The Lila Rose Show E313: The #1 Reason To Be Christian w/Gavin Ortlund | Lila Rose Show
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Apr 28, 2026 
Gavin Ortlund, Christian apologist and founder of Truth Unites, brings pastoral warmth and online evangelism experience. He explores why knowing God is the chief reason for faith. Short, lively conversations cover engaging the spiritually curious, CS Lewis and digital culture, online viciousness, ecumenical dialogue, and historical debates around authority and church practice.
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From Ojai Pastor To YouTube Apologist
- Gavin shifted from pastoring in Ojai to full-time online apologetics after COVID opened opportunities on YouTube.
- He found fruit in reaching young men who search for answers on YouTube and podcasts rather than libraries.
Knowing God Is The Central Promise
- The single biggest reason to become a Christian is to know God and be reconciled to your creator.
- Gavin Ortlund emphasizes the emotional implications: everlasting life, healing for suffering, and the beatific vision as the heart-level goods Christianity promises.
Let Jesus Speak To Spiritual But Not Religious People
- When engaging the spiritual-but-not-religious, go straight to Jesus and his claims rather than abstract spirituality.
- Ortlund uses C.S. Lewis's trilemma and Jesus' teaching about uniqueness and hell to press that Jesus claimed divine authority.
