Watched to the end. Dr. Ortlund I think you're truly capturing what us young folk are feeling (at least clusters of us), by wanting liturgy and a more traditional looking Christianity.
I listened to it all the way through and it was wonderful. I've been lately discouraged, because going to college has made it all the more real how rare my faith can be in some circles. I often feel very lost, as if I am exiled away from my real home. But today's reminder of the Apostol's Creed really helped ground my wandering heart. Thank you for all you do, dear friend!
This response alone would have justified all the effort and prayer Dr. Ortlund put into this video. Union with Christ through daily prayer (so important) and, of course, fellowship with other Christians can help you trust that you aren't alone during "this our exile". Hang in there!
@@toddvoss52Thank you! I appreciate your kind wishes, dear friend. It is heart-warming to find others who understand just how this loneliness feels. You can be assured that I am seeking community wherever I can find it. God bless you!
It is amazing ! I totally did not expect it, but was suddenly moved to tears as you spoke of all the hypothetical individuals who have lovingly recited these words thru the centuries.
I am so grateful that, as a child, I attended a church where both The Lord's Prayer and The Apostle's Creed were recited weekly, enabling me to have them memorized and hidden in my heart, even through my tumultuous, rebellious youth. The joy they bring when reciting them as a believer reminds me of the emotion you expressed as you delved into each word...a treasure❤.
Your usage of the words "here's a happy thought" have the breathe of God all over them. Thanks for saying that. I'm a place where I needed to hear that!
I watched until the end. I would love to see a video on other creeds like this one. For me, this is a great style of video: the length and references are perfect to use before doing a deep dive into the study of a creed. It goes deep enough to make me think about every topic as thoroughly as possible, but not so much that it feels overly intellectualized or hard to understand. My mind is stuck on the idea of Christ's body physically being seated at the Right hand of the Father, and I don’t think I would have ever come to that realization before this video. I'm emotionally overwhelmed at the implications that concept provides and it brings me right back to the heart of the Gospel. Please pray my Church uses this Creed in our Liturgy one day, we're a liturgical baptist church but don't have this involved in our liturgy. Thank you so much for posting it.
I made it to the end of the video! I listened on the podcast version while I was running. What theological depth, Gavin! I really enjoyed this, and keep up the good work : )
Appreciate the breakdown of "He descended into hell" and what it truly means biblically. Very helpful to discuss through an earlier lens and not the medieval, Dante's Inferno version that is typically conjured up in the modern mind.
I enjoyed it all the way to the end. Just like all of your videos. Dr. Ortlund. I made my 8th graders memorize the Apostles Creed for a vacation bible school project one year so it was great to hear you flesh it out. I really enjoyed the words about what it means to us when we affirm faith in Jesus, that brought back the wonderful memory of the day faith opened up my reluctant heart!
Gavin, I already commented that I watched to the end and you already acknowledged me. I'm commenting a second to time to thank you for making such a joyful video. I've saved it to my "Liked Videos" so I can revisit it whenever I'm in need of spiritual nourishment, and I've already watched it a second time. This video is like the "For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth" part of Handel's The Messiah. Thank you for helping me fall more in love with Jesus.
Gavin, this was amazing. I will definitely be picking up some of your book recommendations in the apostles creed . I will also begin to add this into my daily prayer life I love it 🙏
This is a rich , wonderful explanation of the Apostle’s creed. I was catholic back in my 20’s became a Protestant Christian and I completely forgot about the Creed. Thank you so much for this truth!! I recently found your channel and I praise God for your zeal and passion to His truth and obedience to share it with the world!!
I found your channel a few weeks ago, as someone raised in a protestant (baptist) family I was never really taught about the theology behind our church, I myself never looked into church history so when asked questions about it by either Catholics or Orthodox friends I was easily placed in doubt about my own faith but thankfully your videos had a lot of answers to my many many questions regarding protestantism. My italian classroom had this quote I always loved, "Un popolo che non sa da dove viene, non sa dove va", it translates to "A people who don't know where they come from, don't know where they are going.", and sincerely for a lot of churches I have frequented this has been the bitter truth, as an internal critique, I feel like a lot of protestants (myself included, and I hope I am not generalizing too much) don't know about their church's history and it was refreshing for a young Christian like me to find a protestant apologetics channel that explains complicated theological questions so clearly. Thanks for this excellent video on the Apostles' Creed Gavin, and more generally thanks for the work you do. God bless.
