My Comment Section: Eastern Orthodoxy Q&A

A few weeks ago, I released a video on Eastern Orthodoxy that sparked incredible engagement in the comments. Orthodox Christians, evangelicals considering Orthodoxy, and seekers all joined the conversation with thoughtful questions and pushback.

A few weeks ago, I released a video on Eastern Orthodoxy that sparked incredible engagement in the comments. Orthodox Christians, evangelicals considering Orthodoxy, and seekers all joined the conversation with thoughtful questions and pushback.

Today, I'm responding to your top three questions:

1. Did the Church Give Us the Bible?*

2. Where Are the Protestants Before 1500?

3. Isn't There a Difference Between Veneration and Worship? (Icons)

0:00 Introduction & Merry Christmas
2:03 Question 1: Did the Church Give Us the Bible?
3:44 Recognition vs. Creation (Thermometer Analogy)
5:15 How the Church Recognized the Canon
8:33 The 77-Book Canon Claim
12:17 The "Which Church?" Problem
15:12 Question 2: Where Are Pre-1500 Protestants?
16:14 Labels vs. Theology
20:01 Church Fathers on Scripture's Authority
22:05 Pre-1500 Movements (Waldensians, Wycliffe, Hus)
25:00 Why Don't We See More?
27:14 Question 3: Veneration vs. Worship?
29:10 The Bible's View on Veneration Actions
30:25 Exodus 20:4-5 (Second Commandment)
31:15 New Testament Pattern (Peter, Paul, Angels)
34:02 Addressing Daniel 2:46-47
35:45 Addressing Joshua 7:6
38:11 The Bronze Serpent (2 Kings 18:4)
39:55 Early Church on Images
42:19 Conclusion & Final Thoughts
44:18 To Orthodox Friends & Evangelicals

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