It’s Last Call! Gavin Ortlund is reacting to viral TikToks attacking Christianity — covering Paul's authority, the Trinity, the Law of Moses, and universalism. You can get his latest book, Why Christianity Makes Sense in the link below.

Pints: Last Call Ep. 35

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• NEW RELEASE! Why Christianity Makes Sense - Gavin Ortlund: https://a.co/d/09B2sjqK

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Gavin Ortlund defends why Christianity is both intellectually credible and deeply compelling.

His latest book, Why Christianity Makes Sense is available now: https://a.co/d/09B2sjqK

📚 Resources Mentioned:

The Reliability of the Gospel of John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC3VYrzVUP4

Jesus and Divine Christology - Brant Pitre: https://a.co/d/05ORRvUA

Theotokos Rosaries: https://dwplus.shop/TheotokosRosaries

Truthly 30 Day Free Trial: https://get.truthly.ai/TlbX/MATT30

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THE ERROR OF ARIUS ABOUT THE INCARNATION

In their eagerness to proclaim the unity of God and man in Christ, some heretics went to the opposite extreme and taught that not only was there one person, but also a single nature, in God and man. This error took its rise from Arius. To defend his position that those scriptural passages where Christ is represented as being inferior to the Father, must refer to the Son of God Himself, regarded in His assuming nature, Arius taught that in Christ there is no other soul than the Word of God who, he maintained, took the place of the soul in Christ’s body. Thus when Christ says, in John 14:28, “The Father is greater than I,” or when He is introduced as praying or as being sad, such matters are to be referred to the very nature of the Son of God. If this were so, the union of God’s Son with man would be effected not only in the person, but also in the nature. For, as we know, the unity of human nature arises from the union of soul and body.

The...

RESTORATION OF MAN BY GOD THROUGH THE INCARNATION

We indicated above that the reparation of human nature could not be effected either by Adam or by any other purely human being. For no individual man ever occupied a position of pre-eminence over the whole of nature; nor can any mere man be the cause of grace. The same reasoning shows that not even an angel could be the author of man’s restoration. An angel cannot be the cause of grace, just as he cannot be man’s recompense with regard to the ultimate perfection of beatitude, to which man was to be recalled. In this matter of beatitude angels and men are on a footing of equality. Nothing remains, therefore, but that such restoration could be effected by God alone.

But if God had decided to restore man solely by an act of His will and power, the order of divine justice would not have been observed. justice demands satisfaction for sin. But God cannot render satisfaction, just as He cannot merit. Such a service pertains to one who ...

🔴 OCTOBER ROSARY CHALLENGE — MEN, LET'S GO 📿

Brothers,
October is the Month of the Holy Rosary. This is our month. The Church gives us 31 days to pick up the most powerful weapon in the arsenal — and we're going to use it.

⚔️ THE CHALLENGE
Goal: Pray a full Rosary every day in October. Minimum: At least 1 decade on the hard days — no excuses, no zeros.
That's 4 mysteries. 20 decades. 31 days. Let's finish October as better men than we started it.

📅 WHAT ARE THE MYSTERIES?
Rotate them through the week like this:
• Monday & Saturday — Joyful Mysteries
• Tuesday & Friday — Sorrowful Mysteries
• Wednesday & Sunday — Glorious Mysteries
• Thursday — Luminous Mysteries (added by St. John Paul II in 2002)
St. John Paul II wrote the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae in October 2002, introducing five new mysteries called the Luminous Mysteries: the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, the Wedding at Cana, the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, the Transfiguration, and the Institution of the ...

👩 A Woman's Prayer to St. Michael

This is drawn from the rich Catholic tradition of personal intercession and devotion — a prayer a woman might offer on this feast, in her role as daughter, mother, intercessor, and warrior in her own right:

O glorious Prince St. Michael, loyal champion of God and defender of His Church, I, a daughter made in the image and likeness of God, turn to thee with confidence. Thou knowest the value of my soul in the eyes of God. May no stain of evil ever disfigure its beauty. Help me to conquer the evil spirit who tempts me — in my thoughts, in my home, in my heart. Guard those entrusted to my care: my children, my family, my home. Be their shield where my arms are too short to reach. Assist me, dear St. Michael, in my daily battle — that imitating thy loyalty to God, I may be victorious over the enemies of my soul and be united with God in Heaven forever. Amen.

This reflects the tradition found in approved Catholic devotional prayers:

"St. Michael the ...