00:00 Introduction 02:45 What is Good in Fundamentalism? 15:38 Fundamentalism Focuses on What It's Against 20:28 Fundamentalism Fails to do Theological Triage 31:35 Fundamentalism Often Fails to Show Love 38:51 Seek Good Faith Dialogue 40:42 Read Church History 42:03 Pray For Revival
Fundamentalism In the Church Today?Truth Unites2024-08-26 | In this video Gavin Ortlund explains how 20th century fundamentalism and evangelicalism is relevant to the church today.
Truth Unites (www.truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 Introduction 02:45 What is Good in Fundamentalism? 15:38 Fundamentalism Focuses on What It's Against 20:28 Fundamentalism Fails to do Theological Triage 31:35 Fundamentalism Often Fails to Show Love 38:51 Seek Good Faith Dialogue 40:42 Read Church History 42:03 Pray For RevivalAre Guardian Angels Real?Truth Unites2024-10-16 | Gavin Ortlund addresses whether Christians have guardian angels.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction 01:04 - (1) Ministry of Angels 03:01 - (2) Organization of Angels 08:40 - (3) Biblical Evidence 11:04 - (4) Historical Witness 16:59 - Practical ApplicationWhat is HERESY? (When to Use This Term)Truth Unites2024-10-14 | Gavin Ortlund offers criteria for when to use the word heresy.
00:00 Introduction 01:32 Book Recommendation 02:28 Truth 03:35 Triage 06:32 Church History 08:32 Creation 09:31 Noah's Flood 10:15 Climate Change 11:08 Why This Matters 12:32 Criteria For Discerning Heresy 15:31 Christ's Resurrection 16:50 Full Preterism 19:07 The Trinity 20:58 Sanctification 21:53 Summing Up 22:52 Anxiety About Salvation 27:35 Next VideosTyndales Brutal Death is NOT What Youve Been ToldTruth Unites2024-10-07 | Gavin Ortlund combats two false narratives about the death of William Tyndale, the Protestant theologian and Bible translator.
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00:00 Introduction 01:25 Two Preliminary Remarks 04:14 Tyndale's Story and Significance 08:10 Was Tyndale's Translation Heretical? 33:52 Did the Roman Catholic Church Kill Tyndale? 1:00:31 Concluding ThoughtsWhy Christianity Makes SenseTruth Unites2024-10-05 | ...Evangelical Worship Needs Church HistoryTruth Unites2024-10-02 | Gavin Ortlund explains how knowing church history can strengthen evangelical worship services.
00:00 What is Happening? 00:51 Spiritual Openness Among Young People 03:10 Revival is Powerful 04:44 Revival is Precarious 06:08 Preparing for RevivalRoman Catholics Have NOT Infallibly Defined the Essentials!Truth Unites2024-09-24 | ...Has God Changed His Mind on Sexuality?Truth Unites2024-09-23 | Gavin Ortlund and Rebecca McLaughlin discuss a new book on sexuality in the Bible by Christopher and Richard Hays, entitled The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story.
00:00 - Defining Apostolic Succession 02:53 - Ignatius and Early Development 05:28 - Valid vs. Necessary Offices 08:04 - Scholarship 10:26 - The Restriction of Valid Sacraments 12:04 - Clement and Other Early Testimonies 17:06 - Divine Guidance in Church HistoryEssential Doctrines: Roman Catholics Can’t Agree, Either!Truth Unites2024-09-17 | ...Why A.I. Lacks the Image of GodTruth Unites2024-09-16 | Gavin Ortlund argues that A.I. will never be made in the image of God.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Questions Raised By A.I. 02:33 - What is the Image of God? 12:13 - Your Life Matters 15:05 - How We Treat Each Other Matters 18:29 - We Need ForgivenessIs Pope Francis Teaching Pluralism?Truth Unites2024-09-14 | ...The Apostles Creed: EVERY Word ExplainedTruth Unites2024-09-11 | Gavin Ortlund gives a commentary on every word of the Apostles' Creed.