I have a very similar testimony here! I was raised in my Dad's church, which was a "Bible church", and later I found out that means mostly baptist. I don't mean "Bible church" in any negative way, thats just what it was. Anyway, I'm extremely grateful for my dad's preaching and teaching, but like you, I had very little connection to church history. I have recently joined a PCA church, and I've been introduced to the creeds for pretty much the first time. It's awesome to sense the historic connection between the words we say and the ancient church. When I grew up, I didn't have any of that.
Thank you for this video, Gavin! I listened to the end and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m grateful that my parents sent me to a school where we memorized the Apostles’ Creed. Such rich doctrinal truths and by God’s grace, I still remember it. God bless you and your ministry!
I also listened all the way through and hope this comment spurs on the algorithm to get more seeing this video! Isn't it beautiful, too, how Jesus' descent into Hell reminds us that there is no depths that we can sink to in this life where we will not find Christ (cf. Psalm 139:8)!
I watched until the end!! You helped save me from the yoked errors of the catholic and orthodox traditions! Still yearning for that liturgical experience and looking for a local church
I will ignore your "yoked errors" comment regarding my Church, and try to meet you where you are at. I would suggest you try to find a confessional Lutheran Church (i.e. not ELCA) or an ANCA Anglican Church. Otherwise, I think you are going to continue to be disappointed in your liturgical experience. I know they aren't everywhere, so it may be tough. Maybe one of the breakoff Methodist Churches in a congregation that is as high church as possible. That might be second. Or a similar Presbyterian Church of a like - minded congregation.
@@clivejungle6999 To correct your erroneous claim that the Catholic Church "declares no salvation exists beyond it" , I direct you to Dominus Iesus (issued by CDF in 2000 and adopted into JPII's magisterium); Lumen Gentium para 14-16 (Vatican II), the CCC 846-848;. For the same concepts in earlier expressions Pre Vatican II - see the following from Pope IX: Singulari Quadam (1854, not 1856 or 1912 if doing Google Search), Quanto Conficiamur Moerore (1863) and and the Holy Office Letter with respect to the Feeney controversy (1949). And yes these all at the same time teach Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. There is no point going back and forth with you until you read these documents of Church and her own understanding of what she believes.
It required absolutely no effort on my part to get to the end, as I'm sure it will require none when I listen through it again tomorrow. Thank you so much Gavin for your ministry.
Wonderful video. I try to pray the Apostles Creed every day. There is something sweet about being a Western Christian and having this Western profession that stretches back so far. This is my favorite quote about the creed: “Thus also, the text of the creed is not my text. It belongs rather to the community, to the one catholic church which reaches across time, back to the apostles and ahead to those who will greet the resurrection. A creedal recitation is not the expression of the current inventory of my religious opinions; I have not looked inside myself, discovered that I currently think God to be “Father,” “Almighty,” etc., next discovered that you currently make exactly the same inventory, and so joined with you in self-expression. The personal commitment made by reciting the creed is rather that I declare allegiance to the continuing community which stipulates its faith by this text.”
Thank you, brother. I’ve been seeing a lot of RC and EO stuff and not much engaging it directly so I appreciate all you do. And I indeed watched til the end ❤
I watched to the end! And your final remark is so true! As a 26 year old who has only attended a non-liturgical church, liturgy has become something I’m deeply interested in! I started to include it in my private prayers.
My 4th grade class will start memorizing the Apostles’ Creed soon, so this video is a timely resource to help me prepare a quick introduction for students. Thank you, Gavin!
Soooo good, brother! God really encouraged me this morning through your work on this. Already started praising the Father for his "almightiness." Be encouraged, the Spirit is using you!
Great resource once again! Watched till the end, and I will watch every video you choose to make about the creeds, catechisms and confessions. Thanks, Gavin!
Thank you for this video! I'm am a Lutheran who recently started attending a Evangelical free church. It's been quite the shift. This creed holds a special place in my heart and I often miss the opportunity to recite it.
