Which "Ancient Church" Should You Trust? | @RuslanKD @theburningbush318

💰 DONATE & SUPPORT: https://givebutter.com/canonandcreed Which “ancient Church” should you trust? In this livestream, we engage with a conversation that evangelical YouTuber RuslanKD (@BlessGodStudios @RuslanKD) had with Oriental Orthodox deacon and apologist Mihret from The Burning Bush (@theburningbush318) podcast. The conversation provides us with numerous opportunities to slow things down and investigate what's going on under the surface as it pertains to "one true Church," sacramental exclusivism, unity, and the Protestant authority structure over and against other models. This discussion also provides us with yet another example of how the claims of exclusivist traditions like Oriental Orthodoxy can sound stronger than they are when the Protestant (in this case evangelical) answer is thinner than is should be. And it provides us with the unique opportunity to engage the oft overlooked Oriental Orthodox tradition and how it's claims against Protestants present a unique challenge from those of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Video in review: https://youtu.be/Q1siCa8zP8Q?si=PSr3YiNZR1l51glK 0:00 Intro: The "Ancient Church" Challenge 2:15 Testimony, Tradition, and Christian Certainty 4:30 What Is Institutional Epistemology? 6:45 How Do You Know You Are Saved? 9:15 The Epistemological Challenge to Protestantism 11:50 Oriental Orthodoxy and the “Ancient Church” Argument 14:00 Investigating the One True Church Claim 17:15 How Do We Identify the Visible Church? 19:20 Cyprian on the Indivisible Church 22:00 Cyprian’s Robe of Christ Argument 24:45 Cyprian, Sacraments, and Rebaptism 27:30 Is Baptism Valid Outside the Church? 30:10 Augustine’s Correction to Cyprian on Baptism 32:45 Was Cyprian Right About Schismatics? 35:50 Ephesians 5: The Church Without Spot or Wrinkle? 38:20 Visible Church Defects and Church Unity 41:15 How Do We Identify the True Church? 43:50 Corinth: A Defective but Real Church 46:30 Irenaeus on the Spirit, Truth, and the Church 48:00 Christ’s Goal for the Church 52:00 Apostolic Tradition and Scripture in Irenaeus 53:15 Scandals, Defects, and the Visible Church 57:45 Rome, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Oriental Orthodoxy: Mutually Exclusive Claims 59:00 How Should Protestants Interpret the Church Fathers? 1:01:45 The Baptist Grandma and Salvation Outside the Church 1:03:10 Louis Le Blanc on Scripture and the True Church 1:07:20 Where Is the Holy Spirit at Work? 1:09:00 The Instability of One True Church Claims 1:12:50 Irenaeus and the Apostolic Gospel 1:15:30 Apostolic Succession vs Doctrinal Succession 1:18:20 Truth, Apostolic Preaching, and the Rule of Faith 1:21:45 Apostles, Bishops, and Ordinary Ministry 1:24:00 Irenaeus Against the Gnostic Appeal to Tradition 1:28:10 Hegesippus on Bishops and True Doctrine 1:29:35 “Come Home to the Ancient Church” — Which One? 1:34:00 Tertullian on the Rule of Faith 1:35:50 Comparing Rome, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Oriental Orthodoxy 1:39:15 The Rule of Faith and Scripture 1:40:20 Can an Apostolic Church Fall Away? 1:44:45 How One True Church Claims Relocate Uncertainty 1:46:50 John Calvin on Apostolic Succession and Truth 1:50:30 What Does Apostolicity Really Mean? 1:53:15 Richard Field on Lawful Ministry and Succession 1:56:00 Laying on of Hands and Material Succession 1:59:40 The Divided Body of Christ and Branch Theory 2:01:20 Gaps in Apostolic Succession Lists 2:05:55 The Unique Charism of the Apostles 2:06:10 Niceta of Remesiana on the Creed and the Catholic Church 2:11:30 Doctrinal Agreement as a Witness of Truth 2:12:45 One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic: Marks of the Church 2:17:15 Revelation 2 and the Lampstand Warning 2:19:10 William Palmer and Anglican Branch Theory 2:23:40 Why Apostolic Succession Is Not Enough 2:25:35 Who Decides the Boundaries of Orthodoxy? 2:28:15 Rival Ancient Churches and Competing Claims 2:32:00 Jerome Zanchi on Scripture, Creeds, and Interpretation 2:34:30 Evaluating Branch Theory and Sacramental Validity 2:38:45 Councils and Ministerial Authority 2:40:15 One Body of Christ and Church Division 2:44:30 Particular Churches and the Catholic Church 2:45:10 Francis Turretin’s Threefold Judge Explained 2:50:00 What Authority Do Church Councils Have? 2:51:30 John 4: The Samaritan Woman and Christian Certainty 2:55:45 Supreme, Ministerial, and Private Judgment 2:58:00 Scripture as the Final Rule of Faith 3:01:15 Final Answer: Which Ancient Church Should You Trust? #orientalorthodox #protestant #religiondiscussion #canonandcreed