The Most Misused Verse Against Protestantism

Jesus promised in Matthew 16:18, "I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." This promise is often wielded against a Protestant view of church history. Here I recount two assumptions that are often made in such argumentation.

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.

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00:00 - Matthew 16:18 and Protestantism
01:50 - 1. The Meaning of "Church"
06:04 - 2. "Prevail" and "Gates of Hell"
10:30 - Comparable Promises to Israel