Gavin Ortlund
Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California. He is the author of Anselm’s Pursuit of Joy and and Retrieving Augustine’s Doctrine of Creation.
All Content by Gavin Ortlund
Penance, Purgatory, and the Assurance of Salvation
How do our views of penance, repentance, justification, purgatory, and assurance of salvation impact how we live our lives?
Is the Church Visible or Invisible?
Is the church visible or invisible? How important are aesthetics in the church? How does the church move from one place and time to another and still remain the church?
Justified by Faith and Works? Defending Sola Fide
The hosts address some of the most common criticisms of sola fide and help Protestants understand the biblical defense of the doctrine and what is at stake if it is lost.
Is Justification by Faith Alone a Legal Fiction?
The Reformation doctrine of justification through faith alone, the question of medieval nominalism, nature and grace, the donum superadditum, the accusation that justification is a “legal fiction,” and various other topics.
Is Scripture the Only Infallible Rule?
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.
