Renovation Podcast Episode 14 “The Uniqueness of Sexual Misuse”
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...
Educating and Communicating With the iGeneration (Slides)
This presentation was delivered to the Association of Christian Teachers and Christian School Regional Educators Convention, Grandview Christian School, Grandview, Missouri, November, 2, 2018. Educating and Communication with the iGeneration considers some Biblical...
Why Does Dispensationalism Matter? (Slides)
Dispensationalism is perceived as irrelevant, because dispensationalists have become inconsistent, and the distinctive method and message is often indiscernible. In this presentation (delivered to the IFCA Northern California Regional Conference near Sacramento, CA),...
“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.”
Questions and Answers on “Why Women Are Awesome, and What They Should Do About It”
These are the #calvaryquestions questions and answers from the 10/15 Calvary University assembly presentation: https://twitter.com/PRobJordon/status/1051878384886788097 This is an excellent point, Rob – men must fulfill their responsibility to lead well in the home,...
Why Women Are Awesome, and What They Should Do About It (Slides)
This presentation discusses how God has designed women, her value, her ministries, and her responsibilities. As fellow heirs in Christ, and as created in the image of God, women are indeed incredible. Here is a Biblical perspective on the privilege and responsibility...
Hebrews 7-9 (Slides)
These slides accompany Dr. Cone's presentation on Hebrews 7-9, delivered to the Duluth Pastors' Conference. The presentation is intended to help people think through how these chapters fit in the overall context of Hebrews, and to help them understand the writer's...
“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
Improving Exegesis and Genre Awareness (Slides)
There is a logic undergirding Biblical hermeneutics and the process of applying hermeneutic principles in exegesis. These slides accompany Dr. Cone's presentation to the Duluth Pastors' Conference, intended to help prepare people for consistently applying literal...
Parallelism of Foreshadowing and Fulfillment: Considering Affinity and Dissimilarity in Johannine and Matthean Usage
Parallelism of Foreshadowing and Fulfillment: Considering Affinity and Dissimilarity in Johannine and Matthean Usage Presented to the Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics, September 19, 2018 Christopher Cone, Th.D, Ph.D, Ph.D President, Research Professor of Bible...
Renovation Podcast Episode 13 – “Colin Kaepernick and the Nike Ad”
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)
The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture and the Role of Extra-Biblical Resources in Transformative Teaching and Learning
Presented August, 1, 2018 to the Bible Faculty Summit, Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina ABSTRACT Paul affirmed to Timothy the authority, capacity, and sufficiency of the Scriptures for the adequacy of the believer.[1] In similar fashion Jesus applied...
Renovation Podcast Episode 11 – “Sovereignty of God and Free Will of Humanity, Part 2”
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...
Authority of Scripture and Hermeneutic Method as Historical and Continual Bases for Christian Unity and the Collaborative Avenues They Imply
ABSTRACT While there are persisting differences between Catholic and Protestant views of (1) what constitutes Scripture, (2) the level of exclusivity in authority of Scripture, and (3) what constitutes appropriate hermeneutic methodology, there are commonly held...
Renovation Podcast Episode 10 – “Sovereignty of God and Free Will of Humanity, Part 1”
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 9 – “Are Most People Good?”
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...
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...
Five Models for Counseling, Viewed From a Biblical Perspective (Slides)
There are several popular models for counseling, including (1) mainstream psychology, (2) integrated psychology, (3) Christian psychology, and (4) nouthetic. This discussion compares and contrasts these various models and concludes that a fifth option is to be...
Where Do We Discover Wisdom?
Every worldview has a suggestion for where to find its own brand of wisdom. But there is one source that is ultimately reliable. Solomon encourages us to value it (Proverbs 3), and David models valuing it (Psalm 19).
Are God’s Covenants with Abraham and Israel Being Fulfilled Today?
The first six promises of the Abrahamic promise/covenant (Gen 12:2-3a) all pertain primarily to national blessing for Abraham’s descendants who are counted through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – the nation of Israel – and will be fulfilled in an entirely still yet future...
Ancient World History (Slides)
Ancient World History is a look at history during biblical times through the lens of the Bible. These slides were first presented as part of an Ancient World History class at the Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute Learning Center in Parrish, Florida,...