Episode 89- Dr. Stephen Wellum– Christ Alone—The Uniqueness of Jesus as Savior: What the Reformers Taught…and Why It Still Matters

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Welcome to the eighty-ninth episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave interviews Dr. Stephen Wellum, Christ Alone—The Uniqueness of Jesus as Savior: What the Reformers Taught…and Why It Still Matters.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

Dr. Wellum’s life, marriage, ministry, and upcoming ministry projects.
The significance of the exclusivity of Christ for today.
A brief outline of the sufficiency of Christ’s finished work.
How Jesus’ ministry as High Priest is neglected today.
How Christians should respond to attacks on penal substitionary atonement.
How Reformed believers differ with Rome on the sufficiency of Christ’s work.
How Reformed Christians should respond in love to differences between Reformation theology and Catholic teaching.
How the exclusivity of Christ is under attack today and how Christians should respond in love to these attacks.
His recommended books for learning more about the person and work of Jesus Christ.

About the Guest:

Stephen Wellum is Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Kingdom through Covenant (Crossway). He is also writing a systematic theology that will be published around 2017 (B&H Academic).

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Dave Jenkins

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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