Is Romans 10:9-10 About Personal Salvation?
Paul’s Letter to the Romans is focused on the good news (gospel) of God’s righteousness and how it is applied to people who need it. Romans 1-3:20 shows the universal need for God’s righteousness. There aren’t any who do good, not even one.[1] Romans 3:21-4:25...Does 1 John 5:13 Support Assurance of Salvation as the Essence of Saving Faith?
Robert Vacendak rightly observes that “Catholics, Calvinists, and Arminians deny absolute assurance of salvation.”[1] Vacendak adds a vital hermeneutic observation that “Scholarly analyses of assurance often prioritize earlier studies, not Scripture.”[2] Vacendak’s...Dr. Stallard Interviews Dr. Cone About Journal of Transformative Learning and Leadership
Dr. Mike Stallard, Executive Director of the Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics, interviews Dr. Christopher Cone about the forthcoming launch of the Journal of Transformative Learning and Leadership. Listen to the podcast here:...The Kingdom of Heaven and the Impact of the Distinction Between National and Individual Blessings
Introduction There is a key distinction between covenant blessings for individuals and covenant blessings for the nation of Israel. In fact, this distinction is perhaps one of the most important for resolving many of the tensions between the realized, already not yet,...A Transformative Learning Model for Missional Training and Contextualized Program Development
Presented to the EMS Conference, March 11, 2023, Lakewood, CO Dr. Christopher Cone, ThD, PhD, PhD President/CEO / Research Professor of Transformative Learning and Leadership Vyrsity / Colorado Biblical University / AgathonEDU Educational Group INTRODUCTION...How to Interpret the Bible: The Scientific Method for Understanding God
When some leaders questioned Jesus about a topic from the Scriptures, Jesus chastised them, saying that they were mistaken, that they were not understanding the Scriptures or the power of God (Matthew 22:29). Jesus’s words remind of us how important it is to base our...“Be A Man” Conference (Slides)
Slides for the “Be a Man” Conference, Slidell Louisiana and Pass Christian, Mississippi, October 14-16, 2022. Session 1: Download (PPTX, 381KB) Sessions 2-4 Download (PPTX, 1.72MB) Session 5 Download (PPTX,...Dr. Cone on The Word on Worldviews Podcast: Q&A
In this special episode of The Word on Worldviews podcast, Kurt and Morné are joined by Dr. Christopher Cone, President of Vyrsity and Colorado Biblical University. The Word on Worldviews is a podcast where two friends discuss the various worldviews and...The Double-Edged Sword of Dispensationalism: Destructive as Methodology, Constructive as Outcome
by Christopher Cone, Th.D, Ph.D, Ph.D Research Professor of Transformative Learning and Leadership Vyrsity / CBU Presented to the Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics 9/14/2022 INTRODUCTION As Charles Ryrie catalogued the three aspects of dispensationalism’s sine...HOW CAN I KNOW GOD?
