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1 Peter 3:15 ESV but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Defense
| apologia | a speech in defense |
| Original Word | ἀπολογία, ας, ἡ |
| Part of Speech | Noun, Feminine |
| Transliteration | apologia |
| Phonetic Spelling | (ap-ol-og-ee’-ah) |
| Definition | a speech in defense |
| Usage | a verbal defense (particularly in a law court). |
627 apología (from 575 /apó, “from” and 3056 /lógos, “intelligent reasoning”) – properly, a well-reasoned reply; a thought-out response to adequately address the issue(s) that is raised.
627 /apología (“reasoned defense”) is the term for making a legal defense in an ancient court. Today 627 /apología (“biblical apologetics”) is used for supplying evidences for the Christian faith.
[An “apology” in classical times had nothing to do with saying, “I’m sorry,” but rather was a reasoned argument (defense) that presented evidence (supplied compelling proof).]
John 1:1 ESV In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Word
| logos | a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech |
| Original Word | λόγος, ου, ὁ |
| Part of Speech | Noun, Masculine |
| Transliteration | logos |
| Phonetic Spelling | (log’-os) |
| Definition | a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech |
| Usage | a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. |
3056 lógos (from 3004 /légō, “speaking to a conclusion”) – a word, being the expression of a thought; a saying. 3056 /lógos (“word”) is preeminently used of Christ (Jn 1:1), expressing the thoughts of the Father through the Spirit.
[3056 (lógos) is a common term (used 330 times in the NT) with regards to a person sharing a message (discourse, “communication-speech”). 3056 (lógos) is a broad term meaning “reasoning expressed by words.”]
| logikos | reasonable, rational |
| Original Word | λογικός, ή, όν |
| Part of Speech | Adjective |
| Transliteration | logikos |
| Phonetic Spelling | (log-ik-os’) |
| Definition | reasonable, rational |
| Usage | (a) reasonable, rational, (b) metaphorical, as contrasted with the literal. |
3050 logikós (from 3056 /lógos, “reason”) – properly, logical because divinely reasonable, i.e. “what is logical to God” (logic working through the divine reasoning known through faith).
The believer grasps “divine reasonableness” (3050 /logikós) by the Lord’s inbirthings (gift) of faith – hence the close connection between 3050 (logikós) and faith (4102 /pístis) in Ro 12:1-3 (cf. 1 Pet 1:21, 2:2).
3050 /logikós (“divinely reasonable”) is constantly necessary in making acceptable offerings to the Lord – each of which is equally profound to eternity when done in faith (“divine persuasion“). These produce a “seamless” life in which every decision (action) can have profound, eternal meaning, even in earthly “setbacks” or suffering (cf. Mt 13:31,32,17:20 with Ro 8:18).
The 3 Laws of Logic
by JP Moreland
There are three fundamental laws of logic.
These fundamental laws are true principles governing reality and thought and are assumed by Scripture. Some claim they are arbitrary Western constructions, but this is false. The basic laws of logic govern all reality and thought and are known to be true for at least two reasons: (1) They are intuitively obvious and self-evident. Once one understands a basic law of logic (see below), one can see that it is true. (2) Those who deny them use these principles in their denial, demonstrating that those laws are unavoidable and that it is self-refuting to deny them.
The basic laws of logic are neither arbitrary inventions of God nor principles that exist completely outside God’s being. Obviously, the laws of logic are not like the laws of nature. God may violate the latter(say, suspend gravity), but He cannot violate the former. Those laws are rooted in God’s own nature. Indeed, some scholars think the passage “In the beginning was the Word [logos]” (Jn 1:1) is accurately translated, “In the beginning was Logic (a divine, rational mind).” For example, even God cannot exist and not exist at the same time, and even God cannot validly believe that red is a color and red is not a color. When people say that God need not behave “logically,” they are using the term in a loose sense to mean “the sensible thing from my point of vew.” Often God does not act in ways that people understand or judge to be what they would do in the circumstances. But God never behaves illogically in the proper sense. He does not violate in His being or thought the fundamental laws of logic.
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