MAY 13

Psalm 12:6-7
Memorise Psalm 119:140
"Thy word is very pure therefore thy servant loveth it”

WHY DO WE HOLD TO THE VPP(I)?

The doctrine of Verbal Plenary Preservation (VPP) is not something new or conjured up by someone’s imagination. Rather, it is scriptural and supported by verses such as today’s reference verses. VPP simply means that every jot and tittle of the entire Scripture has been perfectly preserved. Psalm 12:6 declares God’s Word to be absolutely pure. The imagery that Psalm 12:6 brings to mind is that of a very precious substance going through the process of purification through a furnace in which the impurities are removed and then having this entire process painstakingly repeated many times to ensure that the end product does not contain even one speck of contamination. Logically, as God is the One responsible for ensuring that His Word is of the highest standard of purity, it would make little sense for Him to then allow it to suffer the ravages of years of neglect.

God is both Author and Custodian of that which is most precious and needful to man, His Word. The next verse (v.7) reaffirms His providential hand in keeping His Word pure and therefore preserving it for every generation so that anyone who earnestly seeks God can find Him and come to know Him through the Bible.

The present struggle to defend the doctrine of VPP against attack, criticism and unbelief is a spiritual battle in which Satan tries not to undermine Christian doctrines one at a time but to throw doubt on all of God’s Word in one fell swoop. Those who were once fundamentalists but now believe that God did not preserve His Word in the copies of manuscripts made through the ages (apographs) even though His inspired Word in the original manuscripts (autographs) were without error are known as Neo-Fundamentalists. They are dangerous as they are devious wolves in sheep’s clothes, misleading their congregation into thinking that they are earnestly contending for the faith while sowing seeds of doubt in their minds. Dear Teen, all of God’s Word is still available to us today, complete and perfectly error-free, as God took special care to ensure that even those copies of Scripture could not be corrupted even in the slightest.

Thought: No man builds a monument and leaves it to decay through neglect, so why should God treat His Word in like manner?
Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for VPP for without it we would have every reason to doubt even the most precious Gospel of Jesus.