JUL 28

Psalm 138:1-2
Memorise Psalm 138:2
“Thou has magnified thy word above all thy name”

Linked to the great separatist movement of the International Council of Christian Churches (ICCC) since the 1950s, the BP Church of Singapore has also moved on to the 21st Century Reformation by accelerating the growth of missions and Bible colleges in the light of the nearness of the Lord’s coming. Till he was called home to glory on 20th April 2009, Rev Timothy Tow spearheaded this movement. His successor Dr Jeffrey Khoo is continuing the task of standing fast for the faith in the battle for the verbal plenary preservation of the Bible (VPP). In 2006, his theme for the East Africa Christian Alliance Conference, an affiliate of the ICCC, was “The 21st Century Reformation on the Move”. Indeed Reformation is a continuing work of the Holy Spirit that every generation of believers is involved in.

The battle for the Bible in this century concerns the doctrine of the Verbal Plenary Preservation (VPP) of the Scripture. Neo-fundamentalists deny that the Church has a perfect Bible today and believe that the Bible has “insignificant” mistakes. They claim that the Bible was perfect only in the past, but is no longer perfect today. Hear God’s Word in Psalm 12:7, “Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” God will not leave His people without a witness. The moment God inspired the words, He preserved them all to the jot and tittle (Psalm 12:6-7; Matthew 5:18; 24:35). The Bible we have today has no mistakes at all. The Bible today is perfectly preserved in the Masoretic Hebrew Old Testament Text, and the “Received” New Testament Text (Textus Receptus). From these perfectly preserved copies of God’s inspired, inerrant, infallible Scriptures, is derived our King James Bible. God has magnified His word above His name (Psalm 138:2).

Dear teen, are you a true son of the faith? There is a real need for you to speak out for the perfect preservation of God’s Word. A true son of the Protestant faith will not allow God’s Word to be criticised, belittled, twisted, denied, and yet keep silent.

Thought: The Bible in our hands today is not only 100% inspired but also 100% preserved.
Prayer: Eternal God, our gracious heavenly Father, may we be found true sons and daughters who will defend and contend for the historic faith.