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 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.”
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...
“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
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...
“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)
Why and How I Write (Slides)
Asked to answer the two questions of why and how I write, this presentation looks at Biblical motivation, strategic reasons, and practical methods for developing writing habits and skills. [gview...
Renovation Podcast Episode 5
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...
Six Biblical Keys for Counseling (Slides)
At the Jansen Bible Conference in Jansen, Nebraska, Dr. Cone discusses some foundational principles of Biblical counseling, and considers key questions like what authority the Bible has, whether the Bible is enough, the components of personhood, how a person grows,...
What is Hermeneutics, and Why it Matters (Slides)
At the Jansen Bible Conference in Jansen, Nebraska, Dr. Cone discusses some basic principles of hermeneutics and why those principles are so important. All communication involves interpretation, and how we interpret the Bible sets the tone for our entire lives. Will...
Renovation Podcast Episode 4
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 the Pope Believe Hell Exists? Should We?
Does the Pope believe in hell? An interesting controversy has arisen as Pope Francis has allegedly denied the existence of hell in an interview with Eugenio Scalfari in La Repubblica. Francis is quoted as saying, “Bad souls are not punished. Those who do not...
The Precedent for Literal Grammatical Historical Hermeneutics in Genesis
In order to arrive at a Scriptural approach for interpreting Scriptures, the interpretive method must be exegetically derived from within the Scriptural text. Otherwise, there can be no claim to hermeneutic certainty, because any externally derived interpretive method...
On Love, Transparency, and Truth: Universities and Their Leaders Are Not the Center of Moral Clarity, But They Are Accountable
In considering the role, responsibility, and limitations of the contemporary university in the present disunity (as displayed in Charlottesville), Chad Wellmon’s recent article, “For Moral Clarity, Don’t Look to Universities” underscores an urgency to which university...
Rain and Grace
What do rain and forgiveness have to do with each other?
Culinary Calvinism: Considering Jay Adams’ TULIPburger
Jay Adams has a way with words, and an excellent way of explaining the significance of the doctrine of limited atonement in the Reformed view.[1] He describes the T (total depravity) and P (perseverance of the saints) as the bun, holding the burger together, and the U...