Brotherly Love

I think a cousin of mine may have graduated from Pillsbury around that time. Another went there, but transferred to Faith Baptist in Iowa (I think) when Pillsbury went under.

 

I was elated when I saw this back when it happened. I know wonderful people from both colleges, and I loved Pillsbury, though I chose MBBC, now MBU. I'm so thankful that MBU has continued to show love towards their now-defunct brethren. What a great example of Christ's love they have been. I'll never regret having been a part of MBU back in the day. If I could go back at my age and finish, I would. I don't think it would be quite the same as it's a much larger campus now, but I'm sure that I would probably still experience the working of the Holy Spirit in my life as I did back in the 80s.

 

I Love their cinnamon rolls as well, Brother. I was sorry, in a way, to see Pillsbury go down the tubes the way they did. Wish they would have recovered some sense of Biblical urgency and a will to keep themselves in order and up to date on bills. But, with declining enrollment, it just wasn't possible. I believe Dr. Cedarholm made the right decision when he started Maranatha! It truly has been "To the praise of His glory!" What a MIRACLE SCHOOL, it truly has been!

 

From Maranatha website:

Being dispensational would eliminate Maranatha as an option for me.

The acceptance of universal atonement and rejection of limited atonement also removes Maranatha from being an option.

Universal atonement is simply an unbiblical and contradictory theory that is not compatible with the Sovereignty of God. Clearly Maranatha is from a General Baptist, Arminian heritage. As one who follows a Particular Baptist, Calvinist heritage, I would never encourage or endorse this university.

Why? Because at its core...it is man-centered and it attempts to bring God down from His full authority over all things.

It ultimately draws its origins from the pietists of the Enlightenment as its philosophical base.

 

As with all who hold the position you say you hold, as well as the dispensational, Armenianist position, this is not a place to try to down the reputation of this college. Having attended there, I know for a fact that your OPINION is yours, and you're welcomed to it. I wouldn't try to take it from you. But, I don't believe anyone asked for your recommendation or condemnation of the University. No disrespect intended. I know many from BOTH positions that came from this school. They seem to live in peace, but you seem to be intentionally trying to be divisive. This will be my last reply to you on this thread. Have a nice day.

 

Go back farther to the Reformation around 1561. It is there where you find the Arminian/Calvinist split with Baptists. Two groups, General Baptists (holding to general redemption) and Particular Baptists (holding to particular redemption). All other denominations split off from those two main branches.

 

In the United States, "Regular" Baptist is almost always a clue of an historical connection to and ancestry from the Particular Baptists. A particular Regular Baptist group may no longer hold all the views of their ancestors, but that does not make their heritage General Baptist. Albert W. Wardin's Baptist Atlas and The Twelve Baptist Tribes in the USA are excellent resources to help understand the types of Baptists we have (and are) in the United States.