This was a blessing. As a young person I 100% agree…we are hungry for genuine authentic Christianity, discipleship, and worship. Stop trying to entertain us with rock concerts, surface teaching that requires no discipline, and don’t quench the moving of the Spirit. That is too often the case. If it is true and glorifies our Lord Jesus Christ and that is our heart’s desire we will jump all in. Stop doing church like a customer service center and catering to the people. That day we come together is sacred and we MUST go deeper, not concerning ourselves with trying to be inclusive to a new person coming through the door. If we commune with one another and our Lord through the Spirit in holiness and love the world will know Jesus is Lord. Anything else is compromise. Thanks again Dr. Ortlund.
Martin Luther's Small Catechism recommends saying the Apostle's Creed every morning and evening along with the Lord's Prayer and other prayers. I don't do that but my little son and I say it together a few times a week and it's great.
I'm a catechist for the Confirmation CCD classes a t my church and this video is a MASSIVE help in not just helping the children to understand, but also to help me understand the words I've been saying my whole life. This has become so much more than just another prayer.
Last year for home school I had my child memorize and go line by line over the Our Father prayer. This year is the 10 commandments. Next year, The creed! This will be a good resource to keep saved.
That's lovely to hear :) My mom did the same (except for the creeds, we didn't know about them then). The Lord's Prayer became a lifeline for me - so very worth memorizing as a child.
Watched to the end! In addition to some of the resources you mentioned, I’ve loved Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity as a step by step walk through the creed. Thanks Dr. O 🙏🏻
I watched it to the end! Thank you for the work you put into this video. I didn't grow up in church and never heard anything about the Apostles' creed. You've made it come alive for me! I thank God for you!
This is by far my favorite video of yours i have seen, i love the longer form content, specifically about historical christian documents, keep it up Gavin!
This video was a blessing. Thank you Gavin. To know we get to partake in reciting and clinging to something the community of believers has shared in for generations brings such joy. Rich or poor. Black or white. All reciting and believing these words with all our heart and declaring it as our true identity. Shared with my men’s Bible study group!
Just watched to the end. I do believe this is your best video to date and encapsulates what makes your channel so valuable, for it has both theological depth and relevance to everyday life without sacrificing either. I also appreciate what you said near the end about not making the mistake of thinking young people don't like liturgy, it's great you're getting an understanding of what we are hungry for! Thank you very much for going through with making this!
Thank you for this video, it was an awesome breakdown of the creed. I feel encouraged thinking of the many Christians who said this creed in times past.
I watched it all and thank you so much. I was raised in a liturgical tradition and sometimes think that my current casual church body has thrown out the baby with the bath water by ignoring things like the creeds. In the past year I have been reflecting on how foundational the creeds were in cementing my understanding of the essentials of faith. I was very happy to see this video and appreciate the time you have put into it.
I watched to the end. I feel the same way about these historic creeds. They stir my soul. For me it's like when you here those rousing speaches before battles in the Lord of the Rings. I love them!
Watched the video all the way through! Expecting my first child in a couple weeks and can’t wait to teach it to all of my children Lord willing! Also, I appreciate your point about how the younger generations are craving liturgy in the church. This is absolutely true in my circles. Would love to see a video on liturgy someday!
thank you Gavin for this inspirational and reassuring break down of our ancient statement of faith. I will gladly review it regularly for its power to make my faith stronger sharing it with others. thank you.
I loved this. It's helping me sermon prep. I also love Gavin's humility and application is such a pastoral way. It does make me wonder with how much passion Gavin has, and how much love and care he shows, how he doesn't dip into a hopeful universalism (Christian). To say that Christianity has such joy and hope in knowing this all ends with a happy ending, but then to acknowledge that most people, even some people, end up outside of that happy ending, just doesn't settle with me until I am convinced that God will truly make all things new, restore all things, that all will acknowledge Christ and joyfully confess his Lordship. This isn't a negative comment by any means! I think Apocatastasis logically follows from these great doctrines that Gavin shares so passionately.
God bless you, Gavin. This video brought tears in my eyes. As I’m going through so many personal issues and dealing with stress right now, focusing in on the very foundation of our faith and hope as you’ve done here is a massive encouragement.
I watched till the end! Thank you for making this video, your videos are always an insightful and enjoyable time. I happened to want to learn the Apostles Creed 2 weeks ago and thankfully I was in luck! Thanks again!🐨
I disagree about the part where he said they handled His body- they most probably had servants to help with that, not to mention that the Holy Women and His mother were there. In Jewish practice, men could embalm men, but not women; women could embalm both.
