The Telegraph is reporting that Jerry Falwell, the controversial American preacher, has died.
I didn’t agree with much of what he preached. As Christians, we agreed on the basics; the Lordship of Jesus, the inerrancy of scripture, and the doctrine of salvation.
On other issues, he took what some would regard as an extreme view, and his harsher comments caused a lot of pain to many. Some of the things he said gave a negative impression of Christianity, but in that respect, he is not alone. It is in human nature to fall short of the requirements of religion. That is, after all, the whole point of grace.
The idea behind Christianity is that we are not perfect, and we all need the grace and forgiveness of God. We are therefore not in a position to judge others, seeing as we are equally in need of mercy. Many times Falwell forgot this basic truth, and the name of Christianity suffered as a result.
That aside, he was a man of principle and of conviction. May his soul rest in peace.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:11 am
For all his faults and he had MANY, he never convinced his parishioners to go out and blow up innocents.
Extreme he was, but there is a difference in extremism thank G-d.
Nice post Bel, I don’t disagree with you, just wanted to put that thought into the convo.