast, right click on “download” and… Read More

Here is a lesson on Old Testament Archaeology (54 minutes).     To download the file, please click HERE. If the link does not work when you left-click on it,… Read More

Here is a lesson on New Testament Archaeology (47 minutes).   LCU students: You are not responsible for all the information in this lesson. Do, however, listen carefully and try… Read More

Here are a podcast and notes on The God of the Old Testament (15 minutes). To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save… Read More

Here is a podcast on Questions on Genesis (33 minutes). The questions have been selected from Your Bible Questions Answered, chapter 4 (Genesis). To readchapter 1 (General Questions About the… Read More

God and Science – Friends or Foes? Watch this 15 minute presentation on YouTube by going to the following link: To see more presentations on Christian Evidences by Sten Johannesson,… Read More

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THE GUINEA WORM — Used with permission. Nov/Dec 2006, www.DoesGodExist.org Are you carrying around some vestigial conviction that God is good, or that Nature loves you? We guarantee that our… Read More

Here is a recent powerpoint presentation on the Da Vinci Code by Andrew Agerbak (London). You may download it: Da Vinci ppt (.ppt – 396k).

The current issue of Time magazine (11/13/06) contains an article with excerpts from a debate between Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins, the best known representatives of atheistic and theistic perspectives… Read More

In the last three weeks, we have looked at a prophecy by Moses (1400s BC), another by David (900s BC), and a third by Ezekiel (500s BC). Today we move… Read More

In a very familiar NT passage, Jesus claimed to be the Good Shepherd (John 10:11, 10:14). We often take this for granted, without realizing the implicit claim to deity. After… Read More

You may download the newsletter from Dr. John Oakes below. It is the August Evidence For Christianity publication. Available Downloads: Newsletter (.pdf – 2727k)

The Old Testament scriptures are a deep and ample quarry of Messianic texts. In our last installment, we studied the prophecy of Moses in Deuteronomy 18. Today let us focus… Read More

How did the early Christians convince their predominantly Jewish hearers that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah? Which Messianic prophecies did they lean on? In four installments, we will examine… Read More

Read the useful article at: Link This article is copyrighted and is for private use and study only. © 2006. Reprints or public distribution is prohibited without the express consent of… Read More

Once more, (three weeks running), I am asking you to think of C.S. Lewis, a man of powerful intellect and persuasive reasoning. When I was a teenager, I read my… Read More

Last week we focused on the life of a great Christian apologist, Clive Staples Lewis. Have you ever read a C.S. Lewis book? This week I would like to point… Read More

FLATLAND Click on the link above to read this invaluable book by Edwin Abbott. If you have a math-science background, or are determined to understand how the infinite God’s work… Read More

C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) is arguably the foremost Christian apologist of the 20th century. He is one of my favorite writers, and certainly the most influential Christian writer in my own… Read More

Pliny the Younger was governor of Bithynia 111-113 AD. We have a complete set of his correspondence with Trajan (emperor 98-117 AD) on a variety of administrative and political matters…. Read More

Francis S. Collins, Language of God, The: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (ISBN: 0743554310). Collins has served as the director for the National Human Genome Research Institute at the… Read More

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743286391/sr=8-1/qid=1153704507/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7832208-6381734?redirect=true&ie=UTF8. Excellent evidences book… I highly recommend it.  (For those of you who do not know, Collins presided over the completion of the Human Genome Project at the National Institutes… Read More

A popular and incisive writer for the cause of Christian apologetics is Lee Strobel. His books include: The Case for a Creator (ISBN 0310241448) The Case for Christ (ISBN: 0310209307)… Read More

The following website is one of many that attempt to give help to those resolving Bible difficulties. See what you think. http://www.comereason.org/bibl_cntr/

(Used by permission. Does God Exist?  March/April 2006, 30) Harvard and Georgetown Universities has been given $20m each "to teach about the Islamic world to the United States." Prince Alwaleed… Read More

(Used by permission. Does God Exist?  March/April 2006, 30) We have all heard that human and chimpanzee DNA matches are 98%-99%. If you compared a male human and a female… Read More

(Adapted and used by permission. Does God Exist? March/April 2006, 29) There is a huge cloud forming over the whole cloning and stem cell research area of concern. Dr Hwang… Read More

(Used by permission. Does God Exist? March/April 2006, 28) Biblical critics have always maintained that circumcision was a barbaric biblical procedure with no medical value. A new study by scientists… Read More

Fraudulent discoveries: http://www.tentmaker.org/WAR/

Click here to download The Da Vinci Code Power Point presentation by Jeff Chacon.  

Douglas: Yesterday I was discussing apologetics with Jordan Brown, a brother from Indy who recently graduated from Purdue. During his undergraduate coursework, he took several semesters of Greek and developed… Read More

(Used by permission. Does God Exist? March/April 2006, 28) The latest issue in the abortion debate has been on whether babies feel pain when they are aborted. In the August… Read More

Kreeft is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, and has done much to advance the cause of apologetics. Sample his wares at www.peterkreeft.com. This article is copyrighted and is for… Read More

Lewis was, in my view, the greatest apologist for the faith in the 20th century. Learn about this fascinating man’author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and many other books… Read More

The following link will lead you to even more discussion of the controversial bestseller and now motion picture release: http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=4014

McDowell is one of the best known apologists of modern times. Benefit from his thoughts by clicking on to www.josh.org. This article is copyrighted and is for private use and… Read More

Paley (1743-1805) was one of the greatest Christian apologists of the 18th century. He is most famous for his analogy of the watch. (If a simple watch could not have… Read More

I have had an interest in the topic of “Intelligent Design” (ID) for many years. In the last year, there has been a lot of attention given to the topic… Read More