00:00 Introduction 00:43 What is the Apostles' Creed? 08:46 I believe 15:31 God the Father 20:48 Almighty 25:52 Maker of heaven and earth 32:28 And in Jesus Christ 33:46 His only Son 35:55 Our Lord 40:16 Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit 44:41 And born of the virgin Mary 46:21 suffered under Pontius Pilate 47:10 was crucified, died and was buried 56:42 he descended into hell 1:02:43 on the third day he rose again from the dead 1:03:06 he ascended into heaven 1:06:14 and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty 1:08:10 from there he will come to judge the living and the dead 1:10:09 I believe in the Holy Spirit 1:11:58 the holy catholic Church 1:13:34 the communion of saints 1:16:32 the forgiveness of sins 1:17:52 the resurrection of the body 1:19:02 and life everlasting 1:20:30 Using the Apostles Creed 1:22:17 Wrapping UpObey Tradition! is LITERALLY IN THE BIBLE!Truth Unites2024-09-04 | In this video Gavin Ortlund discusses whether the commandment to obey apostolic tradition in I Corinthians 11:2 and II Thessalonians 2:15 contradicts sola Scriptura.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 Introduction 00:45 Defining "Tradition" 06:33 A Thought Experiment 10:07 Fallible Transmission of Tradition 14:12 Examining I Cor. 11:2 and II Thess. 2:15 15:59 The Ultimate Protestant ConcernA Fallible List of Infallible Books?Truth Unites2024-09-02 | Gavin Ortlund addresses whether the Protestant canon is a fallible list of infallible books.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - Clarifying the Disagreement 05:12 - 1) A Logical Argument 08:35 - 2) A Historical Argument 18:48 - Summing UpCalvinism: Why I Rarely Talk About ItTruth Unites2024-08-28 | ...Is Heaven BORING and WEIRD? Response to MindshiftTruth Unites2024-08-22 | Gavin Ortlund responds to Brandon from the channel @MindShift-Brandon about whether the Christian doctrine of heaven is boring and weird.
00:00 Introduction 00:48 1) Overliteralism 03:18 2) Eternal Singing 06:47 3) A Stagnant Heaven 13:13 4) Loss of Identity 19:59 5) Divine Narcissism 21:16 Is Heaven Good?I Wrote A Book About ProtestantismTruth Unites2024-08-20 | More About The Book: zondervan.com/p/what-it-means-to-be-protestant
Gavin Ortlund shares about his new book, What It Means to be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church (Zondervan Reflective, 2024).
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - Why I Wrote This Book 03:32 - Who This Book is For 05:38 - Catholicity and Protestantism 09:19 - Authority and Protestantism 12:06 - History and Protestantism 14:54 - My Pastoral BurdenDoes I Timothy 3:15 DEBUNK Protestantism?Truth Unites2024-08-19 | 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 President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction 01:17 - (1) Pillar and Buttress 08:17 - (2) The Church 11:44 - Summing UpThe Trinity is Apostolic (NOT an Accretion!)Truth Unites2024-08-12 | In this video Gavin Ortlund argues that the doctrine of the Trinity is a faithful explication of the teaching of the apostles.
Irenaeus on the Trinity: https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&context=dissertations_mu
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Is the Trinity Apostolic? 02:14 - The Development of the Trinity 06:25 - The New Testament on the Trinity 32:42 - The Early Church on the Trinity 1:00:32 - Summing UpDid Ancient Israel Believe in the Afterlife?Truth Unites2024-08-05 | 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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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Summarizing the Challenge 02:57 - Progressive Revelation 05:08 - What is Sheol? 08:14 - Other Old Testament Texts 09:10 - Enoch's Assumption to Heaven 12:21 - What if it's True?Responding to Megan Bashams Latest ClaimsTruth Unites2024-08-03 | Gavin Ortlund responds to further critiques from Megan Basham.
00:00 - Introduction 06:51 - My View of Marriage 09:15 - 1) Misdirection 10:33 - 2) Inadequate Replies 16:34 - 3) Gaslighting 19:36 - 1) Don't Be Discouraged 21:51- 2) Dialogue? 22:51 - 3) Moving On...Megan Bashams Shepherds For Sale: Problems With This BookTruth Unites2024-07-31 | 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.
00:00 - Introduction 01:18 - Truth 18:07 - Triage 27:22 - Upcoming VideosWhat Are the Best Arguments For God? (with Pat Flynn)Truth Unites2024-07-29 | Gavin Ortlund and Pat Flynn discuss arguments for God, classical theism, and Christian worldview.
