Truth Unites

By Gavin OrtlundReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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January 15, 2024 Pope Francis on Blessing Same-Sex Couples: A Protestant Response
In this video Gavin Ortlund offers a Protestant response to "Fiducia
Supplicans," Pope Francis' declaration allowing for priests to bless
same-sex couples.
NOTE: at 00:18 I meant to say "couples," not "unions." That was a misspeak.
Read the declaration here: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/12/18/0901/01963.html
Truth Unites 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.
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15 min
January 15, 2024 Was Noah's Flood Local?
In this video Gavin Ortlund argues that the story of Noah's ark in
Genesis 6-9 may have concerned a local flood rather than a global flood.
O Sacred Head Now Wounded:
https://www.crossway.org/books/o-sacred-head-now-wounded-cob/
Reasons to Believe: https://reasons.org/

Truth Unites 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.
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47 min
January 08, 2024 Did John Chrysostom Affirm Purgatory?
In this video Gavin Ortlund responds to a critique from the channel Agnus Domini about whether John Chrysostom believed in purgatory.
Truth Unites 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.
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48 min
January 04, 2024 What is Heaven Like? 6 Things Christians Forget (or Don't Know)
In this video Gavin Ortlund explains 6 characteristics of heaven that most Christians forget about.
Truth Unites 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.
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25 min
January 01, 2024 Why Believe in Divine Simplicity?
In this video Gavin Ortlund gives three reasons in five minutes to believe in divine simplicity.
Truth Unites 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.
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6 min
December 26, 2023 Cessationist: A Critical Evaluation of This Film
Gavin Ortlund offers a critical response to Cessationist, a documentary film arguing that miraculous spiritual gifts have ceased.
Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through
theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.
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1 hr 9 min
December 21, 2023 Was God the Son Omnipresent in 10 A.D.?
In this video Gavin Ortlund discusses the meaning of the incarnation, particularly the so-called extra Calvinisticum.
For more on the author-story analogy (Tolkien writing himself into The Lord of the Rings):
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/moth.12308

Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through
theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as
senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.
SUPPORT:
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11 min
December 18, 2023 Is Jordan Peterson Now Preaching a Christian Message?
In this video Gavin Ortlund and Glen Scrivener discuss Jordan Peterson's influence: why it is so broad, whether it is consistent with
Christianity, and what it reveals about our culture.
See Glen's original video here:
https://youtu.be/omNdy1hDq70?si=7F2N0XzQ7oSylISp
See the 321 course here: https://speaklife.org.uk/321course/
The Reset Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJKwoAeeX4&list=PL4zD5797LHdfhw3vJEz0UkksUnxrnNTin
Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through
theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as
senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.
SUPPORT:
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites
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Website: https://truthunites.org/

54 min
December 11, 2023 How to Study Church History (And Why Every Christian Should)
In this video Gavin Ortlund shares 5 reasons why Christians should care about church history and then 4 steps for how to engage it.
Muller and Bradley book:
https://www.amazon.com/Church-History-Introduction-Research-Resources/dp/0802874053
Article about curiosity:
https://hbr.org/2014/08/curiosity-is-as-important-as-intelligence
The ATLA religion database:
https://www.atla.com/research-tool/atla-religion-database/
JTOR: https://www.jstor.org/
Library Databases: https://library.princeton.edu/
Open Access to Theses and Dissertations: www.oatd.org
Proquest: https://www.proquest.com/index
Tips on Writing: https://truthunites.org/2014/09/10/tips-on-writing/
Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as
senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.
SUPPORT:
Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites
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Website: https://truthunites.org/
45 min
December 06, 2023 How "Is Genesis History?" Harms Christian Witness
In this video Gavin Ortlund shares three concerns about the film, "Is
Genesis History?" and its case for young-earth creationism.
My interview with Jack Collins:
https://youtu.be/c5s7v0PlMho?si=kJ0vpIJ4cYKpYHkx
Jack Collins' book:
https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Genesis-Well-Navigating-History/dp/0310598575
Jack Collins/Al Moher debate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGETfOQgNI4
Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.
SUPPORT:
Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites
FOLLOW:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/
Website: https://truthunites.org/
21 min