Dr. Jerry Falwell

Today marks a sad, yet happy day in Christendom. It is sad to see a voice like Dr. Jerry Falwell leave us. But yet it is a happy day because he is in heaven with his Lord, Jesus Christ. I had the honor of hearing him preach last semester at MBTS for our chapel service. It was the first one of the semester. It is so weird to know that he has passed on to be with King Jesus. Dr. Al Mohler has written a tribute to him here for a multifaceted view of religion put on the the Washington Post and Newsweek called “On Faith.” You can read it here. Always remember what Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50-58. This is not the end, one day he will be reunited with his body in its glorified state and he will enjoy the very joy of King Jesus in the flesh. There is no other blessing worth having.

I do want to apologize for some of the inappropriate comments that are stated about Falwell. While they have their right to have that opinion and to voice it, it does not seem befitting a Christian to have such animosity towards someone you disagree with. I am almost ashamed to be associated with some of these people who call themselves “Christian” and yet say the things they do. I doubt any of them have met Dr. Falwell in person. You could see the Holy Spirit was working in the man’s life and ministries. It is a shame that people could say they say as “Christians” and have that same Holy Spirit (Granted, much of what they say may or may not be true and I am not excusing the wrong things he did in fact say!).