APR 25

2 Timothy 4:7
Memorise 2 Timothy 4:7
“I have fought a good fight…”

WHAT IS THE LEGACY OF CARL MCINTIRE? (I)

Rev. Timothy Tow was greatly influenced by Carl McIntire. In his three years at Faith Theological Seminary, he had met and heard the President of the Seminary. He remembered well in that Chapel Hour, when Carl McIntire spoke of the Church and the crisis she was facing. The unfaithful modernists had not only captured the Presbyterian Church but were also marshaling their forces to form the World Council of Churches. This ecumenical movement was trying to unite all churches into one great world Church, a denial of the 16th Century Reformation. This would overturn the work of Martin Luther and the Reformation martyrs who had resisted the power of Rome and paved the way for the formation of the Protestant Church. Therefore in the same year, 1948, Carl McIntire formed the International Council of Churches to battle this ecumenical threat.

The urgent need of the day was for a 20th Century Reformation. Dr. McIntire spoke with passion and the power of the Holy Spirit. There and then, Timothy Tow committed his life to the cause of the 20th Century Reformation Movement. He became a disciple of Dr. McIntire.

In that same year when Tow returned to pastor Life Church, the International Council of Christian Churches (ICCC) held its 2nd Plenary Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. Timothy Tow went there with Quek Kiok Chiang. It was in Geneva that Timothy Tow was ordained. From then on, he championed the cause of the 20th Century Reformation movement.

Dear teen, do you think the battle for the faith is over in the 21st Century? Many of the valiant soldiers of Christ have been called home. Will you the spiritual sons and daughters of these faithful men defend the faith? To do so you need to hold on to your B-P heritage and the doctrinal principles upon which the B-P Church was founded. If you are not sure about the doctrinal principles, you need to spend time studying the Bible.

Thought: Soldiers of Christ arise, and put your armour on; Strong in the strength which God supplies, through His eternal Son. ♫
Prayer: Our Father which art in heaven, may we wrestle, fight and pray and win the good fight of faith.