Response to Trent Horn on Purgatory
In this video I respond to Trent Horn's response to my video on purgatory. I address (1) how Trent frames the discussion, (2) his distinction between the "core essence" and "secondary details" of purgatory, and then (3) the evidence from church history, particularly the church fathers, demonstrating that even the minimal conception of postmortem cleansing is not universal (or anywhere close to it) throughout church history. See Trent's video here: • Did the Church fathers believe in purgator... Truth Unites is a mixture of apologetics and theology, with an irenic focus. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai. SUPPORT: Become a patron: / truthunites One time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/truth... FOLLOW: Twitter: / gavinortlund Facebook: / truthunitespage Website: https://gavinortlund.com/ MY BOOKS: https://gavinortlund.com/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/truth-unites 00:00 - Introduction 02:24 - 1. Framing the Discussion 06:26 - 2. Definition of Purgatory 15:53 - 3. Historical Analysis 17:05 - 2nd Century Voices 21:53 - Cyprian 29:38 - Syriac Fathers 35:18 - Patristic Eulogies 41:56 - John Chrysostom 46:44 - 4. Historical Overview 53:54 - Concluding Overview

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