What Church Was Like in 150 AD (Justin Martyr Reveals)

Gavin Ortlund takes you inside a 2nd-century Christian worship service through Justin Martyr’s writings, revealing a gathering that feels both strikingly familiar and surprisingly different from church today. Videos Mentioned: - Does Jerome Undermine Apostolic Succession?: https://youtu.be/p852Zm_hfwg?si=TjLFJ1ZM9C9MTGzG - Answering Taylor Marshall on the Eucharist: https://youtu.be/t7xn5hyYiKk?si=oFATJT6aJkIGnuXO - A "Worship Problem" For Protestants?: https://youtu.be/lupFft2GqOc?si=PD8V_mXBQTxNO3mk - Why Believe in Real Presence in the Eucharist?: https://youtu.be/JbPxgZ_AfOI?si=Z-Wjk1-o4hGDvJdL - Craig and Ortlund Clash on the Eucharist (Respectful Dialogue): https://youtu.be/imFpLS1I-Hk?si=NrmROiw4tYcUo3NZ - https://youtu.be/EeM5u4A6KTY?si=5mFBJqBCkTWn8k4k: https://youtu.be/EeM5u4A6KTY?si=5mFBJqBCkTWn8k4k 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/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243/truthunitesbo-20 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - 7 Things to Expect 02:21 - Sunday Worship 04:57 - Where Was Church? 09:04 - Scripture 11:06 - Sermon 15:36 - Prayer 18:14 - Eucharist 26:47 - Giving 28:37 - Summing Up 29:58 - One Application (Closed Communion)