Course: General Audience, Pastors, and Those with a Theological Background

[This is the main Finis Dake course which we would recommend for most Christians to read, especially pastors and those with a stronger knowledge of theological ideas. If you are new to studying theology we would recommend the course written at an easier reading level and with theological terms explained more fully]

For pastors, teachers, and serious students of the Word, the name Finis Jennings Dake is often associated with exhaustive study and a hyper-literal hermeneutic. The Dake Annotated Reference Bible, a monumental work from a Pentecostal perspective, has influenced generations of believers with its 35,000 notes and claims of biblical simplicity. Its appeal lies in its promise to let Scripture speak for itself, free from the constraints of what Dake dismissed as “hand-me-down theology.”

This course will demonstrate that Dake’s system, far from being a pure representation of Scripture, constitutes a significant and dangerous departure from historic Christian orthodoxy. We will conduct a rigorous analysis of his aberrant doctrines, including his tri-theistic view of the Godhead, which posits three separate divine beings rather than a Triune God of one essence. We will dissect his deficient Christology, which borders on Adoptionism, and his works-based soteriology, which explicitly denies the eternal security of the believer. These are not minor points of disagreement; they strike at the heart of the gospel itself.

Furthermore, this study will not shy away from confronting the systematic racism embedded in Dake’s theology, particularly his infamous “30 Reasons for Segregation of Races”—a teaching that reveals the dangerous societal implications of his flawed interpretive method. Our purpose is to provide a robust, theologically sound refutation of Dake’s errors, equipping church leaders and discerning Christians to protect the flock from a system that has as much in common with modern cults as it does with biblical Christianity.

This is the Main, General Finis Dake Course