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Featured Liberty - not worth supporting

Discussion in 'Baptist Colleges & Seminaries' started by agedman, Sep 9, 2019.

  1. MartyF

    MartyF Well-Known Member

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    No. But they don’t need to. Faculty are not the same as students.

    This is just a leftist hit piece filled with lies supported by leftists who like lies.

    Falwell Jr. to Push Back on ‘Smear Campaign’ Against Christian School
     
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    Without support from Scripture.
     
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    I am 80 years old. I was raised by an alcoholic grandfather. In my younger days, backslidden, I relished "boiler makers." My personal view now is that as consuming alcohal may offend some believers, I have avoided it for many years.

    Possibly that motive should guide presidents of Christian schools as well.

    Of course Jesus drank fermented wine*** ; then it was customary. Getting drunk with wine is another matter. (Eph 5:18)

    Is drinking alcohal sinful? For me, yes. For you? Ask God and obey.

    As for Liberty, in my view the quality of education is what counts, not whether its president drinks or went to a night club.

    Bill

    teaching credentials USD (English) and OSU (Handicapped Learner Education)
    M.A. in Religion, Point Loma Nazarene
    M. Div (equivalency) and Th.M. in Bible, Western Seminary
    Th.D. in Systematic Theology, Unizul. dissertation on Christology
    D. Min. in Theology and Apologetics in Progress, Corban Univ., thesis-project on Christology.
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    ***we argue about whether our LORD drank fermented wine when our congregations remain ignorant on the deeper things of Christ's Person as whether He acts distinctly through each nature (contra Erickson) has two wills (contra Strong) , whether the divine nature shares qualities with the human (contra Hodge), whether Christ is eternally begotten by the Father receiving deity in that process (contra Reymond) ,whether He retained all divine powers when incarnating ( contra Evans), and whether He is eternally role subordinate to the Father (contra Crisp).
     
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    Reformed1689 Well-Known Member

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    This does go to the point of if it causes someone to stumble you should refrain. So yes, you need to be sensitive about who you do consume alcohol in front of. I agree.
     
  5. Shoostie

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    I'm not going to give up a gift from God to avoid offending self-righteous busybodies. Jesus, nor anyone else in the Bible, gave up drinking to avoid offending the Pharisees.

    The drinking at the rave nightclub is the essence of corruption. When he doesn't allow adult students to drink, he shouldn't drink. And, that type of club is no place for a Christian drinker.

    The visit to the club is only one part of a larger picture of corruption.

    Liberty is very well marketed, but that doesn't mean it gives a good education. It's hard for me to think a corrupt leader like Falwell doesn't hurt the quality of education, or at least the perceived quality of education. And, from the university's perspective, Falwell is going to start hurting enrollment as his poor reputation spreads.

    Even if Liberty gives a good education, Christians have an obligation to reconsider supporting institutions that have rot at the head. Falwell should issue a major mea culpa, do some rule and behavioral changes, if not resign.
     
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