Material found and used with permission from www.DoesGodExist.org. The Real Jesus of History by Joel Stephen Williams Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events… Read More

Wright’s response to The Da Vinci code is worth reading. Click here. Many other works by Wright may be found at http://www.ntwrightpage.com/

From Paris Murray (Manila, Philippines): For any interested, here’s the full meal deal on the Gospel of Judas thus far. Very fascinating — there’s a lot to learn hear about… Read More

Used by permission from John Clayton (Does God Exist?) Most of us have heard of the Venus flytrap. We know it is a plant that eats bugs, and we may… Read More

Lately the media have been making a big deal out of the so-called “Gospel of Judas,” and even National Geographic is getting in on the action. This document, like hundreds… Read More

With thanks to John Clayton (www.DoesGodExist.org), 2006. We, John & Phyllis Clayton, received this as an e-mail from Ann Halford, a friend of ours and of our multiply-handicapped son Tim…. Read More

(By John Clayton, Does God Exist? January/February 2006. Used by permission.) Hurricane QuestionsThe tragedies associated with the hurricanes of 2005 are fresh on Americans’ minds, and we want to express… Read More

(By John Clayton, Does God Exist? January/February 2006. Used by permission.) We have reported consistently in this journal Does God Exist? that the use of embryonic stem cells in stem… Read More

(By John Clayton, Does God Exist? January/February 2006. Used by permission.) Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar believes she has found David’s palace. A seal impression with the name of Jehudi, a… Read More

(By John Clayton, Does God Exist? January/February 2006. Used by permission.) The most vocal academic atheist in the world today is probably Richard Dawkins. He has written several books and… Read More

To help the reader comprehend the nature of God, I would like to borrow an analogy from the book Flatland, by Edwin Abbott.1 Abbott was a mathematician and the model… Read More

1. If all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end, how far would they go?(a) 100 yards (b) 10 feet (c) A mile (d) 80 miles… Read More

If you added up the total mass of each of the living animals on our planet, what animal would be the largest in tons? Would your guess be whales, elephants,… Read More

One of the tragedies of denominational creationism is that it continues to produce a constant stream of radical creationists who turn science into the enemy and then attack it to… Read More

Of all the lessons that I present concerning the existence of God and of all the material that I try to make available to people to learn about God’s existence,… Read More

It is easy to make an argument for God’s existence from a cosmological standpoint. As the years have gone by, a growing amount of scientific data has accumulated which negates… Read More

By John and Phyllis Clayton. Used with permission. And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, "Master,… Read More

I searched the internet for a good article in English about Saunière and his treasure, and apparently it”s more difficult than in French, which is logical since the original story… Read More

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This interesting article discusses belief in God on the part of scientists.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8916982/

To: “FABRIZIO CONCIATORI, LASALLE” Subject: Biblical Pool of Siloam Is Uncovered in Jerusalem Tue Aug 09 2005 00:09:33 ET Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the old city of Jerusalem… Read More

A brother in our congregation sent round an e-mail with a link to this article, about unanswered scientific questions. I thought you might find it interesting. In our self-confident world,… Read More

So far, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code is one of the most popular, and controversial, books of the new century. It is gripping, fast moving, and (to me) well… Read More

EASTER LESSON 2005: Easter commemorates the resurrection of Christ. It also tells us about our own resurrection. WHAT RESURRECTION ISN’T:(1) The afterlife. Many believe in an afterlife who deny the… Read More

The Bible Unearthed: An Introduction to Biblical Archaeology for the Disciple in the United Kingdom. It is written by Jon Yorke. Click here to open the pdf file.

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Moses was raised in the learning and wisdom of the Egyptians (Acts 7:22). Traditionally the Pentateuch (the first five books, or rolls, of the Bible) are attributed to him. Whether… Read More

Muslims commonly claim that the Bible has been "changed," and that there are over 100,000 "errors" which occurred through the transmission process. What can the disciple of Jesus Christ respond… Read More

Having seen that biblical prophecy (type a) can be prophetic without necessarily being predictive, we are now ready to examine type (b), or predictive, prophecy. Biblical predictive prophecy was not… Read More

Biblical prophecy falls into two categories:* Speaking for another, as in someone’s speaking the truth of God to his fellows* Foretelling what will take place in future. In English the… Read More

Like Bethlehem, Bethsaida was a town with a long history before the light of Jesus shone in its streets. Unlike Bethlehem, it is an uninhabited ruin today. In fact, it… Read More

Prejudice against the Word Very soon we will enter into a new millennium. This should be a time of hope, progress, greater openness to truth and to change. And yet… Read More

Adapted from the May/June 1998 issue of Biblical Archaeological Review. An Egyptian Record of the Plagues? The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage, commonly known as the Papyrus Ipuwer, set forth… Read More

In our study of biblical prophecy, we have seen that Jesus Christ richly fulfilled the words of the Prophets, and in fact the words of the Law and the Writings… Read More

The Recordp52 is by no means the only ancient manuscript of the New Testament which has survived. There are literally thousands of Greek manuscripts, as well as tens of thousands… Read More

While the Bible is certainly not a science book, occasionally it does touch on matters scientific. While I am not a trained scientist, I have always loved science, and make… Read More

The most significant biblical find of the century is undoubtedly the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), discovered in the 1940s by the Dead Sea, not far from Jerusalem. The scrolls contain… Read More

1. How many DSS are there? 870 manuscripts, from 15,000 scraps. 2. When were they discovered? Initial discovery of seven scrolls in 1947. Last one (cave 11) in 1956. 3…. Read More

Accuracy in a prophecy is closely related to the specificity of the prophecy (the subject we covered in the last unit). Details of purported prophecies often claim to be accurate… Read More