Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary - Liberty University - are they good or apostate
Hey,
I'm finishing my degree from Bob Jones with a BA in Bible. I'm looking at trying to find an online seminary that is good. Liberty has some awesome looking online programs, that require no-residency, etc... however they're moving toward a conservative, Southern Baptist flair... (though they're supposed to be independent, Fundamental Baptist
I've talked around to some professors on campus and thus far it's been ill feelings towards Liberty. Would I be wrong in obtaining an M.Div. from them? If Biblical Separation as taught by Bob Jones is true, would I be in disobedience? I'm not so certain on the separation issue yet... not just with the possibility of Liberty, but of separation in general...
I'm finishing my degree from Bob Jones with a BA in Bible. I'm looking at trying to find an online seminary that is good. Liberty has some awesome looking online programs, that require no-residency, etc... however they're moving toward a conservative, Southern Baptist flair... (though they're supposed to be independent, Fundamental Baptist
I've talked around to some professors on campus and thus far it's been ill feelings towards Liberty. Would I be wrong in obtaining an M.Div. from them? If Biblical Separation as taught by Bob Jones is true, would I be in disobedience? I'm not so certain on the separation issue yet... not just with the possibility of Liberty, but of separation in general...
Hmm, interesting. That's the first I'd heard of this. But as I'm neither a Baptist nor much of a believer in separation, I'll pass on answering.
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Liberty is a fairly conservative, syncretistic Baptist school -- meaning they espouse both eternal security and free will. A number of our Pastors have come from there. Given my strong Calvinist commitments I chose to study elsewhere, but -- since you come from Bob Jones -- you'd probably find it a meaningful experience.
Sometimes it's helpful to study a conflicting view. It's the old one sounds correct until the other presents his case.
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Heb 10:22 ESV let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Although Liberty is an independent Baptist university, the church that started it has re-entered the Southern Baptist Convention. Liberty is itself a conservative, fundamental school (in its religion department) with solid academics.
I also believe that your education would benefit from getting a different perspective than that of one school.
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