A confession of faith aimed at expressing "interdenominational unity" among Protestants on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation has drawn endorsement from professors at all six Southern Baptist Convention seminaries and staff members at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
The "Reforming Catholic Confession" also has been signed by professors from at least eight colleges affiliated with state Baptist conventions and by Southern Baptist pastors including Matt Chandler, J.D. Greear and James MacDonald. ERLC President Russell Moore was the only SBC entity president among some 930 signatories as of Sept. 18.
Malcolm Yarnell, one of two SBC seminary professors on the confession's drafting committee, told Baptist Press in written comments, "Combining my voice with others who treasure our common history is a great way to remind ourselves of certain truths that were rediscovered during the...
Dr. Steven J. Lawson | 6/23/2017
