The John Ankerberg Show

Why is Jesus Called “the Son of God”

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Staff Writer; ©2002 A question from our email prompted this look at the title “Son of God”. What did the term mean to the Jews of Jesus’ day? What…

Why Would God Repent

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Rev. Sam Harris; ©2002 Genesis 6:6 (KJV) says that “it repented the Lord that He had made man….” How can God repent? What does He repent of? Rev. Harris…

What is the Origin of Halloween

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Where did Halloween come from? How is it associated with the Roman Catholic Church? With Druidism? With Hinduism? This article discusses…

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament Text-Part Three

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

Fact Three: The External Evidence Test (corroboration from reliable sources outside the New Testament). This test seeks either to corroborate or to falsify the documents on the basis of addi­tional…

The Vatican’s Interpretation of Scripture

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Mike Gendron; ©2002 Despite recent moves toward unity with Protestants, there are two key dogmas that the Vatican will not compromise—the Eucharist and the supreme authority of the Roman…

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament Text-Part Two

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

Fact one: the bibliographical test (corroboration from textual transmission). The historical accuracy of the New Testament can be proven by subjecting it to three generally accepted tests for determining historical…

To Pledge or Not To Pledge….

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Do you think our Founding Fathers believed in God and founded Americas as a Christian nation? The Supreme Court answered this…

Why Does God Permit Evil to Exist/Part 6

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©2002 Where does the evil that is in this world come from? Dr. Geisler suggests that the source of much of the evil we experience is…

Why Does God Permit Evil to Exist/Part 9

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©2002 If God created everything, and Christians say He did, did He create evil? If He did not actually create evil, then why does He allow…

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament Text-Part Four

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

Fact Eight (corroboration from date of authorship). The fact that both conservatives (F. F. Bruce, John Wenham) and liberals (Bishop John A. T. Robinson) have penned defenses of early dating…