Comment on La Sierra “outraged” over Educate Truth article by Edwin L. Christiansen (ret.).
Dear souls who concern for LSU; It was the first night of APC at LLU and Prof. Jan Paulien read pg. 49 of Fundamentals of Christian Education. I was impressed and spent the next eight months reading the entire book. It was the 2nd time in 50 years I had read it. The outline of Adventist education is clearly set forth and one can measure the extent departure from the measure of the model.
Perhaps it is too much to expect university professors of (whatever) to put the Word of God above the science of their speciality. If we place our science above the God of science and disclaim any and all responsibility to our theology, then we have become displaced persons of little faith, and have not enough faith to pass on to our students. For those who still believe that this church was blessed with a prophet, here is one quote from the model. She writes: “The light has been given me that tremendous pressures qill be brought upon every SDA with whom the world can get into close connection. Those who seek the education that the world esteems so highly, are gradually led further and further from the principles of truth until they become educated worldlings….And there are some who, having secured this worldly education, think that they can introduce it into our schools. But let me tell you that you must not take what the world calls the higher education and bring it into our schools and sanitariums [read medical centers] and churches. We need to understand these things. I speak to you definitely. This must not be done.” {FCE 535.9-536.5}.
Re ipsa loquitur, thus those who still believe and trust will understand. As for the rest…
In all sincerity and earnest simplicity, Ed Christiansen
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La Sierra “outraged” over Educate Truth article
OldmanEd writes again; Weeks ago I sent off a message to the president of the LSU Board, in which I reminded him of the Omega of Apostasy spoken of by EW. (Some of us simple folks are too sophisticatedly challenged to get over her). There should be no surprise here. If anyone knows about, or has read concerning the “Church Emergent” and how the Gospel is being systematically dismantled by mainline churches, the “problem” at LSU falls in line. Where there used to be bright lights there are now ‘dim bulbs.’ If anyone wants a wider context of LSU, the church, churches at large, and that ‘roaring lion’, they are invited to read, Faith Undone, by Roger Oakland.
On th broad front the bad news is that things are falling apart. The good news is that Christ about to pick up the pieces that are salvagable. e.c.
