Our generation lost a mighty man of God yesterday when Dr. Jerry Falwell died at the age of 73. Falwell was the Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church and the Founder/President of Liberty University. I have been a student at LU since January. I have heard Dr. Falwell say many times that his greatest legacy shouldn’t be the sermons he preached, it should be the students who have been trained at LU to impact the world for Christ.
I was reading the blog of Ergun Caner, Dean of the Seminary at Liberty, this morning. He had a post that I am going to paste below. I think Dr. Caner says it best when describing what we have lost in the death of Jerry Falwell. Love him or hate him, you never had to wonder where he stood on the issues. Following is Dr. Caner’s post…
Why did God bless our Pastor and Chancellor, Dr. Jerry Falwell, so greatly? Because he was a man of integrity and courage- He never feared men…he just feared God. He believed that Christ died for every man, and that whosoever will could come. He believed retreat was impossible, and idleness was a sin. He stood, even when he had to stand alone. He believed in the Book, the blood, and the blessed hope. He believed there were only two types of Christians- soul winners and backsliders. He believed God could use anyone, and that the broken hearted were within God’s grasp.
Thank You, Lord, for letting us know such a man who followed you through fire, flood and famine…and never lost his grace or determination.
“And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!”
-Judges 6:12