10 Questions to Ask When Looking for a New Church
Looking for a new church can be an exciting process, but it can also be discouraging and even frustrating. Here are 10 questions that may help you work through that process – 5 you should ask before you leave your current fellowship, and 5 you should ask before you...
The Relationship of Worldview to Psychology and Counseling (Slides)
Presented to students at the Calvary University Innovation Center (Fort Morgan, CO) on September 5, 2018. This presentation examines (1) the framework of worldview, (2) how worldview undergirds psychology, and (3) basic models of counseling that are derived from the...
Renovation Podcast Episode 12 – “Sovereignty of God and Free Will of Humanity, Part 3”
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 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.”
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...
“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
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...
“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)
What is Your Identity – 1 John 4:7-21
Dr. Christopher Cone addresses the current identity crises related to race, gender identity, and cultural peer pressure, suggesting that 1 John 4:7-21 provides the solution.
Renovation Podcast Episode 7 – “The Pursuit of Truth”
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...
California Bill AB-2943 Harms Civil Rights of LGBT Community, Legislates: “Questionable” Science is Fraud
California Bill AB-2943 is a remarkable piece of legislation, in that it legislates “questionable” science as fraud. AB-2943 affirms LGBT identity as natural: “(a) Contemporary science recognizes that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is part of the natural...
Renovation Podcast Episode 6 – “Life for the Glory of God”
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...
Overcoming Obstacles in Organizational Development (Slides)
Every organization faces three major obstacles to development: the potential for mission drift, difficulty in finding paths to mission fulfillment, and leadership challenges in developing people. This presentation, delivered to the ANAM 2018 National Forum, addresses...
Communicating Good News to Millennials and iGens (Slides)
Millennials (Generation Y) and iGens (Generation Z) have some positive similarities to which we can appeal in communicating the good news of Jesus Christ. If we don't recognize some of those traits and follow Peter's and Paul's examples of understanding the culture,...
Forged From Reformation: How Dispensational Thought Advances the Reformed Legacy
Book Announcement: Forged From Reformation: How Dispensational Thought Advances the Reformed Legacy, from General Editors Dr. Christopher Cone and Dr. James Fazio. Southern California Seminary Press. Reviews: "With contributions from top scholars among leading...
Two Views on Sanctification and Discipleship (Slides)
Jay Adams once said that, “What we do to another man and how we do it is tightly bound up in what we believe about that man.”[1] Indeed this is true in general, and it is certainly true in the process of discipleship. The first step in understanding how to disciple a...
Is it Wrong to Cuss?
In a society increasingly more free in its expression, it is natural to wonder whether or not it is actually wrong to cuss. After all, one might wonder about the origin of the list of "bad" words, and discover that list is quite subjective and even artificial. So is...
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
How we love our wives matters to God. He designed the marriage relationship to be mutually beneficial, and requires that husbands "love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her" (Ephesians 5:25) – if we are not...