00:00 Introduction 02:09 Pat's Testimony of Believing in God 11:24 The Value of Arguments for God 17:58 Saying "I Don't Know" 19:23 Gavin on Pat's Book 28:30 Pat on Gavin's Book 33:32 Is Theism More Enchanting? 34:51 Puddleglum and Pascal's Wager 39:12 Are Cosmological Arguments Primary? 45:10 Different Methods of Arguing for God 48:17 The Argument From Eternal Truths 59:04 What Caused God? 1:06:00 Wrapping UpCan Apologists Be Scholars?Truth Unites2024-07-27 | ...Why I’m Protestant: I Wrote This Book to Make My CaseTruth Unites2024-07-23 | pre-order here: whatitmeanstobeprotestant.comWhy Asking What Caused God? Misses the TargetTruth Unites2024-07-22 | 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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00:00 - Introduction 00:46 - (1) Responding to "What Caused God?" 07:29 - (2) The History of This Objection 12:18 - (3) The Elegance of Theism 19:28 - Emotional ImplicationsOregon Has REAL ForestsTruth Unites2024-07-18 | ...Clerical Celibacy: A Protestant CritiqueTruth Unites2024-07-14 | Gavin Ortlund offers a Protestant critique of clerical celibacy, as practiced in Roman Catholicism and to a lesser degree in other traditions.
00:00 Framing the Concern 04:03 Book Recommendation 05:09 The Biblical Case 16:27 Lessons From Church History 35:21 Summing UpPerelandra: The BEST Scene: Hatred Has a PurposeTruth Unites2024-07-10 | Gavin Ortlund reflects on Perelandra by C.S. Lewis and whether hatred can ever be good.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction 01:02 - Ransom Fighting the Un-Man 06:09 - Can Hatred Be Good? 11:52 - Can Hatred Be Useful? 14:59 - Summing UpChristian Witness in 2024 vs. 2014Truth Unites2024-07-08 | Gavin Ortlund shares four ways evangelism, apologetics, and Christian witness have changed from 2014 to 2024.
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Truth Unites (www.truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 Western Culture Is Changing 04:17 Sponsorship 05:59 1) Scandal and Abuse 11:23 2) Cultural and Political Polarization 13:55 3) Distraction and Noise 16:38 4) Disillusionment and Disenchantment 18:08 Beauty 21:46 Kindness 26:55 Courage 31:29 Summing UpEinsteins Views About GodTruth Unites2024-07-03 | Gavin Ortlund discusses how Einstein's views on God and religion are relevant to the current science-faith dialogue.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction 00:57 - Einstein's Views 06:45 - Appreciating Einstein 08:47 - Agreeing with Einstein 12:06 - Extending Einstein's Metaphor 14:48 - How to Respond?Fine-tuning is Simply a Good ArgumentTruth Unites2024-07-01 | Gavin Ortlund introduces the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God and responds to 5 common objections.
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00:00 Introducing the Argument 05:40 What is Fine-tuning? 11:39 Chance? 14:11 Necessity? 16:44 Design? 18:12 Objection 1: Too Much Math 22:55 Objection 2: Who Designed the Designer? 27:08 Objection 3: Unnecessary Complexity 29:23 Objection 4: Anthropic Bias 33:14 Objection 5: The Multiverse Hypothesis 41:47 Summing UpInside Out 2: 5 Themes I NoticedTruth Unites2024-06-30 | ...Dawkins vs. Ali: The Key TakeawayTruth Unites2024-06-26 | Gavin Ortlund analyzes what was revealed in the recent dialogue between Richard Dawkins and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Ali's Conversion 02:37 - Dawkins' Response 04:59 - Right Brain vs. Left Brain Approaches 08:22 - The Need for Humility 11:03 - Is Religion Nonsense? 13:08 - Is There Something or Nothing? 14:15 - Carl Sagan's Contact 16:16 - Summing UpOrthodox-Protestant Dialogue (Demetrios Bathrellos & Gavin Ortlund)Truth Unites2024-06-24 | 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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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 Introduction 02:08 Gavin Ortlund Opening Comments 33:21 Father Demetrios Response 50:07 Open DialogueCan Protestant Creeds Have Authority?Truth Unites2024-06-21 | ...The Historic Baptist View of the Nicene CreedTruth Unites2024-06-19 | Gavin Ortlund argues that Baptist have historically affirmed the Nicene Creed, and should do so today.
00:00 - Introduction 03:33 - (1) Historic Baptists on the Nicene Creed 10:43 - (2) One Baptism For the Remission of Sins 15:12 - What About Baptismal Regeneration? 24:46 - Summing UpThe Early Church on EntertainmentTruth Unites2024-06-17 | Gavin Ortlund explores how the early church viewed entertainment in the Roman Empire.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction 01:14 - 1) Entertainment Then and Now 08:13 - 2) The Shaping Role of Entertainment 21:09 - 3) Grace to Heal From Entertainment 24:29 - Two Suggestions 27:48 - Three Cautions 33:58 - Following Christ Leads to JoyThe Doctrine that Divided the Church (With Fred Sanders)Truth Unites2024-06-12 | In this video Gavin Ortlund and Fred Sanders discuss the filiioque, the doctrine that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.