Thanks you, Gavin! Listened to every second on a long drive. So blessed and so encouraged! Seriously so grateful for the time and effort you put in to making excellent videos. You’re the man!
One of the better videos Gavin has put out. How many have recited the Apostle's Creed and never given any thought to much of what Gavin brings to the surface? This is one of the better videos Gavin has put out. I really liked how he pointed folks to go deeper and brought many aspects of the creed that I certainly hadn't thought about while reciting it. Have you? I wonder how much thought and effort was put in to the creed by the Apostles when they penned it? And doesn't it say something significant that it is believed to have been part of early baptisms as part of the confession before being baptized? What does that say about Baptisms today? Especially the mass baptisms that have recently been reported.
This was great! Thank you, Gavin. I've recently run a Confirmation course for some teens in our church that focuses on the Apostles' Creed. This is a resource that I think will help sharpen my explanations in the future. Edit: Forgot to say - I watched to the end.
I watched this entire video and was left wanting more. Not that you’re not already busy, but a multiple episode series on this would be amazing to flesh out each component more deeply. Be Blessed!
Watched to the end.. and I'd like to see you do the other creeds as well. I think it's super important. As I believe some or most folks in the pew don't know the complete historical context or been fully caticised through the creeds. Me included.
Now please do an 8 hour vid on the athanasian creed
He’s going to turn into Mike Winger 😂
Why 8 hour?
Couldn't be long enough in my opinion. I love listening to Gavin and Mike!
@@KalebBissonettebecause it’s nearly 6 times as long and is way more theologically dense.
@@KalebBissonetteon Trinity Sunday we had to read it and it felt like an hour of reading
If only one person comes to Christ through this video then all that time and effort you put in will have been worth it!
I wanna bring this king of content to my french speaking province in Quebec, Canada ! Thank you for posting it !!
Watched to the end. Dr. Ortlund I think you're truly capturing what us young folk are feeling (at least clusters of us), by wanting liturgy and a more traditional looking Christianity.
As a young man, i couldn't agree more🙏
Amen
I listened to it all the way through and it was wonderful. I've been lately discouraged, because going to college has made it all the more real how rare my faith can be in some circles. I often feel very lost, as if I am exiled away from my real home. But today's reminder of the Apostol's Creed really helped ground my wandering heart. Thank you for all you do, dear friend!
may the Lord strengthen you and equip you in your college years!
@@TruthUnites I appreciate it! I certainly know He has done so before through your ministry.
This response alone would have justified all the effort and prayer Dr. Ortlund put into this video. Union with Christ through daily prayer (so important) and, of course, fellowship with other Christians can help you trust that you aren't alone during "this our exile". Hang in there!
@@toddvoss52Thank you! I appreciate your kind wishes, dear friend. It is heart-warming to find others who understand just how this loneliness feels. You can be assured that I am seeking community wherever I can find it. God bless you!
Praying for you to stand strong in The Most Holy Faith once delivered to the Saints.
It is amazing ! I totally did not expect it, but was suddenly moved to tears as you spoke of all the hypothetical individuals who have lovingly recited these words thru the centuries.
I am so grateful that, as a child, I attended a church where both The Lord's Prayer and The Apostle's Creed were recited weekly, enabling me to have them memorized and hidden in my heart, even through my tumultuous, rebellious youth. The joy they bring when reciting them as a believer reminds me of the emotion you expressed as you delved into each word...a treasure❤.
Thank you, Gavin. I am Catholic, but I find your talks so edifying. God bless you in your ministry.
A Truth Unites feature film! We appreciate your hard work.
Your usage of the words "here's a happy thought" have the breathe of God all over them. Thanks for saying that. I'm a place where I needed to hear that!
I watched until the end.
I would love to see a video on other creeds like this one. For me, this is a great style of video: the length and references are perfect to use before doing a deep dive into the study of a creed. It goes deep enough to make me think about every topic as thoroughly as possible, but not so much that it feels overly intellectualized or hard to understand.
