Apostolic Succession: Framing the Options (Protestant View)
Gavin Ortlund
20.27
18 June 2021
25 November 2025
Whether we accept apostolic succession depends in part upon our view of the origins of the monarchical episcopal structure of church government. Here I offer four options for how we can interpret the development of the episcopate in the early church.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.
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My books:
--Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t: The Beauty of Christian Theism: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094/
--Retrieving Augustine’s Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy: https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243
--Anselm’s Pursuit of Joy: A Commentary on the Proslogion: https://www.amazon.com/Anselms-Pursuit-Joy-Commentary-Proslogion/dp/0813232759/
--Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423/
--Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future: https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/
