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- Earl C. Davis was the pastor at First Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee and an alumnus of Southeastern Seminary. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:07:13). There is a moment of prayer (0:07:14-0:09:26). There is a Scripture reading from Romans 1 (0:09:27-0:11:15). There is a moment of prayer (0:11:16-0:14:14). A welcome is given to all the guests (0:14:15-0:17:24). A gift is presented on behalf of the graduating class (0:17:25-0:17:55). Spencer presents awards to the graduates on behalf of the faculty of the seminary (0:17:56-0:29:52). Earl C. Davis is introduced as the speaker (0:29:53-0:33:45). The choir sings an anthem (0:33:46-0:36:49). Davis shares about not having the book he needed to preach and learning that adversity is a good teacher (0:36:50-0:41:48). Davis shares a portion of Scripture from the book of Judges (0:41:49-0:42:07). He uses the immorality of Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s separation of morality and sexuality and statistics of safety, alcoholic consumption, and Bible-believing confessions as a symbol and an example, respectively, of the sinful state of the culture (0:42:08-0:48:50). Davis speaks about how one never knows what is coming up next in life and that the culturally accepted mindset is “If you want to do it, do it” (0:48:51-0:54:52). He speaks about how God will judge those who live immorally and that it is the believers’ responsibility to share the truth (0:54:53-1:03:37). Davis shares about people he knows whose lives had been transformed by God (1:03:38-1:11:03). Davis closes his presentation with a moment of prayer (1:11:04-1:11:37). The service closes with a moment of prayer (1:11:38-1:13:03).
- Subject:
- Christian ethics and Commencement ceremonies
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Davis, Earl C.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- May 9, 1986
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Commencement_Earl_C_Davis_1986-05-09
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- James M. Gustafson was Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale University's Divinity School & Department of Religious Studies. The service begins with an introduction of Dr. James Gustafson (0:00-0:57). Gustafson’s message is on the relationship between Christian beliefs and Christian conduct. Gustafson begins with an introduction concerning his lecture’s subject (0:58-3:22). After which he examines “aspects of what goes into the determination about what we ought to do under particular circumstances” (3:23-5:51). He illustrates the biblical relationship between belief and conduct (5:52-40:30). He concludes by discussing God’s commands and moral decisions (40:31-46:55).
- Subject:
- Christian ethics
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Gustafson, James M.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 22, 1971
- Resource type:
- Audio and Text
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Fall_Lecture_James_M_Gustafson_1971-09-22
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- Description:
- James M. Gustafson was Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale University's Divinity School & Department of Religious Studies. The service begins with an introduction of Dr. James Gustafson (0:00-2:28). Gustafson’s message is on “Christian Reasons to Be Moral.” Gustafson begins with an introduction concerning his subject (2:29-5:49). After which, he explains that one does not have to be religious to be moral (5:50-8:16). He continues by asking “if one is Christian, why is it that one must have a higher degree of moral seriousness?’” (8:17-13:24). He demonstrates from the Bible the connections between Christianity and morality (13:25-41:11). He concludes by challenging his audience to imitate God in their morality (41:12-42:59).
- Subject:
- Christian ethics
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Gustafson, James M.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 21, 1971
- Resource type:
- Audio and Text
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Fall_Lecture_James_M_Gustafson_1971-09-21
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- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of 1 Peter 2:9-10 (00:00-00:38) and prayer reflected in the writings of John Greenleaf Whittier (00:39-04:49). There was no introduction for the speaker, Edwin Luther Copeland, but he was Professor of Missions at SEBTS. He begins by mentioning the subject of the message, “The Ethic of the Christian Mission,” describing the mission as always being done according to the ethic, and the ethic being measured according to the method (04:50-06:15). First, the ethic is one of servantile radical obedience, not a means of selfish gain (06:16-11:56). Second, the ethic is one of thorough-going honesty concerning the gospel message (11:57-20:17). Third, the ethic is one of identification or self-giving love (20:18-22:39). He ends in prayer (22:40-23:17), and the service ends in singing (23:18-24:25).
- Subject:
- Christian ethics and Missions
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Copeland, E. Luther, 1916-
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- April 13, 1962
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Edwin_Luther_Copeland_1962-04-13
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- Description:
- Dr. William H. Willimon was Minister to the University and Professor of the Practice of the Christian Ministry at Duke University in Durham, NC. In this message, Willimon speaks on the failure of purely moralistic preaching, advocating for preaching to be biblical rather than centered around application. He also explores the relationship between the Law and the gospel.
- Subject:
- Moral exhortation, Christian ethics, Preaching, and Law and gospel
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Willimon, William H.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 10, 1983
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lectures_William_H_Willimon_1983-02-10
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- Description:
- Dr. William H. Willimon was Minister to the University and Professor of the Practice of the Christian Ministry at Duke University in Durham, NC. The subject of this message was "The Church and the World: For, not Of." In this message, Willimon addresses the relationship of the church to politics in America, social work, and morality. In particular, Willimon offers his appraisal of the Moral Majority movement in the United States.
- Subject:
- Christian ethics, Evangelicalism, and Christianity and politics
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Willimon, William H.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 11, 1983
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lectures_William_H_Willimon_1983-02-11