00:00 - Book Recommendation 01:32 - Fred's Journey on the Trinity 4:54 - Overcoming Fear of Heresy 07:11 - Should We Pray to the Holy Spirit? 10:59 - What is the Filioque? 13:10 - An Alteration to the Creed? 15:17 - Church Fathers Who Affirm the Filioque 16:31 - Too Much Bad Blood on This Issue? 20:40 - Triaging the Filioque 23:09 - Theological Rationale For the Filioque 26:25 - Theological Appeals Against the Filioque 28:07 - Maximus on "Through the Son" 30:29 - How to De-escalate the Division 34:03 - Church Fathers to Explore on This Issue 35:58 - Protestant Attitudes to the Filioque 40:35 - Importance of the Filioque 42:59 - The Trinity and the Gospel 45:58 - Recommending ResourcesThe Big Misconception About ProtestantismTruth Unites2024-06-10 | Gavin Ortlund explains that Protestantism was not an effort to create a new church, but to reform an already existing church.
00:00 - Revolution or Reformation? 02:20 - Philip Schaff 03:54 - Two Metaphors 05:59 - Why This Matters 08:55 - Anticipating Responses 13:05 - (1) Starting a New Church? 20:26 - (2) Can the Church Die? 25:08 - (3) Trunk vs. Branches 28:48 - Protestantism as ReformationThe Conquest of Canaan: Answering Objections With Michael Jones (of @InspiringPhilosophy)Truth Unites2024-06-06 | Gavin Ortlund and Michael Jones from @InspiringPhilosophy discuss the historicity and morality of the conquest of Canaan.
00:00 - Introduction 01:02 - Michael's YouTube Channel 03:03 - Why This Topic Matters 04:25 - Summary of Scholarship 05:40 - Ancient Canaanite "Cities" 07:49 - Steelmanning the Case Against Historicity 11:33 - Interpreting the Bible "Literally" 16:37 - Archaeological Discoveries at Jericho 22:35 - Absence of Evidence vs. Evidence of Absence 24:23 - The Legitimacy of Divine Judgment 30:15 - Are Joshua and Jesus Consistent? 31:35 - Competing Views of Humanity 33:38 - Canaanite Infant Sacrifice 36:02 - Ancient Warfare Rhetoric 40:54 - Divine Revelation is Intelligible 43:47 - Are We "Apologizing for God?" 46:05 - Comparison with World War 2 48:32 - The Israelites as the Weaker Power 50:00 - The Larger Biblical Story 52:10 - Principles of Just War 54:07 - Further ResourcesAlex OConnor vs. Dinesh DSouza: What I Would Have SaidTruth Unites2024-06-03 | 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.
00:00 - Overall Thoughts 02:32 - Contradictions in the Bible? 06:39 - Genocide in the Bible? 19:16 - Slavery in the BibleTruth Unites Studio! (My Wife is Awesome)Truth Unites2024-06-02 | Truth Unites (www.truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
00:00 - Introduction2 Catholics and A Protestant Discuss Divine SimplicityTruth Unites2024-05-30 | Gavin Ortlund, John DeRosa, and Pat Flynn discuss divine simplicity, following up on Gavin's debate with Ryan Mullins and other points in current discussion.
00:00 - IntroductionWas Pacifism the Early Churchs View?Truth Unites2024-05-27 | In this video Gavin Ortlund explores whether pacifism was the early church's view.
00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Book Recommendation 02:56 - Learning From the Early Church 04:50 - Justin Martyr 06:13 - Athenagoras 07:40 - Tertullian 09:45 - The Apostolic Tradition 11:52 - Cyprian 13:09 - Origen 14:30 - Nicaea 1 16:04 - Much Pacifism in Early Church 16:48 - Lactantius 17:53 - Marcus Aurelius' Letter 20:37 - Synod of Arles 21:20 - Summing Up Ante-Nicene Evidence 22:05 - 4th Century Changes 24:23 - Eusebius 26:51 - Basil 27:47 - Augustine 32:10 - 1. Strong Early Instinct Toward Pacifism 33:12 - 2. Just War Theory as Organic Development 33:56 - 3. Context and Ambiguity in Church History 36:34 - 4. God is a Peacemaker 38:30 - Summing UpSlavery in the Bible: Atheist-Christian Dialogue (Trent Horn, Gavin Ortlund, Josh Bowen, Kipp Davis)Truth Unites2024-05-24 | In this dialogue Trent Horn, Gavin Ortlund, Josh Bowen, Kipp Davis discuss slavery in the Bible, following up on early videos.