WAKE FOREST, N.C. — A moment of invitation yielded eight professions of faith after President Paige Patterson delivered the Dec. 14 commencement charge to 124 Southeastern Theological Seminary graduates, on the Wake Forest campus.
From the pulpit of Binkley Chapel, Patterson spoke a word of challenge to the graduates, and then turned the attention to the loved ones of the graduates.
“The graduates rejoice today in graduation, but many of them are aware of precious loved ones right here in this building who have never actually appropriated for their hearts and lives the Prince of Peace,” Patterson said to the chapel crowd of more than 1,500.
Patterson clearly explained that the only way one could ever have perfection and go to heaven is an exchanged life.
Concluding the service, Patterson extended a public invitation in which the eight indicated a decision to receive Christ.
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