My mind is stuck on the idea of Christ's body physically being seated at the Right hand of the Father, and I don’t think I would have ever come to that realization before this video. I'm emotionally overwhelmed at the implications that concept provides and it brings me right back to the heart of the Gospel.
Please pray my Church uses this Creed in our Liturgy one day, we're a liturgical baptist church but don't have this involved in our liturgy.
Thank you so much for posting it.
I made it to the end of the video! I listened on the podcast version while I was running. What theological depth, Gavin! I really enjoyed this, and keep up the good work : )
I love how often Gavin uses the word happy in all Christian topics.
The joy I pray to have more often for myself
I think his happiness may have exceeded government regulations. =D
I watched to the end, thank you for the breakdown. I feel quite uplifted learning more about this Creed.
Appreciate the breakdown of "He descended into hell" and what it truly means biblically. Very helpful to discuss through an earlier lens and not the medieval, Dante's Inferno version that is typically conjured up in the modern mind.
I enjoyed it all the way to the end. Just like all of your videos. Dr. Ortlund. I made my 8th graders memorize the Apostles Creed for a vacation bible school project one year so it was great to hear you flesh it out. I really enjoyed the words about what it means to us when we affirm faith in Jesus, that brought back the wonderful memory of the day faith opened up my reluctant heart!
Gavin, I already commented that I watched to the end and you already acknowledged me. I'm commenting a second to time to thank you for making such a joyful video. I've saved it to my "Liked Videos" so I can revisit it whenever I'm in need of spiritual nourishment, and I've already watched it a second time.
This video is like the "For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth" part of Handel's The Messiah. Thank you for helping me fall more in love with Jesus.
Gavin, this was amazing. I will definitely be picking up some of your book recommendations in the apostles creed . I will also begin to add this into my daily prayer life I love it 🙏
This is a rich , wonderful explanation of the Apostle’s creed. I was catholic back in my 20’s became a Protestant Christian and I completely forgot about the Creed. Thank you so much for this truth!! I recently found your channel and I praise God for your zeal and passion to His truth and obedience to share it with the world!!
glad it is helpful, thanks for watching! :)
Gracias! Ilearn a Lot!
I found your channel a few weeks ago, as someone raised in a protestant (baptist) family I was never really taught about the theology behind our church, I myself never looked into church history so when asked questions about it by either Catholics or Orthodox friends I was easily placed in doubt about my own faith but thankfully your videos had a lot of answers to my many many questions regarding protestantism. My italian classroom had this quote I always loved, "Un popolo che non sa da dove viene, non sa dove va", it translates to "A people who don't know where they come from, don't know where they are going.", and sincerely for a lot of churches I have frequented this has been the bitter truth, as an internal critique, I feel like a lot of protestants (myself included, and I hope I am not generalizing too much) don't know about their church's history and it was refreshing for a young Christian like me to find a protestant apologetics channel that explains complicated theological questions so clearly. Thanks for this excellent video on the Apostles' Creed Gavin, and more generally thanks for the work you do. God bless.
I have a very similar testimony here! I was raised in my Dad's church, which was a "Bible church", and later I found out that means mostly baptist. I don't mean "Bible church" in any negative way, thats just what it was.
Anyway, I'm extremely grateful for my dad's preaching and teaching, but like you, I had very little connection to church history. I have recently joined a PCA church, and I've been introduced to the creeds for pretty much the first time. It's awesome to sense the historic connection between the words we say and the ancient church. When I grew up, I didn't have any of that.
One of the best videos of this channel. This creed is so amazing! Talking about these things is SO GOOD!
Thank you!
Thank you for this video, Gavin! I listened to the end and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m grateful that my parents sent me to a school where we memorized the Apostles’ Creed. Such rich doctrinal truths and by God’s grace, I still remember it. God bless you and your ministry!
I also listened all the way through and hope this comment spurs on the algorithm to get more seeing this video! Isn't it beautiful, too, how Jesus' descent into Hell reminds us that there is no depths that we can sink to in this life where we will not find Christ (cf. Psalm 139:8)!
Watched the whole thing and it truly has blessed and thrilled me. Thank you Gavin!
