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In this video Gavin Ortlund explains why Paul's teaching that the church is the pillar and buttress of the truth" (I Tim. 3:15) supports a Protestant view of the church rather than ecclesial infallibility.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is
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Published 08/20/24
In this video Gavin Ortlund argues that the doctrine of the Trinity is a faithful explication of the teaching of the apostles.
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Published 08/12/24
Some biblical scholarship maintains that the Israelites didn't believe in the afterlife until after the Babylonian exile. Here Gavin Ortlund responds by pointing to various indications that the progression of Israelite beliefs about the afterlife was coherent.
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Published 08/05/24
Gavin Ortlund responds to further critiques from Megan Basham.
Jonathan David article:
https://jonathansheadspace.blog/2024/08/01/in-defense-of-gavin-ortlund/
Gavin's response to Andy Stanley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nlpijFz60
Gavin's reference article addressing marriage:
https://truthunites.org/2022/02/26/evangelical-self-criticism-a-plea-for-openness/
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Published 08/03/24
Gavin Ortlund responds to the new book by Megan Basham, Shepherds For Sale, stating concerns that it is not truthful and fails to do theological triage.
See the original video on climate change:
https://youtu.be/XRDkBHUXNd0?si=CE5_5n59Wmk8SsoU
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Published 07/31/24
Gavin Ortlund and Pat Flynn discuss arguments for God, classical theism, and Christian worldview.
See Pat's book: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Argument-God-Patrick-Flynn/dp/1644137801
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is
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Published 07/29/24
Gavin Ortlund defends the cosmological argument for God's existence from the common objection, "if everything needs a cause, what caused God?"
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Published 07/22/24
Gavin Ortlund reminds Christians that amidst turmoil connected to Donald Trump and recent political events, our ultimate hope must be in Christ.
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Published 07/20/24
Gavin Ortlund offers a Protestant critique of clerical celibacy, as practiced in Roman Catholicism and to a lesser degree in other traditions.
Mark Vroegop's Waiting is Not a Waste:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433590972
Pre-order Ortlund's book on Protestantism:
https://www.zondervan.com/p/what-it-means-to-be-protestant/
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Published 07/15/24
Gavin Ortlund reflects on Perelandra by C.S. Lewis and whether hatred can ever be good.
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Published 07/10/24
Gavin Ortlund shares four ways evangelism, apologetics, and Christian witness have changed from 2014 to 2024.
Learn about Trinity Evangelical Divinity School: https://www.tiu.edu/divinity/lp/truthunites/
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Published 07/08/24
Gavin Ortlund discusses how Einstein's views on God and religion are relevant to the current science-faith dialogue.
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Published 07/03/24
Gavin Ortlund introduces the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God and responds to 5 common objections.
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Published 07/01/24
Gavin Ortlund analyzes what was revealed in the recent dialogue between Richard Dawkins and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
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Published 06/26/24
Father Demetrios Bathrellos and Gavin Ortlund discuss Protestant and Eastern Orthodox theology, exploring both points of agreement and points of disagreement. Thanks to First Greek Evangelical Church in Athens, Greece, for hosting.
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Published 06/24/24
Gavin Ortlund argues that Baptist have historically affirmed the Nicene Creed, and should do so today.
The Center for Baptist Renewal: https://www.centerforbaptistrenewal.com/
Stan Fowler's More Than a Symbol:
https://www.amazon.com/More-than-Symbol-Baptismal-Sacramentalism/dp/1597527335
Church Leaders' Article on the SBC Annual Gathering:
https://churchleaders.com/news/487608-southern-baptists-do-not-adopt-nicene-creed-at-annual-meeting.html
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Published 06/19/24
Gavin Ortlund explores how the early church viewed entertainment in the Roman Empire.
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Published 06/17/24
In this video Gavin Ortlund and Fred Sanders discuss the filiioque, the doctrine that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.
Ryan McGraw's What is Covenant Theology?:
https://www.amazon.com/What-Covenant-Theology-Promises-Sacraments/dp/1433592770
Fred Sanders The Deep Things of God:
https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Things-God-Second-Everything/dp/1433556375/
Fred Sanders' The Holy Spirit:
https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Spirit-Introduction-Systematic-Theology/dp/1433561433/
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Published 06/12/24
Gavin Ortlund explains that Protestantism attempted not to create a new church, but to reform an already existing church.
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Published 06/10/24
Gavin Ortlund and Michael Jones from Inspiring Philosophy discuss the historicity and morality of the conquest of Canaan.
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Inspiring Philosophy's video on the conquest of Canaan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCstm5DYnb4
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Published 06/06/24
Gavin Ortlund reviews the debate between Alex O'Connor and Dinesh D'Souza on whether the Bible is true, especially focusing on the concern of slavery and genocide in the Old Testament.
See my previous video on the conquest of Canaan:
https://youtu.be/ssP-wQv2v5g
See my previous video on slavery in the Bible:
https://youtu.be/ZImmDmr8pxk
See my talk on Gregory of Nyssa: https://youtu.be/jytXSTLLYEk
See the dialogue with slavery with Trent Horn, Josh Bowen, and Kipp
Davis:...
Published 06/03/24
Gavin Ortlund, John DeRosa, and Pat Flynn discuss divine simplicity, following up on Gavin's debate with Ryan Mullins.
See The Classical Theism Podcast: https://www.classicaltheism.com/
See Pat's book on God's existence: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Argument-God-Patrick-Flynn/dp/1644137801
Published 05/30/24
In this video Gavin Ortlund explores whether pacifism was the early church's view.
See Han's Madueme's Defending Sin: https://bit.ly/44lXVEe
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Published 05/27/24
Gavin Ortlund responds to Michael Garten and Seraphim Hamilton on icon veneration as defined at Nicaea 2.
See their video: https://youtu.be/xo6-UDl7zq8?si=S5Lgm4COZhXUX_69
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is
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Published 05/20/24
Gavin Ortlund shares three lessons we can learn about persecution from church history.
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Published 05/16/24