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IMMORTAL COMBAT I S I T F I N I S H E D ? Give Me An Answer Conference SPEAKERS WORSHIP Register at: page 22 Dr. Albert Mohler. President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and cultural commentator (www.albertmohler.com, and host of The Albert Mohler Radio Program) Dr. Russell Moore. Dean of The School of Theology and author of The Kingdom of Christ Dr. Chuck Lawless. Dean of The Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth and author of Spiritual Warfare Shane and Shane. God-centered and relevant, this well-known contemporary Christian duo has brought a fresh sound to timeless, unchangeable truths. ***Also on Tour—Starfi eld and David Nasser Aletheia. Theologically sound and musically gifted, this vocal ensemble from Boyce College performs and leads worship in venues around the country. www.GiveMeAnAnswer.net GIVE ME AN ANSWER CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008 2:00 .........................................Registration 4:45-5:45 ......................................... Dinner 6:00-6:15 .....................................Welcome 6:15-7:15............................ Shane & Shane 7:15-8:15 ........................General Session I 8:45-10:45 .....................................Concert 8:30-10:30 .............................. The Village* * Come speak with missions organizations, play games, swim in the Recreation Center, buy some books or apparel in LifeWay or Fifth and Broadway, or meet new friends over a cup of coffee at Founder’s Cafe SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008 7:30-8:30 .....................................Breakfast 8:45-9:45 .......................General Session II 10:00-11:00 ....................Elective Session I 11:15-12:15 ....................Elective Session II 12:30-1:30 ........................................Lunch 1:30-2:30 ......................Elective Session III 2:45-3:45 ......................General Session III 3:50 .....................................Q & A Session ELECTIVE SESSIONS How Does the Holy Spirit Work Among Non-Christian Peoples? What Role Does the Supernatural Play in Missions? What Weapons Does a Christian Have in Spiritual Warfare? What Does the Qur’an Say About Jesus? Unisex Universe: Do Gender Roles Cross Cultural Barriers? How Do Global Epidemics, War and Natural Disasters Affect Missions? Coffee Shop Evangelism: How Do I Begin Spiritual Conversations? Is There an Agenda Against Jesus on the College Campus? What are the Subtle and Unsubtle Schemes of Satan? and More! Fall 2007 | Southern Seminary Magazine
SOUTHERN NEWS AND NOTES Mohler issues a call for confessional fidelity By Jeff Robinson The Christian faith includes essential doctrinal content that the church must believe, teach and confess, R. Albert Mohler Jr. told students and faculty members during the annual fall convocation Aug. 21 at Southern Seminary. Preaching from Hebrews 11:1-6 and Acts 16:30-31, Southern Seminary’s president said a clear articulation of central Christian doctrines in a confession of faith is more important than ever for evangelical churches and seminaries because they minister in a postmodern culture that denies the existence of objective truth. “We must understand that Christianity is not a mood,” Mohler said. “It is not an emotion. It is not a feeling. It is not an amorphous set of beliefs. It is established by the truth of God’s Word, by the saving reality of God’s deeds in Jesus Christ, around certain definite doctrines without which it is not possible to exercise the kind of faith that saves.” “The faith” of which Scripture speaks includes an irreducible body of truths such as the character and attributes of God and the person and work of Christ, Mohler said, noting that creeds and confessions are important summary statements of these truths that have a long and venerable history. “One of the problems of our contemporary age is that when people hear the word ‘faith,’ they tend to think of faith in faith,” he said. “They tend to think of faith as some sort of mental or spiritual exercise. They think of faith “Christians must believe, teach and confess the central teachings of their faith.” as a mere act of the will. They are not thinking of faith that is scripturally defined in terms, first of all, of the truth that is there affirmed, the content of that faith. We are not saved by faith in faith, we are saved through faith in Christ. There is a huge difference there.” Southern Seminary is a confessional institution, adhering to the Abstract of Principles, a statement of faith that Basil Manly, Jr., a founding faculty member, penned and the school adopted when it opened in 1859. Professors must sign the document, agreeing to teach “in accordance with and not contrary to” its doctrines. Four members of the Southern Seminary faculty signed the Abstract prior to Mohler’s sermon: T.J. Betts, assistant professor of Old Testament interpretation; Greg Brewton, associate professor of church music; Mark Coppenger, professor of Christian apologetics; and Randy Stinson, dean of the School of Leadership and Church Ministry. “It is important for us to remember that this is not an innovation,” Mohler said. “We did not come up with this. “This comes out of a tradition of confessional subscription, out of a creedal and confessional history of the church whereby God’s people, particularly churches, have received the stewardship of biblical truth and have sought to articulate that truth, to perpetuate that truth, to make that truth a matter of common accountability and common faith…It is done before a watching church by a teacher who says ‘these are the things that I believe. I take my stand upon these doctrines, defined and definite. Southern Seminary Magazine | Fall 2007 page 23
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