Explore Scripture, Christian theology, apologetics, and the writings that have shaped Christian thought throughout history.
Christianity is more than a collection of beliefs we affirm on Sunday. What we believe about God, humanity, truth, morality, salvation, and the purpose of life shapes the way we understand everything else. That’s why theology matters. Theology is simply the attempt to understand what we believe about God and what the Bible teaches—and every Christian has a theology, whether we’ve taken the time to think it through or not.
But knowing what you believe isn’t quite enough. At some point you’re going to encounter the question, Why do you believe it? That’s where apologetics becomes important. Christianity makes claims about reality: that God exists, that Jesus lived, died and rose again, that Scripture is trustworthy, and that our lives have meaning and moral significance. Those claims can be examined, questioned and defended. Christians shouldn’t be afraid of difficult questions. Sometimes asking them is how we discover whether our beliefs are actually grounded in Scripture or simply inherited from someone else.
Philosophy is useful for much the same reason. We may not think of ourselves as philosophers, but all of us have assumptions about reality, knowledge, morality and truth. Put those assumptions together and we have something resembling a worldview. Understanding philosophy helps us recognize those assumptions—both our own and those of the people around us. It also helps explain why two intelligent people can look at the same evidence and reach very different conclusions.
Jew & Greek was created as a place to explore those questions. Here you’ll find Scripture and Bible study resources, theology and apologetics, philosophy, Christian history, and writings from Christians who have wrestled with many of the same questions over the centuries. I don’t expect every reader to agree with every conclusion I reach. In fact, I don’t expect Christians to agree with one another about everything. But I do believe we should know what we believe, understand why we believe it, and be willing to examine our beliefs in the light of Scripture, reason, evidence and the larger Christian tradition.
Know what you believe. Understand why you believe it. Live like it matters.