Icon Veneration is CLEARLY an Accretion!

Gavin Ortlund outlines the Protestant concern about venerating icons, looking at its development in church history in three phases, and the Protestant biblical interpretation of that development. Truth Unites 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: Become a patron:   / truthunites   One time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/truth... FOLLOW: Twitter:   / gavinortlund   Facebook:   / truthunitespage   Website: https://gavinortlund.com/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://gavinortlund.com/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side:   / discord   SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-Wo... https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Re... https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-... MY GEAR: https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Mark-EF-... https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Microph... 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - 1) What is Icon Veneration? 07:58 - What is at Stake? 12:34 - 2) Historical Overview 13:14 - Summary of Scholarship 18:50 - PHASE 1: Ante-Nicene Church 22:50 - Justin Martyr + Athenagoras 23:28 - Marcus Minucius Felix 24:42 - Origen vs. Celsus 25:47 - Clement of Alexandria 26:29 - Irenaeus 26:48 - Tertullian 27:56 - Lactantius 29:06 - Arnobius 30:39 - Synod of Elvira 31:37 - PHASE 2: Nicaea I to Nicaea II 33:32 - Epiphanius 35:43 - Eusebius 38:57 - Augustine 40:48 - Philoxenus of Mabbug 42:07 - Gregory the Great 46:09 - PHASE 3: Nicaea II and Beyond 47:57 - Empress Irene 48:32 - Council of Hieria 49:31 - The Pentarchy 50:26 - The Western Respone 56:19 - 3) Biblical Interpretation 58:18 - Latria vs. Dulia 1:02:21 - The Ark of the Covenant 1:07:18 - The Bronze Serpent 1:08:03 - Other Concerns 1:12:47 - Concluding Summary