Kingdom Through Culture: The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and its Cultural Appeal, Part 2
Seven Implications for Consideration 1. The Bible Plus View of Revelation – employing the Catholic understanding of Revelation, the NAR has departed from the progress of the Protestant Reformation, favoring the RCC’s Bible Plus Tradition approach. Much of...
Kingdom Through Culture: The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and its Cultural Appeal, Part 1
Introduction Drawing popular scrutiny during the 2012 presidential election,[1] the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) embraces the largest non-Catholic segment of world Christianity. It is also the fastest growing segment, the only segment of Christianity currently...
Three Views on Same Sex Relationships
ADDRESSING LGBTQ: A BIBLICAL TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT FOR IDENTITY, SEX, AND SEXUALITY ABSTRACT Matthew Vines and others supporting the LGBTQ perspective have argued for a Moral Permissive View on sexual orientation. The argument has been two-tiered: (1) that the more...
“The most effective leadership, management, and efficiency models share traits common with each other, and traits that are ultimately traceable to the pages of the Bible. While these models are often not intentionally rooted in Biblical concepts by those that promote the models, the models illustrate how applying Biblical principles can set a trajectory of success in enterprise and in life. Led By a Lion is designed to introduce some of these leadership, management, and efficiency models, but goes a step further in identifying the Biblical genesis of many of the core traits that fuel the success of these models.”
Renovation Podcast Episode 19: Was I Born Gay?
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the renovation process...
BI620 NT Overview: Gospels and Revelation (Slides)
These slides are designed to aid learners as they read and study the four Gospels and the Book of Revelation, providing some basic introductory material and outlines. [gview...
Answering LGBTQ: A Biblical Perspective of Identity, Gender, and Sexuality (Slides)
Answering LGBTQ: A Biblical Perspective of Identity, Gender, and Sexuality was presented to a forum at FBC in Ottowa, KS. The presentation was designed to help listeners think...
“This approach has the advantage of seeking to view all knowledge through the lens of Scripture, and to subject all knowledge to the authority of Scripture. It encourages science and research within the field of psychology. It offers a Biblical balance of description and prescription. Of course, if the Bible is unreliable, then the refractive power of Scripture is distortive rather than corrective, but the epistemological premise of this approach is that God’s word is authoritative and sufficient for our understanding, for our equipping, and for our practice. There are many extra-biblical resources that we can employ, but in seeking out how and when to do that, we mustn’t lose sight of the one reliable constant that God has provided for us – the Bible.” –Chapter 9
BI607 Hermeneutics and Inductive Bible Study (Slides)
All of us are equally accountable for how we handle the Bible. God communicated in His word in such a way as to be understood, and we have a responsibility to be diligent to study and to learn. This slide presentation considers foundations for Bible interpretation and...
The Acts 1:8 Model for Community and Global Engagement (Slides)
Acts 1:8 provides a geographical outline for the growth and engagement of the early church. This presentation examines the pattern for early-church growth, considering how we might draw a secondary application to help us structure our thinking about outreach and...
Renovation Podcast Episode 18: Grandparents
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
“The Green Tree is an exceptional work…provides a vital tool for every Bible interpreter…Just as the root system is the foundation of a tree and directly impacts the health of a tree, hermeneutic method is at the root of one’s worldview. This illustration demonstrates that the hermeneutic method that an interpreter of the Bible employs will significantly affect the outcome. The tree will either be healthy, or it will not be healthy…The authors provide a unique examination of Revelation, Genesis, and Job that demonstrates that the LGH hermeneutic is derived from within Scripture, something that other hermeneutical methods fail to demonstrate. This is perhaps the most crucial principle demonstrated in The Green Tree, and it effectively demonstrates that the LGH hermeneutic is also the Biblical hermeneutic.” – Andrew Friend (Amazon Review)
Applying Creation: Biblical Usage of the Creation Account (Slides)
Presented to the 2019 Christian Leaders Conference at Calvary University, Kansas City, MO, February 8, 2019. This presentation considers the NT usage of the the creation account specifically in relation to evangelistic and discipleship communication. [gview...
Renovation Podcast Episode 16: “How to Respond to Political Disagreement”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
Renovation Podcast Episode 15: “Where Does Media Fit?”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
Guest Article: Government in a Fallen World
By Jaco Jan Scholtz Marxism/Leninism is alive and well, and yet, given a bit of time, it collapses and dies wherever it goes. It is alive and well in South Africa — and yet, Marxism/Leninism is collapsing and dying in Venezuela, it died in East Germany, etc. How...
Christmas, Julie Andrews, Amazing Parents, and Joy to the World
I’m sitting at my desk, writing thoughtfully, with Christmas music in the background. I am able to focus on the writing until Julie Andrews’ Joy to the World begins with its introductory repetitions: “Joy to the…Joy to the…Joy to the…Joy to the…” I realize after a few...
To Judge or Not to Judge
Whether or not Christians are supposed to judge can be a confusing question. In this brief video Dr. Cone explains why Christians are supposed to judge in some contexts, but not in others.
Does Hebrews 13:20 Refer to the New Covenant and Provide Evidence That the Church is Under the Covenant Today?
Question: Does Hebrews 13:20 refer to the New Covenant, and if so wouldn’t that provide evidence that the church is currently under the New Covenant today? Answer: Not necessarily, but possibly (and probably) and...no. Hebrews 13:20 does not directly refer to the New...
Jesus in a Pluralistic World (Slides)
This presentation (delivered to the Beth Haven Apologetics Conference, June 2, 2018) examines some underlying principles contrasting Jesus' brand of exclusivism and various forms of pluralism and universalism, and looks at Biblical case studies for presenting Jesus in...
Examining the Reliability of the New Testament (Slides)
This presentation (delivered to the Beth Haven Apologetics Conference, June 2, 2018) considers four major issues of Biblical criticism: (1) Contradictions and discrepancies, (2) errors, (3) lack of originals and questionable copies, and (4) canonicity issues. [gview...
Renovation Podcast Episode 8 – “Think on These Things”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...