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- Description:
- Archie Lee Nations was Professor of New Testament Interpretation. The service opens with call to worship and a word of prayer (00:00-01:35). Archie Nations gives announcements and prayer requests for the seminary family, and he gives a word of prayer (01:36-04:34). The choir leads in a song of worship (04:35-09:32). Archie Nations begins his sermon by reading from Colossians 1:24-2:3 (09:33-12:26). He first speaks on Christ giving us a self-perception of our entanglement in sin (12:27-16:14). Secondly, he speaks on Christ giving us a spirit of grace (16:15-18:01). Thirdly, he speaks on Christ giving us a reverence for him (18:02-21:36). Finally, Nations speaks on Christ giving us the spirit and ministry of peace (21:37-26:01). Nations ends the service with a benediction (26:02-26:28).
- Subject:
- Peace, Grace (Theology), and Forgiveness of sin
- Creator:
- Nations, Archie Lee and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Owner:
- archives@sebts.edu
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/12/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Created:
- 1980-04-22
- Resource Type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Archie_Lee_Nations_1980-04-22
- Description:
- Archie Lee Nations was Professor of New Testament Interpretation. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:09:24). President Randall Lolley speaks about the publishing of a new book by a faculty member, and he gives a word of prayer (0:09:25-0:11:43). Lolley welcomes everyone to convocation, he gives some introductions for guests and the visiting and adjunctive faculty, and he makes announcements about evening classes (0:11:44-0:16:09). Dr. Robert Culpepper presents the Middler Theology Award to two students (0:16:10-0:18:57). Archie Lee Nations is introduced as the convocation speaker (0:18:58-0:22:51). The theme and title of Nations sermon is “Participation in Pauline Theology,” and he critiques two recent theories on the subject and concludes that Paul’s theology of participation with Christ is apocalyptic and symbolic in nature (0:22:52-1:05:15). Lolley declares the beginning of the Spring semester, and he ends the service with a word of prayer (1:05:16-1:05:55).
- Subject:
- Symbolism in the Bible, Apocalyptic literature, and Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology
- Creator:
- Nations, Archie Lee and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Owner:
- archives@sebts.edu
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/12/2026
- Date Modified:
- 02/13/2026
- Date Created:
- 1982-01-12
- Resource Type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Convocation_Archie_Lee_Nations_1982-01-12