Watch to the end! Thanks Gavin - love that you’re focusing on our future in the new heavens and the new Earth in the year ahead
I watched until the end!! You helped save me from the yoked errors of the catholic and orthodox traditions! Still yearning for that liturgical experience and looking for a local church
I will ignore your "yoked errors" comment regarding my Church, and try to meet you where you are at. I would suggest you try to find a confessional Lutheran Church (i.e. not ELCA) or an ANCA Anglican Church. Otherwise, I think you are going to continue to be disappointed in your liturgical experience. I know they aren't everywhere, so it may be tough. Maybe one of the breakoff Methodist Churches in a congregation that is as high church as possible. That might be second. Or a similar Presbyterian Church of a like - minded congregation.
@@toddvoss52 You cant be precious when your institution claims to be the sole One True Church (TM) and declares no salvation exists beyond it.
@@clivejungle6999 To correct your erroneous claim that the Catholic Church "declares no salvation exists beyond it" , I direct you to Dominus Iesus (issued by CDF in 2000 and adopted into JPII's magisterium); Lumen Gentium para 14-16 (Vatican II), the CCC 846-848;. For the same concepts in earlier expressions Pre Vatican II - see the following from Pope IX: Singulari Quadam (1854, not 1856 or 1912 if doing Google Search), Quanto Conficiamur Moerore (1863) and and the Holy Office Letter with respect to the Feeney controversy (1949). And yes these all at the same time teach Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. There is no point going back and forth with you until you read these documents of Church and her own understanding of what she believes.
@@toddvoss52 Good for you, friend, that advice is spot on.
You will remain in error until you come back to the Catholic Church
Thanks!
Thanks!
@@TruthUnites Thanks!
@greensporevalleyy thanks!
I watched to the end, Gavin! I’m becoming Catholic, but I still binge your contents a lot of the times. Very edifying.
It required absolutely no effort on my part to get to the end, as I'm sure it will require none when I listen through it again tomorrow. Thank you so much Gavin for your ministry.
Thank you Gavin for such a wonderful video. I want to let you know that Truth Unites has helped me grow in my faith and I'm thankful to you for that
Wonderful video. I try to pray the Apostles Creed every day. There is something sweet about being a Western Christian and having this Western profession that stretches back so far.
This is my favorite quote about the creed:
“Thus also, the text of the creed is not my text. It belongs rather to the community, to the one catholic church which reaches across time, back to the apostles and ahead to those who will greet the resurrection. A creedal recitation is not the expression of the current inventory of my religious opinions; I have not looked inside myself, discovered that I currently think God to be “Father,” “Almighty,” etc., next discovered that you currently make exactly the same inventory, and so joined with you in self-expression. The personal commitment made by reciting the creed is rather that I declare allegiance to the continuing community which stipulates its faith by this text.”
Thank you, brother. I’ve been seeing a lot of RC and EO stuff and not much engaging it directly so I appreciate all you do. And I indeed watched til the end ❤
Thanks for this Gavin. I appreciate your passion for this subject. It resonates with me as well.
I watched to the end! And your final remark is so true! As a 26 year old who has only attended a non-liturgical church, liturgy has become something I’m deeply interested in! I started to include it in my private prayers.
Watched until the end. Amen. Thank you for this video. May God continue to bless you and your family.
My 4th grade class will start memorizing the Apostles’ Creed soon, so this video is a timely resource to help me prepare a quick introduction for students. Thank you, Gavin!
the communion of saints portion is very convicting.
Gavin you’re a real inspiration
Really appreciate you doing a long video on Apostles creed, really edifying
Thank you. We are working through the Creed on Sunday nights at my church. Your good work will add to our discussion.
Soooo good, brother! God really encouraged me this morning through your work on this. Already started praising the Father for his "almightiness." Be encouraged, the Spirit is using you!
This should be required viewing for all Christians. Love it. Thank you Dr Ortlund.
Thank you, this was a very affirming journey. God bless you.
Gavin, your enthusiasm for the Christian faith is so inspiring and empowering! ✨
Great resource once again! Watched till the end, and I will watch every video you choose to make about the creeds, catechisms and confessions. Thanks, Gavin!
This is my second time watching it !!!!
Wonderfully encouraging and helpful thank you Gavin
Thank you for this video! I'm am a Lutheran who recently started attending a Evangelical free church. It's been quite the shift. This creed holds a special place in my heart and I often miss the opportunity to recite it.
