Confessions

Equipping students m to give their lives for the cause of Christ in the Church, among the nations and in every aspect of society.

The Baptist Faith & Message 2000, the Abstract of Principles, the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, and the Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.

LOVE GOD

The first of the great commandments is that we love the Lord our God with our heart, soul and mind (Matt. 22:37). We are committed to seeing Southeastern students grow in their love and knowledge of God, so they will worship, trust, hope and delight in him more. Our love for God and others, the Bible tells us, is based first on God’s love for us (1 John 4:19). We believe when we are captivated by the love of God (2 Cor. 5:14-15), we are compelled and directed to live lives for his glory and for the salvation of all peoples.

LOVE THE CHURCH

The Scriptures call us “to care for the Church of God, which he obtained with his own blood” (Acts 20:28). We love the Church because God loves the Church and identifies with the Church as his body (Eph. 1:23). The Church is central to God’s work in the world—a redeemed people called to be devoted disciples of Christ and ambassadors of the gospel. We equip students to serve the Church and fulfill its mission.

LOVE THE TRUTH

Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). Because God is truth, we believe his inspired Word is true. By God’s Word, he makes himself known to us, sustains our faith in him, provides a light for our lives and transforms us. We train students to understand and to trust the sufficient Word of God. We cherish his enduring and unfailing Word because it is the message of salvation for all those who believe Rom. 1:16). We are committed to seeing Southeastern students love and know the truth, so they may faithfully teach and share it.

LOVE THE WORLD

The Scriptures say, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). We are committed to seeing Southeastern students love what God loves and to participate in his redeeming work in the world. Southeastern is a Great Commission seminary. We are consumed with a global focus, because we are called and commissioned by Jesus “to make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19).

Josiah Gwyn

BA in English and Theology Student