3.15 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “The Good Confession: Why Southern Baptists Would Do Well to Embrace Their Confession”

Episode 098
63 Min
March 27, 2024
ABOUT THE EPISODE
Listen in as Tom Nettles joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "The Good Confession: Why Southern Baptists Would Do Well to Embrace Their Confession."
Timestamps
  • Intro – 00:50
  • Keeping Up with Dr. Nettles – 3:00
  • Being Crystal Clear in Our Confessions – 05:11
  • Connecting Individual & Corporate Confessions – 09:07
  • Teaching Systematic Theology Along With Confessions – 16:22
  • Confessions and Theological Triage – 19:59
  • B. H. Carroll – 30:38
  • A History of Baptists Moving Away from Confessions and Associationalism – 32:53
  • Wellum’s Summarization of that History – 41:45
  • Being Open Handed With Our Confession Does Not Bode Well – 46:55
  • Nettles’ Current Efforts with Malcom Yarnell & Steven McKinion – 55:42
  • Defining Cooperation – 58:25
  • Final Thoughts from Dr. Wellum – 1:00:26
  • Outro – 1:01:56
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Authors

  • Tom Nettles has most recently served as the Professor of Historical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previously taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Along with numerous journal articles and scholarly papers, Dr. Nettles is the author and editor of fifteen books. Among his books are By His Grace and For His Glory; Baptists and the Bible, James Petigru Boyce: A Southern Baptist Statesman, and Living by Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles H. Spurgeon. Tom and his wife Margaret are actively involved with the ministry of LaGrange Baptist Church in LaGrange, Kentucky.

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  • David Schrock is the pastor for preaching and theology at Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, Virginia. David is a two-time graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a founding faculty member and professor of theology at Indianapolis Theology Seminary. And he is the author of Royal Priesthood and Glory of God along with many journal articles and online essays.

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  • Stephen Wellum is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his MDiv and PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of numerous essays, articles, and books. He is also the co-author with Peter Gentry of Kingdom through Covenant, 2nd edition (Crossway, 2012, 2018) and the author of God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of the Person of Christ (Crossway, 2016) and Systematic Theology, Volume 1: From Canon to Concept (B&H Academic, 2024).

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