Anglican here. Absolutely love this. Thank you once again Gavin❤
This was a blessing. As a young person I 100% agree…we are hungry for genuine authentic Christianity, discipleship, and worship. Stop trying to entertain us with rock concerts, surface teaching that requires no discipline, and don’t quench the moving of the Spirit. That is too often the case. If it is true and glorifies our Lord Jesus Christ and that is our heart’s desire we will jump all in. Stop doing church like a customer service center and catering to the people. That day we come together is sacred and we MUST go deeper, not concerning ourselves with trying to be inclusive to a new person coming through the door. If we commune with one another and our Lord through the Spirit in holiness and love the world will know Jesus is Lord. Anything else is compromise. Thanks again Dr. Ortlund.
We recite the apostles creed in my church every other week, alternating it with the Lord's prayer. I love it!
I watched to the end. Great video. I have recited the creed in my daily devotions for a long time. This video is a nice unpacking of the creed
Martin Luther's Small Catechism recommends saying the Apostle's Creed every morning and evening along with the Lord's Prayer and other prayers. I don't do that but my little son and I say it together a few times a week and it's great.
I'm a catechist for the Confirmation CCD classes a t my church and this video is a MASSIVE help in not just helping the children to understand, but also to help me understand the words I've been saying my whole life. This has become so much more than just another prayer.
Last year for home school I had my child memorize and go line by line over the Our Father prayer. This year is the 10 commandments. Next year, The creed! This will be a good resource to keep saved.
That's lovely to hear :) My mom did the same (except for the creeds, we didn't know about them then). The Lord's Prayer became a lifeline for me - so very worth memorizing as a child.
@@marianhreads 😇
Tradcath!
Watched to the end! In addition to some of the resources you mentioned, I’ve loved Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity as a step by step walk through the creed. Thanks Dr. O 🙏🏻
I watched it to the end! Thank you for the work you put into this video. I didn't grow up in church and never heard anything about the Apostles' creed. You've made it come alive for me! I thank God for you!
This is by far my favorite video of yours i have seen, i love the longer form content, specifically about historical christian documents, keep it up Gavin!
Send it Gavin! You are crushing it!
This video was a blessing. Thank you Gavin. To know we get to partake in reciting and clinging to something the community of believers has shared in for generations brings such joy. Rich or poor. Black or white. All reciting and believing these words with all our heart and declaring it as our true identity. Shared with my men’s Bible study group!
Just watched to the end. I do believe this is your best video to date and encapsulates what makes your channel so valuable, for it has both theological depth and relevance to everyday life without sacrificing either.
I also appreciate what you said near the end about not making the mistake of thinking young people don't like liturgy, it's great you're getting an understanding of what we are hungry for!
Thank you very much for going through with making this!
Thank you for this video, it was an awesome breakdown of the creed. I feel encouraged thinking of the many Christians who said this creed in times past.
I watched it all and thank you so much. I was raised in a liturgical tradition and sometimes think that my current casual church body has thrown out the baby with the bath water by ignoring things like the creeds. In the past year I have been reflecting on how foundational the creeds were in cementing my understanding of the essentials of faith. I was very happy to see this video and appreciate the time you have put into it.
I watched to the end. I feel the same way about these historic creeds. They stir my soul. For me it's like when you here those rousing speaches before battles in the Lord of the Rings. I love them!
Thank you for this video. I was so encouraged!
I hope that the Apostolic Creed will be one of the signs that will unite all Christians.
Watched to the end! Thank you Gavin for reminding me of the joy that's available to me in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Praying for you to stand strong in the most holy faith once delivered to the Saints.
Bravo! I'm loving this. More please 🙏🏻 📖✝️
I am so moved with you! These words are truly powerful. The “was crucified, dead, and buried” section brought me to tears. Thank you 🙏
i watched to the end! This is a great ministry, and I encourage people to consider supporting it.
Watched the video all the way through! Expecting my first child in a couple weeks and can’t wait to teach it to all of my children Lord willing! Also, I appreciate your point about how the younger generations are craving liturgy in the church. This is absolutely true in my circles. Would love to see a video on liturgy someday!
Big fan of the creeds and this one in particular. Wonderful to memorize and pray through it. Yes, more on the creeds.
I watched to the end! ❤❤❤
I love the Apostles Creed!
