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Truth Unites

Truth Unites promotes gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Church. Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ https://www.patreon.com/truthunites

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00:30:57

Abortion in the Early Church: The Surprising Witness...

Truth Unites ·

2026/01/12

Gavin Ortlund explores the early church’s clear yet nuanced opposition to abortion and shows how its emphasis on human dignity and neighbor love can challenge Christians today toward a truly consistent pro-life ethic.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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

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00:14:37

Why Sam Harris’s Moral Vision Still Doesn’t Satisfy

Truth Unites ·

2026/01/05

Gavin Ortlund explains why Sam Harris’s account of morality still falls short, arguing that our deepest moral intuitions about human dignity, progress, and obligation are historically grounded in, and hard to sustain without, a theistic worldview.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and

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00:36:49

How Did Monotheism Really Begin?

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/29

Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunitesFOLLOW:Website: https://truthunites.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/X:

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00:11:29

Do Christians Have to Believe in the Virgin Birth?

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/22

Do Christians have to believe in the virgin birth? In this video, I give three reasons, drawing on Scripture and church history, why the virgin birth is not optional but essential to historic Christianity.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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

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00:32:03

Are Protestant Churches Valid? Examining Apostolic...

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/17

Gavin Ortlund examines whether Protestant churches—and their Eucharist—are truly valid by critically assessing apostolic succession through biblical, historical, and theological lenses.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible

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00:10:55

Should We Pray to the Holy Spirit?

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/15

Gavin Ortlund shows why praying to the Holy Spirit is not only theologically sound but crucial for living with the Spirit’s guidance, intimacy, and strength.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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00:14:46

Is Annihilationism Heresy? (The Internet Is Shaping Us)

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/12

Gavin Ortlund uses the conversation around Kirk Cameron’s views on annihilationism to reflect on how Christians can cultivate healthier, more charitable disagreement online.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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00:15:12

Calvinism: What Everyone Misses

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2025/12/10

Gavin Ortlund explores a popular misunderstanding about Calvinism and why a clearer grasp of “dual causation” can help us disagree with far more patience and charity.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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00:49:32

What Jesus Prays For Now (Most Christians Miss This)

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/08

Gavin Ortlund reveals what most Christians overlook about Jesus’s present ministry, and why His intercession changes everything.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/Patreon:

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00:16:15

Jon Stewart Just Challenged Believers (The Problem of...

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/04

Gavin Ortlund responds to Jon Stewart’s reflections on belief and explores why the problem of evil raises even harder questions for atheism than for theism.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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00:22:38

Why Protestant Is More Catholic

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/02

Gavin Ortlund examines recent ecumenical developments and argues for a broader, more biblically grounded understanding of catholicity.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/Patreon:

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00:21:26

The Night Tolkien Convinced C.S. Lewis of Christ (The...

Truth Unites ·

2025/12/01

Gavin Ortlund explores the famous 1931 conversation between Lewis, Tolkien, and Dyson to explore how myth and storytelling might point to the truth of Christianity.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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00:40:19

Is Scripture the Only Infallible Rule? (Dr. Jordan...

Truth Unites ·

2025/11/25

Gavin Ortlund, Dr. Jordan Cooper, and Dr. Michael Horton discuss Sola Scriptura, Protestant vs. Catholic views of tradition, and the need for reformation in the Roman Catholic church.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible

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00:11:37

Is Isaiah 53 About Jesus?

Truth Unites ·

2025/11/20

Gavin Ortlund explores why a closer look at Isaiah 53 shows the “suffering servant” is more than corporate Israel, pointing instead to an individual whose mission, innocence, and sacrificial death align strikingly with Jesus.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at

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00:27:26

A Christian View of Stars (This Will Surprise You)

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2025/11/18

Gavin Ortlund explores the ancient Christian idea that stars are bound up with the angelic realm, showing how Scripture, church history, and the imaginations of Lewis and Tolkien reveal a far more enchanted universe than we usually perceive.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and

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00:26:33

Pascal’s Wager Is the Answer You’re Looking For

Truth Unites ·

2025/11/13

Gavin Ortlund explains why Blaise Pascal’s wager still matters today, and why even a little openness to God might be the most important decision you ever make.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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00:15:52

It's Time To Speak Up

Truth Unites ·

2025/11/07

Gavin Ortlund urges Christians to speak up against the normalization of evil and moral confusion in our culture, while staying grounded in courage, wisdom, and gospel hope.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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00:09:34

The Best Scene In Narnia

Truth Unites ·

2025/11/06

Gavin Ortlund shares his favorite moment from The Chronicles of Narnia, a scene that shows how even when life feels dark and confusing, Jesus is guiding our every step, just as Aslan guided Shasta.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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.SUPPORT:Tax

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00:30:48

Can This Prove Christianity? (Fulfilled Prophecy)

Truth Unites ·

2025/11/03

Gavin Ortlund explores whether biblical prophecies offer real evidence for the truth of Christianity, examining examples from Nahum, Isaiah 53, Daniel 9, and more.Check out my other video on fulfilled prophecy: https://youtu.be/NKzUtFiIQwA?si=GLbx_lWe_fhFUpk5Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and

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00:19:31

When Did the Papacy Begin? (Response to Joe Heschmeyer)

Truth Unites ·

2025/10/29

Gavin Ortlund responds to Joe Heschmeyer’s accusation that he altered the Didache, explaining why his interpretation reflects the overwhelming scholarly consensus.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.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.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support:

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