Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Do Orthodox Christians believe there is "no salvation outside of the [Orthodox] Church" or is this an "import" from Protestantism or Roman Catholicism? Craig Truglia covers 2,000 years of non-quote mine treatments of the subject from saints and does what no one who has discussed the topic has done before--identifies the audience of and context behind the statements made.

0:00 Intro and Ground Rules
11:23 Summary of Presentation
14:00 Out-of-Context Quotes From Inclusivists
21:46 Pardon Our Dead Our Air!
23:06 Inclusivist Out-Of-Context Quotes Continued
34:12 Popular "No Salvation Outside the Church" Passages
36:48 "No Salvation Outside the Church" Before 1672
1:00:00 A Post-Enlightenment Reversal or Change in Emphasis?
1:03:50 "No Salvation Outside the Church" After 1672
1:22:21 Summary of Quotes and Applying Them
1:27:42 Responding to "Lame" Rejoinders
1:34:32 Closing Comments and Questions


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