Watched to the end and shared! One of your most encouraging videos ever, Gavin. Thanks and praise be to God!
55:40 reminded me of the John Donne Sonnet Death, be not proud. “Death, thou shalt die!”
I watched it till the end brother. Thank you for all the work on this!
thank you Gavin for this inspirational and reassuring break down of our ancient statement of faith. I will gladly review it regularly for its power to make my faith stronger sharing it with others. thank you.
Watched to the end. I went through Village Church’s study of the Apostle’s Creed a few years ago, and it was delightful.
I learned so much as I watched it to the very end! I wish it had gone on longer! Thank you so much for the effort you put into this Gavin!
I loved this. It's helping me sermon prep. I also love Gavin's humility and application is such a pastoral way. It does make me wonder with how much passion Gavin has, and how much love and care he shows, how he doesn't dip into a hopeful universalism (Christian). To say that Christianity has such joy and hope in knowing this all ends with a happy ending, but then to acknowledge that most people, even some people, end up outside of that happy ending, just doesn't settle with me until I am convinced that God will truly make all things new, restore all things, that all will acknowledge Christ and joyfully confess his Lordship. This isn't a negative comment by any means! I think Apocatastasis logically follows from these great doctrines that Gavin shares so passionately.
God bless you, Gavin. This video brought tears in my eyes. As I’m going through so many personal issues and dealing with stress right now, focusing in on the very foundation of our faith and hope as you’ve done here is a massive encouragement.
I got through it, but I had to divide it between three sessions. Very nice! Now, the Nicene and Athanasian creeds
Truth Unites/Petra on the Apostles' Creed. The crossover I didn't know I needed.😊
Great video. Very blessed
I'm delighted that you reference Fred Sanders here! He's one of my favorite living Bible scholars.
He is terrific!
I misread that as Ned Flanders and I was very confused.
Enjoyed this, very thorough- would definitely love to see something similar for other major creeds 🙏🏻
I watched till the end! Thank you for making this video, your videos are always an insightful and enjoyable time. I happened to want to learn the Apostles Creed 2 weeks ago and thankfully I was in luck! Thanks again!🐨
Agreed!
Your description of Joseph and Nicodemus brought me to tears. Did not anticipate that when I put this on during a bike ride. Thank you, Gavin.
I disagree about the part where he said they handled His body- they most probably had servants to help with that, not to mention that the Holy Women and His mother were there. In Jewish practice, men could embalm men, but not women; women could embalm both.
Fantastic thanks so much, already using the creed in devotions and will share with others including our pastor. God bless you brother!
Thanks you, Gavin! Listened to every second on a long drive. So blessed and so encouraged! Seriously so grateful for the time and effort you put in to making excellent videos. You’re the man!
Watched to the end!
One of the better videos Gavin has put out. How many have recited the Apostle's Creed and never given any thought to much of what Gavin brings to the surface? This is one of the better videos Gavin has put out. I really liked how he pointed folks to go deeper and brought many aspects of the creed that I certainly hadn't thought about while reciting it. Have you?
I wonder how much thought and effort was put in to the creed by the Apostles when they penned it? And doesn't it say something significant that it is believed to have been part of early baptisms as part of the confession before being baptized?
What does that say about Baptisms today? Especially the mass baptisms that have recently been reported.
This was great! Thank you, Gavin. I've recently run a Confirmation course for some teens in our church that focuses on the Apostles' Creed. This is a resource that I think will help sharpen my explanations in the future.
Edit: Forgot to say - I watched to the end.
I watched this entire video and was left wanting more. Not that you’re not already busy, but a multiple episode series on this would be amazing to flesh out each component more deeply. Be Blessed!
What a wonderful video. Watched to the end! Thank you for drawing our attention to all these “happy thoughts,” Gavin!
Watched the whole thing, it was really edifying, thank you!
This video was truly God working through you, Gavin. Thank you!
Thank you Dr Gavin
Great video! I’m in love with the Creed. So succinct, precise, and beautiful.
Thanks, Gavin! I watched to the end. This is one of your best videos yet. Keep up the great work!
Watched to the end.. and I'd like to see you do the other creeds as well. I think it's super important. As I believe some or most folks in the pew don't know the complete historical context or been fully caticised through the creeds. Me included.