Does Eastern Orthodoxy Have the "Fullness of the Faith?"

Gavin Ortlund February 10, 2024
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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. Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites Podcast: https://anchor.fm/truth-unites Check out Gavin's books and other writings at the link below.

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In this video I respond to Jonathan Pageau's claims that Eastern Orthodoxy has the fullness of the faith. I show that this is not the historic Orthodox view, nor the historic Roman Catholic view, and then suggest reasons why the Protestant approach to discerning the one true church is superior. See the original video here: https://youtu.be/vzapf-qtF9A?si=Rg8-p_Vfx1Gb3Hoq Truth Unites (www.truthunites.org) 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 Church. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: www.truthunites.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CREATIVE DIRECTION: Clau Gutiérrez (https://www clau.uk) CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423/truthunites-20 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243/truthunites-20 00:00 - Introduction 01:32 - The "One True Church" as a Hierarchy 03:31 - The "One True Church" as Noah's Ark 04:54 - Views in the Early Church 06:40 - Orthodox Views From 9th-19th Centuries 07:50 - The Filioque as Damnable Heresy 09:01 - Paisius Velichkovsky 11:26 - The 1672 Synod of Jerusalem 12:42 - The Patriarchal Encyclical of 1895 13:57 - The 1848 Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs 15:05 - Other Examples of Orthodox Exclusivism 16:35 - Medieval Roman Catholic Views 19:14 - Modern Roman Catholic Developments 20:59 - The Protestant Alternative 24:53 - Assurance of Salvation 26:57 - Final Matters