APR 27

2 Thessalonians 2:15
Memorise 2 Thessalonians 2:15
“Stand fast and hold the traditions…”

HOW ARE WE LINKED TO A GREAT CHURCH MOVEMENT? (I)

Time and time again we are exhorted from God’s Word to stand fast. To stand fast is to be very sure of what you believe from God’s word. The “traditions” refer to the unchanging truths of the Holy Scriptures.

When Timothy Tow entered Faith Seminary as a student, he was soon drawn into the battle for the faith. He found a kindred spirit in men like Carl McIntire who fearlessly fought the modernists. Being a Presbyterian in upbringing, he found himself like a fish taking to the water. Before his ordination, he had to go through an oral examination before a special ordination council consisting of 24 ministers of the Bible Presbyterian Church, USA. This was under the moderatorship of Rev. Dr. J. Buswell, assisted by Dr. Allan A. MacRae, in lieu of the written examination.

When they were assured that the candidate for ordination was called of God the council of twenty-four ministers laid hands on him, Thus this laying of hands on the founding pastor of the Bible-Presbyterian Church of Singapore made him doubly linked to the great church movement of the Bible Presbyterians, USA and the 20th Century Reformation of the ICCC. For the next four decades Timothy Tow was present at every Congress of the ICCC, held on every continent save Australia.

The battle continues today on another front. In an article, the current Principal of Far Eastern Bible College, Dr. Jeffrey Khoo stated that he fully concurred with the Bible Resolution of the ICCC which met in Amsterdam in 1998 to urge all Bible-believing churches worldwide to use only the King James Bible. It also warned the followers of Christ against innumerable “new bibles” which are not faithful translations.

Dear teen, do you know why the King James Bible is the Bible we should use? Why are the “new bibles” unacceptable? It is linked to a diabolical duo called Westcott and Hort. Read S.H. Tow’s “Beyond Versions” and you can find the answer.

Thought: Reformation is an on-going battle for the faith.
Prayer: Loving heavenly Father, may I remain faithful to the cause of the Reformation until Jesus returns.