Logos StaffHunched over a table, writing by candlelight, scribes copied God’s Word letter by letter. What can we know about this ancient craft, highly responsible for the spread of the Bible? In this clip from Fragments of Truth, a feature-length documentary...
“What is Naomi worth? Count her sons. According to that cultural scorecard, Naomi is a zero. So is her barren daughter-in-law Ruth. But is that how God sees them?” In celebration of International Women’s Day, we bring you this excerpt...
“The command tells the truth; the story shows the truth.” By Leland Ryken The best methodology for seeing recognizable human experience in the stories of the Bible is simply the conviction that the stories embody familiar human experience. If we are...
By Jared Wilson John Calvin writes, “Christ is, as it were, a fountain, open to us, from which we may draw what otherwise would lie unprofitably hidden in that deep and secret spring.” This is the Jesus whose gospel we receive, and this is the Jesus...
antichrist [ an-ti-krahyst ] A person who opposes Christ. Can refer to a particular person who appears as Christ’s principal antagonist. Top Bible Verses about Antichrist 1. Daniel 7:24–27 And as for the ten horns coming from it, from this...
It seems appropriate that as we bring Black History Month to a close, we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King is regarded as one of the greatest non-violent leaders the world has ever known. He spent nearly 13 years (December...
Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984) was an evangelical missionary, theologian, and writer, best known for founding L’Abri with his wife, Edith. After studying at Hampden-Sydney College, Westminster Theological Seminary (where he studied under Cornelius...
Of course, there’s the well-known New Perspective on Paul, which deals with Paul’s theology of justification and the relationships between law, grace, and faith. But did you know there are other debates about Paul’s theology in current...
By John Frame When people philosophize about God, images of his distance often predominate. God is, we say, far from us, in a different realm from the earth in which we live. There is some truth in this. The Bible often says that God reigns “on...
Dr. John M. Perkins is one of the last living figures of the Civil Rights Movement. Born into poverty as the son of a sharecropper, Dr. Perkins grew up on a Mississippi plantation under extreme racism. He lost his teenage brother to murder, was...
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) fought three great evils in his life: slavery, the subjugation of women, and hatred among humankind. Born into slavery in 1818 and separated from his mother at birth, Douglass never knew his actual birth date. He was...
With the end of the Civil War in 1865, the black church and its worship gained a more public face, even in the South. Black groups within white churches could separate and begin self-determining congregations. Accepting a call to become the pastor...
Paul describes the Christian life as the process of “being transformed into the same image [of Christ] from one degree of glory to another” (2 Cor 3:18). There is an upward and downward reading of this text. One reading will transform and the other...
More resources on the Trinity? Haven’t we (collectively) said all there is to say about Trinitarianism? We’ll let Dr. Fred Sanders answer that. Sanders is the author of several books and teaches theology at Biola University. He recently recorded a...
Explore the intersection of Bible and technology at this year’s BibleTech conference, coming to Seattle on April 11–12, 2019. Learn about advances in biblical studies from over 25 leaders in the tech, Bible translation, and publishing industries...
In preparation for this blog post, I asked my 13-year-old nephew what he valued most in a small group leader. He said, “I just want someone who really wants to know me and cares about my life.” That takes the pressure off being a perfect leader...
What makes a sermon good? Sometimes when people think about preaching, they think about a bunch of rules (i.e., there are three things that go into an introduction; the ways in which you make a good outline; if you are going to use illustrations...
Let’s talk about Greek, and what you need to master it—to gain fluency. You must study. That means years of hard labor bent over grammars and ancient texts, speaking ancient Greek with strangers on Skype, even dreaming in Koine. Sound like too...
Prove your end times knowledge with this fun 10-question quiz. Do you know the four main eschatological views? How about what creature the Bible describes in Revelation 9:7–10? See how much you know. When you’ve finished the quiz, pick up Dayton...
When a Christian businessman tried to share Scripture with a non-Christian, he was met with laughter. Not because of the Word, but because of the words—the “strange” English of the KJV. In this clip from Authorized, the newest documentary from...
Some time ago I went to church—I go to church regularly—and on this particular Sunday I did not have any responsibilities (i.e., I didn’t have to preach, I didn’t have to read the Scriptures). I had some friends who went with me. They were folks...
Textual criticism can explain some of the differences people notice between their English translations, such as the omission of “who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” in the NIV of Romans 8:1 (compare Romans 8:1 in the KJV). However...
In The Beauty of the Lord, Jonathan King restores aesthetics as not merely a valid lens for theological reflection, but an essential one. Jesus, our incarnate Redeemer, displays the Triune God’s beauty in his actions and person, from creation to...
This article is adapted from John M. Frame’s book, Nature’s Case for God: A Brief Biblical Argument. *** O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants...
Last year Lexham Press released a book of daily devotions from the young Abraham Kuyper, Honey from the Rock. Though most know Kuyper now for his Christian cultural engagement, in his time he was better known for his personal meditations. George...
End times discussions shouldn’t be fraught with wild speculation and discord.In Jesus Wins, releasing this month, Dayton Hartman argues that a biblical view of eschatology produces a different response. It places Jesus’ return and victory at the...
You don’t have to look very far to see awe problems everywhere around you. Adultery is an awe problem. To the degree that you forget God’s glory as the Creator of your body and his place as owner of every aspect of your physical, emotional, mental...
As 2018 comes to a close, we first want to thank you for being a Logos blog reader. We hope the blog has educated and equipped you this year, and we look forward to more of that in 2019. Together we learned a lot about angels, language, and using...
One of the best-selling Christian books this year was Letters to the Church by Francis Chan. In it, he reminds readers of how powerful and glorious the Church once was—and calls us to once again be the Church God intended us to be. In this excerpt...