REBUTTING Gavin Ortlund on Icons (with Jimmy Akin)

In this episode Jimmy Akin joins Trent to rebut a recent video from Gavin Ortlund claiming that the practice of icon veneration contradicts scripture and tradition and so it provides a powerful reason to be Protestant. Original Video “Icon Veneration is CLEARLY an Accretion!“: To support this channel: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:55 - Part I - Understanding the Icon Controversy 00:18:20 – Icons and Doctrinal Development 00:31:54 - Part II – Reviewing the Historical Sources 00:42:10 – Third Century Sources 01:03:43 – Fourth Century Sources 01:29:27 – Post-Fourth Century Sources 01:34:17 - Part III – Reviewing the Second Council of Nicaea 01:56:32 - Part IV – Examining the Biblical Evidence 02:18:57 – The Bronze Serpent 02:35:17 – Closing Thoughts @JimmyAkin @TruthUnites