Kirk E. MillerMany have called Easter the Super Bowl Sunday for pastors. It’s the biggest Sunday of the year for churches, with attendance numbers often at their highest. Pastors want to bring their A-game every Sunday—but especially on Easter. Each year, we...
Michael HortonImportantly, penal substitution is not to be understood as the only aspect of Christ’s work, just as guilt is not the only aspect of our human plight. Jesus came to destroy death, the devil, sin, and human corruption; to give life to the dead, to...
Christopher KouYou’ve been studying your Bible. Perhaps you’ve listened to popular Calvinist teachers and preachers. You’ve become convinced that a Calvinistic soteriology, sometimes called the doctrines of grace, faithfully expresses what Scripture teaches. God...
This episode unsurfaces the question that quietly shapes every act of Bible reading: What does it mean to understand Scripture well? Aiming to demystify the discipline, Kevin Vanhoozer explores what hermeneutics is, what theological and metaphysical...
Darrell BockDispensationalism is a theological approach to reading the Bible that emphasizes the various administrative ways God has managed the plan of salvation for restoring humanity into a healthy relationship with God through Christ. At its core...
Logos StaffSmall changes add up to big results in life—and in Logos. Do something for ten minutes a day, and that’s five hours over a month. Save yourself a step or two in Logos, and that means dozens of steps per week. See new ways to do that below! Get it...
Dottie RhoadsDo not talk about politics or religion. That is the conventional wisdom for dinner conversations. These topics touch on identity and ignite emotion. A single off-handed comment can spark a heated argument. What is true at family dinners is also true...
Mark WardSome say—they insist—that James should be Jacob. This is because (and this is true) the English name James began its life as the Hebrew word yaaqov, what we know as Jacob. This name is introduced to us as some kind of pun in Genesis 25:26. Jacob was...
Guy WatersCovenant theology captures the unity of the Bible. It shows how the Bible’s central message—the salvation of sinners by the work of the Lord Jesus Christ—comes to expression across the Scriptures. God’s plan of salvation unfolds in history through...
Patrick SchreinerThe story of David and Goliath is a classic test case for one’s hermeneutic. This well-known biblical story reveals how one approaches the Scriptures. The narrative is often employed in hermeneutics classrooms and textbooks as an example of how to...
Joshua JippIf you have a deep love for theological learning, as well as a vocational calling to serve the people of God through teaching, you have likely wondered whether pursuing a doctorate is the right path. But the application process is complex, and even...
Wyatt GrahamTranshumanism is the Nietzschean vision of man reframed through modern science. It sublates human limits by negating aspects of our finitude, preserving select features of humanity, and projecting them into a higher, newly imagined form. It thereby...
Gregg AllisonBefore we give our attention to what the church does, we must grasp what the church is. Understanding the nature of the church enables us to join a church, plant a church, revitalize a church, and pray for a church in sync with what Scripture...
Steve AuldGrowing up in rural Northern Ireland, I spent many long summer days helping on our neighbor’s sheep farm. One sunny Saturday morning, the shepherd told me we’d be moving the sheep from the lower field to the upper field, where fresh green grass...
Roger OlsonArminianism is controversial. Some devout and scholarly Protestant Christians firmly oppose it. Many have misunderstood it and even misrepresented it. It is imperative that people know the truth about Arminianism before deciding whether or not to...
Thomas HudginsWhat you teach often receives the focus in higher education. But the truth is how you teach is just as critical. How you teach strikes at the heart of the calling to teach. If we want to see genuine education, that is, if we want to see...
Stephen WellumThe church has unanimously confessed, in the words of the Nicene Creed (325), that our Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God. To confess that Jesus is the Son of God means that he is the eternal Son of the Father who is truly God and not...
James SewardPreachers are herd animals. When Billy Graham was popular, his approach shaped pulpits. The same could be said for John MacArthur, Tim Keller, Martin Luther, or John Chrysostom. I like how one limerick made this point: There once was a preacher...
The proper starting point for any discussion of human beings is, What is a person? Numerous answers have been proposed by anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, philosophers, neurophysiologists, biblical scholars, church leaders, and...
Recently, we asked our Logos community to share their favorite books on Christology, the study of the person and work of Christ. Here are some of the Logos community’s top recommended books, in no particular order. Whether you’re looking for...
Steven StanleyI love to read. But I have not always loved to read. In fact, there was a point in my life where if someone tried to convince me to love (or even to like) reading books, I would have disregarded it as a personality preference. I personally needed to...
Ryan LyttonWhen we consider what it means to be human (anthropology), a proper study of who Christ is (Christology) will prove incredibly beneficial. Christological anthropology is the study of human nature in light of the incarnation. If Adam fell completely...
Early in my ministry, I stumbled upon this little parable of two woodcutters. It goes something like this: Two wood cutters decided to hold a competition to see who could chop more wood in a day. The rules were simple. The next day they would chop...
Michael AllenThe word salvation, as used in Scripture and Christian theology, communicates God’s deliverance. Salvation addresses public threat or personal plight and pertains to both concrete sorrows and sinful corruptions. Whether regarding one’s soul or one’s...
In this Logos Live episode, host Kirk E. Miller sits down with distinguished theologian Graham Cole for a deep dive into the doctrine of the incarnation. Their conversation centers on what it means to confess that God the Son became man, including...
Lots of believers use Logos to study the Word in lots of ways, and we’re here to help take out the busywork so that you can focus on digging deep and applying and sharing what you find. After all, wrestling with technology doesn’t change lives...
Thomas BoehmHanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the second century BCE. In this article, we’ll look at the history of...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Except when it is not. Christmas has a way of magnifying the joys of life. We take stock of them and set aside time to enjoy them. Like a magnifying glass, Christmastime not only spotlights what’s already...
Christa McKirlandMost simply, theological anthropology is the study of what it means to be human by starting with God and seeking to understand God’s intentions for humankind. Anthropology, as a social scientific discipline, can be done with or without reference to...
The Great Tradition refers to a set of doctrines, theologians, and creeds that have held common consent across the ages. While the phrase the Great Tradition is new, those who use it believe they participate in a tradition that extends back to the...