Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Gavin Ortlund responds to Rosaria Butterfield’s criticisms by defending the legitimacy of non-global flood interpretations within historic Christianity and calling for greater humility, charity, and discernment in Christian disagreements.

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Is My Local Flood View Heresy?: youtube.com/watch?v=pgVsZCdlSPM

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The Biblical Flood: A Case Study of the Church's Response to Extrabiblical Evidence: amazon.com/Biblical-Flood-Response-Extrabiblical-Evidence/dp/0802807194/truthunitesbo-20

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.

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00:00 - Introduction
03:14 - 1) What the Bible Says
08:58 - 2) Church History
21:45 - 3) Christian Disagreements
24:03 - Answering Two Objections
27:17 - Closing