Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Gavin Ortlund analyzes five popular critiques of Protestantism and offers a clearer framework for understanding church history.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:19 - 1) Protestants Are Inconsistent With Doctrinal Development
09:29 - 2) Protestants View Church History Like Atheists
16:40 - 3) Protestants Only Argue Against Something
22:16 - 4) Protestants Have No Continuity With the Early Church
25:04 - 5) Protestants are Disingenuous
31:04 - Organism over Institution
33:01 - Accidental Variation
35:49 - Error Doesn't Equal Death
38:17 - Closing