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

There are many verses in the Bible that clearly declare and promise the fact that God will perfectly preserve His Word, and that it will endure for ever. In George Skariah’s doctoral dissertation on the Biblical Doctrine of Perfect Preservation of Holy Scriptures, he identified over 50 passages of Scripture that clearly taught the doctrine of VPP. However, perhaps the clearest and most irrefutable passage would be the verses found in Psalm 12:6-7, and so let us look at it more closely.

In Psalm 12:6, the Psalmist confidently asserts the purity of God’s Word. He compares the purity to that of silver that has been tried in a furnace, purified seven times. In ancient times, this was the most common process used to extract silver from their ores. It involved heating them to very high temperatures to melt off and eliminate the lead and other impurities from the ore, so as to obtain pure silver. Through the Psalmist’s expression, he speaks of the Word of the Lord as if it is like silver that has gone through this refining process again and again, 7 times in total, the number of perfection. What then remains is only the purest and most perfect elements, completely without any impurities – errors – at all!

Then in verse 7, the Psalmist asserts that these perfectly pure words will most certainly be kept and guarded by God Himself. He will preserve them in their perfect purity, such that no impurity will ever creep into His Word. God will personally see to it that every generation of believers will always have access to this perfectly pure word, for it is through His Word that we can come to know of God and our saviour Jesus Christ.

If we approach this passage by simple faith, and understand the clear teachings of God’s Word, we should have no doubt that all of God’s Word is perfect, and that God has certainly promised to preserve it, such that by God’s singular care and providence, it will be kept pure through the ages.

Thought: Wars have been fought over lands rich with precious metals. How much more should we then fight to defend VPP?
Prayer: May Your Spirit, O Lord, open our eyes to every spiritual truth taught to us through Your Word.